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Membaca gaya IELTS: True, False atau Not Given
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Latihan mandiri bergaya bacaan IELTS, bukan tes resmi: baca artikel tentang kelompok perbaikan komunitas dan jawab soal True/False/Not Given serta pilihan ganda.
Fixing things together
On the first Thursday of every month, the hall behind a small town library fills with broken things. People arrive carrying lamps that no longer switch on, chairs with loose legs, jackets with broken zips and radios that have gone silent. They have come to a repair evening, an event where volunteers help visitors to mend their belongings instead of throwing them away.
The idea began four years ago with a retired electrician called Tomás Ferreira. He had noticed that his neighbours often asked him to look at small faults, and that most of these problems took only a few minutes to solve. 'A lot of things are thrown away because one cheap part has stopped working,' he explains. 'People assume that a repair will cost more than a new item, but very often that is not the case.' He put up a notice in the library asking for helpers, and six people came to the first meeting.
Today the group has around twenty volunteers, although not all of them come every month. Some are skilled in electronics, while others are good at sewing, woodwork or fixing bicycles. Visitors do not pay for repairs, but there is a box by the door for donations, and this money is used to buy tools and spare parts. The library lets the group use the hall free of charge.
The volunteers are clear that a repair evening is not simply a free repair shop. Visitors are expected to sit with a volunteer and take part in the work. 'We want people to go home with a working toaster, but also with the confidence to try the next repair themselves,' says Aiko Mori, who runs the sewing table. In her view, many adults were never taught basic skills such as replacing a button, and they are often surprised by how easy these jobs turn out to be.
Not every item can be saved, however. Some modern devices are sealed in a way that makes them difficult to open without causing damage, and spare parts for older machines can be hard to find. The volunteers keep a simple record of every item they look at, and they estimate that about two in every three leave the hall in working order.
For many visitors, the social side of the evening matters as much as the repairs. People chat while they wait, and several regular visitors have gone on to become volunteers themselves. Mr Ferreira hopes that other towns will set up similar groups. 'You don't need a big budget,' he says. 'You need a room, a few tables and people who are happy to share what they know.'
True, False atau Not Given
Apakah pernyataan-pernyataan ini sesuai dengan informasi dalam bacaan? Pilih True jika pernyataan sesuai dengan informasi, False jika bertentangan dengan informasi, atau Not Given jika tidak ada informasi tentangnya.
- The repair evening takes place once a month.
- More than ten people came to the group's first meeting.
- Tomás Ferreira found his first helpers by putting up a notice.
- Every volunteer comes to every repair evening.
- The group pays the library to use the hall.
- Aiko Mori learned to sew from a member of her family.
- Visitors are expected to help with the repair of their own items.
- Some visitors bring their children to the repair evenings.
Pilihan ganda
Pilih jawaban yang benar menurut bacaan.
- What is the main aim of the repair evenings?
- Why did Tomás Ferreira start the group?
- What is the money from the donation box used for?
- According to Aiko Mori, many adults
- Why are some modern devices difficult to repair?
- About how many of the items that the volunteers look at are successfully repaired?
- What does the writer say about some regular visitors?
Kunci jawaban
True, False atau Not Given
- a) TrueBacaan menyatakan acara itu berlangsung pada hari Kamis pertama setiap bulan, jadi acara itu diadakan sebulan sekali.
- b) FalseHanya enam orang yang datang ke pertemuan pertama, jadi pernyataan itu bertentangan dengan bacaan.
- a) TrueDia memasang pengumuman di perpustakaan untuk mencari relawan, dan enam orang datang.
- b) FalseBacaan menyatakan bahwa tidak semua relawan datang setiap bulan.
- b) FalsePerpustakaan mengizinkan kelompok itu memakai aula secara gratis, jadi kelompok itu tidak membayar.
- c) Not GivenBacaan menyatakan dia mengelola meja menjahit, tetapi tidak pernah menyebutkan bagaimana atau dari siapa dia belajar menjahit.
- a) TruePengunjung diharapkan duduk bersama relawan dan ikut mengerjakan perbaikan.
- c) Not GivenBacaan sama sekali tidak menyebut anak-anak, jadi kita tidak bisa mengatakan apakah ini benar.
Pilihan ganda
- c) to help people fix their belongings and learn how to do itRelawan membantu pengunjung memperbaiki barang mereka, dan mereka ingin pengunjung punya kepercayaan diri untuk memperbaiki barang sendiri.
- a) He noticed that many faults were quick and easy to fix.Dia memperhatikan bahwa kebanyakan masalah tetangganya hanya butuh beberapa menit untuk diselesaikan.
- b) tools and spare partsBacaan menyatakan bahwa donasi dipakai untuk membeli peralatan dan suku cadang.
- d) were never taught simple repair skills.Dia mengatakan banyak orang dewasa tidak pernah diajari keterampilan dasar seperti mengganti kancing.
- b) They are sealed and hard to open without damaging them.Beberapa perangkat modern tertutup rapat sehingga sulit dibuka tanpa merusaknya.
- d) about two in threePara relawan memperkirakan sekitar dua dari setiap tiga barang keluar dari aula dalam keadaan berfungsi.
- a) They have become volunteers.Bacaan menyatakan bahwa beberapa pengunjung tetap kemudian menjadi relawan sendiri.