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Sebagai latihan, pada soal Bahasa Inggris kelas 12 halaman 17, 18, 19, dan 20 Kurikulum Merdeka, siswa diminta untuk membaca teks berjudul "The Breakers of Limitations from Gurung Mali".

Siswa kemudian diminta untuk menjawab sejumlah pertanyaan berdasarkan teks tersebut.

Soal itu terdapat pada Buku Bahasa Inggris Life Today SMA/MA Kelas XII yang ditulis oleh Susanti Retno Hardini dkk terbitan Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset dan Teknologi (Kemdikbudristek) cetakan pertama tahun 2022.

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Simak kunci jawaban Bahasa Inggris kelas 12 halaman 17-20 Kurikulum Merdeka di bawah ini.

Activity 3

Answer the questions.

1. What is the story about?
a. The story where problems encountered by Nayau in Gurung Mali
b. The story of Nayau’s struggle to solve the
problems that time
c. The story of an enchanting Gurung Mali village in Sintang
d. The story of Micro Hydro Power Plant building in Gurung Mali
e. The story of a group of supportive people to build their village

Answer: d

2. The purpose of the text is….
a. to describe the enchanting Gurung Mali village in Sintang
b. to amuse the readers with a lesson story from Gurung Mali

c. to portray some activities at night in the village of Gurung Mali
d. to entertain the readers with the explanation of Gurung Mali
e. to discuss the Micro Hydro Power Plant project in Sintang

Answer: b

3. Could the following statements represent what is told in the story? Click Yes or No for each statement.

Answer:

• The material owners fully supported Nayau and her friends = Yes
• The building of micro hydropower plant was finally completed = Yes
• No one opposed the idea of Micro Hydro Power Plant building = No
• Nayau whole-heartedly cared of his enchanting village of Gurung Mali = Yes
• Villagers were not more enthusiastic about protecting the forest = No

4.

What kind of person is Nayau?
a. persistent
b. apathetic
c. indifferent
d. notorious
e. interesting

Answer: a

5. The phrase ‘smiled broadly’ in ‘Nayau smiled broadly and was proud of his friends’ (paragraph 7) means…
a. grin
b. frown
c. scowl
d. gloom
e. pout

Answer: a

6. The main idea of the last paragraph is….
a. After three months, the Micro Hydro Power Plant was finally completed.
b. Finally, the houses where they lived were in joy at night.
c. Those who previously doubted the value of hard work, cooperation and care for the environment then joined in cheers.
d. Villagers were then more enthusiastic about protecting the forest and the surrounding environment to keep the water supplies remaining available.

e. Nayau smiled broadly and was proud of his friends.” The beauty of Gurung Mali village will stay forever and people will be more prosperous since they are more productive now,”
f. Nayau whispered “Togetherness can break through limitations”

Answer: a

7. “If we don’t try to change our condition, who else will change it for us?” (p.5) The word ‘it’ refers to….
a. change
b. group
c. situation
d. village
e. condition

Answer: e

8. The main idea of the first paragraph is….
a. This would make people be able to do more activities at night without any limitation.
b. The night in the village of Gurung Mali in Sintang district of West Kalimantan was colder and darker
c. The enchanting beauty of Gurung Mali village during the day felt short and the night was very long.
d. People couldn’t do anything other than go to bed, including a man named Nayau. 
e. Nayau often contemplated what he could do so that the beauty of his village could be seen even longer. 

Answer: b

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