Text following text is for questions \( 31 \) to \( 34 \).
Long time ago, there was only the sun that brightened the earth. The sun shone brightly all the time. It did not set and there was no night. People worked until they were too tired to work anymore.
One day, the Creator of the universe came to visit. He saw men working in fields. He realized that the people had no sense of time because there were no days and night. He called the sun and asked it to set in the evening and rise again in the morning.
In the evening, the sun went down and it was dark. People did not understand what had happened or why it was dark. They were frightened and ran all over the place. Some of them fell down. Some fell into ditches and hurt themselves. Nobody knew what to do. Finally their leader called out and asked people to take a rest.
People were happier. They did not work all the time. They had to stop when it got dark and they could see nothing. They got regular hours of rest and felt much better. However there was one problem. Since they could see nothing after sunset, they often fell down, banged against trees and knocked against people. They could not see where things were kept and therefore broke things easily. It became quite chaotic!
Then the Creator visited them once again and saw the condition. Finally he created the moon. It rose in the sky and shone softly at night. As a result, people could see, but the light did not hurt their eyes or stop them from sleeping. They live a happier life with the sun in the day and moon at night!
31. What is the story about?
| A. | The rise and set of the sun. |
| B. | Why was the moon created. |
| C. | How people lived a long time ago. |
| D. | God’s creation of the sun to help human. |
Jawaban & Analisis
Kunci: B
Analisis inti: Alur cerita bergerak dari masalah “tidak ada malam” (matahari tidak pernah terbenam), lalu muncul masalah baru “gelap total setelah matahari diminta terbenam”, hingga puncaknya “Finally he created the moon.” Jadi fokus utamanya menjelaskan alasan bulan diciptakan: agar malam tidak kacau tetapi tetap tidak mengganggu tidur.
A: Cerita memang menyebut matahari diminta “set” dan “rise”, tetapi itu hanya bagian pengantar menuju masalah malam yang gelap dan solusi berupa bulan.
B: Paling tepat karena klimaksnya adalah penciptaan bulan dan alasan fungsionalnya bagi manusia.
C: Terlalu umum. Cerita bukan sekadar menggambarkan kehidupan masa lalu, melainkan menjelaskan sebab-akibat yang berujung pada terciptanya bulan.
D: Salah fokus karena matahari sudah ada sejak awal; yang “created” pada akhir cerita adalah bulan, bukan matahari.
32. What did the Creator see after he asked the sun to set in the evening?
| A. | The creator was proud of himself. |
| B. | People were frightened and confused. |
| C. | The leader asked the people to walk slowly. |
| D. | People were very happy and lived peacefully. |
Jawaban & Analisis
Kunci: B
Analisis inti: Setelah matahari “went down and it was dark”, teks menyatakan “People did not understand what had happened… They were frightened and ran all over the place.” Ini menunjukkan mereka bingung dan takut.
A: Tidak ada kalimat yang menyebut sang Creator bangga pada dirinya.
B: Tepat karena reaksi orang-orang adalah takut, tidak paham, panik, hingga banyak yang jatuh.
C: Pemimpin memang berbicara, tetapi ia meminta orang “to take a rest”, bukan “walk slowly”.
D: Kebahagiaan muncul kemudian (“People were happier”), tetapi setelah matahari terbenam pertama kali, yang terjadi justru ketakutan dan kekacauan.
33. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
| A. | People couldn’t do any activity at night. |
| B. | The creator created the moon for human. |
| C. | People were happy and sad about the sun. |
| D. | The moon rose in the sky and shone brightly. |
Jawaban & Analisis
Kunci: B
Analisis inti: Paragraf terakhir menjelaskan solusi atas kekacauan malam: “Finally he created the moon… As a result, people could see, but the light did not hurt their eyes or stop them from sleeping.” Jadi gagasan utamanya adalah penciptaan bulan untuk membantu manusia hidup lebih baik di malam hari.
A: Ini justru masalah pada paragraf sebelumnya (gelap dan tidak bisa melihat), dan paragraf terakhir menawarkan solusi (bulan).
B: Tepat karena mencakup tindakan utama (menciptakan bulan) dan tujuannya (agar manusia bisa melihat tanpa terganggu tidur).
C: Tidak ada pembahasan “happy and sad about the sun” secara eksplisit.
D: Ini hanya detail peristiwa (“It rose… shone softly”), bukan ide utama. Ide utamanya adalah fungsi bulan bagi manusia.
34. What can we learn from the story?
| A. | Human is never satisfied. |
| B. | Human need to work day and night. |
| C. | A lender should fight for his people’s right. |
| D. | God knows what is the best for human being. |
Jawaban & Analisis
Kunci: D
Analisis inti: Cerita menunjukkan Creator memperbaiki kondisi manusia bertahap: pertama membuat adanya malam agar manusia bisa istirahat, lalu menciptakan bulan agar malam tidak berbahaya dan tetap nyaman untuk tidur. Ini menegaskan bahwa Sang Pencipta mengetahui solusi terbaik bagi manusia.
A: Cerita tidak menampilkan manusia menuntut terus-menerus; masalah muncul karena perubahan kondisi (gelap) dan kemudian diperbaiki oleh Creator.
B: Bertentangan dengan pesan cerita: manusia justru perlu istirahat dan tidak bekerja terus (“People worked until they were too tired…” lalu “take a rest”).
C: Tidak relevan. Tidak ada “lender”; yang ada “leader”, dan ia hanya meminta orang beristirahat, bukan “fight for right”.
D: Tepat karena seluruh alur menekankan kebijaksanaan Creator dalam mengatur siang-malam dan memberi cahaya malam yang tidak mengganggu tidur.
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