TKA_Narrative Text

What is the main lesson from the story: about personal responsibility or about natural disasters?

Groups:

(a) Responsibility

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(b) Natural Disasters

• The valley floods

• The story is passed down to remind people

• Samosir lives on an island

• Toba breaks his promise

The text is mainly about …

• The importance of protecting nature in North Sumatra

• The legend of how Lake Toba and Samosir Island were formed

• A. The daily life of farmers in the Batak community

• A. The cultural festivals around Lake Toba

• A. The dangers of breaking promises in marriage

Which parts of the text best support the description of Lake Toba as a "story of love, promise, and natural wonder"? There is more than one correct answer. Click on every correct answer!

• Toba marries a woman who was once a golden fish

   

• Toba breaks his promise by calling Samosir the “son of a fish”

• The valley floods and becomes Lake Toba

• Farmers plant rice carefully in terraces across the hills

• The legend is passed down to remind people about honesty and responsibility

  
  

Why did the mother tell Samosir to run to the hills?

• Because she wanted him to find food

• Because his father was angry with him

• Because she knew a great flood was coming

• Because Samosir broke his father’s fishing net

• Because she wanted him to meet the villagers

What lesson can readers learn from the story?

• Never go fishing in the river alone

• A broken promise can bring serious consequences

• Parents should always obey their children

• Nature disasters happen without reason

• Working as a farmer is a difficult job

The text is mainly about …

• How to calculate different types of taxes

• The problems faced by business owners

• Why paying taxes is important for society

• The history of taxes in Indonesia

• The difference between rich and poor citizens

Which parts of the text best support the idea that taxes help public services?

(There is more than one correct answer. Click on every correct answer!)

• The government uses tax money to build schools and hospitals

• People complain that the rates are too high

• VAT is paid when people buy goods and services

• Without taxes, people would not get the public services they need

• Some do not trust the government to use the money well

Why do some people avoid paying taxes?

• Because they think the money will not be used properly

• Because taxes are too small to matter

• Because they already pay VAT when shopping

• Because the government never explains the rules

• Because public services are always free

What lesson can citizens learn from the text?

• It is better to buy goods without VAT

• Paying taxes is a form of fairness and responsibility

• The government should never increase tax rates

• Only rich people need to pay income tax

• Avoiding taxes will not affect anyone

Why did the villagers feel disappointed with the greedy man?

• Because he was poor and asked for food

• Because he did not join the ceremony at all

• Because he laughed at them and refused to share food

• Because he wanted to move to another village

• Because he was the only one who had no wealth