The Phrase, ‘Yet, He Was Persistent To Stay On Track’, Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kelas 12 Halaman 38-54

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer

1. The story is about….
a. Problems encountered by William in Malawi
b. William’s struggle to solve the problems
c. The story of a boy who want to feed his country
d. The story of the electric wind discovery in Malawi
e. The story of a boy who made his family proud

Answer: B. William’s struggle to solve the problems

2. What kind of person is William?
a. ingenuitive
b. famine
c. teasing
d. insane
e. rushing

Answer:  A. Ingenuitive (penuh akal & kreatif)

3. The purpose of the story is….
a. to describe one of beautiful and enchanting village in Malawi
b. to describe a boy who harnessed the wind in a village in Malawi
c. to explain how many steps needed by a boy to build a windmill in Malawi
d. to entertain the readers with the story of a boy who harnessed the wind
e. to discuss with the readers which energy should be applied in Malawi

Answer: D. To entertain the readers with the story of a boy who harnessed the wind

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

5. “This windmill was more than a machine. It was a weapon to fight hunger” (p. 4). It refers to….
a. a machine
b. windmill
c. the wind
d. the rain
e. the maize

Answer: B. Windmill

6. “Like always, the wind came, first a breeze, then a gusting gale” (p. 7). The underlined word means….
a. a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind grain into flour
b. burned by flame or heat
c. a very strong wind
d. a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons) either statistically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current
e. persons who question or lack faith in something

Answer: C. A very strong wind

7. Could the following statements represent the orientation in the story? Click Yes or No for each statement. 

Reflection (pages 54)

Answer the questions for your reflection after you learn Unit 1 narrative text.

Questions

1. What did you know about narrative text?

2. What have you learned from narrative text

 3. What do you want to learn more about?

4. What do you realize after learning the story of a friendly future?

Answer pages 54: 

1. Narrative text is a type of text that tells a real or imaginary event with the purpose of entertaining, delivering a moral message, or inspiring readers.
2. I have learned that a narrative text has a structure (orientation, complication, evaluation, resolution, coda) and uses past tense, action verbs, as well as time conjunctions.
3. I want to learn more about how to write a narrative text with an engaging plot and more varied language.
4. I realized that a story is not only for entertainment, but it also carries moral values, encouragement, and life lessons that can be applied in daily life.

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