Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kelas 8 SMP Kurikulum Merdeka Hal. 241 Chapter 5: Embrace Yourself

She turned away to do her work, humming a song that was overplayed by the radio. Apparently not aware of how much her words had hurt me.

Dear girl who I sat next to for one music class. Maybe someday I’ll carefully conceal my dents, my scratches, my lines. Maybe someday I’ll “prettify” my face. Maybe someday, but for now, I’ll learn how to embrace every imperfection, flaw, and part of me that needs to be painted away.

Maybe someday.

Answer these questions. You may use Indonesian.

1. How many people were there in the story? Were they friends?
2. Where did the story take place?
3. Can you guess the gender and age of ‘I’ character in the story?
4. Who asked the question “Have you heard of makeup?” in the story?
5. Why did she say that “You’d look prettier with makeup on”?
6. Why did ‘I’ not say anything to her?
7. What does the word ‘intently’ in “She looked at me intently” mean?
8. Have you experienced looking at something intently?

Answers:

1. There were two people in the story.

They were not really friends, they were just classmates.

2. The story took place  in the class.

3. I think the gender and age of 'I' character in the story is a girl, and she is a teenager.

4. The one who asked the question is 'I' character's classmate in one music class.

5. She said “You’d look prettier with makeup on” probably because she noticed the 'I' character's face has flaws and need to be 'fixed' with makeup.

6. 'I' did not say anything to her because she had different perspective, that she currently has not needed makeup, that she accepted all of her flaws and she might try make-up only one day if she wants to.

7. Quoted from Merriam-webster.com, the word 'intently' means 'in an intent or concentrated manner : with great effort, attention, or concentration'.

8. Yes, I looked at something intently when I wanted to observe microbes through microscope.

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