SMP Bahasa Inggris: Pertanyaan, Jawaban, Latihan Soal & Pembahasan

      Once upon a time, a giant named Kbo Iwo lived in Bali. He helped people building temples and villages, digging ditches, and cutting terrace out of the hillsides for rice paddies. All he asked for his help was food to satisfy his huge appetite.

      One day, poor harvest made the people barely feed themselves, much less agiant. This made Kbo Iwo angry so much that he rampaged across the island, killing and destroying everything in sight until all houses, rice fields, and temples were ruined. The people were very angry with Kbo Iwo and gathered together to decide how to stop him. They planned to make friends with the giant and then kill him.

      The people begged Kbo Iwo to rebuild the temples, house, and rice fields which he had destroyed in his rampage. The giant agreed and worked at replacing everything he had destroyed. The Balinese people then asked him to build a well. As he dug, the earth piled high next to the well. The pile was as high as a mountain.

      Tired from the hard work, he fell asleep. While he was sleeping, the people poured huge amounts of lime (a sticky substance) down to the well. The lime set around the giant and when he woke up, he was unable to escape.

      The well then began to fill with water and it soon overflowed to become a lake. Today, many people believe that the lake is Lake Batur, Bali’s largest lake. The pile of earth that Kbo Iwo dug out of the well was believed to be Mount Batur, Bali’s third-largest volcanic mountain.

From the text, we know that Kbo Iwo ... when he helped people. 

What does the caution above mean?

How to Make Patty Cakes

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons of butter

¼ cup castor sugar

1 egg

¼ teaspoon of vanilla

1 cup self-raising flour

Pinch salt

¼ cup milk

Butter icing

 

Methods:

1. Beat butter and sugar until creamy
2. Add lightly egg and vanilla. Beat them well
3. Sift flour and salt together
4. Fold in dry ingredient alternately with milk. Mix well
5. Drop heaped teaspoonfuls of mixture into well-greased patty tins or papers
6. Bake in a moderately hot oven for 10 to 15 minutes
7. Cool on wire  rack . Then decorate it with butter icing.

How much sugar do we need to make Patty cakes?

How to Make Mango Juice

Materials

• some mangoes
• a half glass of water
• a glass of iced cube
• a spoon of sugar
• 3 spoon of condensed milk

Procedures:

First, peel the mango and clean it. Next, cut the mango into pieces and put them into the juicer. Then, put the water, ice, sugar, and milk. After that, turn on the juicer and wait about 15 seconds.

Finally, pour the mango juice into the glass and it ready to be served.

"First, peel the mango and clean it"

What is the synonym of the underlined word?

There was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he loses his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.”

You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.

What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

There was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he loses his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.”

You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.

Why did the boy drive fewer nails into the fence than he did before?

                In ancient times, the king placed a boulder on a roadway. Then he hid and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.

                Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything to get the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After lots of pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying on the road where the boulder had been.

                The purse contained a lot of gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand.

What does the last paragraph tell us?

Raja Ampat Island

                Raja Ampat is located in the northwest tip of Bird’s Heat Peninsula of West Papua. It is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo, and the smallest island of Kofiau.

                Raja Ampat is the most bio-diverse location in the world. More than 3000 species of fish and over 300 species of corals have been identified here. In a single one and half hours dive we can see more than 400 species of fish. Until today, the area is virtually unexplored and unknown due to its size. From mid-June to the end of August, Raja Ampat area has its roughest seas and lowest visibility. During the rest of the year, the sea is mostly very smooth with good visibility.

                The marine natural resources in Raja Ampat make it significantly potential as a tourist destination. Many travel agents place Raja Ampat as one of their top ten diving destinations while it ranks number one in underwater biodiversity. The International Marine Conservation surveys suggest that the marine life diversity in the Raja Ampat are be the highest recorded on Earth. It is greater than any other area sampled in the Coral Triangle composed of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste. The Coral Triangle is the heart of the world’s coral reef biodiversity, making Raja Ampat possibly the richest coral reef ecosystems in the world.

What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

Raja Ampat Island

                Raja Ampat is located in the northwest tip of Bird’s Heat Peninsula of West Papua. It is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo, and the smallest island of Kofiau.

                Raja Ampat is the most bio-diverse location in the world. More than 3000 species of fish and over 300 species of corals have been identified here. In a single one and half hours dive we can see more than 400 species of fish. Until today, the area is virtually unexplored and unknown due to its size. From mid-June to the end of August, Raja Ampat area has its roughest seas and lowest visibility. During the rest of the year, the sea is mostly very smooth with good visibility.

                The marine natural resources in Raja Ampat make it significantly potential as a tourist destination. Many travel agents place Raja Ampat as one of their top ten diving destinations while it ranks number one in underwater biodiversity. The International Marine Conservation surveys suggest that the marine life diversity in the Raja Ampat are be the highest recorded on Earth. It is greater than any other area sampled in the Coral Triangle composed of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste. The Coral Triangle is the heart of the world’s coral reef biodiversity, making Raja Ampat possibly the richest coral reef ecosystems in the world.

How many species of corals have been identified in Raja Ampat?

 

 

Method:

1. Grill the corn directly over heat about 10-15 minutes to get extra flavor.
2. Cut the corn kernels away from the cobs.
3. Boil 6 cups water and bay leaves and add the corn cobs to make corn broth.
4. Heat the pot; add butter, chopped onion, fennel and garlic. Sauté for about 5 minutes.
5. Add the white wine and boil them down by half. Add potatoes to the pot with onions and fennel , then pour in the corn broth. Stir well and add salt to taste. Simmer gently until the potatoes are tender.
6. Last, add the fresh tarragon to the pot.

What should we do before adding the potatoes to the pot?