Once upon a time, the little girl living with her

Berikut ini adalah pertanyaan dari andi94097 pada mata pelajaran B. inggris untuk jenjang Sekolah Menengah Pertama

Once upon a time, the little girl living with her mom in a small thatched hut in a deserted hamlet. Her father had passed away when she was still young. Therefore, they had to work hard to fulfill their needs.One day, the mother fell ill and asked to the little girl to meet a docotr. The girl quickly left home with worries filling up her heart. Suddenly, she met a snow-haired old man who was a doctor. Then, they went to the little girl’s home. The doctor examined the mother and said that she was seriously ill. He asked her to get to the banyan tree by the woods and found a daisy.
It was bitterly cold outside, while the girl was only wearing a thin layer of clothes. She kept on walking and it was not until her feet felt worn that she reached the banyan tree. In fromt of her was a bush with a beautiful daisy. She picked it up and cherished it in her hands.
All of a sudden, the old man’s voice echoed in her ear, “each petal represent a day your mother continues to live”. She looked down on the flower and counted,”one , two, three....twenty! oh no! There are only twenty days left for your mother!”
Thinking for a while, she gently tore the petals into many small pieces. Eace piece turned into a thin glossy petal. The twenty-petal daisy turned into countless-petal flower. She rushed home with the strange flower. The old man was waiting for her at the door. He told her cheerfully, “your mother has recovered. It is a reward for your pious heart”.
Ever since then, every year during the autumn, the flower with many thin glosst petals blossom created a picturesque scenery. They are called the Chrysanthemum, the symbol of piety.

1.What was the conflict of the story?
A.The little girl’s mother was seriously ill
B.The location of the daisy was in the woods
C.The old man gave a few petals to the little girl
D.The little girl worn thin clothes in the cold weather

2.Why did the girl tear the petals?
A.To ease carry them to home
B.To make her mother live longer
C.To keep the old man’s advice
D.To make Chrysanthemum flower

3What cured the little girl’s mother?
A.The daisy’s petal
B.The doctor’s medicine
C.The little girl’s pure heart
D.The old man’s echoed voice

4What is the best title of the text?
A.The symbol of piety
B.The little girl and the daisy
C.The legend of Chrysanthemum
D.The old man and the banyan tree

Jawaban dan Penjelasan

Berikut ini adalah pilihan jawaban terbaik dari pertanyaan diatas.

READING COMPREHENSION

1. (A)

2. (B)

3. (C)

4. (C)

ELABORATION

1. Apa konflik dari cerita tersebut?

A. Ibu gadis kecil itu sakit parah

B. Lokasi bunga aster berada di dalam hutan

C. Orang tua itu memberikan beberapa kelopak bunga kepada gadis kecil itu

D. Gadis kecil itu mengenakan pakaian tipis dalam cuaca dingin

➡ Konflik adalah pemunculan masalah yang dihadapi oleh tokoh utamanya.

Bagian konflik narrative textdi atasterdapat di paragraf kedua. Konflik pertama yang dialami tokoh utama adalah rasa kekhawatiran ketika mengetahui ibunya jatuh sakit. Kemudian, baru berkembang ke permasalahan yang lainnya seperti lokasi bunga sebagai obat ibunya berada di hutan. "One day, the mother fell ill and asked to the little girl to meet a doctor. The girl quickly left home with worries filling up her heart."

Jadi, jawaban yang tepat opsi A. The little girl’s mother was seriously ill."

2. Mengapa gadis itu merobek kelopak bunganya?

A. Untuk memudahkan membawanya ke rumah

B. Agar ibunya hidup lebih lama

C. Untuk menjaga nasihat orang tua itu

D. Untuk membuat bunga krisan

➡ Mendengar bisikan suara lelaki tua di telinga gadis tersebut, dia berpikir sejenak dan merobek secara hati² dua puluh kelopak bunga seruni ke potongan² kecil. Ini dimaksudkan agar ibunya dapat hidup lebih lama sesuai apa yang disampaikan lelaki tua itu bahwa setiap kelopak bunga seruni menggambarkan sehari kehidupan/umur ibunya. Maka daripada itu, dua puluh kelopak bunga seruni tersebut dirobek ke dalam potongan² kecil.

"All of a sudden, the old man’s voice echoed in her ear, “each petal represent a day your mother continues to live”. She looked down on the flower and counted,”one , two, three....twenty! oh no! There are only twenty days left for your mother!” Thinking for a while, she gently tore the petals into many small pieces."

Jadi, jawaban yang tepat opsi B. to make her mother live longer

3. Apa yang menyembuhkan ibu gadis kecil itu?

A. Kelopak bunga aster

B. Obat dokter

C. Hati gadis kecil yang murni

D. Suara orang tua itu menggema

➡ Ada di kalimat "He told her cheerfully, “your mother has recovered. It is a reward for your pious heart." Di situ dijelaskan bahwa berkat ketabahan, kegigihan dan kasih sayang yang tulus gadis kecil tersebut telah menyelamatkan serta menyembuhkan penyakit ibunya.

Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah C. The little girl’s pure heart

4. Apakah judul teks yang terbaik?

A. Simbol kesalehan

B. Gadis kecil dan bunga aster

C. Legenda Krisan

D. Orang tua dan pohon beringin.

➡ Judul yang lebih tepat adalah legenda bunga seruni/krisan. Ini didasarkan pada asal mula bunga seruni tersebut di mana kelopak² bunga seruni yang terlihat tak terhingga jumlahnya adalah kuntum² kecil yang merupakan robekan² kecil yang dilakukan oleh si gadis kecil untuk memberikan kehidupan/umur ibunya lebih panjang. "Thinking for a while, she gently tore the petals into many small pieces. Eace piece turned into a thin glossy petal. The twenty-petal daisy turned into countless-petal flower."

Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah C.The legend of Chrysanthemum.

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