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Before the Dutch capitulation in 1942, the Japanese had identified Java as a major source of
labor. In the beginning the Romusha were promised good food, wages, and accommodation in
return for carrying out easy work for the Japanese. Few even brought their wives and children to
these camps. However, they, and be found themselves dumped in huts, driven to exhaustion
and brutally beaten by the Japanese and Korean guards. They were unable to buy extra food
and become sick, bewildered and frightened. As the number of Romusha volountering for the
work declined, the Japanese began using force and intimidation with the threat of punishment.
Using this method, the Japanese gained many laborers.
Romusha is a Japanese word for laborers, but it come to mean forced labor during the
Japanese accupation Indonesia during World War II. It is estimated that in Java, between 1 and
10 million Romusha were forced to work by the Japanese.
In April 1943, the Pekanbaru railway began to construct. The Romusha were used to
build the embankment, cutting and passes with nothing more than pickaxe and shovels. Later
in 1944 they also built the campt that the allied Prisoner of War {POW) live in along the length
of the railway. They also worked at miner for the coal mine near the village of Petai.
On November 10, Indonesia Celebrates Heroes day in remembrance of the battle of Surabaya which
started on that very date in the year 1945. The bloody battle took the place because Indonesians
refused to surrender their weaponry to British army. British army at that time was oart of the allied
Forces. The defiant Bung Tomo is the well-known revolutionary leader who played a very important
role in this battle.
The Battle all started because of a misunderstanding between Brithish tropps in Jakarta and those in
Surabaya, under the command of Brigadier A.W.WS. Mallaby already had an agreement with
Governor of east Java Mr. Surya. The agreement stated that the British would not ask Indonesian
troops and militia to surrender their weapon. However, the British plane from Jakarta dropped
leaflets all over Surabaya. The leaflet told Indonesians to do otherwise on October 27, 1945. This
action angered the Indonesia troops and militia leaders because they felt betrayed.
Following the Collapse of the VOC in 1799, administration of the Indies had fallen to the Dutch
government. However, the Netherlands fell to Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806, and Napoleon's brother
Louis was placed on the Dutch throne. Committed to the liberal ideas of the French revolution, Loouis
appointed Herman Daendels as a Governor General of the Indies to put the idea into practice. Who
defeated the Netherlands?
6. Who defeated the Netherlands?
a. Louis
b. The VOC
c. The British troops
d. Herman Daendels
e. Napoleon Bonaparte
7. “The defiant Bung Karno is well known revolutionary leader who played a very important
role in this battle.
What is the similar meaning of the bold word?
a. Brave
b. Strong
c. Assertive
d. Opposing
e. Charismatic
In the early morning of November 10, 1945, British troops began to advance into Surabaya
with cover from both naval and air bombardment. Although the Indonesian defended the
city heroically, the city was conquered within 3 days and the whole battle last in 3 weeks. In
total, between 6,000 and 16,000 died while casualties on the British side were about 600 to
2000. Battle of Surabaya caused Indonesia to loose weaponry which hampered the countries
independent strunggle. However, the battle provoked Indonesian and International mass to
rally for the country’s independent which made this battle especially important for
Indonesia national revolution.
8. How did the result of the battle on November 10,1945
a. British troops had to flee
b. Brigadier Mallaby was killed
c. British troops were defeated
d. Indonesian Army was defeated
e. Sir Philip Christison was killed
The Balinese had embraced Hinduism by the 7 th century CE. Mahendratta, the
mother of Airlangga (who ruled Java from 1019 to c. 1049), marriage Udayan. It triggered
the Javanese king and many Javanese Hindus migrated to Bali.
In 1284 Kertanegara, the last king of Tumapel (Singhasari) in Java, captured Bali, but
upon his death in 1292, the island regained its independence. Bali came under the rule of
the Majapahit Empire of eastern Java in1343 and contiud under the Majapahit’s until the
empire was overthrown in 1478 Moslems.
9. according to the text, what made the Javanese migrate to Bali?
a. The birth of Airlangga
b. The invasion of the Japanese troop to Bali
c. The capture of the last king of Tumapel in Bali
d. The marriage of Mahendratta with Udayana
e. The Dutch attacks that forced them to evacuate to Bali
In 1284 Kertanegara, the last king of Tumapel (Singhasari)in Java, captured Bali, but upon his
death in 1292, the island regained its independence. Bali came under the rule of the
Majapahit Empire of eastern Java in1343 and contiud under the Majapahit’s until the
empire was overthrown in 1478 Moslems.
10. What is the paragraph about?
a. The spread of Islam in Bali
b. The Balinese kingdom independent
c. The occupation history of Bali Island
d. Majapahit’s colonialization on Bali Island
e. The fight of Balinese people against colonialization
The Dutch first visited Bali in 1597 when the island was divided into a number of warring
moslem states. The Dutch annexed the northern Balinese states of Buleleng and Jembrana
in 1882, and, in the 1894 Dutch invasion of bearby Lombok Island, the Balinese prince,
Anak agung Ketut, was killed. In 1906 the Dutch attacked Denpasar, massacred about
3,600 Balinese and captured the whole island.
Bali was then occupied by the Japanese during World War II. In 1946 a battle occurred
berween the Dutch troops and Indonesian revolutionary forces at Marga in western Bali.
The island became part of the Republic Indonesia in 1950.
11. When did Bali Island belong to Indonesia?
a. In 1597
b. In 1882
c. In 1906
d. In 1946
e. In 1950
12. “Bali came under the rule of Majapahit Empire of eastern Java in 1343 and continued under
the Majapahit’s until the empire was overthrown in 1478 by Moslem”.
What is the best replacement of the bold word?
a. Loaned
b. Defeated
c. Controlled
d. Returned
e. Taken over
Yongker was a poor man. He lived with her mother. He collected firewood from the
forest, and the sold them in the market to fulfill their need.
One day, he went to the forest wood to look for wood, but he couldn’t find any. The
day was almost dark, so he look for a place to sleep. Finally he found a hut.
In the morning, suddenly the old man woke him up. The man asked why he slept
there. Yongker’s told him that he was lost when he look for wood.
Then the old man asked him to go to place near the hut. There were bamboo tree. The
old man knew that Yongker was kind, so he gave him great power. Yongker had to used it
wisely. Then the old man took a bamboo and hit him to try the power. Yongker did not feel
the pain. After giving the power, the man and the bamboo trees disappeared.
Later, Yongker helped people in need using his power. People named the place where
Yongker met the old man as ‘Bulu Pamali’ Bulu means ‘bamboo’ and Pamali means ‘gone
mysteriously’
15. What does the story tell us about?
a. The wise old man
b. The strongest man
c. The legend of a place
d. Yongker and his family
e. The history of bamboo tree
16. Where did the story mostly take place?
a. In a hunt
b. In a market
c. In a village
d. In the woods
e. At Yongker’s house
17. The old man gave Yongker Supernatural power because of his______
a. Ability
b. Service
c. Poverty
d. Personality
e. Appearance
18. “Yongker had to use it wisely (paragraph 4).
What does the word ‘it’ refer to?
a. The pain
b. The wood
c. The power
d. The bamboo
e. The firewood
19. ‘Then the old man asked him to go to place near the hut. There were bamboo tree. The old
man knew that Yongker was kind, so he gave him great power’
what is the meaning of kind here?
a. jenis
b. warna
c. baik
d. jujur
e. ceria
When the wise spider talked, he made a perfect circle. He had started making a
circle from inside out. This had led to hole in the middle. Then, the spider spoke again.
“The web of tread will catch the good things if you believe in the good. And the bad things
will go out of the hole in the middle. Then, if you believe in the bad, the bad things will
stay and the good thing will go out of the hole in the middle”.
“Use this web to help yourself and your people. It can retain visions and dream”,
Iktomi finished. The Lakota elder was highly enlightened. So, he went back to his people
and passed the wisdom. Ever since then these tribes have believed in dream catcher and
have used them.
21. What was the leader expected to do?
a. To pass Iktomi’s message
b. To lead his people with Iktomi
c. To distribute dream catchers
d. To visit Iktomi on the mountain
e. To learn to trust other people
When the wise spider talked, he made a perfect circle. He had started making a
circle from inside out. This had led to hole in the middle. Then, the spider spoke again.
“The web of tread will catch the good things if you believe in the good. And the bad things
will go out of the hole in the middle. Then, if you believe in the bad, the bad things will
stay and the good thing will go out of the hole in the middle”.
“Use this web to help yourself and your people. It can retain visions and dream”,
Iktomi finished. The Lakota elder was highly enlightened. So, he went back to his people
and passed the wisdom. Ever since then these tribes have believed in dream catcher and
have used them.
23. From the text, we know that_______
a. The leader was afraid of the spider
b. The leader also went to the mountain
c. Iktomi was one of the villager of the tribe
d. The villagers also believed in Iktomi’s wisdom
e. a dream catcher would keep away bad things
This story is about a poor widowed women who had a special gift for weaving
beautiful tapestries. Her three sons supported the family by cutting wood, while she spent
all her time all her time weaving a beautiful tapestry with flowing streams, fish, animals
and flowers. Her work on tapestry was finished at the end of three years.
One day as the sons were arguing about the tapestry, a gust of wind carried it out of
the widow and of into the eastern sky. One by one the three sons journeyed to retrieve
the tapestry.
At a mountain pass each son had to choose between completing a few difficult tasks
or taking a box of jewels. The first two son took the jewels and went off to the sky. The
youngest son completed three dangerous tasks and was whisked to a palace at the top of
Sun Mountain. There he found Three fairies weaving copies of his mother’s tapestry that
hung on the wall.
He stay at the night and woke to find the fairies gone and the tapestry rolled up next
to him. Soon he started for home, again completing three difficult tasks, carrying the
tapestry and thinking of one particular beautiful fairy.
His mother was overjoyed at seeing him and the tapestry. as he rolled it out on the
grass, it surrounded them and became their environment. at that moment, the animals
and flowers come tolife and the beautiful fairy he desired stepped out of the tapestry.
Then, you know the rest…the young couple become husband and wife.
Let my heart go
Let your son grow
Mama, let my heart go
Or let this heart be still
Let my heart go
Mama, let my heart go
Wild Things
(Verse 1)
Find table spaces
Say your social graces
Bow your hand, they’re pious here
But you and I, we’re pioneers
We make our own rules
Our own room, no bias here
Let ‘em sell what they are sellin’
There’re no buyer here
So gather all the rebel now
We’ll Rebel rause and sing aloud
We don’t care what they say no way, no way
And we will leave the empty chairs
to those who say we can't sit there
We're fine all by ourselves
(Pre-Chorus)
So hey, we brought our drum and this is how we
dance
No mistakin', we make our breaks, if you don't
like our 808s
Then leave us alone, 'cause we don't need your
policies
We have no apologies for being
(Chorus)
Find me where the wild things are (oh my, we'll
be alright, don't mind us)
Find me where the wild things are (oh my, we'll
be just fine,
Don’t mind us, yeah
Find me where the wild things are
(Verse 2)
I lose my balance on this eggshells
You tell me to tread, I’d rather be a wild one
instead
Don’t wanna hang around the in crowd
The cool kids aren’t cool to me
They are not cooler than we are
(Bridge)
We will cave our place into time and space.
We will find our way, or we’ll make a way, hey, he,
hey
Find yu are great, don’t you hide your face