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

Choose the correct answers.

The sentence "Lemang is made of sticky rice, coconut milk, and salt" has the same meaning as ....

Work in groups. Answer the following questions based on the story in Activity 16.

Timun Mas

    Once upon a time in Java, there was a poor widow named Mbok Srini. She felt so lonely and prayed to God to bless her with a child.

    One night in her dream, she envisioned something wrapped under a tree in a jungle. She later went to the jungle. Finally she discovered the object wrapped inside a cloth under the tree exactly as her vision in her dream. When she unwrapped it, there was a seed of cucumber. Suddenly she heard a monstrous laughter; a green-skinned giant named Butho ljo appeared behind her. The green giant told her to plant the cucumber seed and she would have a child. She must nurture the child. However, when the child had grown up, Mbok Srini must give the child back to Butho ljo. Mbok Srini hesitantly agreed with Butho ljo's deal.

    Mbok Srini returned to her home and planted the cucumber seed. Later, a magical golden cucumber grew from its seed. When Mbok Srini took the cucumber and opened it, a beautiful baby girl appeared inside. Thus, she named the baby girl Timun Mas which means golden cucumber.

    Year after year, Timun Mas grew to be a beautiful girl. She was a loving, kind, and diligent child who was always willing to help and take care of an aging Mbok Srini. Just a week before Timun Mas's 17th birthday, Butho ljo appeared in front of Mbok Srini's house and reminded her about her promise. Mbok Srini was so sad and fearful of the horrible fate that awaited her beloved child. She heard that there was a wise old hermit that resided in a mountain nearby. She hastily went to the mountain to seek him. After hearing her story, the old hermit gave her four small bags of cloth with something inside them. Mbok Srini returned home and told Timun Mas to throw the objects inside the bags if the green giant chased her.

    Finally, on Timun Mas's 17th birthday, Butho ljo appeared at Mbok Srini's house to take Timun Mas as promised. Mbok Srini ordered Timun Mas to run for her life. Timun Mas was really scared and terrified and ran as fast as she could to try to escape the giant. The giant was furious and destroyed Mbok Srini's house while chasing Timun Mas. Finally, Butho ljo caught up to the fleeing Timun Mas. In distress, Timun Mas opened one of her four cloth bags, spread cucumber seeds behind her. Suddenly a large cucumber vine appeared and strangled the giant's body, trapping him so that he couldn't move. This gave Timun Mas time to escape further. However, the powerful giant finally managed to break free and continued his chase. Timun Mas opened her second bag and spread needles behind her. Suddenly the needles transformed into a bamboo forest with sharp tips that wounded the giant badly. The giant was badly wounded stuck with sharp bamboos. However, he managed to get through the sharp bamboo forest and caught up with the running Timun Mas again. She opened her third bag and spread salts behind her back. Suddenly a sea appeared behind her, drowning the evil giant. However, the giant managed to swim through the sea and continued to chase her. Timun Mas, once again, almost got caught and opened her last bag. She threw the shrimp paste behind her and continued to run desperately. Suddenly the terasi transformed into sea of boiling volcanic mud. Butho ljo was stuck inside the boiling hot mud, drowned and died. Timun Mas finally survived and returned to Mbok Srini, and they lived happily ever after.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timun Mas

What did Mbok Srini give to Timun Mas when the giant were going to take Timun Mas?

Work in pairs. Read the story of Situ Bagendit, and then analyze its structure.

    Far away in an isolated village there was a rich woman named Nyai Bagendit. She was the richest person in the village. She had a very big house filled with a lot of jewelry. Nyai Bagendit was also known for her bad attitude; she didn't want to help others.

    The villagers knew that Nyai Bagendit was very miserly; however they kept coming for the water from her well because they really needed the water.

    One day a decrepit man was standing in Nyai Bagendit's yard. He was walking tottery to the well while holding his stick. Nyai Bagendit saw him.

    "I won't let you take the water from my well! The water is mine!" said Nyai Bagendit.

    When the old man was trying to take the water, Nyai Bagendit hit him.

    "Have mercy on me, Nyai! I just want to drink!" begged the old man.

    Nyai Bagendit kept beating the old man. And then an astonishing thing happened. Suddenly the old man got up with a healthy body. He pointed his stick at Nyai Bagendit.

    "Hey, Bagendit! Take the punishment from me!" said the old man loudly.

    Then he pointed his stick at the well, and suddenly the water from the well was overflowing, more and more. Nyai Bagendit couldn't save herself from the water. She drowned with all of her wealth. Slowly, the place became a lake. Since then people named the lake Situ Bagendit.

Source: https://www.englishindo.com/2012101/dongeng-legend-of-situ-bagendit.html dan http://indonesianfolklore.blogspot.co.id/2007/12/situ-bagendit-fo/k/ore-from-west-java.html

Work in pairs. Reread the story about Toba Lake in Activity 3. Then, discuss the answer to the following questions.

    Once upon a time in Sumatra Island, 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 set it free. Batara Guru Sahala could not bear it. He made the fish free. As soon as it was free, the fish changed into a very beautiful woman. The woman helped Batara Guru Sahala by cooking for his meals every day. 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. After years, they had a son.

    One day Batara Guru Sahala got very angry with his son. He could not control his temper. He shouted angrily and called his son "fish children'. The son was crying. He found his mother and told her about it.

    The mother was 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 is the problem of the story?

“Medicate topically” means you should …

Rearrange the following jumbled words to make a good sentence!

 

1. all
2. the
3. of
4. gorillas
5. primates
6. are
7. largest

“They also cut down and burn …”.

The world “They” here refers to …

Change the following passive sentences into active ones.

Food for corals is provided by algae.

Rearrange the words into proper questions.

the - meeting - going  on - still - Is - ?

Fill in the story map below based on the story in Activity 16.

Timun Mas

    Once upon a time in Java, there was a poor widow named Mbok Srini. She felt so lonely and prayed to God to bless her with a child.

    One night in her dream, she envisioned something wrapped under a tree in a jungle. She later went to the jungle. Finally she discovered the object wrapped inside a cloth under the tree exactly as her vision in her dream. When she unwrapped it, there was a seed of cucumber. Suddenly she heard a monstrous laughter; a green-skinned giant named Butho ljo appeared behind her. The green giant told her to plant the cucumber seed and she would have a child. She must nurture the child. However, when the child had grown up, Mbok Srini must give the child back to Butho ljo. Mbok Srini hesitantly agreed with Butho ljo's deal.

    Mbok Srini returned to her home and planted the cucumber seed. Later, a magical golden cucumber grew from its seed. When Mbok Srini took the cucumber and opened it, a beautiful baby girl appeared inside. Thus, she named the baby girl Timun Mas which means golden cucumber.

    Year after year, Timun Mas grew to be a beautiful girl. She was a loving, kind, and diligent child who was always willing to help and take care of an aging Mbok Srini. Just a week before Timun Mas's 17th birthday, Butho ljo appeared in front of Mbok Srini's house and reminded her about her promise. Mbok Srini was so sad and fearful of the horrible fate that awaited her beloved child. She heard that there was a wise old hermit that resided in a mountain nearby. She hastily went to the mountain to seek him. After hearing her story, the old hermit gave her four small bags of cloth with something inside them. Mbok Srini returned home and told Timun Mas to throw the objects inside the bags if the green giant chased her.

    Finally, on Timun Mas's 17th birthday, Butho ljo appeared at Mbok Srini's house to take Timun Mas as promised. Mbok Srini ordered Timun Mas to run for her life. Timun Mas was really scared and terrified and ran as fast as she could to try to escape the giant. The giant was furious and destroyed Mbok Srini's house while chasing Timun Mas. Finally, Butho ljo caught up to the fleeing Timun Mas. In distress, Timun Mas opened one of her four cloth bags, spread cucumber seeds behind her. Suddenly a large cucumber vine appeared and strangled the giant's body, trapping him so that he couldn't move. This gave Timun Mas time to escape further. However, the powerful giant finally managed to break free and continued his chase. Timun Mas opened her second bag and spread needles behind her. Suddenly the needles transformed into a bamboo forest with sharp tips that wounded the giant badly. The giant was badly wounded stuck with sharp bamboos. However, he managed to get through the sharp bamboo forest and caught up with the running Timun Mas again. She opened her third bag and spread salts behind her back. Suddenly a sea appeared behind her, drowning the evil giant. However, the giant managed to swim through the sea and continued to chase her. Timun Mas, once again, almost got caught and opened her last bag. She threw the shrimp paste behind her and continued to run desperately. Suddenly the terasi transformed into sea of boiling volcanic mud. Butho ljo was stuck inside the boiling hot mud, drowned and died. Timun Mas finally survived and returned to Mbok Srini, and they lived happily ever after.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timun Mas