Contoh Soal Expressions of Curiosity
Contoh Soal Expressions of Curiosity - Expressing attitude towards something, feeling of affection and sadness in daily life context through verbal functions accurately, fluently and in accepted manner.
- Learners are able to understand expressions of curiosity.
- Learners are able to use expressions of curiosity.
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Pay attention to the short dialogue between three students in the canteen.
Student 1 : Have you heard the result of the Science Olympiad last week?
Student 2 : Yeah. I heard that Tiara won a gold medal for math olympiad. What a surprise!
Student 1 : I wonder how she can be the first winner. I did not even think that she could get bronze medal.
Student 2 : Yes. I’d be very interested to know it.
Student 3 : At first, I was very surprised to hear that news, but one of her bestfriends said that Tiara had prepared for that olympiad six months before the competition. Therefore, it was not a surprise anymore for me. She has done her best. Having six months preparation then she got a gold medal was not a surprise.
Student 1 : Ooooow, now I see. She deserves that medal.
Now pay attention to the following utterances found on the text:
• I wonder how she can be the first winner.
• I’d be very interested to know it.
• I’d be very interested to know it.
Those two utterances are used to express curiosity. The expressions of curiosity are used when we feel curious about/interested in/suprised by/amazed by something strange or amazing.
The following are the example of expressions to show curiosity.
S1
The functions of expressions of curiosity are, EXCEPT....
S2
The following are the examples of expression of curiosity, EXCEPT....
S3
The following are not the examples of expression of curiosity, EXCEPT....
S4
Pay attention to the following dialogue and answer questions number 4-5.
Student 1 : Did you watch the basketball match last night?
Student 2 : Nope. I was doing my math assignment. I wonder how the match ran last night.
Student 1 : Yeah. Chicago Bull was defeated by LA Club!
Student 2 : How can it happen? Chicago Bull always won in every match.
Student 2 : Nope. I was doing my math assignment. I wonder how the match ran last night.
Student 1 : Yeah. Chicago Bull was defeated by LA Club!
Student 2 : How can it happen? Chicago Bull always won in every match.
The underlined statement can be replaced by ....
S5
From the dialogue, what did student 2 mean by expressing “How can it happen?”
S6
Pay attention to the following utterance:
“I am interested to know in what major you will take for your bachelor degree”
The above expression has the similar pattern to the following expressions, EXCEPT....
S7
Pay attention to the following dialogue between Teddy and Randy in the school canteen. Rendy has just come from his holiday. Then, answer questions number 7-8.
Teddy : Hai Randy! How was you holiday?
Randy : It was awesome. It is the first time I went camping on a mountain.
Teddy : Could you please share your experience ? I’d like to know about your awesome experience.
Randy : I promise to share my story to you but I want to finish my lunch first.
Teddy : Sure. I will wait for you.
Randy : It was awesome. It is the first time I went camping on a mountain.
Teddy : Could you please share your experience ? I’d like to know about your awesome experience.
Randy : I promise to share my story to you but I want to finish my lunch first.
Teddy : Sure. I will wait for you.
From the dialogue above, the expression of curiosity on the dialogue can be replaced by ....
S8
Pay attention to the following dialogue between Teddy and Randy in the school canteen. Rendy has just come from his holiday. Then, answer questions number 7-8.
Teddy : Hai Randy! How was you holiday?
Randy : It was awesome. It is the first time I went camping on a mountain.
Teddy : Could you please share your experience ? I’d like to know about your awesome experience.
Randy : I promise to share my story to you but I want to finish my lunch first.
Teddy : Sure. I will wait for you.
Randy : It was awesome. It is the first time I went camping on a mountain.
Teddy : Could you please share your experience ? I’d like to know about your awesome experience.
Randy : I promise to share my story to you but I want to finish my lunch first.
Teddy : Sure. I will wait for you.
In the end, Randy is going to ....
S9
Pay attention to the following dialogue and answer the questions number 9 and 10.
Tegar : Lina, do you know that we have a new friend in our school?
Lina : Oh, seriously?
Tegar : Yeah, I am so curious about the new student. The headmaster said that he comes from Nicaragua. His name is Gerardo.
Lina : Wow... Me too.. Let’s wait for him.
Tegar : Yeah. He is practising basketball now.
Lina : Let’s come to him soon he has finished practising basketball with the coach.
Lina : Oh, seriously?
Tegar : Yeah, I am so curious about the new student. The headmaster said that he comes from Nicaragua. His name is Gerardo.
Lina : Wow... Me too.. Let’s wait for him.
Tegar : Yeah. He is practising basketball now.
Lina : Let’s come to him soon he has finished practising basketball with the coach.
Who is being discussed in the dialogue above? Choose the right answer below ....
S10
Pay attention to the following dialogue and answer the questions number 9 and 10.
Tegar : Lina, do you know that we have a new friend in our school?
Lina : Oh, seriously?
Tegar : Yeah, I am so curious about the new student. The headmaster said that he comes from Nicaragua. His name is Gerardo.
Lina : Wow... Me too.. Let’s wait for him.
Tegar : Yeah. He is practising basketball now.
Lina : Let’s come to him soon he has finished practising basketball with the coach.
Lina : Oh, seriously?
Tegar : Yeah, I am so curious about the new student. The headmaster said that he comes from Nicaragua. His name is Gerardo.
Lina : Wow... Me too.. Let’s wait for him.
Tegar : Yeah. He is practising basketball now.
Lina : Let’s come to him soon he has finished practising basketball with the coach.
After the conversation ....