Free Printable Bahasa Inggris X - Biographical Recount

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Soekarno, born as Kusno Sosrodiharjo, was the first President of Indonesia. He was the leader of his country’s struggle for independence from the Nederland and was Indonesia’s first president from 1945-1967. He was prominent leader of Indonesia’s nationalist movement during the Dutch colonial period, and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the invading Japanese forces.

Sukarno and his fellow nationalists collaborated to garner support for the Japanese war effort from the population, in exchange for Japanese aid in spreading nationalist ideas. Upon Japanese surrender, Sukarno and Hatta declared Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945, whereby Sukarno was appointed as first president. Sukarno led Indonesians in resisting Dutch re-colonization efforts via diplomatic and military means until the Dutch acknowledge of Indonesian independence in 1949.

The communicative purpose of the text is … in Indonesia’s independence

a)

describing Soekarno’s role

b)

informing who was Soekarno

c)

explaining Soekarno’s struggle

d)

presenting the effort of Soekarno

e)

retelling the historical life of Soekarno

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Soekarno, born as Kusno Sosrodiharjo, was the first President of Indonesia. He was the leader of his country’s struggle for independence from the Nederland and was Indonesia’s first president from 1945-1967. He was prominent leader of Indonesia’s nationalist movement during the Dutch colonial period, and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the invading Japanese forces.

Sukarno and his fellow nationalists collaborated to garner support for the Japanese war effort from the population, in exchange for Japanese aid in spreading nationalist ideas. Upon Japanese surrender, Sukarno and Hatta declared Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945, whereby Sukarno was appointed as first president. Sukarno led Indonesians in resisting Dutch re-colonization efforts via diplomatic and military means until the Dutch acknowledge of Indonesian independence in 1949.

The text mainly discusses …

a)

Important leader

b)

a democratic leader

c)

A. the founding father

d)

the first Indonesian president

e)

the most charismatic leader

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Soekarno, born as Kusno Sosrodiharjo, was the first President of Indonesia. He was the leader of his country’s struggle for independence from the Nederland and was Indonesia’s first president from 1945-1967. He was prominent leader of Indonesia’s nationalist movement during the Dutch colonial period, and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the invading Japanese forces.

Sukarno and his fellow nationalists collaborated to garner support for the Japanese war effort from the population, in exchange for Japanese aid in spreading nationalist ideas. Upon Japanese surrender, Sukarno and Hatta declared Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945, whereby Sukarno was appointed as first president. Sukarno led Indonesians in resisting Dutch re-colonization efforts via diplomatic and military means until the Dutch acknowledge of Indonesian independence in 1949.

The text mainly discusses …

a)

Important leader

b)

a democratic leader

c)

A. the founding father

d)

the first Indonesian president

e)

the most charismatic leader

4.

Soekarno, born as Kusno Sosrodiharjo, was the first President of Indonesia. He was the leader of his country’s struggle for independence from the Nederland and was Indonesia’s first president from 1945-1967. He was prominent leader of Indonesia’s nationalist movement during the Dutch colonial period, and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the invading Japanese forces.

Soekarno’s young name is…

a)

Susno Sosrodiharjo

b)

Guntur Soekarno Putro

c)

Kusno Sosroraharjo

d)

Kusno Soekardiharjo

e)

Kusno Sosrodiharjo

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Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie was born on 25 June 1936 in Parepare, South Sulawesi Province to Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and R. A. Tuti Marini Puspowardojo. His father was an agriculturist from Gorontalo descent and his mother was a Javanese noblewoman from Yogyakarta. His parents met while studying in Bogor. Habibie's father died when he was 14 years old.

Habibie is an Indonesian engineer who became the President

of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999. He succeeded Suharto who resigned in 1998. His presidency is seen as transition to the post-Suharto era. Upon becoming president, he liberalized Indonesia's press and political party laws, and held an early

democratic election in 1999, which resulted in the end of his presidency. His presidency was the third, and the shortest, after independence.

The second paragraph tells about Habibie's ...

a)

family

b)

early life

c)

career

d)

education

e)

presidency

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Soekarno, born as Kusno Sosrodiharjo, was the first President of Indonesia. He was the leader of his country’s struggle for independence from the Nederland and was Indonesia’s first president from 1945-1967. He was prominent leader of Indonesia’s nationalist movement during the Dutch colonial period, and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the invading Japanese forces.

Sukarno and his fellow nationalists collaborated to garner support for the Japanese war effort from the population, in exchange for Japanese aid in spreading nationalist ideas. Upon Japanese surrender, Sukarno and Hatta declared Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945, whereby Sukarno was appointed as first president. Sukarno led Indonesians in resisting Dutch re-colonization efforts via diplomatic and military means until the Dutch acknowledge of Indonesian independence in 1949.

Which sentence below are mentioned in the text ?

a)

He had very important role in declaring Indonesian’s Independence

b)

He was jailed for a long time under the Dutch government.

c)

He appointed himself as the first president

d)

He led Indonesian to defend from the Dutch re-colonization

e)

He and his fellows supported Japanese war

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A top student in her secondary school, Curie could not attend the men-only University of Warsawa. She instead continued her education in Warsawa’s “Floating University”, a set of underground, informal classes held in secret. Both Curie and her sister, Bronya, dreamed of going abroad to earn official degree, but they lacked the financial resources to pay for more schooling. Undetered, Curie worked out a deal with her sister. She would work to support Bronya while she was in school. Bronya would return the favor after she completed her studies.

What you can infer from Curie’s personality?

She was a ... woman

(a)

8.

Biographical is a type of recount text that tells about past event of someone's experienced

a)

True

b)

False

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A top student in her secondary school, Curie could not attend the men-only University of Warsawa. She instead continued her education in Warsawa’s “Floating University”, a set of underground, informal classes held in secret. Both Curie and her sister, Bronya, dreamed of going abroad to earn official degree, but they lacked the financial resources to pay for more schooling. Undetered, Curie worked out a deal with her sister. She would work to support Bronya while she was in school. Bronya would return the favor after she completed her studies.

Curie could not attend the University of Warsawa because ...

4 lines

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A top student in her secondary school, Curie could not attend the men-only University of Warsawa. She instead continued her education in Warsawa’s “Floating University”, a set of underground, informal classes held in secret. Both Curie and her sister, Bronya, dreamed of going abroad to earn official degree, but they lacked the financial resources to pay for more schooling. Undetered, Curie worked out a deal with her sister. She would work to support Bronya while she was in school. Bronya would return the favor after she completed her studies.

The underlined sentence means that they ...

4 lines

11.

Buya Hamka was born in Sungai Batang, Tanjung Raya, Agam

Regency, West Sumatra, Dutch

East Indies on 17 February 1908 and died in Jakarta, Indonesia on 24 July 1981 at the age of 73 years. He was an Indonesian ulama, novelist, philosopher and political activist.

Before his education in formal schools,

Hamka lived with his grandmother in a house south of Maninjau. When he was six years

old he moved with his father to Padang Panjang, West Sumatera. Following common

tradition in Minang, as a child he studied the Quran and slept in a mosque

because Minang boys did not have a place to sleep in the family house. In the

mosque he studied the Quran and silek. While studying in Helmi Talib, he was

not considered as a smart child, he even often did not attend in a few days

because he felt bored and chose to seek knowledge in his own way. He preferred

to be in a library owned by his public teacher. In the library, he was free to

read a variety of books, even some he borrowed to be taken home. He was scolded

by his father when he was caught busy reading Kaba Cindua Mato. His father said, "Are you going to be

a pious person or become a storyteller?" At the same time, he was no

longer interested in completing education at Thawalib. After studying for four

years, he decided to get out of Thawalib. He came out without obtaining a

diploma. In those days after that, Hamka was taken to Parabek, about 5 km from

the Pengkalan Batu in 1922 to learn with Aiman Ibrahim Wong, but did not last long. He preferred to

follow his heart to seek knowledge and experience in his own way. He decided to

leave for Java. After a year in Java, in July 1925 Hamka was going back to Padang Panjang. Between the businesses of his activity in the field of Dawah through writing, he took speech in several places in Padang Panjang. But at that moment, everything is precisely sharply criticized by his father, "Speeches alone are useless, fill yourself with knowledge, then those speeches would be meaningful and useful." On the other hand, he did not get a good reception from the public. He was often derided as "uncertified Islam orator", even he had received criticism from some scholars because he did not master Arabic language well. Criticism he received in his native land, he made it as a whip to make him more mature.

(source: hhtp://en.m.wikipedia.org>wiki>Hamka)

What made people in Padang Panjang not respect his speech?

a)

He was a politic activist

b)

His own father criticized his speech

c)

His ability was not on speech but on writing.

d)

He did not got the certification Islam orator.

e)

He did not complete his education in Thawalib Padang Panjang.

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General Sudirman was a high ranking Indonesian military officer during the Indonesian national revolution. He was the first commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces, he continues to be widely respected in the country. On 12 November 1945, at an election to decide the military’s commander-in-chief in YogyakartA. The 24 years old Sudirman was chosen over Oerip Soemohardjo in a close votE. While waiting to be confirmed, Sudirman ordered an assault on British and Dutch forces in AmbarawA. The ensuing battle and British withdrawal strengthened Sudirman’s popular support, and he was ultimately confirmed on 18 December. General Sudirman commanded military activities throughout Java, including a show of force in Yogyakarta on 1 March 1949. When the Dutch began withdrawing, in July 1949 Sudirman was recalled to Yogyakarta and forbidden to fight further. In late 1949 Sudirman’s tuberculosis returned, and he retired to Magelang, where he died slightly more than a month after the Dutch recognised Indonesia’s independencE. He is buried at Semaki Heroes’ Cemetery in Yogyakarta.

2. What can we infer from the monolugue?

a)

His uncle’s name was also Soedirman

b)

January is the month of Maulud

c)

Soedirman was shot and died in the military war

d)

Soedirman died when he was relatively young

e)

Soedirman died on 1 March 1949

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