9. Who was the prominent figure in the battle? What did he do?

10.Indonesia had gone through many battles. Why do you think the date of the Battle of Surabaya is used as a momentum to commemorate our hero’s contribution?

11. Describe in one word the Indonesians who defended their city at
that time.

12. Do you think that the information in the text is clear?

13. Have you read other texts that tell about similar events? What are
they?

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Answers

1. The passage describes how the Battle of Surabaya got started and how our brave freedom fighters fought the aggressors fiercely.

2. The battle took place on November 10, 1945.

3. It happened in Surabaya.

4. What caused the battle? Draw a diagram that shows chronologically the events that led to the battle.

- Firstly, there was a misunderstanding between British troops in Jakarta and those in Surabaya, under the command of Brigadier A.W.WS. Mallaby.

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- Brigadier Mallaby already had an agreement with Governor of East Java, Mr. Surya. The agreement stated that British would not ask Indonesian troops and militia to surrender their weapons.

- However, a British plane from Jakarta dropped leaflets all over Surabaya.

- The leaflet told Indonesians to do otherwise (to surrender the weapons) on 27 October 1945.