Name/Class : ...................................../.........

Subject : English

Duration : 60 minutes

English WS
No. 1/Grade 11/Semester 2/NSA-SHS/2020-2021

Red Cross volunteers quick to respond following the Krakatoa tsunami

A peaceful evening turned to horror on Saturday when powerful tsunami waves – on top of alarmingly
high tides – raced towards the shoreline of a coast popular with holiday makers. Within minutes, the waves had
flattened areas on both sides of Sunda Strait, taking lives and causing injury as they uprooted trees, crashed
through property and scattered debris through towns and villages.

281 people killed and 1,016 injured

Powerful 30-90cm waves on top of very high tides
117 Indonesian Red Cross volunteers in action

Local branches of the Indonesian Red Cross went into action immediately. One hundred and seventeen
Red Cross volunteers began giving life-saving first aid and evacuating injured survivors, conducting search and
rescue, distributing emergency items including water, blankets and tarpaulins and undertaking rapid assessment
of people’s needs. Two helicopters from the Indonesian Red Cross are being used for search and rescue.

We know from previous tsunami operations that the urgent priority is treating injured survivors to save
lives and prevent long-term harm. The Indonesian Red Cross has sent 22 ambulances with medical crews to
transport injured people to hospital, a team of orthopedic specialist doctors and five mobile medical teams (three
to Banten, two to Lampung).

Following any disaster of this size, damage to infrastructure, including wells, can be compromised. The
Indonesian Red Cross has strong capacity to purify and distribute water – skills that were strengthened following
the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. The Red Cross is sending in 14 water trucks (six to Banten and eight to
Lampung) to ensuring survivors have access to clean, safe drinking water.

There are fears the death toll could still rise as emergency teams visit hard-to-reach areas. A wide stretch
of Java’s western coastline has been affected by this tsunami. With debris scattered across the region, it could
take days before crews are able to access remote areas and provide a complete picture of the impact of this
disaster.

The Red Cross continues to respond and will provide further assistance based on the assessments
currently under way. The Indonesian Red Cross is well placed to support people. Staff and volunteers have
extensive experience responding to disasters – most recently the Lombok earthquakes (a series of earthquakes
that started on 29 July) and the Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami, which happened almost exactly three months
ago (on 28 October).

It is unclear if the danger is over. The government has warned of the risk of further tsunamis between
7am on 23 December and 7am on 26 December. The Red Cross is helping people evacuate away from the
coastline to higher ground. People are understandably jittery.

People are understandably jittery. This is a traumatic event that has shaken people, who will also have the
Lombok and Sulawesi disasters fresh in their minds. The Indonesian Red Cross has trained staff and volunteers
who can offer psychosocial support as people recover.

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International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies

I. Answer these questions based on the text!

1. What did the Indonesian Red Cross do to help the victims? giving life-saving first aid and evacuating
injured survivors, conducting search and rescue, distributing emergency items including water, blankets
and tarpaulins and undertaking rapid assessment of people’s needs.

2. How many casualties were there? Do you think it was a major disaster? Why/Why not? 281 people killed
and 1,016 injured. Yes, Because the waves had flattened areas on both sides of Sunda Strait, taking lives
and causing injury as they uprooted trees, crashed through property and scattered debris through towns
and villages.

3. What is the main idea of the 6th paragraph? The Indonesian Red Cross as a support

4. Find the synonyms of these words in the text!

a. Hurriedly = Quickly c. quiet = Silent e. isolated = Quarantined

b. Wounded = Injured d. commenced = Started

5. Find the antonyms of these words in the text!

a. Weakened: Exhausted c. neglect: Abandon e. organized: Arranged

b. Narrow: Slim d. later: Next

II. Supply with the correct form of Adjective Clause!

1. The student whose composition was highly praised by the teacher was taught English for the first time
when I was on the second grade of junior high felt excited.

2. Danny, who did not come to class yesterday whenthere was an important test, explained his absence to
the teacher.

3. The car which the president was riding was parked in a parking lot where I also parked my car.

4. The musicians whom the company had hired for the office party who was presented to welcome all of the
new workers who just arrived, were very famous.

5. Mr. Watson, whose son won the speech contest who was held by a well-known company which I work is
very proud of his son’s achievement.

III. Combine these sentences using the right form of Adjective Clause!

1. You should complain to your neighbor

His dog has beaten your son
It is a Dalmatian
He is only 5 years old

You should complain to your neighbor whose dog is a dalmatian which has beaten your son whose only 5
years old

2. Matt applied for the job

He can speak English fluently

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 It was offered by his best friend
She also works there

Matt, who can speak english fluently was applied for the job which was offered by his best friend whose
also work there

3. Sam introduced ne to his roommates

Both of them are from Canada
It is situated in North America
My elder sister used to live there
She is a famous pianist.

Sam, who introduced me to his roomates whose both of them are from canada which is situated in North
America which my elder sister used to live there, is a famous pianist

4. We slept in a room
A ghost appeared in that room
He had been wandering in that building for a long time

We slept in a room where a ghost appeared in that room which He had been wandering in that building
for a long time

5. Don’t forget to take the keys

I put them on the jar
The top of the jar has some ornaments
They were made by my sister a few days ago

Don’t forget to take the keys which I put them on the jar that the top of the jar has some ornaments
which they were made by my sister a few days ago

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