The Peales were a distinguished family of American artists.
(Keluarga Peale adalah keluarga seniman Amerika yang terkemuka.)
(Keluarga Peale adalah keluarga seniman Amerika yang terkemuka.)
Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution.
(Charles Wilson Peale paling dikenang akan lukisan pemimpin-pemimpin Revolusi Amerikanya.)
(Charles Wilson Peale paling dikenang akan lukisan pemimpin-pemimpin Revolusi Amerikanya.)
He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson, and over a dozen of George Washington.
(Dia membuat lukisan Frankin dan Jefferson dan lebih dari selusin lukisan George Washington.)
(Dia membuat lukisan Frankin dan Jefferson dan lebih dari selusin lukisan George Washington.)
His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.
(Lukisan berukuran nyata anak-anaknya Raphaelle dan Titian begitu realistis hingga George Washington pernah dikabarkan mengangkat topinya pada tokoh-tokoh di lukisan.)
(Lukisan berukuran nyata anak-anaknya Raphaelle dan Titian begitu realistis hingga George Washington pernah dikabarkan mengangkat topinya pada tokoh-tokoh di lukisan.)
Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale Museum, which he founded in Philadelphia.
(Charles Willson Peale berhenti melukis di usia 50-an dan mendedikasikan hidupnya untuk Museum Peale yang didirikannya di Philadelphia.)
(Charles Willson Peale berhenti melukis di usia 50-an dan mendedikasikan hidupnya untuk Museum Peale yang didirikannya di Philadelphia.)
The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science, it featured paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings.
(Museum ternama seni dan sains alam pertama di dunia, Museum Peale menyajikan lukisan-lukisan Peale dan keluarganya dan juga tampilan hewan-hewan di setting alaminya.)
(Museum ternama seni dan sains alam pertama di dunia, Museum Peale menyajikan lukisan-lukisan Peale dan keluarganya dan juga tampilan hewan-hewan di setting alaminya.)
Peale found the animals himself and devised a method of taxidermy to make the exhibits more lifelike.
(Peale mendapatkan hewan-hewan itu sendiri dan merancang sebuah metode taksidermi untuk membuat benda pameran lebih menyerupai aslinya ketika hidup.)
(Peale mendapatkan hewan-hewan itu sendiri dan merancang sebuah metode taksidermi untuk membuat benda pameran lebih menyerupai aslinya ketika hidup.)
The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton of a mastodon-a huge, extinct elephant-which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801
(Benda tampilan yang paling populer di Museum Peale adalah kerangka seekor mastodon – gajah besar yang sudah pundah – yang ditemukan Peale di sebuah ladang di New York pada tahun 1801.)
Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists.
(Tiga dari tujuh belas anak Peale juga seniman terkenal.)
(Benda tampilan yang paling populer di Museum Peale adalah kerangka seekor mastodon – gajah besar yang sudah pundah – yang ditemukan Peale di sebuah ladang di New York pada tahun 1801.)
Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists.
(Tiga dari tujuh belas anak Peale juga seniman terkenal.)
Raphaelle Peale often painted still lifes of flowers, fruit, and cheese.
(Raphaelle Peale sering melukis benda tidak bergerak seperti bunga, buah dan keju)
(Raphaelle Peale sering melukis benda tidak bergerak seperti bunga, buah dan keju)
His works show the same luminosity and attention to detail that the works of the Dutch masters show.
(Karya-karyanya menunjukkan kilau dan perhatian pada detil yang sama dengan karya maestro Belanda.)
(Karya-karyanya menunjukkan kilau dan perhatian pada detil yang sama dengan karya maestro Belanda.)
In the late eighteenth century, however, portraiture was the rage, and so Raphaelle Peale found few buyers for his still lifes at the time.
(Akan tetapi, di akhir abad ke-18, lukisan orang sangat populer dan Raphaelle Peale hanya menemukan sedikit pembeli untuk lukisan benda tidak bergeraknya saat itu.)
(Akan tetapi, di akhir abad ke-18, lukisan orang sangat populer dan Raphaelle Peale hanya menemukan sedikit pembeli untuk lukisan benda tidak bergeraknya saat itu.)
His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington.
(Saudara laki-lakinya Rembrandt belajar di bawah arahan ayahnya dan membuat lukisan banyak orang ternama, termasuk satu lukisan George Washington.)
(Saudara laki-lakinya Rembrandt belajar di bawah arahan ayahnya dan membuat lukisan banyak orang ternama, termasuk satu lukisan George Washington.)
Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits.
(Saudara laki-laki yang lain, Rubens Peale, kebanyakan melukis pemandangan dan orang.)
(Saudara laki-laki yang lain, Rubens Peale, kebanyakan melukis pemandangan dan orang.)
James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures.
(James Peale, saudara laki-laki Charles Willson Peale, memiliki spesialiasi di miniature.)
(James Peale, saudara laki-laki Charles Willson Peale, memiliki spesialiasi di miniature.)
His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.
(Anak perempuannya Sarah Miriam Peale mungkin wanita pembuat lukisan orang profesional pertama di Amerika.)
(Anak perempuannya Sarah Miriam Peale mungkin wanita pembuat lukisan orang profesional pertama di Amerika.)
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
(A) The life of Charles Willson Peale
(B) Portraiture in the 18th century
(C) The Peale Museum
(D) A family of artists
(A) The life of Charles Willson Peale
(B) Portraiture in the 18th century
(C) The Peale Museum
(D) A family of artists
Jawaban yang paling tepat D.
Bacaan bercerita tentang keluarga Charles Wilson Peale yang semuanya adalah seniman.
2. The author probably mentions that Washington “tipped his hat to the figures in the painting” (lines 6-7) to indicate that
(A) Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelike
(B) Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s work
(C) Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale
(D) the painting of the two brothers was extremely large
(A) Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelike
(B) Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s work
(C) Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale
(D) the painting of the two brothers was extremely large
Jawaban yang paling tepat A
Tipped his hat to the figures in the painting = mengangkat topi ke sosok di dalam lukisan, dengan asumsi George Washington mengira bahwa yang dilihatnya adalah benar-benar orang
lifelike (adjective) = tampak nyata atau menyerupai sesuatu yang asli
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lifelike
Tipped his hat to the figures in the painting = mengangkat topi ke sosok di dalam lukisan, dengan asumsi George Washington mengira bahwa yang dilihatnya adalah benar-benar orang
lifelike (adjective) = tampak nyata atau menyerupai sesuatu yang asli
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lifelike
3. The word “settings” in line 12 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
(A) Environments
(B) Categories
(C) Positions
(D) Requirements
(A) Environments
(B) Categories
(C) Positions
(D) Requirements
Jawaban yang paling tepat (A)
setting (noun) = hal-hal yang ada di sekitar sesuatu
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/settinghttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/environment
setting (noun) = hal-hal yang ada di sekitar sesuatu
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/settinghttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/environment
4. For which of the following terms does the author give a definition in the second paragraph?
(A) Natural science
(B) Skeleton
(C) Taxidermy
(D) Mastodon
(A) Natural science
(B) Skeleton
(C) Taxidermy
(D) Mastodon
Jawaban yang paling tepat (D)
Line (14) The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton of a mastodon-a huge, extinct elephant-which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801.
Kalimat di atas mendefinisikan mastodon.
Line (14) The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton of a mastodon-a huge, extinct elephant-which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801.
Kalimat di atas mendefinisikan mastodon.
5. Which of the following questions about the Peale Museum does the passage NOT supply enough information to answer?
(A) Who found and prepared its animal exhibits?
(B) In what city was it located?
(C) Where did its most popular exhibit come from?
(D) In what year was it founded?
(A) Who found and prepared its animal exhibits?
(B) In what city was it located?
(C) Where did its most popular exhibit come from?
(D) In what year was it founded?
Jawaban yang paling tepat (D)
Peale Museum dijelaskan di paragraf kedua. Dalam paragraf tersebut tidak diinformasikan tahun berdirinya museum tersebut.
Peale Museum dijelaskan di paragraf kedua. Dalam paragraf tersebut tidak diinformasikan tahun berdirinya museum tersebut.
6. The word ‘unearthed’ in Iine 16 is closest in meaning to
(A) displayed
(B) dug up
(C) located
(D) looked over
(A) displayed
(B) dug up
(C) located
(D) looked over
Jawaban yang paling tepat (B)
unearth (verb) = menemukan sesuatu dari dalam tanah
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unearth
unearth (verb) = menemukan sesuatu dari dalam tanah
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unearth
7. Which of the following words could best be substituted for the word “rage” in line 21?
(A) Fashion
(B) Anger
(C) Conflict
(D) Desire
(A) Fashion
(B) Anger
(C) Conflict
(D) Desire
Jawaban yang paling tepat (A)
all the rage = sesuatu yang populer / terkenal di suatu saat
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/be-all-the-rage
all the rage = sesuatu yang populer / terkenal di suatu saat
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/be-all-the-rage
8. According to the passage, Rembrandt Peale and his father both painted
(A) miniatures
(B) portraits of George Washington
(C) paintings of flowers, fruit, and cheese
(D) pictures of animals
(A) miniatures
(B) portraits of George Washington
(C) paintings of flowers, fruit, and cheese
(D) pictures of animals
Jawaban yang paling tepat (B)
Line (3) He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson, and over a dozen of George Washington.
Line (23) His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington.
Rembrandt Peale dan ayahnya (Charles Wilson Peale) pernah melukis George Washington.
Line (3) He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson, and over a dozen of George Washington.
Line (23) His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington.
Rembrandt Peale dan ayahnya (Charles Wilson Peale) pernah melukis George Washington.
9. Which of the following is NOT one of the children of Charles Willson Peale?
(A) Titian Peale
(B) Rubens Peale
(C) Raphaelle Peale
(D) Sarah Miriam Peale
(A) Titian Peale
(B) Rubens Peale
(C) Raphaelle Peale
(D) Sarah Miriam Peale
Jawaban yang paling tepat (D)
Line (27) James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures. His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.
Sarah Miriam Peale adalah anak James Peale, saudara Charles Wilson Peale.
10. The author’s attitude toward the Peales is generally
(A) envious
(B) puzzled
(C) admiring
(D) disappointed
(A) envious
(B) puzzled
(C) admiring
(D) disappointed
Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah (C)
Bacaan menunjukkan kekaguman penulis pada keluarga Peale.
Bacaan menunjukkan kekaguman penulis pada keluarga Peale.