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

Once upon the time, there was a kingdom in Java that was attacked by another kingdom. The king asked his Queen to save her life. Alas! In the middle of the jungle, the enemy killed all her guards. However, the Queen was lucky because she changed herself into a golden snail and survived.

One day, an old woman saw the snail and took it home. She looked after it. Whenever the old woman was not at home, the snail turned into a human being. She cooked and did the household chores When the old woman got home, the Queen quickly changed into a snail again. It happened several times and made the old woman curious. One day, the old woman peeped and saw what was going on. She broke in, immediately.  She  asked, “Why did you change yourself into a snail?. The Queen told her what happened. The old woman was surprised to know that the snail was a Queen.

Later, from the head of the village they discovered that the king had won the battle and he was looking for his wife. Then the village head sent a message to the king telling him that his wife was safe.

Several days later, the King and his guards came for the queen. They thanked the villagers for their kindness and brought the old woman to their palace.

 

In the end of the strory, the old woman live in...

Sand and Stone

Ikhwan and Arif were walking through the dessert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument and Ikhwan slapped Arif in the face. Arif was hurt, but he said nothing and wrote in the sand: “TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE”

They kept on walking and finally found an oasis, They decided to take a bath. Suddenly, Arif slipped on moss, hit his head and started drowning, but Ikhwan saved him. After Arif gained his consciousness, he carved on a stone “TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE”.

Ikhwan asked Arif, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you carved it on a stone, why?”

Arif replied, “when someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness would blow it away and when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it”.

 

What can you learn from the text above?

The Monkey and The Crab

Long ago, at the foot of a mountain, lived a crab. On a warm spring day, the crab walked leisurely along a nearby river. Suddenly a big rice ball dropped in front of her. “Oh my God! What a good thing I found”, She said to herself.

Then a greedy monkey came. He wanted to have a rice ball, so he said “ Hey, let’s trade the rice ball with my fruit seed. This seed is better then that rice ball. When you eat the rice ball, it disappears, but if you put this seed the ground, it will grow and produce a lot of fruits.” The crab agreed to exchange the rice ball. The she took the seed home and planted it.

Soon the seed grew into a small bud and became a big tree. It made a lot of red fruits. The crab wanted to eat the fruits, but she could not climb the tree. Then the monkey came again, climbing the tree and eating the fruits. The crab begged the monkey to pick some for her and her kind Yet, the selfish monkey took a hard green fruit and threw it to the crab. She was smashed very hard.

The crab kids started to cry and their noise attracted other animals. They soon found out what happened. The kind of the animals decided to give the monkey a punishment.

 

What important lesson can be taken from the text?

The Monkey and The Crab

Long ago, at the foot of a mountain, lived a crab. On a warm spring day, the crab walked leisurely along a nearby river. Suddenly a big rice ball dropped in front of her. “Oh my God! What a good thing I found”, She said to herself.

Then a greedy monkey came. He wanted to have a rice ball, so he said “ Hey, let’s trade the rice ball with my fruit seed. This seed is better then that rice ball. When you eat the rice ball, it disappears, but if you put this seed the ground, it will grow and produce a lot of fruits.” The crab agreed to exchange the rice ball. The she took the seed home and planted it.

Soon the seed grew into a small bud and became a big tree. It made a lot of red fruits. The crab wanted to eat the fruits, but she could not climb the tree. Then the monkey came again, climbing the tree and eating the fruits. The crab begged the monkey to pick some for her and her kind Yet, the selfish monkey took a hard green fruit and threw it to the crab. She was smashed very hard.

The crab kids started to cry and their noise attracted other animals. They soon found out what happened. The kind of the animals decided to give the monkey a punishment.

 

 

What did the monkey offer to trade with the rice ball?

My father has a new black car. He bought it so that my family can travel together easily.  

Father uses the car to drive my sister and I to school every morning. Twice a week, father drives my mother to the traditional market for shopping.

The car has a good design, and it has eight seats; two seats in front, three in the middle, and another three seats at the back row.

It is very easy to drive. My mother can drive it by herself if my father is too busy in his office to take her to go shopping.

What does the text tell you about?

The Monkey and The Crab

Long ago, at the foot of a mountain, lived a crab. On a warm spring day, the crab walked leisurely along a nearby river. Suddenly a big rice ball dropped in front of her. “Oh my God! What a good thing I found”, She said to herself.

Then a greedy monkey came. He wanted to have a rice ball, so he said “ Hey, let’s trade the rice ball with my fruit seed. This seed is better then that rice ball. When you eat the rice ball, it disappears, but if you put this seed the ground, it will grow and produce a lot of fruits.” The crab agreed to exchange the rice ball. The she took the seed home and planted it.

Soon the seed grew into a small bud and became a big tree. It made a lot of red fruits. The crab wanted to eat the fruits, but she could not climb the tree. Then the monkey came again, climbing the tree and eating the fruits. The crab begged the monkey to pick some for her and her kind Yet, the selfish monkey took a hard green fruit and threw it to the crab. She was smashed very hard.

The crab kids started to cry and their noise attracted other animals. They soon found out what happened. The kind of the animals decided to give the monkey a punishment.

 

Why did the crab beg the monkey for some fruits?

FIRST AID FOR NOSE BLEEDING

What to do:

• Let the casualty sits down with his/her head well forward, and ask him/her to breathe through his/her mouth and to avoid speaking, swallowing, coughing or sniffing
• Get the casualty to pinch his/her nose just below the bridge
• After about 10 minutes, get his/her to release his/her nose. If the bleeding does not stop, repeat the process for a further 10 minutes. If there is still no improvement, the casualty should be taken to the hospital. still leaning forward and pinching his/her nose.
• Once the bleeding stops, tell the casualty to avoid blowing his/her nose for a while

 

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FIRST AID FOR NOSE BLEEDING

What to do:

• Let the casualty sits down with his/her head well forward, and ask him/her to breathe through his/her mouth and to avoid speaking, swallowing, coughing or sniffing
• Get the casualty to pinch his/her nose just below the bridge
• After about 10 minutes, get his/her to release his/her nose. If the bleeding does not stop, repeat the process for a further 10 minutes. If there is still no improvement, the casualty should be taken to the hospital. still leaning forward and pinching his/her nose.
• Once the bleeding stops, tell the casualty to avoid blowing his/her nose for a while

The underlined word in " ..., still leaning forward and pinching his/her nose." refers to...

HOW TO SEE THE RUSTING OF A METAL Materials : A rough steel string A thick plastic glass Three tablespoons of vinegar Steps : Place the string in the glass Pour the vinegar over the string Observe the color of the string immediately and after a period of two hours Pay attention to the color of the string, it is silver in the beginning, but some parts of it will become reddish brown

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