NARRATIVE TEXT

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7. What happened when the winter came?
1. The generic structure of narrative text is…… a. There were no food
a. Orientation > Events > Re-Orientation b. There were much food
b. Orientation > Complication > Resolution > Re-Orientation c. The grasshopper was cheerful
c. General Classification > Description d. The ants were hungry
d. Newsworthy Events > Background Events > Sources
8. What can we learn from the story above?
2. What is the purpose of the narrative text? a. We must sing all day.
a. To describe the story b. We can sing and dance every day
b. To explain the story c. We must prepare for the future
c. To amuse the reader about the story d. We can ignore the future.
d. To persuade the reader about the story
Read this following text to answer questions number 8-13.
3. The one of generic structure of Narrative Text is
orientation. What is orientation? THE PROUD ROSE
a. Tells the problem of the story and how the main characters Once upon a time, in a desert far away, there was a rose
solve them who was so proud of her beautiful looks. Her only complaint
b. It set the scene and introduces the participants was growing next to an ugly cactus.
c. Orientation tells us about conclusion, moral value, or Everyday, the beautiful rose would insult and mock the
changes of the character cactus on his looks, all while the cactus remained quiet. All
d. When the problem is resolved, either in a happy ending or the other plants nearby tried to make the rose see sense, but
in a sad ending she was too swayed by her own looks.
One scorching summer, the desert became dry, and there
4. One type of narrative text is Legend. Legend is… was no water left for the plants. The rose quickly began to
a. Story that is considered as a fact wilt. Her beautiful petals dried up, losing their lush colour.
b. Contains magical elements Looking to the cactus, she saw a sparrow dip his beak into
c. Story about the origin of place the cactus to drink some water. Though ashamed, the rose
d. Story about animals asked the cactus if she could have some water. The kind
cactus readily agreed, helping them both through the tough
5. Beauty and The Beast, Cinderella, and Snow White is summer, as friends.
considered as…
a. Myth c. Legend 9. What is the story about?
b. Fairy Tales d. Fabel a. Two special plants
b. Two plants in a beautiful garden
Read this following text to answer questions number 6-8. c. The beautiful rose and ugly cactus
d. gorgeous plants in a desert
The Grasshopper and the Ant
In a field one summer's day, a grasshopper spent his days 10. From the story above, we know that the rose was?
merrily singing and dancing. He hopped everywhere, while ants a. Brave
were busy gathering grains of wheat and corn. He laughed at b. Wise
the ants and said, “How dull! Why don’t you sing and dance c. Patient
with me instead of working under the hot sun?” d. Arrogant
“We are storing away food for the winter,” they explained,
“you should do the same.” 11. The rose ignored other plants' advice to change its
The grasshopper laughed and replied, “Why worry about the attitude because ...
winter? I have plenty to eat for now.” And he hopped away to a. She believe that she was prettiest
look for someone to play with. b. She didn’t trust other plants
But when the winter came, the grasshopper could fine no c. She afraid that she will become an ugly rose
more food. Shivering, he knocked at the ants’ door. d. She has a water
“Can you spare me some seeds?” he begged. “I’m cold and
hungry!” 12. What can you learn from the story?
“We worked hard all summer to store away food,” they a. Don't allow others influence your life.
answered. b. Never judge the others by the way they look.
“What were you doing?” c. Respect others and they may respect you either.
“I was busy singing and dancing,” he said. d. Don't let anyone underestimate
“ Then sing and dance for us now!” They told him. “It’s time
for you to work for your dinner.” 13. The third paragraph of the text above is called as…
a. Orientation
6. What did the grasshopper do in the summer ? b. Complication
a. The grasshopper sung and danced c. Event
b. The grasshopper collected food d. Resolution
c. The grasshopper worked during summer
d. The grasshopper gathered grains.
Please read this text to answer questions number 14-17!
18. Who won the race?
One day a man stopped at a flower shop to order some 19. Why rabbit decided to take a nap?
flowers. He wanted to send it to his mother who lived far in 20. What is the moral value of the story based on your
another town through a delivery company. Meanwhile he was opinion?
looking at sad young girl who was sitting in front of the flower
shop. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted Questions number 21-25!
to buy a red rose for my mother but my money is not enough”.
The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me I’ll buy you a Tangkuban Perahu
rose.” He bought the little girl a rose and he ordered for his own
mother flowers too. Dayang Sumbi was exiled in the jungle, because she was
After buying a rose flower for the girl the man offered the unmarried but pregnant. She gave a birth to a baby boy and
girl a ride to her home. She said” yes please! You can take me named him Sangkuriang .
to my mother. She directed him to a cemetery. The girl placed
the rose on her mother’s fresh grave. Knowing the girl’s mother One day, Sangkuriang went hunting with his dog, si Tumang.
had died the man realized that he must show his love to his In the bush he saw a pig, Wayungyang. He wanted to shoot
mother while she was still alive. Wayungyang but si Tumang hindered him. He was angry at it
Then the man returned to the flower shop. He cancelled the and killed it, and then took its heart home. When he said that
flower delivery, order picked up the rose flower, and drove to it was si Tumang’s heart, she was very angry and hit
reach his mother’s house. Sangkuriang’s head with a spoon. And he ran away and left
his mother to the east. He didn’t know himself and forgot his
14. We can learn that we have to …. name. He was about 16 years of age.
a. Show our loves to our mother
b. Buy flowers for our mothers After a long time Sangkuriang came back to the jungle where
c. Keep our mother alive his mother lived. She looked younger than her age, so Sang
d. Obey to our mother Kuriang fell in love with her. “Will you marry me?’’ one day
he asked her. But Dayang Sumbi refused because she
15. What did the man do after buying the girl a red rose? recognized that he was her son. He insisted to marry her and
a. He gave her a ride to her home Dayang Sumbi asked marry conditions. One, he had to
b. He went to his own home dammed Citarum river, and two, had to make a boat in one
c. He took the girl to her mother’s cemetery night
d. He placed the rose on his mother’s grave
Sangkuriang almost finished his work but Dayang Sumbi
16. The main idea of the first paragraph is … cheated him. He was angry and kicked the boat. The boat fell
a. A sad girl was thinking of her mother upside down on the peak of mountain. It was known
b. A girl needed a man to deliver her a flower Tangkuban Perahu, at the northern of Bandung, West Java.
c. A man helped a girl by buying her a flower
d. A man bought a flower for a girl 21. What did Sangkuriang do to Tumang?
a. He gave Tumang a Wayungyang’s heart
17. What did the man do after returning to the flower shop in b. He killed Tumang
the end of the day? c. He asked Tumang to go first
a. He sent flower to his mother by delivery company d. He hit Tumang’s head with a spoon
b. He ordered pick flower and drove to his mother’s house
c. He played with the girl to make her happier 22. What made Dayang Sumbi very angry?
d. He cancelled the order and did nothing. a. Sangkuriang killed Tumang
b. Sangkuriang didn’t get any food
Please read the text to answer question number 18-20! c. Sangkuriang couldn’t kill a pig
d. Sangkuriang ran away and left his mother
The Rabbit and the Turtle
One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. 23. …… “He was angry at it and killed it” (paragraph 2).
He was laughing at the turtle for being so slow. The word “it” on the sentence above refers to…
Much to the rabbit’s surprise, the turtle challenged him to a a. Dayang Sumbi c. Wayungyang
race. The rabbit thought this was a good joke and accepted the b. Sangkuriang d. Si Tumang
challenge. The fox was the umpire of the race. As the race
began, the rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just like 24. Why did Dayang Sumbi give several conditions to
everyone thought. Sangkuriang if he wanted to marry her?
The rabbit got to the halfway point and could not see the a. Because Dayang Sumbi didn’t like Sangkuriang
turtle anywhere. He was hot and tired and decided to stop and b. Because Sangkuriang was 16 years of age
take a short nap. All this time the turtle kept walking step by c. Because she recognized that Sangkuriang was her child
step by step. He never quit no matter how hot or tired he got. d. Because Sangkuriang was angry and kicked the boat.
He just kept going.
However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and 25. What is the type of text above?
woke up. He could not see the turtle anywhere! He went at full- a. Fable c. Folklore
speed to the finish line but found the turtle there waiting for b. Myth d. Legend
him.