Two Brothers

Long ago, there were two brothers c...

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Two Brothers

Long ago, there were two brothers called Akomi and Ombah. They were ambitious and winning. Akomi, the elder brother, said, "If we become the King's employees, we can make laws to collect more money from the people. We will become very rich."

They went to see King Aruya. Akomi said, "Your Majesty, let us be your ministers. We will make good laws. All your subjects will be happy. I am wise and clever. I know everything."

King Aruya said angrily, "That is not true! No body knows everything. For example, do you know how many stars there are in the sky? Guards! Throw this liar into the river of crocodiles!"

Ombah's hands trembled. Then he thought to himself, "King Aruya will also punish me if I say the wrong thing. My brother said he knew everything and his answer was wrong. So if I say the opposite, my answer will be right." Ombah then said, to King Aruya, "Your majesty, I know nothing."

King Aruya said, "That is also a lie. Nobody knows nothing, truly! Everybody knows at least something. For example, you know your father's name, don't you? Guards! Throw him into the river of crocodiles, too!"

King Aruya called Akomi a liar because Akomi ...

a. knew everything
b. made him angry
c. did not tell the truth
d. wanted to collect money

T. Azzahra · Accepted Answer

Jawaban untuk soal di atas adalah c. did not tell the truth.

Soal ini menanyakan alasan Raja Aruya menyebut Akomi pembohong.

Pada paragraf kedua Akomi berbicara kepada Raja Aruya "Your Majesty, let us be your ministers. We will make good laws. All your subjects will be happy. I am wise and clever. I know everything" yang artinya "Yang Mulia, biarkan kami menjadi menteri Anda. Kami akan membuat hukum yang baik. Semua rakyat Anda akan bahagia. Saya bijaksana dan pandai. Saya tahu segalanya."

Kemudian pada paragraf selanjutnya Raja membalas "That is not true! No body knows everything. For example, do you know how many stars there are in the sky? Guards! Throw this liar into the river of crocodiles!" yang artinya "Itu tidak benar! Tidak ada yang tahu segalanya. Misalnya, apakah kamu tahu berapa banyak bintang di langit? Penjaga! Lemparkan pembohong ini ke sungai buaya!""

Berdasarkan teks tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa alasan Raja Aruya menyebut Akomi pembohong karena dia tidak mengatakan yang sebenarnya. Dia berbohong bahwa dia mengetahui segalanya, padahal kenyataannya tidak ada orang  yang bisa mengetahui segala hal.

Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah c. did not tell the truth.

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