NEWS ITEM_XII

What is the main idea of paragraph 5?

• Rahayu is still very young

• Nitya Krishinda Maheswari needed knee surgery

• Polii was ready to quit badminton in 2016

• Apryani Rahayu is 10 years younger than Polii

• Polii was ready to quit badminton in 2016

What is the purpose of the text?

• To persuade the readers to be badminton player

• To inform the readers about badminton

• To motivate / inspire the readers to never give up

• To inform the readers about badminton match

• To tell the readers about Indonesian badminton team

But her coach persuaded her to stay on and team up with rising star Rahayu, and the decision has paid off.

What does the underlined utterance mean?

• Cancelled

• defeated

• retired

• succeed

• failed

What made Polii ready to quit the sport in 2016?

• Her partner Nitya Krishinda Maheswari needed knee surgery

• But her coach persuaded her to stay on

• She was still very young

• a fresh-faced partner has given her a new lease of life

• Losing a group match

"She was still very young, just into the national team…(Paragraph 5)

The underlined word refers to…

• Nitya Krishinda

• Polii

• Rahayu

• Meiliana Jauhari

• Greysia’s coach

How old is Apryani Rahayu?

• 33

• 43

• 13

• 23

• 31

What is the main idea of paragraph 6?

• Rahayu is still very young

• Rahayu describes Polii as her role model

• Polii was ready to quit badminton in 2016

• Polii’s coach persuaded her to stay on

• Polii and former partner Meiliana Jauhari were thrown out of the 2012 London Games

"I guess the London Olympics has taught me to never give up on your dreams." (The last paragraph). What does the underlined word refers to?

• Rahayu

• Rahayu's coach

• Greysia Polii

• Greysia’s partner

• Meiliana Jauhari

“…but a fresh-faced partner has given her a new lease of life and taken them to an Olympic final.” (first paragraph).

What does the underlined utterance mean?

• old

• veteran

• young

• energic

• beautiful

After 13 years of service, which culminated in an Olympic gold medal, Taufik Hidayat announced Friday his resignation from the national training camp in Jakarta.

“My decision to resign is final. It’s not an impulse or emotional decision. I’ve been thinking about quitting the national team since 2004, after I won at the Athens Olympics,” he said.

However, people kept on encouraging him to stay in the national team, considering his potential and his youth. _______, he stayed until 2008.”

The best form of cohesive device to complete the last sentence of the paragraph above is….

• After

• Therefore

• And

• Rather than

• Because