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

                There was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he loses his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence.

                The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

                The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.”

                You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.

 

What can we learn from the story?

1. We left our house at about 5 o'clock in the morning. We took a taxi to the railway station.

2. Finally our train came. All of us rushed to get on the train.

3. Last Lebaran, my family and I went hometown. We decided to take a train because it is more comfortable.

4. It took about 5 to 7 hours to get to our hometown. We enjoyed our journey.

5. We took the carriage no 3 according to our tickets.

6. But without any prior information, our train was late for about fifteen minutes, so we had to wait a bit longer.

7. After finding our seats we could sit comfortably.

8. We arrived at the station at six. Our train would leave at 6.40.
 

 

Once upon a time, there was a poor woman who had lost her husband and had a son named Malin Kundang. One day, Malin Kundang went sailing to other place. Ever since Malin Kundang leaving, his mother went to the shore everyday, waiting for Malin Kundang to return.

After years, her waiting came to an end when a luxurious ship docked at the shore. A young couple in extravagant clothes stepped down from the ship. Malin's mother was sure that the young man was her son. She tried to embrace him, but he threw her away. He didn't admit the woman as his mother.

Being denied and humiliated, Malin's mother cursed her son. After a moment, the luxurious ship was attacked by a hurricane and the cursed son turned into rock.

What we learn from the story ?

 

The Legends of Toba Lake

There was a handsome man named Batara Guru Sahala, who enjoyed fishing so much. One day, he caught a fish. He was surprised to find out that the fish could talk. The fish begged him to see it free.

Batara Guru Sahala could not bear it. He made the first free. As soon as it was free, the fish changed into a very beautiful woman. Batara Guru Sahala fell in love with that fish-woman and wanted to marry her. Batara Guru Sahala promised to keep the secret that she had been a fish and would never tell anybody about it.

They were married happily. They had two daughters. One day Batara Guru Sahala got very angry with his daughters. He could not control his temper. He shouted angrily and got the word of fish to his daughters. The daughters were crying. They found their mother and told her about it.

The mother very angry. Batara Guru Sahala broke his promise. The mother was shouting angrily, then the earth began to shake. Volcanoes started to erupt. The earth formed a very big hole. People believed that the big hole became a lake. Today the lake is known as Toba lake.

 

What can you learn from the text above? We should ...

The Monkey and The Crab                 Long ago, at the foot of a mountain, lived a crab. On a warm spring day, the crab walked leisurely along a nearby river. Suddenly a big rice ball dropped in front of her. “Oh my God! What a good thing I found”, she said to herself.                 Then a greedy monkey came. He wanted to have the rice ball, so he said, “Hey, let’s trade the rice ball with my fruit seed. This seed is better than that rice ball. When you eat the rice ball, it disappears, but if you put this seed on the ground, it will grow and produce a lot of fruits.” The crab agreed to exchange the rice ball. Then she took the seed home and planted it.                 Soon the seed grew into a small bud and became a big tree. It made a lot of red fruits. The crab wanted to eat the fruit, but she could not climb the tree. Then the monkey came again, climbing the tree and eating the fruits. The crab begged the monkey to pick some for her and her kind. Yet, the selfish monkey took a hard green fruit and threw it to the crab. She was smashed very hard.                 The crabs kids started to cry and their noise attracted other animals. They soon found out what happened. The King of the animals decided to give the monkey a punishment.

Why did the crab beg the monkey for some fruits?

Once upon a time, Roro Anteng and Joko Seger lived on the foot of Mount Bromo. After six years of marriage, they had not had any children. They prayed, pleaded to Gods for children. Their prayer was granted in one condition. They should sacrifice their youngest son to the Bromo crater.      After sometime, Roro Anteng gave birth to a child, and it happened every year until they had 25 children. They lived happily and forgot about the agreement. The mount Bromo erupted signaling that the Gods asked the couple to fulfill their promise. But they didn't want their youngest son. Raden Kusuma, to be sacrificed to the crater.      Raden Kusuma learned about the deal his parents had made. Meanwhile the lava from the crater had made the people living near the mountain suffered. Since Raden Kusuma was a kind and noble man, he didn't want his siblings and other people suffered because of him. Therefore he went to Mount Bromo and sacrificed himself to the crater. The eruption suddenly stopped.      After that day, the Tengger people have given offerings to the crater, as Raden Kusuma had sacrificed himself before.

The moral of the story is ....

Once upon a time, Roro Anteng and Joko Seger lived on the foot of Mount Bromo. After six years of marriage, they had not had any children. They prayed, pleaded to Gods for children. Their prayer was granted in one condition. They should sacrifice their youngest son to the Bromo crater.      After sometime, Roro Anteng gave birth to a child, and it happened every year until they had 25 children. They lived happily and forgot about the agreement. The mount Bromo erupted signaling that the Gods asked the couple to fulfill their promise. But they didn't want their youngest son. Raden Kusuma, to be sacrificed to the crater.      Raden Kusuma learned about the deal his parents had made. Meanwhile the lava from the crater had made the people living near the mountain suffered. Since Raden Kusuma was a kind and noble man, he didn't want his siblings and other people suffered because of him. Therefore he went to Mount Bromo and sacrificed himself to the crater. The eruption suddenly stopped.      After that day, the Tengger people have given offerings to the crater, as Raden Kusuma had sacrificed himself before.

The text shows that Roro Anteng and Joko Seger ....

A man and his son were going to the market. While were walking, a country man passed and said, “ You fool, what a donkey for but ride upon?”

So the man put the boy on the donkey. But soon, some passersby said, “see that lazy young steer. He lets his father walk while he rides”.

So the man ordered his boy to get off and got on himself, but the passerby said, “Shame on that lazy old man, he lets his poor son walk, while he rides”

The man did not know what to do. Last, he took his boy on the donkey. Then the passerby said “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself for overloading the poor donkey?”

The man and the boy got off. They cut down a pole, tied the donkey’s feet to it and raised the pole to their shoulders. They arrived to a bridge when the donkey, getting one of its feet loose, kick all out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle, the donkey fell over the bridge and then it was drowned.

Why did the boy get off from the donkey?

                In ancient times, the king placed a boulder on a roadway. Then he hid and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.

                Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything to get the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After lots of pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying on the road where the boulder had been.

                The purse contained a lot of gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand.

What can we learn from the story?

                In ancient times, the king placed a boulder on a roadway. Then he hid and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.

                Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything to get the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After lots of pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying on the road where the boulder had been.

                The purse contained a lot of gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand.

From the story, we know that ....