Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kelas 8 Halaman 123 124 125 126 Kurikulum Merdeka, Progress Check 1

Once upon a time, lived a man who caught fish at sea to support his living. One day, something heavy was entangled in his net. He cursed sarcastically. His face turned red.

Then, he hauled his net and threw it carelessly as it was heavy. That was when he saw something yellowish and shiny.

“Gold chain, I’m lucky!” he screamed. His eyebrows suddenly tilted. Then he said to himself, “ I should pull it more.” He worked hard and part by part of the gold chain was pulled.

His small boat started to sink because of the gold chain’s weight. He knew it as water started filling in his boat. Instead of stopping, he pulled faster and put it around his body.

In a second, water rushed into his boat. It eventually capsized. The gold chain sank to the bottom of the sea. Helplessly, the man was drawn along.

Questions

1. What is the best possible title for the story? Why?

Jawaban: Possible answer: a. ‘The Greedy Man’ because the man is greedy as he knew that the boat started sinking because of the weight of the gold chain but he kept pulling the chain, or ‘The Man and the Gold chain’ because the focus of the story is on the man and the gold chain.

2. What was the man’s occupation?

Jawaban: A fisherman

3. Why did the man curse when something was entangled in his net?

Jawaban: He got upset and angry as he felt that he had to deal with a problem

4. What kind of man do you think the man is? Tell the reason/s.

Jawaban: A grumpy or cranky or emotional person as he got angry and cursed easily

5. What made the boat capsize?