1. Johan: Guess what! The management has decided to give us a raise early.
Strauss: ___________________.
Johan: Amazing, right? I love this company.
You can use the following expressions to complete the dialogue, except …
A. What a surprise!
B. Thank God!
C. Are you serious? That’s great!
D. Wow!
E. You wouldn’t believe it!
2. The hero and his men entered the devil’s lair. They walked silently. When they saw the devil, the hero … at his men, “Fear no darkness!”
What is the most appropriate saying verb to complete the sentence?
A. screamed
B. replied
C. whispered
D. questioned
E. yawned
3. Kim asked, “Were Sam and Bill ill last week?”
Change the sentence above into indirect speech!
A. Mrs. Leon asked were Peter and Bill ill the week before.
B. Mrs. Leon asked where Peter and Bill were the week before.
C. Mrs. Leon asked if Peter and Bill were ill the week before.
D. Mrs. Leon asked did Peter and Bill ill the week before.
E. Mrs. Leon asked why Peter and Bill were ill the week before.
Quiz!!!
Jawaban:
1. E
2. C
3. C
Pembahasan:
1. Pada dialog tersebut, Johan bermaksud untuk memberitahu kabar gembira kepada Strauss. Ekspresi yang tepat diungkapkan Strauss adalah expressions pada pilihan jawaban A sampai D karena ungkapan-ungkapan tersebut dipakai untuk merespons berita gembira. Yang tidak tepat disampaikan adalah ungkapan E karena ungkapan tersebut bukanlah respons terhadap berita gembira, melainkan ungkapan untuk memberikan kabar gembira.
2. “Screamed” artinya menjerit, “replied” artinya menjawab, “whispered” artinya berbisik, “questioned” artinya menanyakan, dan “yawned” artinya menguap. Melihat dari ceritanya di mana sang pahlawan dan pasukannya berjalan mengendap-endap, maka kata yang sesuai untuk mengisi bagian rumpang adalah “whispered” atau berbisik.
3. Dalam indirect speech, kalimat tanya “Were Peter and Bill ill?” perlu diubah menjadi kalimat pernyataan menjadi “if/whether Peter and Bill were ill”. Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah C. Mrs. Leon asked if Peter and Bill were ill the week before.