Bedah Soal TKA Bahasa Inggris SMA: Analisis Teks Berita (News Item)

This text for question number 30-34

JAKARTA - When the government announced the liquidation of 16 banks last Saturday, many people are surprised as they did not expect their bank to be on the list. Others were still trying to come to terms with the fact that they had lost their jobs.

"I heard ... on the radio that 16 banks were liquidated, that's why I came there, to check whether I could still withdraw my money," said Prapto, who claimed to have a deposit in one of the liquidated banks on Jl, Thamrin. But he said he couldn't get it as it was Saturday and most banks do not operate.

The headquarters of some of the liquidated banks, such as Bank Pacific and Bank Industry look calm, with only a few people coming and going Several people called the 'Observer' last Saturday afternoon to find out which banks had been liquidated.

Ninyoman Moena, a noted banking analyst told the 'Observer' it is a normal reaction for people to panic when hearing such things, but, she said, the government must certainly have anticipated the situation. "I think the monetary authority must have been prepared this time, as the announcement of the liquidation of Bank Summa in 1992," Moena said referring to the guarantee by the government to pas depositors in two weeks on November, 13, 1977 and the naming of-the will handle the pay outs.

When announcing the liquidations last Saturday, Bank Indonesia assured depositors they would get their money back. Those who had less than Rp 20 million would get all their money on November 13, while those who had over Rp 20 million would get up to Rp 20 million in the first stage with the remainder being paid later.

The President Director of Bank IFI Harry Rachmadi said yesterday that the liquidation of sixteen banks would certainly have an impact in the community, as some people may lose their jobs; To minimize the impact of the liquidations, it is important to accelerate the process. Rachmadi said that the decision could also be a "shock therapy" for Indonesian banks. "Bank owners can no longer, do as they want when operating their own banks," he said. He also said that some members of the public should have anticipated this, as the press had earlier reported the likely liquidation of some ailing banks following the currency turmoil that hit the country in July this year.

Soal 30

The article is about ...

A. liquidation of 16 banks

B. a shock therapy for banks

C. people's reaction about liquidated banks

D. the loss of money deposited in the liquidated banks

E. the impact of liquidated bank on the employees

Soal 31

The main idea of paragraph 4 is ...

A. some banks are assigned to handle the pay outs

B. the governments has anticipated the people's reaction

C. the government guarantees to pay depositors by certain banks

D. Bank Summa was liquidated in 1992

E. Ninyoman Moena is a noted banking analyst

Soal 32

Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the text?

A. The headquarters of the liquidated banks were crowded with people.

B. Bank Summa was one of the banks liquidated last Saturday.

C. The liquidated could be a shock therapy for Indonesian banks.

D. Harry Rachmadi said that there will be no impact of liquidation in the community.

E. The liquidated said that do not guarantee that the depositors can get back their deposits.

Soal 33

The pay out will be given to depositors in stages. This idea is stated in paragraph ...

A. 1

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

E. 6

Soal 34

"... that's why I came here to check whether I could still withdraw my money, ..." (paragraph 2) The underlined word means ...

A. takeout

B. make known

C. giveaway

D. put back

E. make certain

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