fikiran watak = 人物的想法

Soalan pada skrin ini berkaitan fikiran pemilik kedai beras dan reaksi orang ramai. Pemilik kedai menyangka Ali tidak akan pulang lagi, jadi dia berani membuka balang itu. Selepas menjumpai syiling emas, dia menunggu sehari supaya rahsia tidak terbongkar. Kemudian khabar angin tersebar di seluruh bandar Baghdad.

Contoh: Isteri pemilik kedai memerlukan kacang hijau untuk memasak, lalu dia pergi ke stor.

Awas: Khalifah tidak mengenali sesiapa dalam kes ini; dia hanya mendengar cerita orang ramai.

what characters think = 人物的想法

The questions on this screen are about the rice-shop owner’s thinking and the townspeople’s reaction. The owner believed Ali would never come back, so he dared to open the jar. After finding the gold he waited a day so the secret would not leak. Later, rumours spread all over Baghdad.

Example: The owner’s wife needed green beans for cooking, so he went to the storeroom.

Watch out: The caliph knew no one in the case; he only heard what people were saying.

keputusan Khalifah = 哈里发的决定

Dua soalan ini berkaitan keputusan Khalifah. Selepas menonton permainan tiga orang budak di tepi jalan, dia gembira dan terkejut lalu menjemput budak yang berlakon sebagai Khalifah ke istana. Dia percaya budak itu adil dan bijak. Selepas kes selesai, Khalifah merancang masa depan budak itu.

Contoh: Khalifah berkata budak itu kelak boleh menjadi hakim terbaik negara.

Awas: Budak itu bukan saudara Ali dan tidak datang ke istana atas kehendak sendiri.

the caliph’s decisions = 哈里发的决定

These two questions are about the caliph’s decisions. After watching three boys act out the case by the roadside, he was surprised and pleased, so he invited the boy who played the caliph to the palace. He believed the boy was fair and clever. When the case ended, he planned the boy’s future.

Example: The caliph said the boy could one day become the best judge in the land.

Watch out: The boy was not Ali’s relative and did not come to the palace on his own.

pilih chengyu = 选成语

Setiap ayat mempunyai kata kunci yang menunjukkan perasaan atau tindakan. Takut rahsia diketahui orang ialah zǒu lòu fēng shēng. Terlalu gembira kerana mendapat sesuatu yang tidak dijangka ialah xǐ chū wàng wài. Terkejut sehingga terbeliak mata dan tidak dapat bercakap ialah chēng mù jié shé. Murung sepanjang hari ialah mèn mèn bú lè.

Contoh: Pemilik kedai menjadi chēng mù jié shé apabila budak itu menunjuk ke arahnya.

Awas: Tōu jiān shuǎ huá menerangkan sikap orang yang tidak jujur, bukan perasaan.

choosing idioms = 选成语

Each sentence has a key word that points to a feeling or an action. Worrying that a secret will get out is zǒu lòu fēng shēng. Being overjoyed at an unexpected piece of luck is xǐ chū wàng wài. Being so shocked that you stare and cannot speak is chēng mù jié shé. Feeling gloomy all day is mèn mèn bú lè.

Example: The shop owner was chēng mù jié shé when the boy pointed straight at him.

Watch out: Tōu jiān shuǎ huá describes a dishonest person, not a feeling.

menilai watak = 评价人物

Tulis pendapat anda tentang pemilik kedai beras. Dia tamak, mencuri syiling emas milik jirannya dan tidak mahu mengaku, tetapi akhirnya rahsianya terbongkar kerana kacang hijau baharu di dalam balang. Terangkan pengajaran yang anda dapat, dan sebutkan apa yang patut dia lakukan sejak awal.

Contoh: Jika dia mengaku awal dan memulangkan syiling itu, dia tidak akan dihukum seteruk itu.

Awas: Beri pendapat yang jelas, bukan sekadar menyalin jalan cerita.

judging a character = 评价人物

Write your view of the rice-shop owner. He was greedy, stole his neighbour’s gold coins and refused to admit it, yet in the end the fresh beans in the jar gave him away. Explain the lesson you learned and say what he should have done from the start.

Example: Had he owned up early and returned the coins, he would not have been punished so harshly.

Watch out: Give a clear opinion instead of only copying the plot.