Question

18. What is the writer's purpose in writing the text?

A. To tell the heroes of Indonesian.
B. To explain about the battle in details,
C. To inform about the history of Indonesian Heroes Day
D. To share the readers about Indonesian national revolution.
E. To discuss the importance role of Bung Tomo in the battle.

19. Where did the battle take place?
A. Surabaya
B. Jakarta
C. Bandung
D. Surakarta
E. Jembatan Merah

20. What did happen on Jembatan bridge?
A. Brigadier Mallaby was killed.
B. There was an air bombardment.
C. Signing the agreement with Mr. Surya
D. The leaflets were dropped by a British plane,
E. Indonesian surrendered their weapons to British army.​

Answer 1

18. C. To inform about the history of Indonesian Heroes Day.

19. A. Surabaya

20. A. Brigadier Mallaby was killed.

Step-by-step explanation:

The attached text talks about the history behind Hari Pahlawan, or Heroes Day, celebrated by Indonesians on November 10. Heroes Day is held in memory of what took place during the battle of Surabaya, in 1945. Between 6,000 and 16,000 Indonesians were killed in a confrontation with British armies that lasted for three weeks, Brigadier Mallaby being killed near Jembatan Bridge. The text offers only general information about the battle, not going into too much detail, but letting us know enough to understand the existence of Heroes Day.