22. Check your comprehension by answering the following questions
A. What is mutual assistance?
Mutual assistance is a traditional Indonesian custom of helping each other or sharing the burden.
B. When do Indonesian people use gotong royong?
Indonesian people use gotong royong in building a bridge or a villager's house, cleaning the neighborhood, farming, harvesting the plantation, planning a wedding and more.
C. What do the words in the bold refer to?
I cannot answer this question because the bold words are not provided.
D. " ... people only hope that the others with extend the same courtesy whenever they need some help." (paragraph 2)
What does the underlined word refer to?
The word 'they' refers to people.
E. " ... those may stem from the overall relationships with others. (paragraph 3). What does the underlined word refer to?
The word 'those' refers to gotong royong activities.
F. Where can you find the following main ideas?
1) Gotong royong activities as collective group action.
I find this in paragraph 3.
2) The meaning of gotong royong
I find this in paragraph 1.
3) The aim of gotong royong
I find this in paragraph 2.
4) Effectiveness of social capital work
I find this in paragraph 4.
G. Choose the correct meanings of the words in bold
1) " ... a traditional Indonesian custom of helping each other or sharing the burden."
2) "Indeed, this character has been immortalized ... "
3) " ... to help individuals who face an obstacle."
4) " ... this collective work does does not demand any compensation. "
5. " ... we're so glued to one another."
1) burden = a series of problems
2) immortalized = made well-known
3) obstacle = something difficult to deal with
4) compensation = money that is paid
5) glued = unable to be separated
H. How do Indonesian people use gotong royong?
Indonesian people do gotong royong due to the society's benevolence or to help individuals who face an obstacle.
I. "Amazingly, this collective work does not demand any compensation." Why does the writer use a word 'amazingly'?
The writer use a word 'amazingly' because it is considered as an amazing thing for such collective work are done without any compensation. It shows that gotong royong is a benevolent activity done by people to help others and this is amazing and also uncommon now since we live in a world that holds a jargon "there is no free lunch" which means we have to pay something (money or other thing) in order to get a stuff or get things done for us.
J. "We're so diverse, yet we're so glued to one another." How does this statement relate to gotong royong?
The statement "We're so diverse, yet we're so glued to one another" becomes the base of gotong royong. Indonesian people are very diverse but they live as one big family, that is Indonesia. Gotong royong activities have been inherited from generation to generation in Indonesia and these activities play a very important role. These activities can function as collective group action and make an association more effective among the members of community with various social and economic characteristics.
K. Why does the writer say that "like bees we do everything together."?
The writer says that "like bees we do everything together" means that humans as social beings need other people in their life. They cannot live alone so people work together hand in hand to create many things, solve the existing problems or obstacles and share the burdens to improve access to services and improve welfare outcomes of households.
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Mutual Assistance in Indonesia: Why?
Reading Comprehension
22. Check your comprehension by answering the following questions
A. What is mutual assistance?
Mutual assistance is a traditional Indonesian custom of helping each other or sharing the burden.
B. When do Indonesian people use gotong royong?
Indonesian people use gotong royong in building a bridge or a villager's house, cleaning the neighborhood, farming, harvesting the plantation, planning a wedding and more.
C. What do the words in the bold refer to?
I cannot answer this question because the bold words are not provided.
D. " ... people only hope that the others with extend the same courtesy whenever they need some help." (paragraph 2)
What does the underlined word refer to?
The word 'they' refers to people.
E. " ... those may stem from the overall relationships with others. (paragraph 3). What does the underlined word refer to?
The word 'those' refers to gotong royong activities.
F. Where can you find the following main ideas?
1) Gotong royong activities as collective group action.
I find this in paragraph 3.
2) The meaning of gotong royong
I find this in paragraph 1.
3) The aim of gotong royong
I find this in paragraph 2.
4) Effectiveness of social capital work
I find this in paragraph 4.
G. Choose the correct meanings of the words in bold
1) " ... a traditional Indonesian custom of helping each other or sharing the burden."
2) "Indeed, this character has been immortalized ... "
3) " ... to help individuals who face an obstacle."
4) " ... this collective work does does not demand any compensation. "
5. " ... we're so glued to one another."
1) burden = a series of problems
2) immortalized = made well-known
3) obstacle = something difficult to deal with
4) compensation = money that is paid
5) glued = unable to be separated
H. How do Indonesian people use gotong royong?
Indonesian people do gotong royong due to the society's benevolence or to help individuals who face an obstacle.
I. "Amazingly, this collective work does not demand any compensation." Why does the writer use a word 'amazingly'?
The writer use a word 'amazingly' because it is considered as an amazing thing for such collective work are done without any compensation. It shows that gotong royong is a benevolent activity done by people to help others and this is amazing and also uncommon now since we live in a world that holds a jargon "there is no free lunch" which means we have to pay something (money or other thing) in order to get a stuff or get things done for us.
J. "We're so diverse, yet we're so glued to one another." How does this statement relate to gotong royong?
The statement "We're so diverse, yet we're so glued to one another" becomes the base of gotong royong. Indonesian people are very diverse but they live as one big family, that is Indonesia. Gotong royong activities have been inherited from generation to generation in Indonesia and these activities play a very important role. These activities can function as collective group action and make an association more effective among the members of community with various social and economic characteristics.
K. Why does the writer say that "like bees we do everything together."?
The writer says that "like bees we do everything together" means that humans as social beings need other people in their life. They cannot live alone so people work together hand in hand to create many things, solve the existing problems or obstacles and share the burdens to improve access to services and improve welfare outcomes of households.
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Detil jawaban
Kelas: 10
Mapel: Bahasa Inggris
Bab: Reading Comprehension
Kode: 10.5.13
Kata Kunci: reading comprehension, Indonesian mutual assistance, custom, Indonesian tradition