Long ago, in an area in West Sumatra, there was a very active volcano named Mount Tinjau. In one village at the foot of Tinjau’s, there lived ten people consisting of nine men and one woman. People called them Bujang Sembilan. These nine brothers were Kukuban, Kudun, Bayua, Malintang, Galapuang, Balok, Batang, Bayang, and the youngest man named Kaciak. While their brother the youngest was a girl named Siti Rasani, nicknamed Sani. Both their parents died long ago, so Kukuban as the eldest son became the head of household. All decisions were in his hand.
Tenth brothers lived in a house of their parents’ heritage. To make ends meet, they worked on farms large enough legacy of their parents. They were very skilled at farming, because they diligently helped his father and mother when they were alive. In addition, they were also guided by their uncle named Datuk Limbatang, whom they called Engku familiar.
Datuk Limbatang was a mamak in the village and had a son named Giran. As a mamak, Datuk Limbatang had great responsibility to educate and watch the life of its citizens, including the nephew’s tenth man. For that, every other day, he visited the house Kukuban brothers to teach them farming skills and various customs procedures for the area. Not infrequently Datuk Limbatang also took his wife and son to participate with him.
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The main idea of the first paragraph is…
A. Bujang Sembilan and their sister lived at the foot of Tinjau’s.
B. A unique village at the foot of Tinjau’s.
C. People admired Bujang Sembilan.
D. Kukuban as the eldest son became the head of household.
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
Ide pokok paragraf pertama dari teks tersebut adalah Sembilan kakak laki-laki dan satu adik perempuannya yang hidup di kaki gunung Tinjau. Berdasarkan hal tersebut, jawaban yang tepat adalah A. Bujang Sembilan and their sister lived at the foot of Tinjau’s.
