Nama : Nanda Fadli Wijaya

Nim : 043145765

Matkul : Reading I (BING4102)

Question 1

Why do we know so little about the life of William Shakespeare when we know comparatively
so much about the lives of his less accomplished peers? Our lack of knowledge about
Shakespeare has inspired countless conspiracy theories. The actual writing of Shakespeare’s
works has been attributed to others from contemporary playwrights Christopher Marlowe and
Ben Johnson to the brilliant Renaissance scientist and philosopher Francis Bacon. Shakespeare
was an immensely successful dramatist as well as a prosperous property owner. Circumspect,
and only too aware of the government-inspired branding of Johnson, its torture of Thomas Kyd,
and its murder of Marlowe, Shakespeare kept himself nearly anonymous. Wary to the end,
Shakespeare led a life virtually without memorable incident, as far as we can tell.

a. Circumspect and wary are synonyms. In the context of the passage, what do they mean?
b. Write down two words that start with spect-!
c. How do the roots circum- and spect- relate to the definition of circumspect?

Question 2

The world around us is filled with sound. There are loud sounds and soft sounds. There are
pleasant sounds and unpleasant sounds. At this very moment, you are surrounded by sound.
Where does sound come from? How does it get to your ears? Why are there different kinds of
sound? The study of these questions about sound is called acoustics.

Imagine a cymbal hit with a drumstick. The cymbal shakes rapidly, and this vibration causes the
tiny particles in the air around it to vibrate. These vibrating air particles, called molecules, bump
into the air particles next to them and make them vibrate. This spreading vibration moves
outward in every direction from the cymbal in waves.

When a small object is made to vibrate, the sound waves move up and down very quickly. This
produces a high-pitched sound, like a high note in a song. When a large object is made to
vibrate, the sound waves move up and down more slowly. This produces a low-pitched sound,
like a low note in a song. Hitting a small cymbal makes a more high-pitched sound than hitting a
large cymbal.
a. Write the context clues that give a hint to the meaning of each of acoustics word!

b. Write the context clues that give a hint to the meaning of each of vibration word!

c. Write the context clues that give a hint to the meaning of each of high-pitched word!

Question 3

March 17th is an Irish holiday which honours the patron saint of Ireland, St Patrick, 1.
............................... brought Christianity to the Irish people. According to tradition, St Patrick, 2.
............................... father was a wealthy man, was actually born in England. At the age of 16, he
was kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave. Some years later, he escaped to France, 3.
............................... he lived for many years and became a priest. At the age of 60, 4.
............................... he returned to Ireland, he built his first church. On March 17th, the day 5.
............................... St Patrick died, people wear green clothes decorated with the shamrock,
which is the national symbol of Ireland.

a. Complete the passage with relative pronoun

(1…….; 2……; 3…….; 4……..; 5…….)

b. Write three noun phrases in the text above

(1……; 2…..; 3……)

c. Identify coordinating conjunction in the text above

Answear:

1.a. In the context of the passage,

circumspect and wary m e a n s t h e s t a t e o f a w a r e n e s s o f Shakespeare, which led him to
live a life virtually without any memorable incident.

1.b. spectator ; spectrum

1.c. The roots circum-means encircling or surrounding something, and spect-means

to look or to observe.
When combined together, the meaning becomes to observe something from
all point of view (or in encircled).Therefore, it could also be taken as
a state of awareness as a product of full observation from an encircled point of view.
2.a. The context clues given are Direct Clues. The passage stated"
T h e s t u d y o f t h e s e questions about sound is called acoustics."

2.b. The context clues given are Description Clues. The passage writes, "The cymbal
shakesrapidly and this vibration causes the tiny particles in the air around it to vibrate."

2.c. The context clues given are Example Clues. As read in the
p a s s a g e , " T h i s p r o d u c e high-pitched sound,like a high note in a song."

3.a. Relative pronoun :

1. who
2.whose
3. where
4. when
5. When

3.b. Noun phrases

1. a wealthy man
2. his first church
3. green clothes decorated with the shamrock

3.c. Coordinating conjunction: and At the age of 16, he was kidnapped by pirates and sold as a
slave.