Dec 9 (MAN JAILED FOR STRIKING RI MAID 1)

MAN JAILED FOR STRIKING RI MAID

SINGAPORE: A supervisor was jailed for two months for repeatedly striking his Indonesian maid on the head and back with a television remote control, news reports said on Thursday.

Muhamad Shafiq Woon Abdullah admitted in a Singapore court, he physically abused the woman on several occasions between June and October 2002, The Straits Times said.

The magistrate’s court heard that Shafiq, 31, began striking Winarti, 22, about a month after she started working for him.

He hit her on the head with the TV set’s remote control because he was unhappy with her work. On one occasion, he punched her on the back after accusing her of daydreaming.

S.S. Dhillon, Shafiq’s lawyer, said his client lost his “better senses” when he saw his daughter’s face was covered as she lay in bed.

He said his client thought the maid had put the child in danger. – DPA

1.  Why did Shafiq strike Winarti?

a.   He was not satisfied with her work.                       

b.   He had lost his senses

c.   He saw his daughter was not well treated.     

d.   She broke his TV set.

e.   He punched her on the back.

2. " . . . the maid had put the child in danger."

     This means that the maid had . . . the child's safety.

a.   saved.   

b.   threatened.

c.   protected.

d.   endangered.

e.   destroyed.  

3.  What is the communicative purpose of the text………….?

a.   To inform readers about Indonesian maid in Singapore.

b.   To tell news about the supervisor’s crime in Singapore.

c.   To describe the crime in Singapore.

d.   To persuade the reader to believe the crime in Singapore.
e.   To discuss the maid problem in Singapore.

4.  The organization of the text consists of . . . ?

a.   goal - materials - methods.

b.   newsworthy event - background events - sources.

c.   thesis - arguments - recommendation
d.   thesis - arguments - reiteration.
e.   orientation - complication - evaluation -resolution.

5.  Paragraph 3 is the . . . of the news.
      a.   orientation.

      b.   thesis.

      c.   reiteration.

      d.   background events.

      e.   source

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