Dear Santi

 Tulip Street II/34

Semarang
22 August 2001

Dear Santi,

Thank you for your letter. Going to KepulauanSeribu for holiday sounds fun. Actually, we wanted to go to Bidadari Island but something happened. On the night we were about to leave, our neighbor, Mrs. Rachma, called for help. She is in a wheelchair now.

When my mother and I went to her house, we were shocked. The house was very messy. Her maid just returned to her village and Mrs. Rachma’s ten-year-old twin daughters were too sick to clean the house. I helped to give the girls their medicine. I wiped their bodies with wet towels. My father helped vacuum the house. The whole week was spent helping Mrs. Rachma and her family.

That was how I spent the school holidays. My parents said when someone needs our help; we have to help them first. We can always go for a holiday some other time. It was a good experience. I’ll see you soon.

Yours,

Fatma

1. Why couldn’t Mrs. Rachma’s daughters help their mother? Because …

a. They went to KepulauanSeribu

b. They had holidays in Bidadari Island

c. They were too sick

d. The house was in a mess

e. They were paralyzed

2. From the letter, we can conclude that …

a. Fatma regretted having to cancel her holidays

b. Fatma felt sorry to cancel her holidays

c. Fatma hated spending her holidays

d. Fatma was happy to sacrifice her holidays for helping others

e. Fatma didn’t like the way her family spent their holidays

3. The text type of text 6 is called a/ an …..

a. Recount

b. Explanation

c. Procedure

d. Description

e. Narrative

4. “That was how I spent the school holidays. My parents said when someone needs our help; we have to help them first. We can always go for a holiday some other time. It was a good experience.” This part of the letter is called the …

a. Orientation

b. Events

c. Twist

d. Reorientation

e. Evaluation

10. What is the letter telling us about?

a. How Fatma spent her holidays

b. How Fatma’s mother did the housework

c. How Santi’s family help their neighbor

d. How Fatma’s father help his neighbor

e. How Mrs. Rachma was paralyzed