Soal dan Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kelas 10 Proverbs and Riddles

 Soal dan Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kelas 10 SMA Proverbs and Riddles

Questions

1. What is the definition of proverb? Answer:

Definition of proverbs is a short sentence that people often quote, which gives advice or tells something about life. Proverb contains wisdom, truth, experience, lessons, and advice concerning life.

2. Mention 3 social function of proverbs! Answer:

Social function of proverbs are:

1. Teaching, enlightening, and persuading people.

2. Transmitting culture, social morality, manner, and ideas of a people from one generation to another.

3. Criticizing someone or situation.

3. In General structure of proverb, give examples of:

1. Parallel phrases

2. Imperative positive

3. imperative negative

4. declarative sentence Answer:

Example of

1. Parallel phrases:

• Garbage in, Garbage out

• Forgive and forget

• Nothing ventured nothing gain

2. Imperative, positif:

• When in Rome do as the Romans do

• Leave no stone unturned

3. Imperative negatif:

• Don’t flog a dead horse

• Don’t bite the hand that feed you

4. Declarative sentence:

• A chain is no stronger than its weakest

• Every cloud has a silver lining

• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

4. In language feature, give example of proverbs that use :

1. rhymes

2. alliteration

3. assonance

4. metaphor Answer:

Example of proverbs that use:

1. Rhyme:

• Learn to creep before you leap

• All the wisdom you gain, you will pay for in pain

• When the cat is away, the mice will play

2. Alliteration:

• Forgive and forget

• In for a penny, in for a pound

• Fight fire with fire.

3. Assonance:

• Strike while the iron is hot

• Strips of tinfoil winking like people.

4. Metaphor:

• if the shoe fits, wear it

• It never rains but pours can occur

• A watched pot never boils

5. Find the Indonesian proverbs of the followings:

1. No pain, no gain

2. Kill two birds with one stone

3. Action speaks louder than words

4. Appearance can be deceptive Answer:

The Indonesian proverbs of the followings:

1. No pain, no gain

Berakit-rakit ke hulu, berenang-renang ke tepian

2. Kill two birds with one stone

Sekali merengkuh dayung, dua tiga pulau terlampaui

3. Action speaks louder than words Sedikit bicara banyak bekerja

4. Appearance can be deceptive Air tenang menghanyutkan

6. Describe the meaning (in English) of the following proverbs :

1. Better late than never

2. Easy come, easy go

3. East and west, home is best

4. If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it

5. The grass is always green on the other side Answer:

The meaning (in English) of:

1. Better late than never

Better late than never is a proverb that means doing something later than expected isn’t good, but it’s better than not doing it at all.

2. Easy come, easy go

Easy come, easy go is a proverb that means if something good happens easily, it easily can be taken away or destroyed. Or it means that something that is achieved easily is also lost as easily.

3. East and west, home is best. East and west, home is best is a proverb that means wherever you travel in the world, your home is the best place to be.

4. If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it is a proverb that means if something is functioning properly, it’s probably best to just leave it alone and not make any changes that could potentially break it.

5. The grass is always green on the other side

This proverb say that the things a person does not have always seem more appealing than the things he or she does have.

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