Two Farmers

Two farmers had a big horse. This was...

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Two Farmers

Two farmers had a big horse. This was fifty years ago, when farmers used horses a lot. The horse worked in the day and slept in a stable at night.

The horse was a big animal, and the entrance of its ears hit the top of the entrance. The horse did not like this. It got angry and often kicked the farmers.

‘What can we do about this problem?’ they often asked.

After a long time, one of them thought of an answer. He said, ‘Let’s cut away the top of the entrance will be higher.’

So they found a saw and started cutting. Their saw was old and not very good, so the work was hard.

After a few minutes, a friend came to see them. ‘What are you doing?’ their friend asked.

The farmers told him about the problem. The friend said, ‘You don’t have to cut the entrance with a saw. You can dig the entrance with a spade. Then the floor will be lower. That’ll be easier and quicker.’

The farmers thanked their friend, and he went away. Then one farmer said to the other, ‘That man’s stupid. The horse’s ears are the problem, not its feet.’

It always hurt its ...

a. feet
b. head
c. ears
d. nose

D. Nur · Accepted Answer

Jawaban untuk soal ini adalah C. ears.

Soal ini meminta untuk dilengkapi bagian rumpangnya dengan kata yang sesuai agar cocok dengan informasi pada teks tertera.

Untuk menjawab soalnya, perhatikan dulu kalimat berikut:

"It always hurt its ____" artinya "Benda itu selalu menyakiti ____nya".

Kata 'it' merujuk pada "pintu masuk kandang kuda" dan kata 'its' merujuk pada "anggota tubuh milik kuda".

Kemudian, perhatikan kaimat awal di paragraf 2 berikut:

"The horse was a big animal, and its ears hit the top of the entrance" artinya "Kuda adalah hewan yang besar dan telinganya membentur bagian atas pintu masuk kandang".

Dilihat dari arti kalimat pada teks, diketahui bahwa bagian tubuh kuda yang sakit adalah 'telinga' (ears) karena kedua telinganya selalu membentur bagian atas pintu masuk kandang.

Itu tandanya, bagian rumpang bisa diisi oleh kata 'ears' (telinga) di opsi C dan berikut kalimat lengkapnya:

"It always hurt its ears" artinya "Benda itu selalu menyakiti telinganya".

Jadi, jawaban untuk soal ini adalah C. ears.

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