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A long time ago, there was an orchard which was owned by a rich couple and filled with the most delicious tamarind trees. One day, a fairy decided to test the couples generosity. She came to the orchard, dressed as a poor old woman and begged for the couple to give her a few fruits since she was very hungry. The selfish couple let their dogs loose on her. The old woman was bitten by the dogs and badly injured. She touched the giant tamarind tree and cursed, your greed shall be punished. As the woman walked away, the sky darkened and a ferocious storm broke out. The downpours continued until late at night.

The next morning, the sky was clear and blue. The couple came to tend their orchard and they were be wildered to find their entire orchard gone. Instead, there was water everywhere. When they looked down into the water, they could still see their precious trees at the bottom of the lake. People call the lake ‘Sampaloc Lake’ which means Tamarind Lake in English. 

What is the text mostly about? 
a. The most delicious tamarind fruit.
b. A rich couple and an old woman.
c. A very poor and hungry old woman.
d. The legend of Sampaloc Lake
e. The fairy test.

D. Nur · Accepted Answer

Halo, Siti, Kakak bantu jawab, ya.

Jawaban untuk soal ini adalah D. The legend of Sampaloc Lake.

Soal ini menanyakan inti bahasan teks tertera.

Untuk menjawab soalnya, ketahui isi tiap paragraf teks berikut!

Paragraf 1 berisi pasangan kaya egois dan pelit yang dikutuk oleh peri setelah dia menyamar menjadi nenek-nenek miskin yang meminta buah asam dari kebun milik pasangan itu untuk mengetes kebaikan mereka.

Paragraf 2 menceritakan tentang kebun termasuk pohon asam milik pasangan egois yang hilang terendam air dan membentuk danau.

Kemudian, perhatikan isi kalimat akhir di paragraf 2 berikut:
"People call the lake ‘Sampaloc Lake’ which means Tamarind Lake in English."

Arti:
"Orang menyebutnya 'Danau Sampaloc' yang artinya Danau Asam."

Berdasarkan penjelasan di atas, dapat diketahui bahwa teks di soal ini intinya membahas tentang legenda atau asal mula adanya Danau Sampolac. Ini sesuai dengan opsi D.

Jadi, jawaban untuk soal ini adalah D. The legend of Sampaloc Lake.

Teguh A · Answer

P1: Long time ago, there was an orchard which was owned by a rich couple and filled with the most delicious tamarind trees. One day, a fairy decided to test the couple’s generosity. She came to the orchard, dressed as a poor old woman and begged for the couple to give her a few fruits since she was very hungry. The selfish couple let their dogs loose on her. The old woman was bitten by the dogs and badly injured. She touched the giant tamarind tree and cursed, “You greed shall be punished.” As the woman walked away, the sky darkened and a ferocious storm broke out. The downpour continued until late night.
P2: The next morning, the sky was clear and blue. The couple came to tend their orchard and they were bewildered to find their entire orchard gone. Instead, there was water everywhere. When they looked down into the water, they could still see their precious trees at the bottom of the lake. People call the lake “Sampaloc Lake’ which means Tamarind Lake in English.

Question: Why did the fairy decide to change herself into a poor old woman?

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