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A. True or False: Based on the text, state whether each of the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE
- The kingdom of Baka was ruled by a man-eating giant called Bandung Bandawasa.
- Prabu Baka had a very beautiful daughter with a sister named Roro Jonggrang.
- Prabu Baka wanted to conquer Pengging kingdom, which was ruled by Prabu Damar Maya.
- Prabu Damar Maya responded and sent his son, Raden Bandung Bandawasa, to settle an agreement with Prabu Baka.
- With his supernatural power, Raden Bandung Bandawasa won the war and killed his enemy, Prabu Baka.
- Prabu Baka invited Bandung Bandawasa to enter his palace and meet Roro Jonggrang, his daughter.
- Bandung Bandawasa fell in love at the first sight and wanted to marry Roro Jonggrang.
- Without being persuaded, Roro Jonggrang accepted Bandung Bandawasa’s marriage proposal with two conditions.
- Roro Jonggrang’s requirement was the creation of a well and a thousand temples in a single night.
- Bandung Bandawasa got angry and refused to fulfil Roro Jonggrang’s requirement.
- Roro Jonggrang thought that it would be impossible for Bandung Bandawasa to fulfil her requirement and marry her.
- After a few days, Bandung Bandawasa was able to make a well with his great supernatural power.
- Bandung Bandawasa planned to build one-thousand temples with the help of genies and demons.
- Roro Jonggrang gathered all her servants and village girls and asked them to help her collect a lot of straw.
- Roro Jonggrang and her servants faked the dawn by burning the straw and pounding rice pestles.
- They burnt the straw and started pounding the rice pestles in their homes because they needed a lot of rice.
- Seeing the reddish sky and hearing the sound of people pounding rice pestles, the genies thought that the sun was rising.
- The genies saw that the sun was rising and they continued working to build castles.
- Bandung Bondowoso didn’t know that Roro Jonggrang was trying to trick him and fail his attempt to marry her.
- Roro Jonggrang's body became stiffer and stiffer and she became a statue.
B. Answer these questions by referring to the text "The Story of Roro Jonggrang"
- What did Prabu Baka do in order to expand his territory?
- How did the king of Pengging respond to Prabu Baka offensive act?
- What happened when Bandung Bandawasa saw Roro Jonggrang?
- Why was Roro Jonggrang unwilling to marry Bandung Bandawasa?
- What did she ask Bandung Bandawasa to do before marrying her?
- Which requirement did Bandung Bandawasa manage to fulfil?
- Who helped Bandung Bandawasa fulfil Roro Jonggrang’s second requirement?
- Why did Roro Jonggrang gather all her servants and village girls?
- What did Roro Jonggrang do with the straw? Why?
- What did Bandung Bandawasa do when he realized that Roro Jonggrang had tricked him?
C. Vocabulary: Find the synonyms of these words in the passage
- Collected
- Enlarge
- Protect
- Triumph
- Famous
- Convinced
- Contentment
- Castle
- Accomplish
- Imprecation