PRAKTIK have cheated me.
Now, the thousandth
BAHASA INGGRIS
M. MAULANA AKMALUDIN ATA
BANDUNG BONDOWOSO AND RARA
JONGGRANG
(The Legend of Prambanan Temple)
Once, there was a beautiful Javanese
princess whose name Rara jonggrang. Rara
Jonggrang whose beauty was very famous in
the land was the daughter of Prabu Baka, an
evil king.
One day, a handsome young man
with supernatural power named Bandung
Bondowoso defeated and killed Prabu Baka
. On seeing Princess Rara Jonggrangs
beauty, Bandung Bondowoso feel in love
with her and wanted to marry her.
Meanwhile, Princess Rara Jonggrang
felt sad due to her fathers death. She did not
want to marry Bandung because he had
killed her father. But she was also afraid of
Bandung. So she refused politely by giving
him a requirement which was impossible to
fill. She said, I Will marry you but you
have to build one thousand temples in one
night as wedding gift, request Rara
Jonggrang. Bandung agreed with the
condition.
Help by the spirits of demons,
Bandung Bondowoso started building the
temples. Approaching midnight, the work
would nearly be done. Rara Jonggrang knew
this and thought, What Shall I do ?
Bandung is smarter than I. I would lose
agains Bandung.
Suddenly she got an idea. She woke
up all the women in the place and the orered
them to make noisy sounds of grinding rice
so that the roosters thought it had already
been dawn
Bandung Bondowoso got frustrated because
he failed completing the thousand temples.
the princess has deceived me! Following
his anger, he crused Rara Jonggrang, You
temple will be you !
At once, the princess turned into a
statue. Knowing this, Bandung Bondowoso
regrettedband went away. Now you can see
the statue of pricess Rara Jonggrang in
Prambanan temple.
1. Who help Bandung build the temples
?
a. The spirit of demons
b. The spirit of giants
c. His fellow workers
d. The evil kings
e. His followers
Pembahasan : jawaban A, kata
kuncinya adalah help Bandung build the
temples, bisa ditemukan di kalimat 1
paragraf 4, jadi yang membantu bandung
membangun candi adalah the spirit of
demons.
2. Who owned a supernatural power ?
a. Prabu Baka
b. An evil king
c. Bandung Bondowoso
d. The spirit of demons
e. Rara jonggrang
Pembahasan : jawaban C, a supernatural
bisa kita temukan di kalimat 1,
paragraph 2, jadi yang memiliki
kekuatan supernatural adalah
bandung bondowoso.
3. What moral do you learn from the
story ?
a. Cheating is needed
b. You must be honest
c. we must keep our promise
d. crime will not bring happiness
e. love is gained by working hard
Pembahasan : jawaban C, pelajaran yang
kita dapat adalah, jika kita berjanji kita
harus menepatinya, pada cerita itu kita
bias lihat dikalimat You have cheat
me , menjelaskan bahwa bandung telah roared back. The lion became so furious that
diingkari oleh rara jonggrang. his hair stood on end. So did his enemy in
the well. The lion showed his teeth and
lashed out with his paws to scare his rival
and his enemy in the well air with all his
Text is for question 4-5
might and then flung himself at the
The Rabbits Revenge enemy in the well. The result was that the
proud lion was instantly drowned.
Long, long ago a rabbit and lion
were neighbors. The lion was very pround, 4. Oh, he was an intolerable
and was fond of boasting about his strength. braggart!.., the word underline refers
And thought they were such close to
neighbors, the lion, looked down upon the a. The rabbit
rabbit, and used to bully and frighten her. b. The lion
Finally, the rabbit could stand it no longer c. Another lion
and wanted to get her own back. d. A duck
One day she when to the lion and e. Another rabbit
said, Good day, respected elder brother. Pembahasan : jawaban B, karena yang
Imagine it, I met an animal over there who dikenal menyobongkan diri (braggart)
looked exactly like you, and he said to me, adalah lion.
is there anyone in the world who dares stand
up to me ? if there is, let him come and have 5. The lion was proud of his .
a duel with me. If there is no one, all of you a. Hair
have to submit to my rule and be my b. Eyes
servants! c. Teeth
Oh, he was an intolerable braggart! He is d. Paws
so puffed up with pride that his eyes cant e. Strength
even light on anyone! added the rabbit.
Oho,the lion said. Didnt you Pembahasan : jawaban E, kata the lion
mention me to him? was proud bias kita temukan di kalimat
Yes, indeed,the rabbit replied. 2, paragraf 1, bahwa singa bangga
But it would have been better if I hadnt, dengan kekuatan yang dimiliki.
when I described how strong you were, he
just sneered and said dreadfully rude things.
He even went so far as to say that he
wouldnt take you for his attendant!
The lion flew into a rage and roared,
Where is he ?
So the rabbit took the lion behind a
hill and, not going too near herself, pointed
to a deep will from a distance, and said, He
is down there, in the well,
The lion hastened to the well and
glared back at him angrily. Yes, there was
his rival who even glared back at him
angrily. The lion roared, and his enemy