Soal-soal TIK [Photoshop]

1. Berikut ini ialah salah satu hasil karya dari Photoshop, kecuali :
a. Brosur
b. Animasi
c. Poster
d. Cover majalah

2. Pada PHOTO SHOP perintah HUE/SATURATION digunakan untuk :
a. Memutar CANVAS
b. Memberi Teks
c. Merubah Warna Image
d. Duplikat Image

3. Isitilah dalam Photoshop untuk memutar gambar 90 derajat searah jarum jam yaitu :
a. 90
b. 90cw
c. 90ccw
d. 90cc

4. Tombol pada Keyboard yang digunakan memilih menu layer>new>layer via copy ialah :
a. ctrl+J
b. ctrl+S
c. ctrl+X
d. ctrl+C

5. mengatur ukuran bidang kerja digunakan :
a. Image – Image Size
b. Image - Mode
c. Image – Rotate Canvas
d. Image – Canvas Size

6. Berikut ini adalah 3 macam system mode warna, kecuali
a. RGB
b. Transparent
c. CMYK
d. Grayscale

7. Perintah untuk membuat image menjadi hitam putih adalah:
a. Brightness
b. Desaturate
c. Curves
d. Hue

8. File yang dihasilkan oleh Photoshop berekstensi :
a. .DOC
b. .XLS
c. .PSD
d. .VBP

9. Berikut ini ialah perintah untuk duplikasi effect yang telah di copy :
a. Paste layer style
b. clear layer style
c. copy layer style
d. Create layer

10. Berikut ini ialah fungsi MOVE TOOL pada PHOTOSHOP ?
a. Membuat seleksi obyek
b. Memindahkan Obyek
c. Memotong obyek
d. Memberi Teks / Tulisan

11. Pada PHOTO SHOP perintah seleksi obyek dalam bentuk lingkaran ialah :
a. Elliptical Marquee
b. Lasso Tool
c. Magic Wand
d. Rectangular Marquee

12. Kegunaan dari Lasso Tool adalah untuk:
a. Membuat seleksi obyek
b. Menggeser obyek
c. Memotong obyek
d. Duplikat obyek

13. Yang merupakan fungsi dari ERASER TOOL di PHOTO SHOP ialah :
a. Menghapus Image
b. Duplikat Image
c. Memberi Teks
d. Modifikasi Warna

14. Pada PHOTO SHOP arti dari Mode RGB Color ialah
a. ROW GROUND BLACK
b. RED GREEN BLUE
c. RED GRACE BLUE
d. RED GREEN BLACK

15. Berikut ini ialah Effek/Dampak dari BLUR TOOL:
a. Effek Bayangan
b. Effek Cahaya
c. Effek Kontras
d. Effek Kabur

16. Berikut ini ialah fungsi tombol alternatif untuk perintah LAYER/NEW LAYER :
a. ctrl+J
b. ctrl+S
c. shift+ctrl+J
d. shift+ctrl+N

17. Perintah untuk membuat LAYER menjadi transparan ialah :
a. OPACITY
b. FILL
c. LINK
d. VISIBLE

18. Perintah ROTATE CANVAS pada PHOTO SHOP berfungsi untuk :
a. Modifikasi Warna
b. Memutar CANVAS
c. Memeberi Teks
d. Effek Shadow

19. Membuat seleksi dengan garis-garis lurus merupakan lasso:
a. Lasso tool
b. magnetic lasso tool
c. Polygonal lasso tool
d. magic wand tool

20. Langkah untuk membuat lembar kerja baru dalam photoshop adalah:
a. File>Open
b. File>New
c. Edit>New
d. Edit>Open

21. Untuk merubah ukuran suatu image adalah pada:
a. Image>Image size
b. Image>Image canvas
c. Image> Canvas Size
d. Image>Canvas Image

22. Untuk merubah lembar kerja pada photoshop adalah:
a. Image>Image size
b. Image>Image canvas
c. Image>Canvas Size
d. Image>Canvas Image

23. Pilihan untuk memutar suatu image 90 derajat berlawanan dengan jarum jam adalah:
a. 180
b. 90cw
c. 90
d. 90ccw

24. Untuk menyeleksi suatu gambar dalam photoshop kita dapat melakukannya, maksud
dari kalimat
tersebut adalah:
a. Memotong image
b. Mencopy dan mempaste suatu image
c. Memilih bagian tertentu dari suatu image
d. Menghapus sebagian image

25. Tombol pada keyboard untuk menambah seleksi yang telah ada pada image:
a. Del
b. Enter
c. Alt
d. Shift

Cerpen pertama saya.......

Kemelut di Kesunyian Gunung Lawu

Dingin, itulah yang kami rasakan pada saat itu. Padahal waktu masih menunjukan pukul 16.00 WIB, yang kami merasa masih cukup dini untuk merasakan udara dingin itu. Lawu, banyak orang ngeri mendengarnya tapi bagi kami itu adalah tantangan tersendiri terutama aku, banyak yang menentiku pulang dan mengharapkan aku untuk sampai di puncak Gunung Lawu, gunung terdingin di Pulau Jawa itu.
Sembari menunggu pemberangkatan aku dan dua orang temanku, Ari dan Budi, menikmati teh panas di warung dekat base camp dan menyantap menu makan sore, karena belum tentu nanti malam ada waktu buat makan malam, jadi kami memutuskan untuk makan pada sore itu.
“Gila dingin banget nih!” kataku memulai percakapan.
“iya nih, di bawah udah dingin gimana diatas nanti ya?” Sambung Ari.
“Makanya nanti pake jaket double, biar ga dingin”, kata Budi.
“Ya iya lah, pengen mati kedinginan apa diatas sana!” teriakku dan Ari bersama-sama.
`bulan Agustus suhunya bisa mencapai dibawah nol derajat celcius,” Sambung si penjaga.
“Gila, bisa mati beku klo kayak gini,” pikirku dalam hati.
Ari merupakan teman yang paling kelihatan lebih bersemangat daripada teman-teman yang lain dalam pendakian ini. Meskipun dia dilarang orang tuanya, dia tetap memaksa untuk ikut. “Lawu adalah impianku!” katanya dengan penuh semangat saat kami masih di rumah. Lain halnya dengan Budi. Dia mempunyai perawakan lebih kecil dari Ari, tetapi tenaganya paling kuat diantara kami.
Waktu sudah menunjukan pukul 20.00 WIB. Waktunya kami untuk memulai perjalanan menaklukkan dinginnya gunung Lawu. Kami terdiri dari 23 orang, 10 orang perempuan, 11 orang laki-laki, dan 2 orang pembina. Pembagian tugas pun dimulai. Aku mendapatkan tugas menjadi sweeper, yaitu rombongan paling belakang. Perjalanan kami diselimuti udara dingin yang semakin mencekam dan juga sepinya malam. Seumur hidupku baru kali ini aku merasakan udara sedingin ini. Biasanya, aku sering mengeluh dan bermales-malesan saat udara mulai dingin. Tapi entah tenaga dari mana, aku dapat berjalan di dinginnya malam yang mencekam itu.
“Kok sepi banget ya?” kataku.
“Iya nih, sepi banget”, kata Ari, yang juga menjadi Sweeper. Asal kalian tau, yang menjadi sweeper tidak hanya aku dan Ari, tapi masih ada 2 teman yang lain yaitu Dodi, Suci, dan 1 pembina kami, pak Nur. Beliau merupakan orang tertua dalam rombongan kami, tetapi jangan salah tenaganya masih kuat, kami pun tidak dapat menandingi beliau.
“Heh! Lihat!! Kita udah ditunggu”, kata Dodi menunjuk keatas.
“Sama siapa?” kataku terheran-heran.
“Liat itu udah ada lampu”, kata Dodi sambil tersenyum.
“Itu sih bulan,” kata Ari.
Tak terasa perjalanan kami sudah mencapai sudah mencapai pos 3. Rasa lelah, dingin dan kantuk sudah mulai terasa menyiksa. Akhirnya kami pun memutuskan untuk beristirahat dan membuat api unggun untuk menghangatkan badan. Setelah dirasa cukup kami pun melanjutkan perjalanan. Baru beberapa menit berjalan, Ari terkapar, asma nya kambuh.
“Oksigennya mana?” tanya suci pada ku, kebetulan aku yang paling dekat dengannya.
“Tadi ada di rombongan depan,” jawab Dodi.
“Sial!!,” jeritku dalam hati.
Akhirnya aku dan dodi meletakkan tas ransel dan berlari menyusul temen-teman yang ada di depan. Ternyata Budi dan kawan-kawan masih menunggu kami. Ari pun kembali pulih dan bergabung dengan dengan rombongannya budi. Karena sudah dirasa cukup beristirahat, kami pun melanjutkan perjalanan. Rombongan pun kini terbagi menjadi tiga, yaitu rombongan depan, tengah dan belakang. Aku berada di rombongan tengah, Budi, suci, Ari dan pak Nur berada di belakang. Sekitar pukul 03.00 WIB, rombongan tengah, termasuk aku, mendengar teriakan entah dari mana asalnya dan kurang jelas. Sekitar pukul 05.00 WIB, Budi memberi kabar bahwa Ari terkapar lagi dan lebih parah dari pada yang pertama. Mas Yatno, salah satu pembina kami pun lari menuju ke tempat Ari yang berada jauh dibawah kami. Atas perintahnya juga, kami melanjutkan perjalanan menuju pos 4. Sekitar 10 meter sebelum sampai pos 4, kami beristirahat, menikmati indahnya alam ciptaan Tuhan sambil menikmati menu makan pagi.
Sekitar pukul 06.30, pak Nur sampai di tempat kami. Dia menyuruh aku dan dodi membantu mas yanto, karena Ari belum juga sadar, sedangkan teman-teman yang lain bersama Budi melanjutkan perjalanan menuju puncak.
Dengan penuh kekhawatiran, aku dan dodi menuju ke tempat Ari berada. Sesampainya di tempat Ari, ternyata dia sudah sadar. Berbagai perasaan pun menyelimuti hati kami, senang, marah, sedih, kecewa,dan perasaan-perasaan yang lain. Sambil menunggu rombongan yang lain turun, kami pun membuka tas kami dan mencari bahan makanan yang tersedia. Karena ketidaksabaran kami, akhirnya kami turun duluan.
Sekitar pukul 17.00 WIB, semua rombongan sudah berkumpul di base camp. Perjalanan yang seharusnya menyenangkan dari awal sampai akhir, ternyata harus ada sekilas kisah yang menyedihkan. Banyak cerita yang kami dapatkan dalam perjalanan ini, termasuk arti dari sebuah persahabatan.
Kami memutuskan mendirikan tenda dan bermalam di base camp. Keesokan harinya, sekitar pukul 07.00 WIB, kami pulang menuju kota tercinta kami dengan membawa sejuta pengalaman yang sangat berharga. Jaga terus kelestarian bumi kita, khususnya Negara Indonesia tercinta.

Kumpulan Cerita Naratif

THE GRATEFUL SPARROW

Once upon a time, there lived an old woman who had a very bad temper. One day, she was so angry with a sparrow which chirped in her courtyard that she hit it with a bamboo pole. She broke the sparrow’s wing. The unfortunate bird then escaped to the house next door.
In this house lived a very poor but kind grandmother. She mended the broken wing for the sparrow. She took great care of him and feed him rice and gave him fresh water. Soon the sparrow was strong enough to fly away. As he flew up into the air, the grandmother called out to him, “Look after yourself.”
A few days later, the sparrow flew into the grandmother’s garden again. He carried a tiny gourd in his beak. He dropped this gourd in front of the kind woman. The grandmother picked it up and looked at it. When she opened it, rice began to pour on the ground. The more she shook the gourd, the more rice flowed out of it. Since then, she never needed to go hungry again.

(Favourite stories from Japan, LL se Pordes)


THE FORTUNE TELLER

One morning Mrs. Chong asked her husband to accompany her to the fortune teller.
“You go alone,” Mr. Chong said. “I don’t believe in fortune tellers. They’re a waste of time and money.”
“Oh, but this new man is very good. Please come with me,” his wife pleaded. “Just this once.”
“Very well, then. But just this once,” Mr. Chong said. “I’m not going to make a habit of it.”
When they arrived at the fortune teller’s, Mrs. Chong went in first while her husband waited outside. After the fortune teller had told her fortune, Mrs. Chong said, “My husband will come in to see you now. Please be careful what you say to him. He doesn’t believe in fortune tellers.”
“I will soon make him change his mind,” the fortune teller said.
“Ah, but he is a very stubborn man. And he gets angry very easily,” Mrs. Chong said.
“So much the better,” the fortune teller replied. “Leave everything to me. There is only one thing. You must not tell your husband the fortune I have given you today.”
Mrs. Chong was surprised. “Why not?” she asked. “There is nothing bad in it.”
“I cannot explain,” the fortune teller said, “but it is in your stars. Whatever your husband says or does, you must not tell him your fortune. There will be disaster for you if you do.”
“Very well,” Mrs. Chong said, and went out.
Her husband went in immediately, and said, “Now be quick. I haven’t all day to listen to your nonsense. I’ve only come here to please my wife.”
“In that case, I will not tell you your full fortune,” the fortune teller said. “Instead I will give you only a serious warning. Do not ask your wife about her fortune. If you do you will have great unhappiness.”
Mr. Chong laughed at this, and walked out.
That evening as he was sitting at home with his wife, Mrs. Chong said to her, “What did the fortune teller say to you?”
“Oh, nothing much,” his wife said quickly.
“I am sure it wasn’t,” Mr. Chong said, “but tell me anyway.”
“Really, it was nothing,” his wife said, and tried to change the subject.
“I demand to know!” Mr. Chong exclaimed, getting angry.
But Mrs. Chong remembering the fortune teller’s words, refused to tell her husband. Within minutes, they were quarraelling fiercely.
‘If you don’t tell me,” Mr. Chong shouted, “ I shall leave this house and never return.”
“I can’t tell you,” his wife cried. “Something terrible will happen if I do.”
“Something terrible will happen if you don’t!, he roared.
But she refused to tell him and he walked out of the house. He went straight to the fortune teller’s.
“You were right,” he said. “I asked my wife about her fortune and it has bought me great unhappiness. Now please tell me the rest of my fortune. I shall believe whatever you say.”
The fortune teller smile to himself and studied Mr. Chong fortune in his astrological charts.

(Understanding Modern English)


THE CAT AND THE RAT

Long ago, the God in Heaven spoke to all of the animals in the world. Twelve animals will be chosen to protect the world. Each one will do this for a year at a time. Come to my palace on the twelfth day of the first moon. The first twelve animals arrive will be chosen.”
All of the animals waited excitedly for the day. The Cat, however, was very forgetful and could not remember which day it was. So she asked the Rat, ‘Which day do we go to the Palace in Heaven to be chosen to protect the world?” The Rat wanted to be chosen so he said to the Cat, “On the thirteenth day of the first moon, we will all go to the palace.”
The Rat lived in the stable of the Ox. One evening, he heard the Ox getting ready to leave for the Palace. “Why are you leaving so early?” asked the Rat.
“Oh, my feet are so clumsy and slow,” answered the Ox, “I must go now or I won’t get there in time to be chosen.”
As soon as the Ox turned to go, the Rat jumped into the bag on his bag. The Ox did not know that he was carrying the Rat and walked slowly through the night until he reached the Palace. There were no other animals in front of him so he thought he must surely be the first. Just then, the Rat jumped out of the bag and ran to the gate.
“The very first is the Rat,” he called out to the Ox. The Ox was very angry but not as angry as the Cat. She went to the Palace on the thirteenth day as she had been told by the Rat. There was nobody about so she thought she must be the first. However, the guard called out to her.
“You are a day too late, Cat. The animals were chosen yesterday. First the Rat, then Ox, Tiger, Hare, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Cock, Dog and last of all, Bear. You shouldn’t be so sleepy, and look how dirty your face is! You should wash it better than you do.” With that he closed the gates.
Since then, the Cat has hated the Rat and has always tried to catch him. She also keeps washing her face with her tongue because the guard told her how dirty her face was.
(Favourite stories from Japan LL se Pordes)


THE MAGIC BOX

Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who dug up a big box in his field. He took it home with him and showed it to his wife. His wife cleaned it and kept it in their home. One day she dropped an apple into it. Immediately the box began to fill up with apples. No matter how many were taken out, others took their place. So the farmer and his wife sold the apples and were able to live quite comfortably.
Then the farmer dropped a coin into the box. At once the apples disappeared and the box begin to fill itself with coins. Everyday, the farmer and his wife collected hundreds and hundreds of dollars from the box. Soon they became very rich.
Now the farmer’s grandfather lived with the couple. He was not very strong and he could not go out to work, so the farmer asked the old man to help him take the money out of the box. When his grandfather became tired and wanted to rest, the farmer shouted at him, “Why are you so lazy? Why can’t you work harder?”
The old man did not say anything but he continued working until he fell inside the box and die. At once, the money disappeared, and the box began to fill up with dead grandfathers.
The farmer had to pull them out and bury them. To do this he had to spend all the money he had collected. When he had used up all the money, the box broke and the farmer was just as poor as he was before.

(Favourite stories from Taiwan, Leon Comber & Charles Shuttleworth)
THE MAGIC BOX

Let me tell you a story. Well, once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who dug up a big box in his field. Then he took it home with him and showed it to his wife. His wife cleaned it and kept it in their home. You know what happened one day? She dropped an apple into it. Immediately the box began to fill up with apples. And no matter how many were taken out, others took their place. Incredible, wasn’t it? So the farmer and his wife sold the apples and were able to live quite comfortably.
Then what happened next? The farmer dropped a coin into the box. At once the apples disappeared and the box begin to fill itself with coins. Everyday, the farmer and his wife collected hundreds and hundreds of dollars from the box. Soon they became very rich.
Now ….the farmer’s grandfather lived with the couple. He was not very strong and he could not go out to work, so the farmer asked the old man to help him take the money out of the box. When his grandfather became tired and wanted to rest, the farmer shouted at him, “Why are you so lazy? Why can’t you work harder? Why?”
The old man did not say anything. He continued working until he fell inside the box and died. Just like what happened before, at once, the money disappeared, and the box began to fill up with dead grandfathers. Scary, wasn’t it?
The farmer had to pull them out and bury them. Well, to do this he had to spend all the money he had collected. When he had used up all the money, the box broke. Just guess! What happened to the farmer? He was just as poor as he was before.

(Favourite stories from Taiwan, Leon Comber & Charles Shuttleworth)


THE HERON, THE FISHES AND THE CRAB

Far away in the mountains, there was a small, quiet lake. The fish which lived in the lake were very happy until a heron came to live nearby. With his long beak, he caught some of the fish every day and ate them. As soon as a fish swam too close to the surface of the water, the heron caught it.
But time passed, and the heron became old and too slow to catch many of the fish. So he thought of a trick.
“What a pity, my beautiful fish, that you don’t know of the danger that is so near,” he said loudly.
“What danger is there – except your sharp beak?” asked the fish from a safe distance.
“That is not true.” Said the heron as he smiled to himself. “Today I heard the villagers say they were going to empty this lake and take all the fish out.”
When they heard this, the fish were very frightened. “We will all die. This is the end of the world.”
“Don’t give up hope,” said the heron, “I’ll help you. There is another lake on the other side of this mountain. It has clear water and is even bigger than this lake. If you like, I’ll carry each of you over there on my back”.
The silly fish had now forgotten the sharp beak of the heron and were glad that he could help them.
“I must do it slowly as I am old. I can only take a few of you each day,” said the heron, who was happy that his plan had worked.
Every day, he took two or three fish out of the lake and flew away with them over the mountain.
A rather clever crab also lived in the lake. He did not trust the old heron. One day, he sharpened his claws and then asked to be taken to the new lake. He crawled onto the heron’s back and up they went. When they were high above the mountain, the heron suddenly dived down and tried to throw the crab off his back. But the crab held on firmly with its legs. They passed a stone which was covered with fish bones. Immediately, the crab knew where the bones had come from.
“You dreadful creature!” he said to the heron. “You cheated the fish and you brought them here and ate them.”
Then he pinched the heron’s back with his sharp claws and pulled off the feathers from the heron’s neck. The wounded heron returned to the ground at once and the crab crawled away.
When the crab returned to the lake, he told the fish what had happened. He told them about the pile of bones he had seen on the rock. Then the fish saw how foolish they had been and they thanked the crab for saving their lives.
Once again, the lake became quiet and peaceful and the heron never came back again.
(Favourite stories from Japan)


THE BRAHMIN AND THE UNGRATEFUL TIGER

One day as a Brahmin was walking along a road he passed a large cage. Inside the cage was a big tiger which had been caught by the villagers the night before.
As soon as he saw the Brahmin the tiger called to him, “Brother Brahmin, brother Brahmin, please have pity on me and let me out. I am so thirsty. I have been locked up for many hours.”
The Brahmin stopped in front of the cage and looked at the tiger. Then he said, “I don’t think I will, because if I let you out you will certainly eat me.”
“Oh, brother Brahmin, how can you say such a thing? How can you think that I would be so ungrateful?” protested the tiger.
The Brahmin hesitated. He had a good heart and he liked to help man and beast alike. But he was afraid of the tiger. “Please, please let me out for just a minute,” the tiger begged again. “As soon as I have drunk some water from the river I’ll return to the cage.”
“Well,” said the Brahmin finally, “if you promise not to harm me I’ll open the cage door.”
“I swear not to harm you, brother Brahmin,” promised the tiger. The priest, believing the tiger’s words, unlocked the door of the cage and pushed it open. As soon as the door was open, the tiger sprang out and looked fiercely at the rescuer.
“I’m hungry as well as thirsty. I think I’ll eat you before have a drink,” he growled.
“But friend Tiger, said the Brahmin, “you swore not to harm me. How can you eat the person who set you free?”
“Does Man keep his word?” sneered the tiger. “I don’t think he does, so why should I keep mine? Is Man grateful? He is not, so why should I be?”
“Don’t act hastily, friend Tiger, “ pleaded the Brahmin. “There are many men who keep their word and area grateful. Let us ask the opinion of five witnesses. If all five agree that it is fair and just to eat me after I set you free, I’ll die willingly.”
“Very well,” growled the tiger. “Let us ask five witnesses. Let us ask them if Man keeps his word and is grateful to those who have helped him. Look, there is an ox lying by the roadside. Let him be our first witness.”
So the tiger and the Brahmin walked towards the ox, which was lying with his eyes shut, under a banyan tree.
“Friend Ox,” said the Brahmin, “please tell us whether this is just and fair. When I met friend Tiger he was locked in a cage and suffering from thirst. He begged me to let him out and swore not to harm me if I did. However, as soon as I opened the cage, he broke his promised and threatened to eat me. Tell us, friend Ox, don’t you think friend Tiger should keep his word and not be so ungrateful?”
“Ungrateful? Who is more ungrateful than Man?” said the Ox with a scornful look in his big eyes.
“Look at me. When I was young and strong. I served my master well. I pulled his plough and his cart. He praised me and promised me many rewards. Now that I am old and unable to work he has forgotten all that I did for him. He brought me to this place to die in loneliness. Eat him, brother Tiger, for Man himself is an ungrateful creature.” The ox slowly closed his eyes and went back to sleep again.
When the tiger heard these words he wanted to kill the Brahmin at once, but the priest said, “Friend Tiger, don’t be in such a hurry. Friend Ox is only our first witness. We have to ask four more.”
“Ask the nearby banyan tree and be quick,” grumbled the tiger who wanted to have his meal.
The Brahmin turned to the huge banyan tree.
“Banyan tree, Banyan tree,” said the Brahmin, “did you hear my story? Don’t you think my friend Tiger should keep his word and let me live?”
The gnarled old tree rustled his leaves and then answered, “My thick leaves give shade to men and keep them from the heat of the sun. but they don’t show any thanks towards me. After they have rested, they often break my branches and scatter my leaves. I don’t like men. They are ungrateful lot indeed.”
These words made the tiger laugh.
“It’s no use, brother Brahmin. Nobody likes your kind. Come, let me eat you now.”
“No, no,” protested the Brahmin. “We have to find three more witnesses.”
They walked along the road and soon met an old donkey.
“Friend Donkey,” said the Brahmin, “please be so kind as to listen to my story and tell us who is right.”
For the third time the Brahmin told the story of how he had rescued the tiger and how the ungrateful beast wanted to eat him.
“Is it just and fair to kill me, friend donkey, after what I did for him?” asked the Brahmin.
The donkey brayed and twitched his ears.
“It is just and fair because Man himself knows no fairness,” he answered. When I was young and strong I helped my master to carry heavy loads. In those days my master gave me food and took good care of me. But I grew old and lost my strength and my master lost all interest in me. Now he beats me every day because I do no walk fast enough and cannot carry such heavy loads. Often he forgets to feed me and I’m slowly starving to death. Is that fair and just?” asked the donkey. He shook his head and glanced angrily at the priest.
The Brahmin bowed his head and said sadly, “Friend Donkey, I’m sorry you have had the ill fortune to be owned by a cruel man. But certainly not all men are ungrateful. Friend Tiger, don’t eat me yet. Let me look for two more witnesses.”
The Tiger growled impatiently.
“Hurry then, I’m getting more and more hungry.”
They walked on again until they came to the river. On the muddy bank they saw a crocodile lying in the sun. the Brahmin went to him and repeated the story of his meeting with the tiger.
“And now, friend Crocodile, friend Tiger wants to eat me. Do you think that is fair?”
At first the crocodile did not bother to answer. But the Brahmin insisted so he said angrily to the tiger,
“Eat him, brother Tiger, eat him. Many of my brother crocodiles have been killed by men who were greedy for their beautiful skins. As long as there are men we animals will have no peace.”
The tiger roared with delight and the Brahmin bowed his head in despair.
“Come on, why don’t you give up? Nobody likes your kind. Let me eat you,” said the tiger licking his jaws.
“Let me ask just one more witness. Just one more,” said the Brahmin.
The last witness happened to be a jackal.
Again the Brahmin told his story and timidly asked, “Friend Jackal, do you think it is fair that friend Tiger should eat me?”
The Jackal scratched his head and said, “I’m sorry, I don’t understand your story very well. Now you, brother Brahmin, were in a cage and brother Tiger let you free.”
“No, no,” snapped the tiger. “I was in the cage.”
“Oh,” said the jackal, rubbing his nose with his paw, “now I understand. You were in the cage with brother Brahmin and …”
“No, friend Jackal, it’s like this,” said the Brahmin. “Please listen again.”
“Oh, brother Tiger and brother Brahmin,” the Jackal interrupted, “I’m terribly stupid. I just don’t understand. It would be better if you showed me the cage.”
So the three of them went back to the empty cage.
“Now, brother Brahmin, “ said the Jackal, “where were you when you met brother Tiger?”
“I was in front of the cage, here,” answered the Brahmin.
“And were you brother Tiger?” asked the Jackal.
“I was in the cage,” said the tiger, who thought the jackal very stupid indeed.
“In the cage?” asked the jackal in a puzzled manner. “What were you doing in the cage? Were you standing up or lying down? Please show me what you were doing, brother Tiger.”
The tiger jumped into the cage and showed the Jackal what he was doing when he saw the Brahmin.
“Very good,” said the jackal, “but what about the door? Was it opened?”
“No,” answered the Brahmin, “it was closed and locked.”
“Well,” said the jackal, “close and lock the door.”
Immediately, the Brahmin closed the iron door and locked it.
“That’s it,” said the jackal. “Now we are back to where we started, brother Brahmin. I advice you to think twice before you let a tiger out of a cage, no matter what he may promise you. Farewell my friend. I must be on my way.”
With this parting words the clever jackal ran away before the overjoyed Brahmin could even thank him.
And so the ungrateful tiger once more lost his freedom and this time forever.

(Favourite stories from India, Margurite Siek)


A LIGHT FOR A LAMP

A long, long time ago, a kind old woman lived next door to a young woman. The young woman had a very fierce mother-in-law. One day, the mother-in-law chased the young woman from the house. She said she had stolen some food. The young woman went to see the old woman living next door.
“Don’t be unhappy!” the old woman said. “You can stay with me. I will think of a way to make your mother-in-law ask you to return.”
A few evening afterwards, she called at the mother-in-law’s house. She carried a lamp in her hand.
“Ah!” she cried. “My dogs have stolen some food. Can you please give me a light for my lamp? I want to go and look for them. When I find them, I shall give them a good beating. They have given me a lot of trouble.”
Afterwards, the mother-in-law thought about what she had said, “Perhaps my daughter-in-law did not steal the food,” she said. “Anyway, she really does not look like a thief.” She decided to ask her to return home.
Several days later, the young woman met the old woman again. She thanked her for her help. “It is nothing,” the old woman replied. “But now you will understand that it is not always easy to make people believe the truth.

(Favourite stories from China)

Cara Menghadapi UAN

Admin on Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:22 am

Agar UAN saat ini berhasil dengan baik disertai angka yang memuaskan, maka diperlukan persiapan-persiapan. Seluruh unsur yang berkepentingan (stakeholders) saat ini tengah menyiapkan dengan berbagai cara dan upaya, dari mulai konsolidasi dengan orang tua siswa, pemantapan dan penambahan pelajaran pada siswa, latihan ujian (try out), pengembangan motivasi belajar dan prestasi siswa, penguatan spiritual dengan mengadakan doa bersama, les privat serta bimbingan belajar, dan lain-lain.

Pengalaman di lapangan, tidak sedikit para siswa yang mengalami stres dalam menghadapi saat-saat ujian tersebut, terutama tingginya tekanan dari para guru, sekolah dan orang tua. Oleh karena itu diperlukan sikap dan cara-cara yang proporsional dalam menghadapi ujian tersebut sehingga meraih hasil yang memuaskan dengan tidak merusak aspek-aspek yang lain seperti kejiwaan dan kesehatan fisik.

Berikut ini merupakan tips yang sekiranya dapat dipertimbangkan sebagai upaya persiapan dalam menghadapi UAN 2008.



1. Hadapilah ujian dengan tenang dan proporsional

* Hadapilah ujian ini dengan sikap yang tenang dan proporsional bahwa ujian sebagai sesuatu yang harus dihadapi, dilalui. Sikap tenang akan memungkinkan kita menyusun rencana menentukan strategi dan menjalaninya dengan senang.

2. Bersikaplah proaktif

* ·Proaktif adalah suatu sikap yang beranggapan bahwa kita sendirilah yang menentukan keberhasilan dan kegagalan dalam hidup ini, termasuk dalam menghadapi UAN. Yakinlah bahwa kerja keras dan usaha keras yang kita lakukan akan membuahkan hasil. Dalam menyikapi standar minimal 5,25, justru yang terbaik adalah kita sendiri membuat patokan standar nilai minimal. Misalnya, menargetkan 7,01 atau 8,01 sehingga yang muncul adalah tantangan bukan beban.

3. Buatlah rencana

* ·Menghadapi ujian dapat diibaratkan sebagai perjalanan menuju sukses. Sebagaimana perjalanan sukses, sudah sepatutnya kita membuat perencanaan. Dari sekian banyak bahan pelajaran yang harus dipelajari dipilah-pilah antara bahan UAN dari pusat dengan bahan ujian dari sekolah. Antara bahan kelas satu, kelas dua, dan kelas tiga, pelajaran hitungan dan hafalan, sehingga dapat dipelajari dengan teratur dan sistematis. Model belajar semacam itu dapat meringankan dan lebih mengefektifkan cara kerja otak. Salah satu hukum otak yaitu dapat bekerja maksimal dengan cara teratur dan sistematis.

4. Perbanyaklah baca dan latihan soal

* Salah satu kelebihan yang dimiliki oleh lembaga bimbingan belajar adalah para siswa banyak berlatih memecahkan soal-soal dengan cepat. Kita dihadapkan pada soal-soal yang harus dijawab dan dipecahkan dengan tepat. Dengan sering kita berlatih maka kita terbiasa dan terlatih, sehingga tidak cemas atau grogi dalam menghadapi soal (ujian).

5. Belajar kelompok

* ·Belajar kelompok merupakan salah satu cara yang dapat dipakai para siswa untuk berbagi dengan teman yang lain dalam memecahkan soal dan saling menguatkan motivasi belajar dan prestasi. Para siswa daripada banyak bermain dan membuang-buang waktu dengan percuma, manfaatkanlah dengan cara belajar berkelompok dengan teman di sekolah atau di sekitar tempat tinggal kita.

6. Efektifkan belajar di sekolah

* · Masih terdapat siswa yang datang ke sekolah dan hadir di kelas dengan alakadarnya atau sekadar hadir, tidak mengoptimalisasikan semua potensi dirinya untuk meraih hasil terbaik dalam daya serap materi maupun prestasinya. Padahal jika dimaksimalkan, niscaya hasilnya akan lebih bagus kalaupun tidak ditambah dengan les-les yang lain di luar jam sekolah. Pada umumnya, para siswa kurang menggunakan kemampuan nalarnya dalam belajar, baru sebatas menghafal. Siswa juga masih kurang untuk bertanya, berdialog bahkan berdebat dengan gurunya. Padahal kemampuan bertanya salah satu upaya untuk memperkuat pemahamaman atau pengertian dan keterampilan belajar.

7. Mohon doa restu dari orang tua

* · Yakinlah bahwa jika kita lulus maka orang tua kita akan senang dan bangga. Jadikanlah perjuangan menghadapi UAN 2008 sebagai ajang untuk mempersembahkan yang terbaik kepada kedua orang tua kita tercinta. Mohon doa restulah pada orang tua agar kita diberi kemudahan dan kelancaran. Kedua orang tua kita akan dengan senang mendoakan putra-putrinya yang sedang berjuang menghadapi UAN.

8. Berdoalah pada Tuhan
* · Adalah sombong yang beranggapan bahwa keberhasilan kita semata-mata usaha dan kerja keras kita sendiri tanpa keikutsertaan Sang Pencipta. Untuk itu dengan segala kerendahan diri dan hati di hadapan-Nya, kita panjatkan doa agar diberi kelulusan, kesehatan dan kemudahan dalam menghadapi ujian nanti. Allah Maha Tahu dan tentu akan mendengarkan dan mengabulkan doa hamba-hambaNYA.