Soal dan Pembahasan Chan – Secara umum materi narrative text dapat dipelajari pada pelajaran bahasa Inggris pada tingkatan SMP. Pada pelajaran bahasa inggris terdapat materi narrative text yang soalnya akan dibagikan pada tulisan ini beserta pembahasannya.
This text is for questions 1 to 10.
Chan
A long time ago, there lived a mute boy named Chan. He was a lonely boy. All of his family had died because of an earthquake. He was even lonelier because all the boys in the village mocked him and did not want to play with him.
Chan lived in a small village, up on the hill, in China. Under the hill was the beach where the men of the village usually went to and from the sea to catch the fish.
One day, one of the villagers found that the water at the beach had drifted far out to sea, leaving a lot of fresh fish on the beach. He shouted to the villagers on the hill, making all the villagers rush down to the beach to catch the fish. ‘Let’s have a feast on the beach!’ They cried happily. Chan was about to go down, too, when the naughtiest boy of the village stopped him and said, ‘You can’t· join the feast because you can’t talk.’ So, they left Chan in the village alone.
While everybody was busy collecting the fish, Chan was sadly watching them from the hill, hoping that somebody would come and let him join in. He was imagining eating delicious grilled fish together with those people.
Suddenly, something strange attracted Chan’s attention. There was a big wave coming from far out in the ocean. Chan knew that the villagers in the beach was in danger. He tried to warn them, but he could not make a loud noise. He tried many ways to warn the people. However, nobody paid attention to him. Meanwhile, the big wave was getting closer.
Finally, Chan took a match and burnt a rice field. The fire soon attracted the people. They ran all over to the hill. They got worried about their properties. When they reached the hill, they were furious to know that Chan was the one who had burnt the rice field. ‘Why did you do that? Are you out of your mind? What’s wrong with you? What if the fire burnt our houses?’ They yelled to Chan angrily. Chan, being mute, could not explain his action, he just pointed to the huge wave in the sea, which by that time was splashing the beach, swallowing everything there, and drawing it back to the sea.
People were terrified to see it. They realized that Chan was just trying to save them from being drowned by the tsunami.
1. Why did the kids in the village mock Chan?
A. He was ugly.
B. He couldn’t talk.
C. He was naughty.
D. He was annoying.
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Mengapa anak-anak di desa mengejek Chan?”. Pada paragraf pertama teks tersebut disebutkan “A long time ago, there lived a mute boy named Chan. He was a lonely boy. All of his family had died because of an earthquake. He was even lonelier because all the boys in the village mocked him and did not want to play with him” yang memiliki arti “Dahulu kala, hiduplah seorang anak laki-laki bisu bernama Chan. Dia adalah anak laki-laki yang kesepian. Seluruh keluarganya meninggal karena gempa bumi. Dia semakin kesepian karena semua anak laki-laki di desa mengejeknya dan tidak mau bermain dengannya”.
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (B) He couldn’t talk.
2. Why did the villagers rush to the beach?
A. To run away from the tsunami.
B. To meet their family.
C. To catch the fish.
D. To help Chan.
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Mengapa penduduk desa bergegas ke pantai?”. Pada paragraf ketiga teks tersebut disebutkan “One day, one of the villagers found that the water at the beach had drifted far out to sea, leaving a lot of fresh fish on the beach. He shouted to the villagers on the hill, making all the villagers rush down to the beach to catch the fish” yang memiliki arti “Suatu hari, salah satu warga desa menemukan bahwa air di pantai telah surut jauh ke laut, meninggalkan banyak ikan segar di pantai. Teriaknya kepada penduduk desa di atas bukit, membuat seluruh penduduk desa bergegas turun ke pantai untuk menangkap ikan”.
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (C) To catch the fish.
3. “… which by that time was splashing the beach …” (Paragraph 6). The underlined word refers to …
A. The sea
B. The beach
C. The rice field
D. The huge wave
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Kata yang digarisbawahi merujuk pada …”. Pada paragraf keenam teks tersebut disebutkan “Chan, being mute, could not explain his action, he just pointed to the huge wave in the sea, which by that time was splashing the beach, swallowing everything there, and drawing it back to the sea” yang memiliki arti “Chan yang terdiam tidak bisa menjelaskan tindakannya, ia hanya menunjuk pada gelombang besar di laut, yang saat itu sedang menerjang pantai, menelan semua yang ada di sana, dan menariknya kembali ke laut”.
Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa kata “which” merujuk pada kata “the huge wave”.
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (D) The huge wave.
4. What would have happened if Chan had joined the villagers picking the fish?
A. They would all have died in the tsunami.
B. He would have been rich by selling the fish.
C. The houses would have been saved from the fire.
D. The villagers would have been very angry to him.
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Apa jadinya jika Chan ikut bergabung dengan penduduk desa menangkap ikan?”. Pada paragraf kelima teks tersebut disebutkan “There was a big wave coming from far out in the ocean. Chan knew that the villagers in the beach was in danger” yang memiliki arti “Ada gelombang besar yang datang dari jauh di lautan. Chan tahu bahwa penduduk desa di pantai sedang dalam bahaya”.
Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa jika Chan ikut bergabung dengan penduduk desa menangkap ikan maka mereka semua akan mati dalam tsunami (they would all have died in the tsunami).
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (A) They would all have died in the tsunami.
5. “… from being drowned by the Tsunami.” (Last paragraph). The underlined word means …
A. To die through submersion in and inhalation of water
B. To walk underwater across a big wave
C. To swim in the open sea
D. To run along the beach
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Kata yang digarisbawahi berarti …”. Pada konteks kalimat tersebut, kata “drowned” memiliki makna “tenggelam”. Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka kata yang memiliki makna yang paling dekat dengan kata tersebut adalah to die through submersion in and inhalation of water (mati karena tenggelam dan menghirup air).
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (A) To die through submersion in and inhalation of water.
6. Why did Chan burn the rice field?
A. To revenge himself on the naughty boy.
B. To attract the people’s attention.
C. To play with the match.
D. To get rid of the mice.
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Mengapa Chan membakar sawah?”. Pada paragraf keenam teks tersebut disebutkan “Finally, Chan took a match and burnt a rice field. The fire soon attracted the people” yang memiliki arti “Akhirnya Chan mengambil korek api dan membakar sawah. Api segera menarik perhatian orang-orang”.
Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa alasan Chan membakar sawah adalah untuk menarik perhatian masyarakat (to attract the people’s attention).
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (B) To attract the people’s attention.
7. How did the villagers react when they knew that Chan had burnt their rice field?
A. They were sad.
B. They thanked him.
C. They were very angry.
D. They didn’t say anything.
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Bagaimana reaksi warga desa saat mengetahui Chan telah membakar sawah mereka?”. Pada paragraf keenam teks tersebut disebutkan “When they reached the hill, they were furious to know that Chan was the one who had burnt the rice field” yang memiliki arti “Sesampainya di bukit, mereka sangat marah saat mengetahui bahwa Chan lah yang telah membakar sawah tersebut”.
Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa reaksi warga desa saat mengetahui Chan telah membakar sawah adalah mereka sangat marah (they were very angry).
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (C) They were very angry.
8. … the villagers had treated him badly, Chan still loved and cared about them.
A. Therefore
B. Although
C. However
D. Besides
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “… penduduk desa telah memperlakukannya dengan buruk, Chan masih mencintai dan peduli pada mereka”. Kalimat tersebut menunjukkan adanya penggabungan dua hal yang kontras. Bagian yang rumpang pada kalimat tersebut memerlukan kata hubung (connective word) yang memiliki makna pertentangan. Pada pilihan jawaban yang tersedia, yaitu therefore: oleh karena itu, although: meskipun, however: namun, dan besides: selain.
Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka kata yang tepat untuk mengisi bagian rumpang yang sesuai dengan kalimat di atas adalah although (meskipun) sehingga kalimatnya menjadi “Although the villagers had treated him badly, Chan still loved and cared about them” yang memiliki arti “Meskipun penduduk desa telah memperlakukannya dengan buruk, Chan masih mencintai dan peduli pada mereka”.
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (B) Although.
9. What do you think would happen to Chan after the villagers understood that he had saved their lives?
A. They would ask Chan about his reason for burning the rice field.
B. They would realize their mistakes and be good to Chan.
C. They might give Chan some time to realize his mistake.
D. They might sue Chan for burning their rice field.
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Menurut kamu apa yang akan terjadi pada Chan setelah penduduk desa menyadari bahwa dia telah menyelamatkan nyawa mereka?”. Pada paragraf ketujuh teks tersebut disebutkan “They realized that Chan was just trying to save them from being drowned by the tsunami” yang memiliki arti “Mereka sadar bahwa Chan hanya berusaha menyelamatkan mereka agar tidak tenggelam akibat tsunami”.
Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa yang akan terjadi pada Chan setelah penduduk desa menyadari bahwa dia telah menyelamatkan nyawa mereka adalah mereka akan menyadari kesalahannya dan bersikap baik pada Chan (they would realize their mistakes and be good to Chan).
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (B) They would realize their mistakes and be good to Chan.
10. What can we learn from the story?
A. Life is too short.
B. Do not underestimate others.
C. The way to escape from a tsunami.
D. The danger of living at the beach.
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Apa yang dapat kita pelajari dari cerita tersebut?”. Pada teks tersebut dijelaskan bahwa penduduk desa meremehkan Chan karena dia bisu, dan mereka tidak menghiraukan usahanya memperingatkan mereka tentang bahaya tsunami. Akibatnya, mereka marah ketika Chan menyulut api untuk memperingatkan mereka. Namun, tindakan Chan akhirnya menyelamatkan mereka dari tsunami, menunjukkan pentingnya tidak menilai orang berdasarkan penampilan atau kemampuan mereka.
Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa yang dapat kita pelajari dari cerita tersebut adalah jangan meremehkan orang lain (do not underestimate others).
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (B) Do not underestimate others.
Sekian Soal dan Pembahasan Chan why did the villagers rush to the beach. Semoga why did the villagers rush to the beach Soal dan Pembahasan Chan tadi dapat membantu teman-teman dalam belajar.
Referensi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy
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