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Read the text and answer the question! A Beggar A beggar found a leather purse that someone had dropped in the marketplace. Opening it, he discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. Then he heard a merchant shout, “A reward! A reward to the one who finds my leather purse!” Being an honest man, the beggar came forward and handed the purse to the merchant says, “Here is your purse. May I have the reward now?” “Reward?” scoffed the merchant, greedily counting his gold. “Why the purse I dropped had 200 pieces of gold in it. You’ve already stolen more than the reward! Go away or I’ll tell the police.” “I’m an honest man,” said the beggar defiantly. “Let us take this matter to the court.” In court, the judge patiently listened to both sides of the story and said, “I believe you both. Justice is possible! Merchant, you stated that the purse you lost contained 200 pieces of gold. Well, that’s a considerable cost. But, the purse this beggar found had only 100 pieces of gold. Therefore, it couldn’t be the one you lost.” And, with that, the judge gave the purse and all the gold to the beggar. From the text, we know that …
Read the text and answer the question!
A Beggar
A beggar found a leather purse that someone had dropped in the marketplace. Opening it, he discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. Then he heard a merchant shout, “A reward! A reward to the one who finds my leather purse!”
Being an honest man, the beggar came forward and handed the purse to the merchant says, “Here is your purse. May I have the reward now?”
“Reward?” scoffed the merchant, greedily counting his gold. “Why the purse I dropped had 200 pieces of gold in it. You’ve already stolen more than the reward! Go away or I’ll tell the police.” “I’m an honest man,” said the beggar defiantly. “Let us take this matter to the court.” In court, the judge patiently listened to both sides of the story and said, “I believe you both. Justice is possible! Merchant, you stated that the purse you lost contained 200 pieces of gold. Well, that’s a considerable cost. But, the purse this beggar found had only 100 pieces of gold. Therefore, it couldn’t be the one you lost.” And, with that, the judge gave the purse and all the gold to the beggar.
From the text, we know that …
The beggar was very greedy.
The merchant was a very good person.
The court could solve the problem wisely.
The court concluded the purse belonged to the merchant.
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pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah C.
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Ceritanya mengisahkan seorang peminta-minta yang menemukan dompet berisi 100 keping emas, lalu dia mendengar seorang pendengar berteriak, ”Ada imbalan bagi orang yang menemukan dompetku.”. Lalu dia menyerahkan dompet itu dan meminta imbalannya. Namun, pedagang tersebut serakah, dia malah menuduh peminta-minta itu mengambil seratus dari keping emasnya. Mereka pun pergi ke pengadilan untuk memecahkan masalah tersebut. Hakim mendengar penjelasan kedua belah pihak. Pedagang mengaku bahwa tadinya, emas yang ada di dalam dompet itu berjumlah200 keping. Namun, peminta-minta itu mengatakan bahwa hanya ada seratus. Lalu hakim pun mengatakan bahwa dompet yang ditemukan itu bukanlah dompet pedagang tersebut. Berarti, si hakim berhasil memutuskan perkara tersebut secara bijak. Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah C.
Ceritanya mengisahkan seorang peminta-minta yang menemukan dompet berisi 100 keping emas, lalu dia mendengar seorang pendengar berteriak, ”Ada imbalan bagi orang yang menemukan dompetku.”. Lalu dia menyerahkan dompet itu dan meminta imbalannya. Namun, pedagang tersebut serakah, dia malah menuduh peminta-minta itu mengambil seratus dari keping emasnya.
Mereka pun pergi ke pengadilan untuk memecahkan masalah tersebut. Hakim mendengar penjelasan kedua belah pihak. Pedagang mengaku bahwa tadinya, emas yang ada di dalam dompet itu berjumlah 200 keping. Namun, peminta-minta itu mengatakan bahwa hanya ada seratus. Lalu hakim pun mengatakan bahwa dompet yang ditemukan itu bukanlah dompet pedagang tersebut.
Berarti, si hakim berhasil memutuskan perkara tersebut secara bijak.
Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah C.
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