Rock Music Rock music is part of popular music today. It is played and listened in almost every countries in the world. Rock and roll was the name given to the music that developed in the early 1950’s. It is believed that the term rock and roll was first used by a disk jockey, Alan Freed. In 1955, records of a young singer from Tennessee, Elvis Presley, were heard across the US. After he appeared on nation-wide television, Elvis Presley’s singing and his performing style came to mean rock and roll all over the world. Then came Bill Haley and The Comets. Rock mainly became the music of the young. They understood its beat and sound, and its lyrics. The 1970’s were the time of big developments in the rock industry. Rock became a very big business, earned more money annually than any other form of entertainment including the film industry. Which statement is not true based on the text? a. Rock is popular among young people. b. The term rock and roll wasn’t first used by a disk jockey, Alan Freed. c. Rock became a very big business at that time. d. Bill Haley and The Comets sang rock and roll in their times

Jawaban yang tepat adalah B. Pada soal ditanyakan "Which statement is not true based on the text?" atau manakah pada pernyataan yang tidak benar berdasarkan teks tersebut? Lakukan analisa pada masing-masing opsi jawaban yang tersedia. a. Rock is popular among young people (Rock terkenal di kalangan anak muda). Pernyataan benar karena didukung kalimat pada paragraf 2 yaitu "Rock mainly became the music of the young" atau "Rock terutama menjadi musik kaum muda." b. The term rock and roll wasn’t first used by a disk jockey, Alan Freed (Istilah rock and roll tidak pertama kali digunakan oleh seorang disk jockey, Alan Freed) Pernyataan salah karena pada akhir paragraf 1 tertulis "It is believed that the term rock and roll was first used by a disk jockey, Alan Freed." atau "diyakini bahwa istilah rock and roll pertama kali digunakan oleh seorang disk jockey, Alan Freed." c. Rock became a very big business at that time (Rock menjadi bisnis yang sangat besar saat itu) Pernyataan benar didukung kalimat pada paragraf 3 yaitu "The 1970’s were the time of big developments in the rock industry. Rock became a very big business....." atau "tahun 1970 adalah masa perkembangan besar dalam industri rock. Rock menjadi bisnis yang sangat besar..." d. Bill Haley and The Comets sang rock and roll in their times (Bill Haley dan The Comets menyanyikan rock and roll di zaman mereka) Pernyataan benar didukung kalimat pada paragraf 2 yaitu "....Elvis Presley’s singing and his performing style came to mean rock and roll all over the world. Then came Bill Haley and The Comets." atau "....nyanyian Elvis Presley dan gaya penampilannya berarti rock and roll di seluruh dunia. Kemudian datang Bill Haley dan The Come." Jadi, pernyaataan yang salah berdasarkan teks adalah The term rock and roll wasn’t first used by a disk jockey, Alan Freed. (B).