SMA Bahasa Inggris: Pertanyaan, Jawaban, Latihan Soal & Pembahasan

LADY WHITE AND LADY YELLOW

Once there were two chrysanthemums growing side by side in a field, one white, one yellow. One day a gardener came and offered to take the yellow to his home and make her far more beautiful. The yellow flower jumped at this chance and waved to her sister as she was carried away in the gentle hands of the gardener. Day by day, the yellow flower petals grew long and soft and she looked perfect.

One day a man came saying he was looking for a flower on the lord’s crest. The gardener showed the man his best flower, the yellow chrysanthemum. But the man shook his head and said that the flower had too much style and that he wanted something simpler. The yellow flower was disappointed but tried no to dwell on it.

The man crossed the field oh the white chrysanthemum. He came up to her and said, “How would you like to be the object on my lord’s crest. We would make sure you have a very nice life”. Soon she was planted in a small planter by herself on a windowsill in the lord’s mansion. The lord and his family agreed it was perfect for their crest. So artisians came and painted the flower in all of the family’s belongings.

As for the yellow chrysanthemum, her luxury was short lived. One day she felt a terrible feeling coming through her leaves and then she fell over and lay on the ground. The white flower was carefully conserved. The gardener were carefull not to disrupt her simple beauty for he knew that the family had chosen her instead of the fancy yellow one, which was now dead in the gardener’s garden.

How did the yellow flower feel when the gardener took her home?

Indonesia’s Biggest Cinematic Achievement

I believed there’s a huge responsibility in adapting the number 1 best selling novel. The book was certainly popular and everybody worships this work of Andrea Hirata. I didn’t expect anything too spectacular from the movie, because as spectacular the book supposedly to be a letdown.

Laskar Pelangi is no doubt, one of the best Indonesian movies. It beats the Denias: Senandung di Atas Awan, and Ayat-Ayat Cinta (The Verses of Love). It’s a 5 star masterpiece in Indonesia, but still deserves 4.5-5 Star in Hollywood stage. The movie contains social and educational issues and strongly declares that everyone needs education and everyone needs to be educated. We can learn many life lessons from the movie.

I can’t stop saying that Laskar Pelangi is a marvelous picture. As a matter of fact, I can’t even name a flaw! The casts are perfect, as many of the stars are Indonesian leading and popular actors. Credit to Cut Mini Theo since she brought such a strong performance as a determined teacher. Author Andrea Hirata is a genius since the storyline is beautiful, touching, and engaging at the same time. So get yourself boxes of Kleenex to watch the movie. Thanks to director Riri Riza and producer Mira Lesmana for making the movie good and safe it from being a letdown. Even the author writing. In additions, the movie exposed the scenery in Belitong Island which is beautiful.

A testimony: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono even considered to watch this big motion picture Laskar Pelangi.

 

Andrea Hirata was happy and satisfied because ...

LADY WHITE AND LADY YELLOW

Once there were two chrysanthemums growing side by side in a field, one white, one yellow. One day a gardener came and offered to take the yellow to his home and make her far more beautiful. The yellow flower jumped at this chance and waved to her sister as she was carried away in the gentle hands of the gardener. Day by day, the yellow flower petals grew long and soft and she looked perfect.

One day a man came saying he was looking for a flower on the lord’s crest. The gardener showed the man his best flower, the yellow chrysanthemum. But the man shook his head and said that the flower had too much style and that he wanted something simpler. The yellow flower was disappointed but tried no to dwell on it.

The man crossed the field oh the white chrysanthemum. He came up to her and said, “How would you like to be the object on my lord’s crest. We would make sure you have a very nice life”. Soon she was planted in a small planter by herself on a windowsill in the lord’s mansion. The lord and his family agreed it was perfect for their crest. So artisians came and painted the flower in all of the family’s belongings.

As for the yellow chrysanthemum, her luxury was short lived. One day she felt a terrible feeling coming through her leaves and then she fell over and lay on the ground. The white flower was carefully conserved. The gardener were carefull not to disrupt her simple beauty for he knew that the family had chosen her instead of the fancy yellow one, which was now dead in the gardener’s garden.

What is the third paragraph about?

LADY WHITE AND LADY YELLOW

Once there were two chrysanthemums growing side by side in a field, one white, one yellow. One day a gardener came and offered to take the yellow to his home and make her far more beautiful. The yellow flower jumped at this chance and waved to her sister as she was carried away in the gentle hands of the gardener. Day by day, the yellow flower petals grew long and soft and she looked perfect.

One day a man came saying he was looking for a flower on the lord’s crest. The gardener showed the man his best flower, the yellow chrysanthemum. But the man shook his head and said that the flower had too much style and that he wanted something simpler. The yellow flower was disappointed but tried no to dwell on it.

The man crossed the field oh the white chrysanthemum. He came up to her and said, “How would you like to be the object on my lord’s crest. We would make sure you have a very nice life”. Soon she was planted in a small planter by herself on a windowsill in the lord’s mansion. The lord and his family agreed it was perfect for their crest. So artisians came and painted the flower in all of the family’s belongings.

As for the yellow chrysanthemum, her luxury was short lived. One day she felt a terrible feeling coming through her leaves and then she fell over and lay on the ground. The white flower was carefully conserved. The gardener were carefull not to disrupt her simple beauty for he knew that the family had chosen her instead of the fancy yellow one, which was now dead in the gardener’s garden.

The man preferred the white chrysanthemum to the yellow chrysanthemum because….

Banana Bread Recipe

 

Ingredients:

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour

Method:

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter with the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl, add sugar, egg and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix them. Add the flour, then mix it. Pour mixture into a buttered 4 x 8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on rack then remove it from pan and slice to serve.

 

“… then remove it from thepan …”

The word “it” refers to ….

Banana Bread Recipe

 

Ingredients:

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour

Method:

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter with the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl, add sugar, egg and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix them. Add the flour, then mix it. Pour mixture into a buttered 4 x 8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on rack then remove it from pan and slice to serve.

 

“… mix butter into mashed bananas …”

The underline word has similar meaning with ….

Albert Einstein is a famous scientist. When he was a boy he was not smart, he even failed in his study. When his teacher gave him some works or asked him about the lesson, he could not do the task or answer questions. His friends were used to insult him with the calling “stupid boy”. It happened in the school.

He was really upset when he was expelled from school and spent most of his day reading in his bedroom. After that he returned to school and stood out as the smartest among other students. People was amazed at his finding, the theory of quantum of speed E=Mc² and his success in creating very explosive bomb that called atomic bomb. Nevertheless he regretted it, because it killed many lives when dropped in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. Eventhough the same weapon also made them surrender and end the World War II.

“His friends were used to insult him …” (paragraph 1)

The word “insult” in the sentence is synonymous to ….

Albert Einstein is a famous scientist. When he was a boy he was not smart, he even failed in his study. When his teacher gave him some works or asked him about the lesson, he could not do the task or answer questions. His friends were used to insult him with the calling “stupid boy”. It happened in the school.

He was really upset when he was expelled from school and spent most of his day reading in his bedroom. After that he returned to school and stood out as the smartest among other students. People was amazed at his finding, the theory of quantum of speed E=Mc² and his success in creating very explosive bomb that called atomic bomb. Nevertheless he regretted it, because it killed many lives when dropped in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. Eventhough the same weapon also made them surrender and end the World War II.

What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

Albert Einstein is a famous scientist. When he was a boy he was not smart, he even failed in his study. When his teacher gave him some works or asked him about the lesson, he could not do the task or answer questions. His friends were used to insult him with the calling “stupid boy”. It happened in the school.

He was really upset when he was expelled from school and spent most of his day reading in his bedroom. After that he returned to school and stood out as the smartest among other students. People was amazed at his finding, the theory of quantum of speed E=Mc² and his success in creating very explosive bomb that called atomic bomb. Nevertheless he regretted it, because it killed many lives when dropped in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. Eventhough the same weapon also made them surrender and end the World War II.

From the text, we know that Albert Einstein ….

Banana Bread Recipe

 

Ingredients:

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour

Method:

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter with the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl, add sugar, egg and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix them. Add the flour, then mix it. Pour mixture into a buttered 4 x 8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on rack then remove it from pan and slice to serve.

 

How much vanilla do we need to make Banana Bread?