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A long time ago in the kingdom of Prambanan, there lived a king named Baka. He looked scary yet possessed godlike supernatural power. Despite his horrible physical appearance, he had a very beautiful huDonny daughter named Rara Jonggrang.  Far away from Prambanan, there was also a kingdom as big called Pengging. The kingdom had been known to have a strong warrior named Bandawasa. He also had the ability to call a troop of spirits in a blink of an eye whenever he needed help.

There came a time when the king of Pengging wanted an expansion. He comDonnyded Bandawasa together with other warriors to conquer Prambanan. A blood-shedding war was inevitable with Prambanan troop massacred. King Baka himself got killed by Bandawasa’s weapon. After the war, the king of Pengging trusted the new conquest to Bandawasa. He was assigned to take care of Prambanan and whatever in it, including King Baka’s family.

On the very first day of his occupation he was already mesmerized by the beauty of Rara Jonggrang. He wanted her to be his wife.

“O, Princess Rara Jonggrang! You are a goddess. I want you to be my wife,” said Bandung Bandawasa.

Instead of answering him, Rara sat in silence, panic, and fear.  After a while, an idea popped up in the princess’ head.

“Well, Bandung Bandawasa, I will marry you. But I have a condition. I want you to build me a thousand temples and two wells. I will give you one night to do all that,” answered Rara Jonggrang.

Bandung Bandawasa agreed with the princess. When the night fell, he called on his unseen troop of spirits to help him out. Shortly after, thousands of them came up to build the temples and wells. They worked very quickly that by the middle of the night there were nearly a thousand temples done.

Rara Jonggrang had been watching them working and now started to feel uneasy. She went on thinking and finally found an idea. She would make it like it was daybreak to make the spirits stop working before completing the temples.  

“Wake up your friends, maid! Quick! Tell them to burn the hay and pound the rice! Oh, and pour flowers in the streets too!” Rara Jonggrang shouted. “Right away, Princess!” answered the maid whilst rushing into the palace to get her friends up.

The royal servants did their princess’s comDonnyd well. Before long, a reddish beam shone from the east where they burnt the hay. Some of them then began to pound the rice—something people usually did in the morning. The smell of the flowers could be felt faintly and meanwhile, the roosters started crowing.

Bandung Bandawasa’s troops were taken aback to realize that the sun was about to rise. Afraid of getting burnt by the sunshine, they hurried to get off and leave the work. Left alone, Bandawasa tried to build the last temple himself. However, he failed because the morning really came when he had not finished it.

Rara Jonggrang was relieved. She went up to him and said, “What happened, Bandawasa? It seems you have fallen short.”

Bandawasa realized that the princess had cheated him. He was furious that he released his anger by turning Rara Jonggrang into a statue. Rara Jonggrang became a statue, a very beautiful one. Until today, the statue is still there in a big room inside Rara Jonggrang Temple in Prambanan Temples

“Well, Bandung Bandawasa, I will marry you. But I have a condition. I want you to build me a thousand temples and two wells. I will give you one night to do all that,”.  What did RaraJonggrang want to express?

• She wanted to refuse the marriage proposal politely

• She wanted to decline the marriage

• She wanted to marry Bandung Bandowoso soon

• She wanted to destroy Bandung Bandowoso’s dream

• She wanted to have a temple in one night

A long time ago in the kingdom of Prambanan, there lived a king named Baka. He looked scary yet possessed godlike supernatural power. Despite his horrible physical appearance, he had a very beautiful huDonny daughter named Rara Jonggrang.  Far away from Prambanan, there was also a kingdom as big called Pengging. The kingdom had been known to have a strong warrior named Bandawasa. He also had the ability to call a troop of spirits in a blink of an eye whenever he needed help.

There came a time when the king of Pengging wanted an expansion. He comDonnyded Bandawasa together with other warriors to conquer Prambanan. A blood-shedding war was inevitable with Prambanan troop massacred. King Baka himself got killed by Bandawasa’s weapon. After the war, the king of Pengging trusted the new conquest to Bandawasa. He was assigned to take care of Prambanan and whatever in it, including King Baka’s family.

On the very first day of his occupation he was already mesmerized by the beauty of Rara Jonggrang. He wanted her to be his wife.

“O, Princess Rara Jonggrang! You are a goddess. I want you to be my wife,” said Bandung Bandawasa.

Instead of answering him, Rara sat in silence, panic, and fear.  After a while, an idea popped up in the princess’ head.

“Well, Bandung Bandawasa, I will marry you. But I have a condition. I want you to build me a thousand temples and two wells. I will give you one night to do all that,” answered Rara Jonggrang.

Bandung Bandawasa agreed with the princess. When the night fell, he called on his unseen troop of spirits to help him out. Shortly after, thousands of them came up to build the temples and wells. They worked very quickly that by the middle of the night there were nearly a thousand temples done.

Rara Jonggrang had been watching them working and now started to feel uneasy. She went on thinking and finally found an idea. She would make it like it was daybreak to make the spirits stop working before completing the temples.  

“Wake up your friends, maid! Quick! Tell them to burn the hay and pound the rice! Oh, and pour flowers in the streets too!” Rara Jonggrang shouted. “Right away, Princess!” answered the maid whilst rushing into the palace to get her friends up.

The royal servants did their princess’s comDonnyd well. Before long, a reddish beam shone from the east where they burnt the hay. Some of them then began to pound the rice—something people usually did in the morning. The smell of the flowers could be felt faintly and meanwhile, the roosters started crowing.

Bandung Bandawasa’s troops were taken aback to realize that the sun was about to rise. Afraid of getting burnt by the sunshine, they hurried to get off and leave the work. Left alone, Bandawasa tried to build the last temple himself. However, he failed because the morning really came when he had not finished it.

Rara Jonggrang was relieved. She went up to him and said, “What happened, Bandawasa? It seems you have fallen short.”

Bandawasa realized that the princess had cheated him. He was furious that he released his anger by turning Rara Jonggrang into a statue. Rara Jonggrang became a statue, a very beautiful one. Until today, the statue is still there in a big room inside Rara Jonggrang Temple in Prambanan Temples

What was the main reason Rara Jonggrang set a difficult condition for Bandung Bandawasa?

• To test his strength and determination

• To delay the marriage

• To protect her kingdom

• To ensure he was worthy of her

• To seek revenge for her father's death

A long time ago in the kingdom of Prambanan, there lived a king named Baka. He looked scary yet possessed godlike supernatural power. Despite his horrible physical appearance, he had a very beautiful huDonny daughter named Rara Jonggrang.  Far away from Prambanan, there was also a kingdom as big called Pengging. The kingdom had been known to have a strong warrior named Bandawasa. He also had the ability to call a troop of spirits in a blink of an eye whenever he needed help.

There came a time when the king of Pengging wanted an expansion. He comDonnyded Bandawasa together with other warriors to conquer Prambanan. A blood-shedding war was inevitable with Prambanan troop massacred. King Baka himself got killed by Bandawasa’s weapon. After the war, the king of Pengging trusted the new conquest to Bandawasa. He was assigned to take care of Prambanan and whatever in it, including King Baka’s family.

On the very first day of his occupation he was already mesmerized by the beauty of Rara Jonggrang. He wanted her to be his wife.

“O, Princess Rara Jonggrang! You are a goddess. I want you to be my wife,” said Bandung Bandawasa.

Instead of answering him, Rara sat in silence, panic, and fear.  After a while, an idea popped up in the princess’ head.

“Well, Bandung Bandawasa, I will marry you. But I have a condition. I want you to build me a thousand temples and two wells. I will give you one night to do all that,” answered Rara Jonggrang.

Bandung Bandawasa agreed with the princess. When the night fell, he called on his unseen troop of spirits to help him out. Shortly after, thousands of them came up to build the temples and wells. They worked very quickly that by the middle of the night there were nearly a thousand temples done.

Rara Jonggrang had been watching them working and now started to feel uneasy. She went on thinking and finally found an idea. She would make it like it was daybreak to make the spirits stop working before completing the temples.  

“Wake up your friends, maid! Quick! Tell them to burn the hay and pound the rice! Oh, and pour flowers in the streets too!” Rara Jonggrang shouted. “Right away, Princess!” answered the maid whilst rushing into the palace to get her friends up.

The royal servants did their princess’s comDonnyd well. Before long, a reddish beam shone from the east where they burnt the hay. Some of them then began to pound the rice—something people usually did in the morning. The smell of the flowers could be felt faintly and meanwhile, the roosters started crowing.

Bandung Bandawasa’s troops were taken aback to realize that the sun was about to rise. Afraid of getting burnt by the sunshine, they hurried to get off and leave the work. Left alone, Bandawasa tried to build the last temple himself. However, he failed because the morning really came when he had not finished it.

Rara Jonggrang was relieved. She went up to him and said, “What happened, Bandawasa? It seems you have fallen short.”

Bandawasa realized that the princess had cheated him. He was furious that he released his anger by turning Rara Jonggrang into a statue. Rara Jonggrang became a statue, a very beautiful one. Until today, the statue is still there in a big room inside Rara Jonggrang Temple in Prambanan Temples

How did Rara Jonggrang manage to trick Bandung Bandawasa's spirits?

• By disguising herself as a spirit

• By creating the illusion of dawn

• By using magic spells

• By distracting them with music

• By hiding the tools they needed

A long time ago in the kingdom of Prambanan, there lived a king named Baka. He looked scary yet possessed godlike supernatural power. Despite his horrible physical appearance, he had a very beautiful huDonny daughter named Rara Jonggrang.  Far away from Prambanan, there was also a kingdom as big called Pengging. The kingdom had been known to have a strong warrior named Bandawasa. He also had the ability to call a troop of spirits in a blink of an eye whenever he needed help.

There came a time when the king of Pengging wanted an expansion. He comDonnyded Bandawasa together with other warriors to conquer Prambanan. A blood-shedding war was inevitable with Prambanan troop massacred. King Baka himself got killed by Bandawasa’s weapon. After the war, the king of Pengging trusted the new conquest to Bandawasa. He was assigned to take care of Prambanan and whatever in it, including King Baka’s family.

On the very first day of his occupation he was already mesmerized by the beauty of Rara Jonggrang. He wanted her to be his wife.

“O, Princess Rara Jonggrang! You are a goddess. I want you to be my wife,” said Bandung Bandawasa.

Instead of answering him, Rara sat in silence, panic, and fear.  After a while, an idea popped up in the princess’ head.

“Well, Bandung Bandawasa, I will marry you. But I have a condition. I want you to build me a thousand temples and two wells. I will give you one night to do all that,” answered Rara Jonggrang.

Bandung Bandawasa agreed with the princess. When the night fell, he called on his unseen troop of spirits to help him out. Shortly after, thousands of them came up to build the temples and wells. They worked very quickly that by the middle of the night there were nearly a thousand temples done.

Rara Jonggrang had been watching them working and now started to feel uneasy. She went on thinking and finally found an idea. She would make it like it was daybreak to make the spirits stop working before completing the temples.  

“Wake up your friends, maid! Quick! Tell them to burn the hay and pound the rice! Oh, and pour flowers in the streets too!” Rara Jonggrang shouted. “Right away, Princess!” answered the maid whilst rushing into the palace to get her friends up.

The royal servants did their princess’s comDonnyd well. Before long, a reddish beam shone from the east where they burnt the hay. Some of them then began to pound the rice—something people usually did in the morning. The smell of the flowers could be felt faintly and meanwhile, the roosters started crowing.

Bandung Bandawasa’s troops were taken aback to realize that the sun was about to rise. Afraid of getting burnt by the sunshine, they hurried to get off and leave the work. Left alone, Bandawasa tried to build the last temple himself. However, he failed because the morning really came when he had not finished it.

Rara Jonggrang was relieved. She went up to him and said, “What happened, Bandawasa? It seems you have fallen short.”

Bandawasa realized that the princess had cheated him. He was furious that he released his anger by turning Rara Jonggrang into a statue. Rara Jonggrang became a statue, a very beautiful one. Until today, the statue is still there in a big room inside Rara Jonggrang Temple in Prambanan Temples.

What was the ultimate fate of Rara Jonggrang after she deceived Bandung Bandawasa?

• She became a queen

• She was turned into a statue

• She escaped to another kingdom

• She was imprisoned

• She became a spirit herself

 the best tittle for the text is….

• The dead baby

• The baby in a crib

• The poor crying baby

• The baby by the river

• The newborn baby

why did they suddenly become unhappy?

• The baby was heartless

• The baby was already dead

• The baby was declared alive

• The baby had no sign of life

• The baby could not be detected

from paragraph 3 we can conclude that

• Ajiang came from a poor family

• The baby was burried by the river

• Ajiang’s family lived by Taizi river

• The baby’s spirit would go to a better life

• Tien tien’s remains had been burried in the river bank

The North Wind and The Sun

Once upon a time, the North Wind and the Sun met and had a friendly chat. After a long talk, they disputed as to which was the most powerful. Then, they finally agreed that the most powerful creature was the one who could first strip wanderer of his clothes. The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might.

However, the stronger he blew, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him. Until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do. The Sun suddenly shone out with all his warmth. The Traveler no sooner felt his genial rays than he took off one garment after another. At last, fairly overcome with heat, he undressed and bathed in a stream that lay in his path.

“… felt his genial rays than he took off one garment ...”

    What does the word “his” refer to ….

• the stronger

• the wandarer

• the sun

• the north wind

• The traveler

The North Wind and The Sun

Once upon a time, the North Wind and the Sun met and had a friendly chat. After a long talk, they disputed as to which was the most powerful. Then, they finally agreed that the most powerful creature was the one who could first strip wanderer of his clothes. The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might.

However, the stronger he blew, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him. Until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do. The Sun suddenly shone out with all his warmth. The Traveler no sooner felt his genial rays than he took off one garment after another. At last, fairly overcome with heat, he undressed and bathed in a stream that lay in his path.

From this text we can learn that ….

• Being powerful will always be the winner

• great boaster will be the looser

• Kindness affects more than arrogance

• Kindness will defeat riches

• We look someone because of his power

The North Wind and The Sun

Once upon a time, the North Wind and the Sun met and had a friendly chat. After a long talk, they disputed as to which was the most powerful. Then, they finally agreed that the most powerful creature was the one who could first strip wanderer of his clothes. The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might.

However, the stronger he blew, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him. Until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do. The Sun suddenly shone out with all his warmth. The Traveler no sooner felt his genial rays than he took off one garment after another. At last, fairly overcome with heat, he undressed and bathed in a stream that lay in his path.

What will happen if the traveler doesn’t put off his cloth…

• No one become the winner

• The north win is the winner

• The north win is the looser

• The sun is the winner

• The sun is the looser