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. The main idea of paragraph two is ... a. in 1955 b. young singer c. Elvis Presley’s voice was heard across the US d. young singer from Tennessee, Elvis Presley

Jawaban yang benar adalah (C) Elvis Presley’s voice was heard across the US. Soal ini menanyakan ide pokok dari paragraf kedua. Pilihan jawabannya adalah: a. in 1955 (pada 1955) b. young singer (penyanyi muda) c. Elvis Presley’s voice was heard across the US (suara Elvis Presley terdengar ke seluruh US) d. young singer from Tennessee, Elvis Presley (penyanyi muda dari Tennessee, Elvis Presley) Terjemahan dari paragraf kedua adalah: Pada tahun 1955, rekaman penyanyi muda dari Tennessee, Elvis Presley, terdengar di seluruh AS. Setelah dia muncul di televisi nasional, nyanyian Elvis Presley dan gaya penampilannya menjadi rock and roll di seluruh dunia. Kemudian datang Bill Haley dan The Comets. Musik Rock menjadi musik kaum muda. Mereka memahami ketukan dan suaranya, dan liriknya Ide pokok merupakan poin penting yang dibahas dalam paragraf tentang suatu topik. Topic sentence pada paragraf kedua adalah kalimat pertama, yaitu 'In 1955, records of a young singer from Tennessee, Elvis Presley, were heard across the US' (Pada tahun 1955, rekaman penyanyi muda dari Tennessee, Elvis Presley, terdengar di seluruh AS). Dari Topic sentence tersebut diketahui ide pokoknya adalah bahwa suara Elvis Presley terdengar di seluruh US. Jawaban yang sesuai merupakan jawaban C. Maka, ide pokok dari paragraf tersebut adalah penyanyi muda musik rock. Jawaban yang paling mendekati adalah jawaban C. Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah (C) Elvis Presley’s voice was heard across the US.