On 10 November,indonesia celebrates Hari pahlawan or Heroes Day in remembrance of the Battle of surabaya which started on that very date in the year 1945.The bl
Pertanyaan
It all started because of a mosunderstanding between British troops in jakarta and those insurabaya,under the command of Brigadier A.W.WS.Mallaby.Brigadier Mallaby already had an agreement with Governor of East Java Mr.surya.The agreement stated that British would not ask indonesia troops and militia to surrendet theirweapons.
However,a British plane from jakarta dropped leaflets all over surabaya The leaflet told indonesians to do otherwise on 27 October 1945.This action angered the indonesians troops and militia leaders because they felt betrayed.
On 30 october 1945,Brigadier Mallaby was killed as he was approaching the British troops' post near jembatan Merah or Red Bridge,surabaya.There were many repots about the death, but it. Was widely bileved that the Brigadier was murdered by indonesian militia.looking at this situation,lieutenat General Sir phlip Christison broutght in reinforcements tO siege the city.
In the early morning of10 November 1945 ,British troops began to advance into surabaya with cover from both naval and air bombardment.Although the indonesians defended the cityhetoically,the city was conquered within3 days and the whole battle lasted for 3weeks in total between 6,000 and 16,000 indonesians died while casualties on the British side were about 600 to 200.
Battle of surabaya caused indonesians to lose weaponry which hampered the country's indenpendece stuggle.However the battle provoked indonesians and international mass to rally for the country's indenpendece which made this battle especially important for indonesian national revolution
Taks 2:Answer the follwing questions briefly based on the text above.
1.what is the passage about?
2.when did the battle take place?
3.where did it happen
4.what caused the battle?
5.what do think about the indonesians military power conpared to that of the British army at that time
6.what made the indonesian dare to face the British army military aggression?
7.did the indonesian lise or win the battle?why do you think so?
8.how did the battle influence the national revolution at that time?
9.who was the prominent figure in the battle?what did he do?
10.indonesians had gone through many battle.why do you think the date of the Battle of Surabaya is used as a momentum to commemorate our hero's contribution?
1 Jawaban
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1. Jawaban nurwahid38ov6e0f
Reading Comprehension
In every linguistic exercise, there must be a text that evaluates our language understanding, it improves our treasury of language vocabularies, that's why reading or conversation is necessary in every language learning. And now we are going to read the text and answer the questions provided below. .
The Text
On 10 (ten) November, Indonesia celebrates Hari Pahlawan or Heroes Day in remembrance of the Battle of Surabaya which started on that very date in the year 1945 (nineteen forty five). The bloody battle took place because Indonesians refused to surrender their weaponry to British army. British Army at that time was part of the Allied Forces. The defian Bung tomo is the well - known revolutionary leader who played a very important role in this battle. .
It all started because of a misunderstanding between British troops in Jakarta and those in Surabaya, under the command of Brigadier A.W.WS. Mallaby. Brigadier Mallaby already had an agreement with Governor of East Java Mr. Surya. The agreement stated that British would not ask Indonesia troops and militia to surrender their weapons. .
However, a British plane from Jakarta dropped leaflets all over Surabaya. The leaflet told Indonesians to do otherwise on 27 (twenty seven) October 1945 (nineteen forty five). This action angered the Indonesians troops and militia leaders because they felt betrayed. .
On 30 (thirty) october 1945 (nineteen forty five), Brigadier Mallaby was killed as he was approaching the British troops' post near Jembatan Merah or Red Bridge, Surabaya. There were many reports about the death, but it was widely believed that the Brigadier was murdered by Indonesian militia. Looking at this situation, Lieutenat General Sir Philip Christison brought in reinforcements to siege the city. .
In the early morning of 10 (ten) November 1945 (nineteen forty five), British troops began to advance into Surabaya with cover from both naval and air bombardment. Although the Indonesians defended the city heroically, the city was conquered within 3 (three) days and the whole battle lasted for 3 (three) weeks in total between 6,000 (six thousands) and 16,000 (sixteen thousands) Indonesians died while casualties on the British side were about 600 (six hundreds) to 200 (two hundreds). .
Battle of Surabaya caused Indonesians to lose weaponry which hampered the country's independence stuggle. However the battle provoked Indonesians and International mass to rally for the country's indenpendece which made this battle especially important for Indonesian National Revolution. .
Matters (Pembahasan)
Answer the following questions briefly based on the text above.
1. what is the passage about? .
The text above tells about The Battle of Surabaya on 10 November 1945 which nowadays is celebrated as The Heroes Day remembrance
2. where did the battle take place? .
That battle happened in Surabaya City
3. when did it happen? .
It happened on 10 November 1945
4. what caused the battle? .
The Indonesian Partisans refused to surrender their weapon to British Army
5. What do you think about the Indonesians military power compared to that of the British army at that time? .
Indonesia's ancestors have a brave soul and have no fear, that's why British Army are overwhelmed to handle the partisans' resistance
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Detail Jawaban
Kelas : 7
Mapel : Bahasa Inggris
Bab : Reading Comprehension
Kode : 7.2.5
Kata Kunci : Reading, Comprehension, Surabaya, Hero, Day