Unit One
NARRATIVES
NARRATIVES
Social
Function:
To
amuse, entertain and to deal with actual or vicarious experience in different
ways; Narratives deal with problematic events which lead to a crisis or turning
point of some kind, which in turn finds a resolution.
Generic
Structure:
Ø
Orientation: sets the scene ad introduces
the participants.
Ø
Evaluation: a stepping back to evaluate he
plight.
Ø
Complication: a crisis arises.
Ø
Resolution: the crisis is resolved, for
better or for worse.
Ø Re-orientation: optional.
Significant
Lexicogrammatical Features:
§
Focus on specific and usually
individualized Participants.
§
Use of Material Processes (and in this
text, Behavioral and Verbal Processes).
§
Use of Relational Processes and Mental
Processes.
§
Use of temporal conjunctions and temporal
Circumstances.
§
Use of past tense.
Read the following example of a narrative
text:
Snow White
Orientation
Once upon a time there lived a little girl
named Snow White. She lived with her Aunt and Uncle because her parents were
dead.
Major Complication
One day she heard her Uncle and Aunt
talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they both wanted to go
to America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow White.
Resolution
Snow White did not want her Uncle and Aunt
to do this so she decided it would be best if she ran away. The next morning
she ran away from home when her Aunt and Uncle were having breakfast. She ran
away into the woods.
Complication
She was very tired and hungry.
Resolution
Then she saw this little cottage. She
knocked but no one answered so she went inside and fell asleep.
Complication
Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming
home from work. They went inside. There they found Snow White sleeping. Then
Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said, ‘What is your name?’
Snow White said, ‘My name is Snow White’.
Major Resolution
Doc said, ‘If you wish, you may live here
with us’. Snow White said, ‘Oh could (I)? Thank you’. Then Snow White told the
dwarfs the whole story and Snow White and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever
after.
Pardon, O
King," cried the little mouse" forgive me this time. I shall never
forget it : who knows I may be able to do you a good turn some of these
days? The Lion was so tickled at the
idea of the mouse being able to help him. Then he lifted up his paw and let him
go.
One day the
Lion was caught in a trap. Some hunters who wanted to carry him alive to the
King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him in.
Just then the little mouse happened to pass by and see the sad plight in which
the lion was. The little mouse went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes
that bound the king of the beasts. Soon after the little mouse had finished
gnawing away the ropes, he asked the lion to run away.
1. Which statement is
true according to the text?
a.
It was impossible for the mouse to help the
lion.
b.
After the lion was helped by the mouse, he asked
for apology to the mouse.
c.
The ropes were gnawed by mouse so the lion could
run away.
d.
The hunters set the lion free.
e.
The mouse didn't ask for apology to the lion for
his running up and down.
2. Paragraph three mainly tells that …
a.
The little mouse asked for forgiveness.
b.
The hunters carried the lion alive to the king.
c.
The lion was tied to a tree by the hunter.
d.
The little mouse could prove that he could help
the lion.
e.
From the first, the lion believed in what the
little mouse said.
3. What is the moral lesson from the text?
a.
Don't look at someone because of his clothes.
b.
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
c.
Common people may prove great ones.
d.
United we stand, divided we fall.
e.
Honesty begins at home.
4. What did the little mouse do to prove his word?
a.
He would never forget the lion.
b.
He tried hard to help the lion free.
c.
He ran up and down upon the lion.
d.
He asked for apology to the king of the beast.
e.
He tied the lion to the tree so that the hunters
could carry him
Text 2
One day, there was a beautiful girl.
Her name was Roro jonggrang. Her beauty was so famous around the country. Every
man wanted to marry her. One of them was Bandung Bondowoso. He was young man
with a supranatural power. Roro Jonggrang agreed to marry him with one
condition: he had to build one thousand temples for one night.
Helped by the devils, Bandung
Bondowoso to build the temple. Passing the midnight, his work was nearly
finished. Roro Jonggrang woke the girls in the village up and ordered them to
grind the rice. The sound made the roosters crow. They thought that it had been
already dawn.
Bandung Bondowoso got frustrated
because he failed to complete the temple. Because of his anger, He cursed Roro
Jonggrang to be a statue. This statue
completed the number of temples, that was one thousand temples, like what was
requested by Roro Jonggrang.
5. What does the writer want with the story?
a.
To entertain the readers.
b.
To describe Prambanan Temple.
c.
To explain about how to do something.
d.
To tell the readers about his past experience.
e.
To tell the readers about his personal
experience.
6. In which paragraph does the writer identify
the main character, the time and place where the story happened?
a.
In the first paragraph.
b.
In the second paragraph.
c.
In the third paragraph.
d.
In the first and second paragraph.
e.
In the second and the third paragraph.
7. What is the type
of the text above?
a.
Recount
b.
Procedure
c.
Report
d.
Descriptive
e.
Narrative.
Text 3
King Lir lived long ago in Ireland. He had
four children, two boys and two girls, whom he loved dearly. However their
step-mother was jealous. She wove a spell that turned the children into swans.
Lir was heartbroken. His beard and
hair turned white with grief as he searched for his children. One day he saw
four swans. He did not realize who they were although; they recognized him as
their father.
They spell could only be broken if
the mountain in the north was joined to the one in the south. This seemed
impossible, but after many years all the bird flew into the air and formed an
arc between the mountains. The swans were transformed and Lir saw his children
once more. They were no longer young but had grown old, with hair as white as
their father's.
8. Which is the
structure of the text?
a.
Issue > Argument > Conclusion
b.
General statement > A sequenced explanation
c.
Orientation > Complication > resolution
> Re-orientation
d.
Orientation > Events > Re-orientation
e.
Orientation > Evaluation > Complication
> Resolution
9. Why did King
Lir's children turn into swans?
a.
Their step mother was jealous.
b.
He loved them dearly.
c.
Their step mother wove a spell.
d.
They lived in Ireland.
e.
They wanted to be swans.
10. Who were actually
the swans?
a.
The step-mother's children.
b.
Lir's children
c.
The birds.
d.
The birds' children
e.
Lir's step-children.
Text 4
Long ago, in a peaceful side of this
country, there lived a boy, named Raka, and a girl, named Nimas. Raka and Nimas
had been good friends since their childhood. However, there was something that
led them to be apart. Nimas and her parents had to move to another town. But
they believed some day they would meet again. Nimas said that she would be
waiting for that moment. Then, there was Raka, left alone. What a poor
boy! Since that moment Raka and Nimas
lost contact.
Many years passed. Like what Nimas
said, finally they met again after a few years apart. But, they had changed.
Nimas had grown to be a pretty young woman, while Raka a handsome young man.
Soon, they fell in love with each other. Raka always came to Nimas' house.
Nimas' parents welcomed him well because he was a good young man.
But, the happy moment didn't last
long. One day, Nimas' parents heard a bad news about Raka. Somebody had said to
them that Raka's father was a bad person.
Since that moment, Nimas' parents
disliked him. They were worried that Raka would be just like his father.They
warned Raka to stop seeing Nimas. Nimas had to break up with Raka. The young
lovers felt that it was unfair. Nimas' parents could not judge Raka that he was
a bad guy just because of his father. Raka said that he was not his father. But,
they never gave up. They kept on trying to see each other, and of course, to
ensure Nimas' parents that Raka wasn't like what they thought.
One day, something terribly bad almost
happened to Nimas. The day was already dark. Nimas walked alone on her way
home. On the way, three men stopped her and tried to do bad things to her.
Nimas screamed, but nobody herd her cry for help. Fortunately, Raka came to
help her. He straightly fought those men. He won and Nimas was safe.
After that, Raka took Nimas to her
house. In front of the parents, Nimas told what just happened to her and how
bravely Raka had saved her. Nimas' parents felt gratedul and felt sorry for
what they had done to Raka.
At the end of the story, Nimas'
parents approved of their relationship.
11. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us about?
a.
The meeting of Raka and Nimas again after a few
years apart.
b.
Raka was a handsome young man.
c.
Nimas had grown to be beautiful young girl.
d.
The coming of Raka to the Nimas' house.
e.
Nimas' parents believed that Raka was a good
young man.
12. Which statement is true according to the text?
a.
Raka and Nimas were classmates.
b.
Raka left Nimas alone.
c.
Raka and his parents moved to another town.
d.
Raka and Nimas promised to meet again.
e.
Raka and Nimas lost contact for many years.
13. "Like what Nimas said, finally they met again after
a few years apart"
What does the
underlined word mean?
a.
met each other again.
b.
had been waiting.
c.
didn't meet each other.
d.
cutting the love.
e.
had been longing.
14. Why did Nimas
have to break up with Raka?
a.
Raka was a bad person.
b.
Raka's father was a bad person.
c.
Nimas thought that Raka's father was a bad
person.
d.
Nimas' parents disliked Raka because they heard
that Raka's father was a bad person.
e.
Nimas thought that Raka's parents wasn't like
what her parents thought.
Text 5
Once upon a time there was a man who
liked hunting very much. He often went to the forest to hunt any animal he met.
One day he went hunting into the
forest. He intended to shoot any animal he saw. He brought his gun with him.
When he was searching for his prey, suddenly he saw bird perching on a branch
of a tree. It was a dove. When he was aiming his gun at the dove, suddenly an
ant came and bit his foot. He was so startled that he didn't shoot the dove. It
was safe and then flew away.
Several days later, the dove was
flying over a lake. He saw an ant floating on the surface of the water. It was
the ant that had saved the dove's life from the hunter. The ant was almost drowned.
The dove got an idea, he picked up a big
leaf and dropped it into the surface of the water near the ant. Luckily the ant
could get on the leaf.
The ant tried to bring the leaf to
the edge of the lake and landed on the ground. The ant was safe because the
dove helped him.
15. From the
story we can conclude that both the ant and the dove are a good example for
human beings because …
a.
the bird could fly over the lake
b.
the ant could land on the ground
c.
the ant could bite the hunter's foot
d.
the hunter couldn't shoot the dove
e.
they could help to save each other's lives
16. "…suddenly he saw a bird perching on a
branch of a tree." (Paragraph two)
The underlined
word means …
a.
walking
b.
blowing
c.
sleeping
d.
sitting
e.
flying
Text 6.
Once upon a time there lived as
neighbours, a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit was a good shot, and the bear being
very clumsy could not use the arrow to good advantage. The bear was very unkind
to the rabbit. Every morning, the bear would call over to the rabbit and asked
the rabbit to take his bow and arrows and came with the bear to the other side
of the hill. The rabbit fearing to arouse the bear's anger by refusing,
consented, and went with the bear, and shot enough buffalo to satisfy the
hungry family. Indeed, he shot and killed so many that there was lots of meat
left after the bear and his family had loaded themselves, and packed all they could
carry home. The bear being very gluttonous, and not wanting the rabbit to get
any of the meat so the poor rabbit could not even taste the blood from and dry
it up. Poor rabbit would have to go home hungry after his hard day's work.
The bear was the father of five
children. The youngest boy was very kind to the rabbit. The mother bear,
knowing that her youngest was a very hearty eater, always gave him an extra
large piece of meat. What the baby bear did not eat, he would take outside with
him and pretend to play ball with it, kicking it toward the rabbit's house, and
when he got close to the door he would give the meat such a great kick, that is
would fly into the rabbit's house, and in this way poor rabbit would get his
meat unknown to the papa bear.
17. Which statement is true according to the text?
a.
The bear was the rabbit's good neighbour.
b.
The rabbit was afraid of the bear's anger
c.
The rabbit could not shoot well
d.
The bear shot the rabbit.
e.
The bear shot and killed so many buffalos.
18. Why could the poor rabbit not taste any of the meat?
a.
The bear carried all the meat home.
b.
The bear ate all the meat.
c.
The rabbit had been given the blood
d.
The blood was eaten by the rabbit.
e.
The rabbit could not shoot well.
19. "The bear
being gluttonous and not …"
What does the
underlined word mean?
a.
a..Angry
b.
Excited.
c.
King-hearted.
d.
Greedy
e.
Disappointed.
20. How did the rabbit at last get meat?
a.
He stole it from the bear's house.
b.
He asked for it to the youngest child of the
bear.
c.
He played ball with the youngest child of the
bear.
d.
He was given by the mother bear.
e.
The youngest child of the bear gave him some.
Text 7
Once upon a time, a rabbit wanted to
cross a river but he could not swim. He had an idea. He saw a boss of crocodile
swimming in the river. The rabbit asked the boss of crocodile, "How many
crocodiles are there in the river?" The boss of crocodile answered,
"We are twenty here." "Where are they?" the rabbit asked
for the second time. "What is it for?" the boss of crocodile asked.
"All of you are good, nice,
gentle and kind, so I want to make a line in order. Later I will know how kind
you are,"" said the rabbit. Then, the boss of crocodile called all
his friends and asked them to make a line in order from one side to the other
side of the river. Just then, the rabbit started to count while jumping from
one crocodile to another. One…two…three…four…until twenty, and finally, he
thanked all crocodiles because he had crossed the river.
21. The story mainly tells about ….
a.
twenty crocodiles.
b.
the boss of the crocodile.
c.
a rabbit and twenty crocodiles.
d.
a rabbit and the boss of crocodile.
e.
the boss of the crocodile and all his friends.
22. We know from the
first paragraph that the rabbit actually wanted …
a.
to cross the river.
b.
to swim across the river.
c.
to meet the boss of crocodile.
d.
to know where the crocodile are.
e.
to know the number of crocodiles there.
23. "Once upon a
time a rabbit wanted to cross a river but he could not swim"
What part of
text is it?
a.
Orientation.
b.
Evaluation.
c.
Complication.
d.
Resolution.
e.
Re-orientation.
24. How did the
rabbit cross the river?
a.
By swimming across the river.
b.
By jumping from one crocodile to another.
c.
By making a line of crocodiles.
d.
By giving gratitude to all crocodiles.
e.
By diving across the river.
25. What did the boss
of crocodile call his friends for?
a.
To show how good they were.
b.
To show that the boss of crocodiles has a lot of
friends.
c.
To make a line in order from one side to the
other side of the river.
d.
To jump from one side to the other side of the
river
e.
To count them to be feed.
Text 8
A fox fell into a well and couldn't get
out. By and by a thirsty goat came along. Seeing the fox in the well it asked
if the water was good. “Good", said the fox". It's the best water
I've tasted in all my life. Come down and try it yourself."
The goat was thirsty so he got into the
well. When he had drunk enough, he looked around but there was no way to get
out. Then the fox said, “I have a good idea. You stand on your hind legs and
put your forelegs against the side of the well. Then I'll climb on your back
from there. I'll step on your horns, and I can get out. And when I'm out, I'll
help you out of the well."
The goat did as he was asked and the
fox got on his back and climbed out of the well. Then he coolly walked away.
The goat called out loudly after him and reminded him of his promise to help
him out. The fox merely turned to him and said, “If you only had thought
carefully about getting out, you wouldn't have jumped into the well."
The goat felt very sad. He called out
loudly. An old man walking nearby heard him and put a plank into the well. The
goat got out and thanked the old man.
26. The text tells the story of…
a.
a fox
b.
a goat
c.
a fox and a goat
d.
an old man and the fox
e.
the goat and an old man
27. Paragraph 2 mainly tells …
a.
how the fox helped the goat
b.
why the fox got into the well
c.
how the fox got out of the well
d.
the fox's idea how to get out of the well
e.
how both the goat and the fox got out of the
well.
28. The goat did as he was asked…(Paragraph 3).
What does the above sentence mean
?
a.
The goat drank enough and looked around
b.
The goat came down to the well and drank
c.
The goat called out loudly after the fox got
out.
d.
The goat waited someone who might help him.
e.
The goat stood on his hind legs and put his
forelegs against the side of the well
Text 9
Once
upon a time there was a poor widow who had an only son named Jack. They were so
poor that they didn’t have anything except a cow. When the cow had grown too
old, his mother sent Jack to the market to sell it. On the way to the market,
Jack met a butcher who had some beautiful beans in his hand. The butcher told
the boy that the beans were of great value and persuaded the silly lad to sell
the cow for the beans.
Jack
brought them happily. When he told his mother about this, his mother became so
angry that she threw the beans out of the window.
When
Jack woke up in the morning, he felt the sun shining into a part of his room,
but all the rest was quite dark and shady.
So
he jumped to the window. What did he see? The beanstalk grew up quite close
past, Jack’s window. He opened the window and jumped to the beanstalk which ran
up just like a big ladder.
He
climbed…and climbed till at last he reached the sky. While looking around, he
saw a very huge castle. He was very amazed.
Then
Jack walked along the path leading to the castle. There was a big tall woman on
the doorstep. Jack greeted her and asked for the giantess’ mercy to give him
breakfast, because he felt very hungry. Although the giantess grumbled at
first, finally she gave Jack a hunk of bread and cheese and a jug of milk.
Jack
hadn’t finished when the whole house began to tremble with the noise of
someone’s coming. “Oh! It’s my husband!” cried the giantess. “What on earth
shall I do?”
Hastily
the giantess opened a very big cupboard and hid Jack there.
29. Where did Jack sell his cow?
a.
At the castle.
b.
At the market.
c.
At the giant’s castle.
d.
At the butcher’s house.
e.
On the way to the market.
30. What is the story about?
a.
Jack and a butcher.
b.
Jack and the giantess.
c.
Jack and the bean stalk.
d.
A poor widow and his son.
e.
The giantess and her husband.
31. “Oh! It’s my husband!” cried the giantess. “What on
earth shall I do?” (Par. 7)
From the
sentence we know that the Giantess is … her husband.
a.
afraid of
b.
angry with
c.
fed up with
d.
annoyed with
e.
displeased with
32. Jack’s mother looked very furious when Jack told that …
a.
the beans were precious.
b.
the butcher bought his cow.
c.
He had sold his cow to a butcher.
d.
He traded his cow for the beans.
e.
He met a butcher on the way to the market.
33. What do we learn
from the text?
a.
Sincerity makes Jack get something precious.
b.
Jack’s mother was a furious mother.
c.
Poverty makes people hopeless.
d.
The giantess took pity on Jack.
e.
Jack was an innocent boy.
Text 10
Maura, who like to be thought of as the
most beautiful and powerful queen of Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she
discarded them, until her list was reduced to just three sheiks, all equally
young and handsome, rich and strong. It was very hard to decide who would be
the best of them.
One evening, Maura disguised herself and
went to the camp of the three sheiks, as they were about to have dinner, and
asked them for something to eat.
The first gave her some leftover food,
the second gave her some unappetizing camel’s tail, the third sheik, who was
called Hakim, offered her some of the most tender and tasty meat. After dinner,
the disguised queen left the sheiks’ camp.
The following day the queen invited the
three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She ordered her servants to give each one
exactly what they had given her the evening before.
Hakim, who received a plate of delicious
meat, refused to eat it if the other two could not share it with him, and this
act finally convinced Queen Maura that he was the man for her.
“Without question, Hakim is the most
generous of you.” She announced her choice to the sheiks. “So it is Hakim I
will marry.”
34. The three sheiks were not…
a.
rich
b.
young
c.
strong
d.
gloomy
e.
handsome
35. Which statement is TRUE about the queen?
a.
The queen was the most powerful queen in Africa.
b.
The queen was very proud of her beauty and
riches.
c.
The queen herself served the sheiks with
delicious food.
d.
The queen was very careful in deciding whom she
would marry.
e.
The queen was very satisfied with the food given
by the sheiks.
36. The queen
ordered her servants to give the sheiks the same kind of food she got from them
the evening before because…
a.
She wanted to entertain her guests.
b.
She wanted to test the sheik’s taste.
c.
She wanted to see the sheik’s reaction.
d.
She wanted to make a joke of the sheiks.
e.
She wanted to repay the sheik’s kindness.
37. The main idea of paragraph six is …
a.
Hakim was an unselfish person.
b.
Hakim was served with succulent meat.
c.
Hakim was satisfied with the food served.
d.
Hakim wanted to share the food with the sheiks.
e.
Hakim had made the queen find the resolution of
the problem.
Text 11
One day, a wolf was having his dinner.
He was very greedy as usual. Suddenly a bone gets stuck in his throat. He tried
and tried to get it out, but he could not.
What a nasty bone!” he complained. The
bone gave him a lot of pain. He was about to cry when he suddenly thought of
the Crane.
“Ah”, he said to himself. “Let me go to
the Crane. She has a long bill. I hope she can help me to get this bone
out of my throat.”
So he instantly went and looked for the
Crane. He soon found her near a pond and greeted her in a soft and melodious
sound, “
Good
morning, Miss Crane, don’t flyaway. I need your help. I’m in great trouble.”
“Well, well, well!” said the Crane
keeping herself at a distance. Just imagine! A wolf needs a crane’s help! Do
you think I believe that? How many of folks have been killed already, don’t you
remember?
“Oh please, Miss Crane, let bygones be
bygones. Now, I need your help badly,” said the Wolf and stepped forward.
The Wolf tried as hard as he could to
ensure the Crane. She helped him but he forgot to fulfill his promise. He told
her that he would give her a reward if she was able to get a bone which stuck
in his throat out. But, finally she got nothing.
38. What does the text talk about?
a.
A wolf and his friend.
b.
A wolf and the Crane.
c.
A wolf and its long bill.
d.
A wolf’s throat pain.
e.
A wolf and his promise.
39. Where did the
wolf find the Crane?
a.
At a distance.
b.
Beside her home.
c.
In a forest.
d.
Near a pond.
e.
In his house.
40. “She has a long bill” ( paragraph 3)
The Synonym of
the underlined word is …
a.
beak.
b.
wing.
c.
feathers wool.
d.
head.
e.
nose.
41. Why did the wolf not keep his promise?
a.
Because he was very greedy.
b.
Because she was not able to get a bone out.
c.
Because he forgot to fulfill his promise
d.
Because she didn’t help him.
e.
Because he could not ensure the Crane
Text 12
Once upon a time, there was an office worker whose name was
Charles. He worked in the same insurance office for many years. But during that
time, he became more and more unhappy. While he worked, he dreamed constantly,
and in his dreams he was always a hermit, he stayed in his room. He didn’t like
people. He especially didn’t like people when he talked. He wanted to be peace
and quiet. Charles’ life went on in this way until he became desperate.
His big opportunity came went he learnt about a sea voyage
that two of his friends were planning. They expected to make the trip during
their summer vacation. Charles talked to his friends until he finally convinced
them and they decided to stop at the first island that they found.
A few days after this decision, they saw the island in the
distance where they decided to live. Before they went ashore, Charles asked the
other two make a perfectly quiet during their stay.
During the first few days after they landed, they built a
little house where they planted a garden. The island was paradise for Charles
because this was the peace and quiet that he wanted.
42. The text above is a kind of … text
a. Anecdote
b. Descriptive
c. Narrative
d. Recount
e. Analytical
43. The purpose of the text above is …
a. To persuade the readers to be
a hermit
b. To tell the past experience of
Charles
c. To entertain the readers with
a story
d. To describe Charles’
experience
e. To evaluate the past
experience
44. The expected to make the trip … (paragraph 3).
The word expected means …
a. Asked
b. Wanted
c. Had
d. Aimed
e. Hoped
45. The following statements which is true according to the
text is …
a. Charles
disliked the noisy condition
b. Charles
wanted to be a sea voyage
c. Charles
liked peace and quiet
d. Charles
likes people when they talk
e. Charles
dreamed to live in the city
46. The orientation of the text is stated on paragraph …
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
d.
4
e.
5
47. … until he became desperate (paragraph 1). The
antonym of the word desperate
is …
a. Hopeless
b. Thoughtless
c. Careless
d. Incautious
e. Optimistic
48. His big opportunity came when he learn about a
sea voyage … (paragraph 2). The
word he refers
to …
a. The hermit
b. Charles
c. The man
d. The two friends
e. Villager
49. The word his in the first paragraph refers to …
a. Charles
b. friend
c. father
d. Teammate
e. Charles’s brother
Text 13
The
King’s Disease
Many years ago there was a king who was very bad tempered.
Everyone was afraid of him. The king was bad tempered because he was often ill.
He was often ill because he ate and drank too much.
“I am always ill”, the king told his doctor. “Why can’t you
cure me?” the doctor did not want to tell the king the reason. He knew this
would make the king very angry. “I give you the best medicine, your majesty” he
said “I do my best.”
“your medicine make me worse’, the king said. “You must cure
me before the end of the month or I shall put you in prison. You are trying to
poison me.”
‘Perhaps your food is making you ill”, the doctor said. This
was a polite way of saying, “You eat too much.”
“Nonsense”, the king shouted. “My cook is the best cook in
the world. No, I am ill because you are a fool. You do not know how to cure me.
I pay you to make me well, but what happens? I have stomachache and headache
everyday. Now go and study your books. Fine a cure for my disease or…….”
“Yes, yes, yes Majesty.” The doctor said and went to his
room. He made a lot of new medicine but it did no cure the king.
At last, a few days before the end of the months, the doctor
went into the forest. He wanted to see a wise old monk and ask for his advice.
50. Why were people afraid of the king?
a. Because he was bad tempered
b. Because he ate and drank to
much
c. Because he did not like
doctors
d. Because no one could cure him
e. Because he was often ill
51. Why did the doctor not want to tell the king the truth
about his illness?
a. He could not cure the king
b. The king would die
c. The king would become very
angry
d. The king would drink poison
e. The king would insensible
52. What was making the king ill?
a. Poison
b. Too much eat and drink
c. Bad medicine
d. Too much medicine
e. Too less medicine
53. How much food did the doctor think the king ate?
a. Too much
b. Enough
c. Not Enough
d. Non at all
e. At all
54. Whose cook was the best cook in the world?
a. The doctor’s cook
b. The king’s cook
c. The fool’s cook
d. The wise old monk’s cook
e. The servant’s cook
Text 14
Malin Kundang
An old woman and her son lived in a
little village. Her son was called Malin Kundang. They were very poor but they
loved each other very much.
One day Malin Kundang told his
mother that he would go to town and work there. At first his mother did not
allow him but finally she let him go with tears.
Malin Kundang worked hard in a big
town and in a short time he became a rich man. However he completely forgot his
poor old mother.
Some years later he sailed to a
harbour near his village. When his mother heard about this news she came to
meet him. Malin Kundang pretended not to know her. He said, “You are not my
mother! Go away!” his mother became very sad and before she went away she said,
“Oh, Malin Kundang, you are wicked son. You’ll never safe now. You and your
money will turn to stone.”
Some days later his ship left
harbour. The sea was calm but when he reached the open she there was a great storm.
The ship was drowned. Malin Kundang and his money changed into a stone.
Now people call it Batu Simalin
Kundang. We can she the stone from Air Manis, a village on the coast of West
Sumatra near Padang.
55. They were very poor but they …(pr. 1)
The word they refer to …
- old woman
- her son in little village
- Malin Kundang
- Her sons
- Malin Kundang and her mother
56. Malin
Kundang’s mother didn’t allow him to go to town. This statement can be found in
paragraph …
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
57. Malin Kundang became rich but he … his mother
a.
knew
b.
loved
c.
forgot
d.
remembered
b.
found
58. Why was his ship drowned? Because …
a.
he reached the open sea
b.
there was a great storm
c.
his ship left the harbor.
d.
The sea was calm
e.
he changed into a stone
Text 15
The Lost Ring
One day a man went home and said to his wife, “I’ve bought
something for you!”
“Oh, thank you,” said his wife. “What have you bought?”
“I’ve bought gold ring. Here it is!”
The man held it out for his wife to see. Then he dropped it.
“Oh dear!” he said. “I have dropped it”
He began to look for it on the floor but it was dark inside
the house and he could not see anything. He went outside the house and began to
look for the ring in the street. Just then a friend came along.
“What is the matter?” he asked.
“I have lost a ring,” said the man.
“Where did you lose it?”
“I lost it inside my house”
“I lost it inside my house.”
“You lost your ring inside your house but you are looking
for it out side in the street! That seems very foolish!”
“Ah,” he said, “But it is dark inside my house. I shall
never find it there. But in the street there is more light and I can see more
clearly.”
59. One day a man … a gold ring home.
a.
Put
b.
Brought
c.
Got
d.
Dropped
e.
Took
60. He wanted to give the ring to his …
a.
Daughter
b.
Wife
c.
Sister
d.
Mother
e.
Son
61. The man lost the ring in the …
a.
Shop
b.
Street
c.
House
d.
Market
e.
Garden
62. There was a light … the house.
a.
Inside
b.
Out
c.
In
d.
Out side
e.
Under
63. The friend thought that the man was …
a.
Silly
b.
Clever
c.
Wise
d.
Intelligent
e.
Handsome
64. Who dropped the ring?
a.
The man
b.
The wife
c.
The son
d.
The daughter
e.
The friend
65. Where did the man look for the ring at first?
a.
Shop
b.
Street
c.
At home
d.
Market
e.
Cupboard
66. Who saw him in the street?
a.
Daughter
b.
His friend
c.
His wife
d.
His son
e.
His mother
Text 16
The Legend of Lake
Toba
Once, a fisherman named Batara Guru
Sahala lived in Batakland. One day, he caught a fish. To his surprise, he found
that the fish could talk! It begged Sahala to set it free. Sahala did
accordingly.
As soon as the fish was free, it
changed into a woman. She was so beautiful that the fisherman fell in love with
her at once. He asked her to marry him. The woman agreed to marry Sahala.
However, she told him that he must never let out the secret that she was once a
fish. Sahala promised her that he would not tell anyone about it.
They were happily married, and had
two daughters. Every morning, Sahala went out fishing. His daughters would
bring him his lunch. One day, however, instead of bringing the food to their
father, the girls ate it. When Sahala learnt what they had done with his meal,
he got very angry. He shouted at them, saying, “You behaved exactly like the
daughters of a fish.”
The girls did not know what their
father meant. They went home and asked their mother about it. When they told
her what he said, she was very annoyed. Although Sahala apologized to her
later, she would not forgive him for breaking his promise.
Then the earth began to tremble, and
volcanoes started to erupt. The earth cracked to form a big hole. People said
that this hole became Lake Toba.
67. Sahala was a …
a. Hunter
b. Farmer
c. Tin-miner
d. Fisherman
e. Rubber-taper
68. Sahala and his wife had …
a. Two sons
b. two daughter
c. no children at all
d. a daughter and a son
e. two daughters and two sons
69. Sahala was angry when
his daughters …
a. ate his lunch
b. did not come
c. were lazy
d. came late
e. were rude to him
70. When Sahala broke his promise, his wife was very
a. amused
b. happy
c. angry
d. loving
e. sad
71. What was Lake Toba formed by?
a. The trembling of the earth
b. The erupting of the volcanoes
c. The cracking of the earth
d. Sahala shouting at his
daughters
e. The girls eating of the food
72. What does the word it in paragraph 1
refers to?
a. A fisherman
b. Batara Guru
c. Fish
d. Sahala
e. Batal land
Text 17
The Wolf and the
stork
A long, long time ago, the wolf and
the stork were friend. One day, the wolf asked the stork to come to his house
to eat.
When the stork arrived at the wolf’s
house, the wolf put two bowls of soup on the table. The wolf ate his bowl of
soup quickly. When he finished, he asked the stork, “Did you like my soup?”
But the stork was angry because he
couldn’t eat the soup. His beak was to long! When the stork went home, he was
still hungry. The wolf laughed and laughed.
Then the stork had and idea. He asked
the wolf to come to dinner. He filled two tall pitchers with good soup. They
began to eat. When the stork finished eating, he asked the wolf if he wanted
more to eat.
But the wolf was angry. His mouth
was so big that he couldn’t get it into the pitcher. The wolf went home hungry,
and the stork laughed and laughed.
The wolf and stork have never been
friend ever since.
73. The writer identifies
the main character of the story and the setting of the story in the…
a. orientation
b. complication
c. resolution
d. identification
e. coda
74. The function of the text above is to…
a. Entertain the readers
b. tell the readers about his/her
personal experience
c. explain about how to do
something
d. tell about past event
e. share he writer’s experience
with readers
75. The true statement according to the text is…
a. The wolf and the stork didn’t
know each other
b. The wolf and the stork were
new friends
c. At the first, stork invited
the wolf to come to his house
d. The stork’s mouth was too big
to eat the soup.
e. The wolf didn’t eat good soup
and was still hungry
76. His mouth
was so big that he couldn’t get it in to the pitcher. The word pitcher means…
a. A deep rounded dish
b. A wide pan
c. A frying pan
d. Tall container for liquids
e. A kind of glasses
77. The statements below are true, except…
a. The stork couldn’t eat soup
from the pitcher.
b. The stork had trouble eating
soup fro, a bowl.
c. The wolf finished the firs
bowl of soup quickly.
d. The wolf and the stork hated
each other after the incident.
e. The stork ate soup at his own
house
78. He filled
two tall pitchers with good soup.” (paragraph 4). The word filled means…
a. Ate up
b. drank
c. Cooked
d. Poured
e. Made full
79. The Social function of a narrative text is…
a. To describe someone / a
person, a thing or a place in specific
b. To entertain, to tell a story
or to provide an esthetic literary experience
c. To tell how to make something
d. To tell how to do something
e. To tell what happened
80. the following are examples of narrative text, except…
a. Fairy tale
b. Fable
c. Legend
d. Recipe
e. Science fiction
Text 18
A fox fell into
a well and couldn’t get out. By and by a thirsty goat came along. Seeing the
fox in the well it asked if the water was good. “Good”, said the fox “It’s the
best water I’ve tasted in all my life. Come down and try it yourself.”
The goat was
thirsty so he got into the well. When he had drunk enough, he looked around but
there was no way to get out. Then the fox said, “I have a good idea. You stand
on your hind legs and put your forelegs against the side of the well. Then I’ll
climb on your back from there. I’ll step on your horns, and I can get out. And
when I’m out, I’ll help you out of the well.”
The goat did as
he was asked and the fox got on his back and climbed out of the well. Then he
coolly walked away. The goat called out loudly after him and reminded him of
his promise to help him out. The fox merely turned to him and said: “If you
only had jumped into the well.”
The goat felt
very sad. He called out loudly. An old man walking nearby heard him and put a
plank into the well. The goat got out and thanked the old man.
81. The text tells the story of….
a.
a fox
b. a
goat
c.
a fox and a goat
d. an
old man and the fox
e.
the goat and an old man
82. Paragraph 2 mainly tells…
a.
how the fox helped the goat.
b. why
the fox got into the well.
c.
how the fox got out of the well.
d. the
fox’s idea how to get out of the well.
e.
how both the goat and the fox got out of the
well.
83. “The goat did as he was asked….” (Paragraph 3)
What does the above sentence mean?
a. The
goat drank enough and looked around.
b. The
goat came down to the well and drank.
c. The
goat called out loudly after the fox got out.
d. The
goat waited someone who might help him.
e. The
goat stood on his hind legs and put his forelegs against the side of the well.
Text 19
Once upon a time
there lived a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a group of
elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats.
Many of them were even crushed to death.
Then taking of
rats decided to approach the elephant’s chief and request him to guide his herd
through another route. On hearing the sad story, the elephant’s king apologized
and agreed take another route. And so the live of the rats were saved.
One day
elephant-hunters came to the jungle and trapped a group of elephants in huge
nets. Then the elephant’s king suddenly remembered the king of the rats. He
summoned on of the elephants of his herd, which had not been trapped, to go
seek help from the king and told him about the trapped elephants.
The rat’s king immediately
took his entire group of rats and they cut open the nets which had trapped the
elephant’s herd. The elephant’s herd was totally set free. They danced with joy
and thanked the rats.
84. What destroyed the homes of all rats?
a. A
group of mice did. d. A group of elephant did.
b. The
hunter did. e. Elephant’s herd.
c. Elephant-hunter
did.
85. What helped the elephant’s herd free?
a. The
elephant-hunter did. d. A group of king did.
b. The
hunters did. e. Entire group of rats did.
c. The
trapped elephants did.
86. What part of the text is “Once upon a time
there lived a group of mice under a tree in peace”?
a. Identification. d. Resolution.
b. Orientation. e. Description.
c. Complication.
87. At the end of the story, how was the elephant’s
herd?
a. Angry. d. Dead.
b. Sad. e. Disappointed.
c. Happy.
Text 20
"Koko,
where are you?" Hamid called softly to his cat.
"He may
have wandered to the harbour," said Hamid's friend, Muchtar.
Soon, the
boys were at the harbour's gate, marked 'Gate 6', of Priok Harbour. Two
policemen were guarding the gate. The boys moved quietly so mat the policemen
would not see them. The boys knew the policemen would chase them away if they
saw them.
The boys
knew Koko was somewhere near the gate because they had heard him meowing. The
sound seemed to have come from a taxi that was parked near by. Hamid and
Muchtar saw two men standing beside the taxi. The men were talking in low
tones. Then, one of them opened the car-boot, and Hamid saw Koko crouching
among some bags.
Not long
after that, the men left. Hamid quickly ran to the taxi." Finding the boot
unlocked, Hamid lifted the lid. What a shock! There were bags of explosive! At
the moment, Hamid heard the men coming back. He swept Koko into his arms and
ran back to where Muchtar was keeping watch.
"Those
men are smugglers trying to bring explosive into the harbour," Hamid
whispered to Muchtar.
"What
shall we do asked Muchtar fearfully.
"We
must alert the policemen at the gate," Hamid said.
The boys
moved cautiously until they reached the gate. Hamid told the policemen what he had seen. The policemen did not really
believe him, but they went with the boys to the taxi. The policemen were just
in time to see the men taking the bags of explosive out of the boot.
The
policemen quickly stopped the men and handcuffed them.
88. Where did the two
boys see the smugglers?
a. Somewhere
near the harbour.
b. At
the guarded gate.
c. At
Priok harbour.
d. Near
a taxi.
e. At
gate 6.
89. The purpose of
the text is to....
a. tell
past events
b. entertain
readers
c. describe
the smugglers
d. report
an event to the police
e. inform
readers about events of the day
90. Hamid ... when he
saw bags of explosives inside the boot.
a. ran
back to Muchtar's place
b. swept
Koko into his arms
c. found
the boot unlocked
d. left
the taxi quickly
e. was
very shocked
91. "The policemen quickly stopped the men and handcuffed
them." (The last paragraph)
This part of the text is called....
a. resolution
b. orientation
c. description
d. reorientation
e. complication
Text 21
The Magic Box
Once upon a
time, there was a poor farmer who dug up a big box in his field. He took at
home with him and showed it to his wife. His wife cleaned it and kept it in
their house.
One day, she
dropped an apple into it. Immediately the box began to fill up with apples. No
matter how many were taken out, others took their place. So the farmer and his
wife sold the apples and were able to live quite comfortably.
Then the
farmer dropped a coin into the box. At once, apples disappeared and the box
began to fill itself with coin. Everyday the farmer and his wife collected
hundreds and hundreds of dollars from the box. Soon they became very rich.
Now the
farmer's grandfather lived with the couple. He was not very strong and he could
not go out to work. So the farmer asked the old man to help him take the money
out of the box. When his grandfather became tired and wanted to rest, the
farmer shouted at him, "Why are you so lazy? Why can't you work
harder?" The old man did not say anything but he continued working until
he fell inside the box and died.
At once the money
disappeared and the box began to fill up with dead grandfathers. The farmer had
to pull them out and bury them. To do this he had to spend all the money he had
collected. When he had used up all the money, the box broke and the farmer was
just as poor as he was before.
92.
How was the farmer according to the writer?
a. Greedy
d. Humorous
b. Generous
e. Rich
c. Kind
d. Humorous
e. Rich
93.
The complication start in the part of the story when ....
a. the
farmer dug up a big box in his field, took at home and showed it to his wife
b. his
wife dropped an apple into it and immediately the box filled up with apples
c. the
farmer and his wife sold the apples and were able to live comfortably
d. the
farmers dropped the coins into the box
e. the
apples disappeared and began to fill itself with coin
94.
Which statement is true according to the story?
a. His
wife cleaned and kept the box for her.
b. The
box was full of valuable things when it was found.
c. The
farmer had to pull dead grandfather out and bury them.
d. The
poor farmer finally was killed by the grandfather.
e. The
farmer's wife became happy after the grandfather passed away.
95.
What did we learn from the story?
- Being honest is not always wise.
- Being a miser is sometimes important.
- All the glitters is not gold.
- It is good to be honest in life.
- Being greedy is not good.
96.
The communicative purpose of the text is....
- to amuse and entertain the readers with problematic events
- to tell the readers what really happened in the past
- to inform the readers how and why something works
- to present information about a current issue
- to describe an event in the past
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