Paper 1 · transfer precise information
Scan an original practical text, select exact details and complete short statements without confusing nearby facts.
Exam scope and assessment notes
This is an original online starter sequence, not the full approximately 130 guided learning hours, a complete timed specimen paper, an official Cambridge mark scheme, or a Cambridge grade. All Bahasa Indonesia teaching examples and task answers need review by a qualified Bahasa Indonesia teacher before publication. Writing self-checks are practice guidance, not calibrated marks. Speaking recordings stay in the open page and are not uploaded or scored; a centre teacher/examiner assesses Component 3 and Cambridge externally moderates it.
Before you begin
Work on paper. Try each question before revealing help, and explain why your method works.
Quick readiness check
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What you will learn
- R1: identify and select relevant information.
- R2: understand explicit meanings.
- Complete Paper 1 Exercise 1 in the required form.
Read the question before the source
Paper 1 Exercise 1 is information transfer. It uses a text of about 400–450 words and is worth 7 marks. Read the statements first and turn each gap into a small search target: a person, time, place, reason or action.
Scan for names, numbers and topic words, then reread the whole sentence around a likely match. A nearby number may be a distractor if it belongs to a different event.
Keep the answer inside the evidence
Complete only what the sentence asks for. Use the source's meaning, preserve negation and time references, and check whether one phrase or more than one detail is required.
Original mini-example: «Perpustakaan sekolah buka pukul delapan dan tutup pukul tiga.» (The school library opens at eight and closes at three.) If asked for closing time, the opening time is a distractor.
Sources for this lesson
Pause and explain
A gap asks for the activity's venue. The source also gives its start time. What should you transfer?
Worked example
Source: «Kegiatan membaca dimulai hari Selasa di aula sekolah. Peserta membawa satu buku.» Complete: Kegiatan dimulai pada ____ di ____.
Show the worked solution
- Underline the two requested details: day and place.
- Match «hari Selasa» to the day and «di aula sekolah» to the venue.
- Leave out the book because the sentence does not ask what to bring.
Answer Kegiatan dimulai pada hari Selasa di aula sekolah. In English: the activity starts on Tuesday in the school hall.
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Write your answer and reasoning first. Use a hint only if you are stuck. The model solution is for self-checking; your written work is not automatically marked.
Read: «Lokakarya dimulai pukul 09.00 di perpustakaan. Peserta mendaftar sebelum hari Jumat.» Give the start time and venue.
Give me a hint
Find «pukul» for the time and «di» for the place.
Compare my reasoning
- Locate the time phrase.
- Locate the venue phrase.
- Report both requested details.
Lokakarya dimulai pukul 09.00 di perpustakaan (the workshop begins at 09:00 in the library). The Friday detail is only the registration deadline.
Look for these in your work
- Finds the exact time
- Finds the exact venue
- Does not confuse the deadline with the event
A notice says: «Kunjungan museum berlangsung pada 12 Juni. Siswa berkumpul di gerbang utama pukul 07.15.» Where do students meet, and at what time?
Give me a hint
Separate the visit date from the meeting details.
Compare my reasoning
- Find the meeting verb «berkumpul».
- Take the place and time that follow it.
- Do not substitute the visit date.
Students meet at the main gate at 07:15 (di gerbang utama pukul 07.15). 12 June is the date of the visit, not the meeting time.
Look for these in your work
- Uses the meeting information
- Includes place and time
- Rejects the date distractor
A school text says: «Kantin mengurangi sampah plastik dengan menyediakan tempat isi ulang air. Siswa boleh membawa botol sendiri.» The question asks how the canteen reduces plastic waste. What is the supported answer?
Give me a hint
Answer the method the canteen provides; keep the student action separate.
Compare my reasoning
- Find the subject of «menyediakan».
- Identify what is provided.
- Distinguish the canteen's action from the students' option.
The canteen reduces plastic waste by providing a water-refill point (menyediakan tempat isi ulang air). Bringing a bottle is an option for students, not the stated canteen action.
Look for these in your work
- Identifies the stated method
- Answers how waste is reduced
- Separates the two actions
Common mistakes
- Selecting a nearby fact that answers a different question
- Copying extra material that makes the response unclear
- Changing a negative or time expression while paraphrasing
What can you explain now?
A gap asks for the activity's venue. The source also gives its start time. What should you transfer?
Compare with the explanation
The venue only
Answer the requested category; the time is not relevant to that gap.
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Make it stick
Explain one decision that helps you r1: identify and select relevant information.
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