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Galang: In some areas, some houses were almost under water!
Sinta: Were the people there safe?
Galang: The news said firefighters and soldiers working together to rescue the people there. They put elderly people and young children on rubber boats.
Ara: Oh, poor them!
Sinta: I really didn’t know about the flooded houses. I thought the rainwater flooded only the streets. Did the flood last for long?
Galang: The news said at first it covered only the streets. But, after an hour the rainwater rose up and quickly got into houses.
Pak Rahmansyah: Rescuers found the next day that almost all gutters were full of trash, especially plastic trash. The gutters got clogged and made the rainwater drain very slowly.
Bu Posma: That’s why you must always throw your trash into the bin!
Answers:
‘Yes/No’ Questions with ‘Did’
1. Did it rain for hours, kak Galang?
2. Did the flood last for long?
‘Yes/No’ Questions with ‘was/ were’
1. Were many houses under water?
2. Were the people there safe?
(Tribunnews.com/Yunita Rahmayanti)