Narrative Text

Timun Mas
Orientation Long long time ago, there was a farmer couple. They were staying in a
village near a forest. They lived happily. Unfortunately, they hadnt had any children
yet.
Resolution 1 Every day they prayed to God for a child. One day a giant passed
their home. He heard what they were praying. Then the giant gave them a
cucumber seed.
Plant this seed, then youll get a daughter, said the giant. Thank you, Giant, said
the couple. But in one condition, in her 17-th birthday, you must give her to me,
said the Giant. The couple wanted a child so much that they agreed without
thinking first.
Then the couple planted the cucumber seed. Each day they took care the growing
plant so carefully. Months later, a golden cucumber grew from the plant. The
cucumber was getting heavier and bigger each day. When it was ripe, they picked it.
Carefully they cut out the cucumber and how surprised were they when they found
a beautiful baby inside. They were so happy. They named the baby Timun Mas, or
Golden Cucumber.
Complication 2 Years were passing by and Timun Mas had grown into a beautiful
girl. Her parents were very proud of her. But their happiness turned to fear when her
17th birthday came. The giant returned to ask for their promise. He was going to
take Timun Mas away.
Resolution 2 The farmer tried to be calm. Just a moment, please. Timun Mas is
playing. My wife will call her, he said. Then the farmer came to his daughter. My
child, take this, as he was giving her a little bag to Timun Mas. This will help you
from the giant. Now, run as fast as you can, he ordered. So Timun Mas ran away.
Complication 3 The couple was very sad about her leaving. But they didnt want
the giant to eat Timun Mas. Meanwhile, the giant had been waiting for too long. He
became impatient. Somehow he knew that the couple had lied to him. So he
destroyed their house and ran for Timun Mas.
The giant was chasing Timun Mas and he was getting closer and closer. Timun Mas
then took a handful of salt from her little bag. She spread out the salt behind her.
Suddenly a wide sea appeared between them. The giant had to swim to reach her
Resolution 3 Timun Mas was still running, but now the giant almost caught her.
Then she took some chilly and threw them to the giant. The chilly suddenly grew
into some trees and trapped the giant. The trees grew some thorns as sharp as a
knife. The giant screamed painfully. At the mean time, Timun Mas could escape
again.
Complication 4 But the giant was very strong. Again he almost caught Timun Mas.
So Timun Mas took the third magic stuff, the cucumber seeds. She threw the seeds
and suddenly they became a wide cucumber field. The giant was very tired and
hungry so he ate those fresh cucumbers. He ate too much that he felt sleepy and
fell asleep soon.
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Resolution 4 Timun Mas kept on running as fast as she could. But soon she was
very tired herself. To make things worse, the giant had woken up! Timun Mas was so
scared. Desperately she then threw her last weapon, terasi (a kind of shrimp pasta).
IT did a miracle again. The pasta became a big swamp. The giant fell into it but his
hands almost reached Timun Mas. Suddenly the lake pulled him to the bottom. The
giant panicked and he couldnt breathe. At last he was drown.
Re-orientation Timun Mas was very relieved. She was safe now. Then she returned
to her parents house. Her parents were of course very happy to see their daughter
safe and sound. Thanks God. You have saved my daughter, they cried happily.
From then on, Timun Mas lived happily with her parents with no fear anymore.
(Taken from : Kumpulan Cerita: Mahayana: 2005)
Questions A:
1. What is the purpose of the text?
2. Is the story useful for you?
3. What can you learn from the story?
4. Who were the characters of the story?
5. Where did the story happen?
6. Why did the farmers pray to the God?
7. How did he get the farmers get their daughter?
8. What was her name?
9. Why did the giant come again to the farmers house?
10.What things brought by Timun Mas when she escaped?
11.What did those things use for? How?
12.How did the giant die?
The Good Stepmother
The old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set Gretel to clean the house. She
planned to eat them both. Each night the children cried and begged the witch to let
them go.
Meanwhile, at home, their stepmother was beginning to wish she had never tried to
get rid of the children. I must find them, she said and set off into the forest.
Many hours later, when her feet were tired from walking and her lips were dry from
thirst, she came to the cottage belonging to the witch. The stepmother peeped
though the window. Her heart cried out when she saw the two children.
She picked up the broom leaning against the door and crept inside. The witch was
putting some stew in the oven when the stepmother gave her an almighty push.
The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door.
Children, I have come to save you, she said hugging them tightly. I have done a
dreadful thing.
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I hope in time you will forgive me. Let me take you home and become a family
again. They returned to their home and the stepmother became the best mother
anyone could wish to have, and of course they lived happily ever after!

1. The story is about a stepmother who .

a. planned to eat her children
b. begged a witch for money
c. tried to run away from a witch
d. saved her children from a witch
2. Which statement is TRUE about the step mother?
a. She loved her stepchildren.
b. She hit the witch with a broom.
c. She locked her children in a cage.
d. She visited the witch to see her children.
3. The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door. (Paragraph
4)
The underlined word can be replaced by the word ..
a. Closed
b. opened
c. painted
d. Marked
4. How did the witch die?
a. She was burn in the oven.
b. She was trapped in a cage.
c. She was hit with a broom.
d. She was pushed against the wall.
I. Read the narrative text and answer the questions
Long time ago a rabbit and a lion were neighbors. The lion was very proud, and was
fond of boasting about his strength. And though they were such close neighbors, the
lion looked down upon the rabbit, and used to bully and frighten her. Finally, the
rabbit could stand it no longer and wanted to get her own back.
One day, she went to the lion and said, Good day,
Respected elder brother. Imagine it, I met an animal over there who looked exactly
like you, and he said to me,Is there anyone in the world who dares stand up to me?
If there is, let him come and have a duel with me. If there is no one, all of you have
to submit to my rule and be my servants! Oh, he was an cant even light on
anyone!,added the rabbit.
Oho,the lion said,Didnt you metion me to him?

Yes, indeed,the rabbit replied,But it would have been better if I hadnt. When I
described how strong you were, he just sneere and said dreadfully rude things. He
even went so far as to say that wouldnt take you for his attendant!.
The lion flew into a rage and roared,Where is her? Where is her?
So the rabbit took the lion behind a hill and, not going too near herself. Pointed to a
deep well from a distance, and said,He is down there, in the well.
The lion hastened to the well and glared angrily into it. Yes, there was his rival who
even glared back at him angrily. The lion roared, and his enemy roared back. The
lion became so furious that his hair stood on end. So did his enemys in the well.
The lion showed his teeth and lashed out with his paws to scare his rival and his
enemy in the well retaliated! In a fit of anger the lion sprang into the air with all his
might and then flung himself at the enemy in the well.
The result was that the proud lion was instantly drowned.
Questions
1. What is the story about?
Answer: The story above tells that proud of the lion can be beaten by shrewdness of
the rabbit.
2. What did the early problem the main participant have?
Answer: The early problem happened because the lion always bully and frighten the
rabbit.
3. How did the main participant solve the problem?
Answer: Finally the rabbit found great idea to make the lion conscious to his false.
4. What is the moral value of the story?
Answer: The moral value is proud can be overcome by smart thinking.
5. What is the purpose of the text above?
Answer: The story teaches us that we do not allow having proud of our smart and
over strength.

Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He lived in a simple hut in
a farming field. He did some gardening and fishing for his daily life.
One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap. It was the biggest
catch which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned into a beautiful princess. He felt
in love with her and proposed her to be his wife. She said; Yes, but you have to promise not to
tell anyone about the secret that I was once a fish, otherwise there will be a huge disaster. The
man made the deal and they got married, lived happily and had a daughter.
Few years later, his daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in the fields. One day,
his daughter was so hungry and she ate his fathers lunch. Unfortunately, he found out and got
furious, and shouted; You damned daughter of a fish. The daughter ran home and asked her
mother. The mother started crying, felt sad that her husband had broken his promise.

Then she told her daughter to run up the hills because a huge disaster was about to come. When
her daughter left, she prayed. Soon there was a big earthquake followed by non-stop pouring
rain. The whole area got flooded and became Toba Lake. She turned into a fish again and the
man became the island of Samosir.
Based on the Text above, please choose the best answer by giving the cross mark in the
letter T if the statement is true and the letter F is the statement is false.
1. T F
2. T F
3. T F
4. T F

The golden fish turned into a beautiful woman.

The man and his wife lived happily forever.
The man had broken his promise.
His daughter turned into a fish.

Based on the Text above, please answer the questions by choosing and giving the cross
mark to the best answer according to you. (for questions number 5 8)
5. What is the complication in paragraph 3?
A. The mother started crying, felt sad that her husband had broken his promise.
B. His daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in the fields.
C. His daughter was so hungry and she ate his fathers lunch.
D. The daughter ran home and asked her mother.
E. The man shouted and be furious.
6. Finally, what did happen to the man?
A. He sunk
B. He turned into a lake
C. He turned into a fish
D. He turned into an island
E. He attacked by earthquake
7. What can we learn from the text above?
A. We must obey our parents
B. We must not break our promise
C. We must not eat our fathers meal
D. We must go fishing to find a golden fish
E. We must run to the hill if there is earthquake
8. What is the best title of the text above?
A. Toba lake and Samosir in North Sumatera
B. The man, the fish and their daughter
C. The story of Samosir island
D. The man and the gold fish
E. The story of Toba Lake
Based on the Text above, please answer the questions below! (for questions number 9-11)

9. What is the resolution of the second paragraph? (Point 4)

10. Why did the mother feel sad and start crying? (Point 4)
11. What did happen when the mother prayed after her husband broke his promise? (Point 4)
Answers Key / Kunci Jawaban:
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. C. His daughter was so hungry and she ate his fathers lunch.
6. D. He turned into an island
7. B. We must not break our promise
8. E. The story of Toba Lake
9. The man made the deal and they got married, lived happily and had a daughter.
10. The mother felt sad and started crying because her husband had broken his promise.
11. Soon there was a big earthquake followed by non-stop pouring rain. The whole area got
flooded and became Toba Lake.
A poor boy sold goods from door to door to pay his school fee. One day he had only
a little money left and he was very hungry. He decided to ask for some food at the
next house he visited. However, he was so nervous when a lovely young woman
opened the door. He only asked for a glass of water. The woman thought that the
boy was hungry so she gave him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then
asked. How much do owe you?. You dont owe me anything, she replied,
Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness. He said, Then u thank
you from my heart. As the poor boy left that house, he felt stronger. His faith in
God was getting stronger too. He had been ready to stop his study but now he got a
spirit to continue it until he became a doctor.
Some years later that young woman became critically ill. She was sent to the
big city to cure her disease. The poor boy was the doctor. When he knew the name
of the town she came from. he went to meet her. He recognized her at once. He
tried hard to save the womans life. From then on he gave special attention to the
sick woman. After a long struggle, the woman could be cured. The poor boy paid all
the bill. He wrote Paid in full with one glass of milk under the bill. When the

woman opened the bill, tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed,
thank you God, that your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands.
1. What can we learn after reading the story above?
A.
Kindness wont be forgotten.
B.
Poverty is A glass of water. the source of misery.
C.
Help is needed to be successful.
D.
Health is important in life.
2. What did the poor boy ask when he met the woman?
A.
Some food.
B.
A glass of water.
C.
A large of milk.
D.
Health is important in life.
3. What did the main idea of paragraph two?
A.
The poor boy asked the woman for food.
B.
The woman came to the town where the boy lived.
C.
The poor boy cured the woman and repaid her kindness.
D.
The woman gave a large glass of milk to the poor boy.

The Rats and The Elephants

Once upon a time their 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 to take another route. And so the lives 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 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 herd was totally set
free. They danced with joy and thank the rats.
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1. What type of text is the above text? It is

A. a narrative text
B. a description text
C. a recount text
D. an anecdote text
E. an expository text
2. What destroyed the homes of all rats?
A. a group of mice did
B. the hunter did
C. elephant-hunter did
D. a group of elephant did
E. elephant's herd
3. What helped the elephant's herd free?
A. the elephant-hunter did
B. the hunters did
C. the trapped elephants did
D. a group of king did
E. entire group of rats did
4. What is generic structure of "once upon a time there lived a group of mice
under a tree in peace"? A. Identification
B. Orientation
C. Complication
D. Resolution
E. Description
5. At the end of the story, how was the elephant's herd?
A. angry
B. sad
C. happy
D. dead
E. disappointed
Jawaban
1. A. (a narrative text)
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2. D. (a group of elephant did)

3. E. (entire group of rats did)
4. B. (Orientation)
5. C. (happy)
The Story of the Smart Parrot

A man in Puerto Rico had a wonderful parrot. There was no another parrot like it. It
was very, very smart. This parrot would say any word-except one. He would not say
the name of the town where he was born. The name of the town was Catano.
The man tried to teach the parrot to say Catano. But the bird would not say the
word. At first the man was very nice, but then he got angry. You are a stupid bird!
Why cant you say the word? Say Catano, or I will kill you! but the parrot would not
say it. Then the man got to so angry that the shouted over and over, Say Catano,
or Ill kill you! but the bird would not talk.

One day after trying for many hours to make the bird say Catano, the man got very
angry. He picked up the bird and threw him into the chicken house. You are more
stupid than the chickens. Soon I will eat them, and I will eat you, too.
In the chicken house there are four old chickens. They were for Sundays dinner. The
man put the parrot in the chicken house and left.
The next day the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and
stopped. He was very surprised at what he saw!
He saw three dead chickens on the floor. The parrot was screaming at the fourth
chicken, Say Catano, or Ill kill you!
1. Where does the story take place?
A. London
B. Puerto Rico
C. Jakarta
D. Buenos Aires
2. What is the word that the parrot cannot say?
A. Catano
B. Tacano
C. Canato
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D. Nacato
3. How often did the owner teach the bird how to say the word?
A. Always
B. Everyday
C. Many times
D. Every second
4. Which statement is true according to the text?
A. The parrot could say Catano
B. At last the parrot could say Catano
C. Catano was the name at the parrot
D. The man never got angry at the parrot
5. What does the man do to the bird because the bird cannot say the name of a
place.
A. The man ate the bird.
B. The sold the bird.
C. The man killed the bird.
D. The man taught the bird.

6. It is most likely that .

A. The bird killed the three chickens.
B. The three chickens killed the bird.
C. The bird played with the chicken.
D. The bird killed one of the three chickens.
7. What is the story about?
A. A parrot and a cat
B. A parrot and a chicken
C. A parrot and the owner
D. A parrot, the owner, and chickens
8. It was very, very smart.
The underlined word refers to .
A. The man
B. The bird
C. The chicken
D. Puerto Rico
9. The parrot was very, very smart
The word smart means .
A. Stupid
B. Clever
C. Stubborn
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D. Beautiful
10. The parrot was screaming at the fourth chickens
What does the underlined word mean?
A. Smiling
B. Crying
C. Shouting
D. Laugh

Once there was a husband and his wife who had a baby. They had a dog named
Bony. It was a very smart dog and faithful to them. The dog used to take care of
the baby while were working in the rice field.
One afternoon, while working in the field, they heard Bony barking. It was running
toward them. Its mouth smeared with blood. The husband shocked and thought
that it had killed their baby. Suddenly he took his sickle and threw it to the dog. It
hit the dogs had and the dog head and the dog fell down and died.
Hurriedly they got home and saw the baby sleeping. When the husband looked
around in the babys room, he found a big snake lying on the floor. It was dead
and blood spilled everywhere. It seemed the dog had killed the snake and the
killed his faithful dog.
1. Who was Bony? Bonny was.
a. the husbands name
b. the wifes name
c. the bays name
d. the dogs name
e. the snakes name
2. Why was the dog running toward the couple?
a. because it afraid of snake
b. because it was hurt
c. because the dog wanted some foods.
d. because the dog wanted to tell that something dangerous almost happened in
their home.
e. because a snake wanted to catch it.
3. finally killed by the husband. The correct answer to fill in the blank is.
a. the baby
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d. the dog
b. the snake
e. the couple
c. the wife
4. The snake was killed by
a. the dog
d. the child
b. the husband
e. the baby
c. the wife
5. Was the baby hurt by the dog?
a. yes, it is
d. no was not
b. yes, it was
e. no, it doesnt
c. no, it did

One day she went to the lion and said, Good day, respected elder brother. Image it,
I met an animal over there who looked exactly like you, and he said to me, Is there
anyone in the world who dares stand up to me? If there is, let me come and have a
duel with me. If there is no one, all of you have to submit to my rule and be my
servants! Oh, he was an intolerable braggart! He is so puffed up with pride that
his eyes cant even light on anymore! added the rabbit.
Oho, the lion said. Didnt you mention me to him?
Yes, indeed, the rabbit replied. But it would have been better if I hadnt. When I
described how strong you were, he just sneered and said dreadfully rude things. He
even went so far as to say that he wouldnt take you for his attendant!
The lion flew into a rage and roared, Where is he? Where is he?
Soon the rabbit took the lion a hill and, not going to near herself, pointed to a well
from a distance, and said, He is down there, in the well.
The lion hastened to the well and glared angrily into it. Yes there was his rival who
even glared back at him angrily. The lion roared, and his enemy roared back. The
lion become so furious that his hair stood on end. So did his enemy on the well. The
lion show his teeth and lashed out with his paws to scare his rival and his enemy in
the well retaliated! In a fit of anger the lion sprang into the air with all his might and
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then flung himself at the enemy in the well. The result was that the proud lion was
instantly drowned.
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer
1.

What do you thing of the animal on the well?

A. The image of the lion himself.
B. An intolerable braggart.
C. A stronger animal.
D. Another lion.
E. His neighbor.

2.

The lion was proud of his

A. Hair
B. Eyes
C. Teeth
D. Paws
E. Strength

3.

What can we learn from the story?

A. Be a good neighbor.
B. Dont be so arrogant.
C. We must help each other.
D. An enemy can be a good friend.
E. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

4.

What is the type of the text above?

A. Report
B. Descriptive
C. Narrative
D. Recount
E. Procedure

5.

The generic structure of the text is.

A. Orientation> Complication > Resolution > Re-Orientation
B. Orientation> Events > Re- Orientation
C. General Classification> Description
D. Identification> Description
E. Newsworthy Events > Background Events > Sources

Kang Chol Hwan was born into a loyal family that had once lived in the large
Korean community of Japan. In Kyoto, his grandfather had been supporter of Kim II
Sung, North Korean Great Leader since 1945. In 1961 the grandfather returned with
his family to North Korea and had important government post.
Within months, however, he was complaining to friends that North Korea was
not the country he had expected. He was shocked to see so much poverty, which he
eventually came to blame on the governments stifling grip on the economy. One

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morning in July 1977, when Kang was nine, his grandfather was left for work and
never returned.
A few weeks later, seven plain clothes security guard stormed into Kangs
house Your grandfather betrayed the fatherland, one of them stated You must be
punished.
Kangs parents and grandmother sobbed as they forced to pack their
belongings into two army trucks. The family was driven off, but Kangs mother was
left behind, spared because her own father was regarded as a revolutionary hero.
That was the last Kang ever saw her.
1. What was a reason for Kangs grandfather never returned to Kangs house?
A. A supporter of Kim II Sung
B. Accused of betraying North Korea
C. Regarded as a hero
D. As an important person in Korea
E. Force Kangs family to leave their homeland
2. What is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?
A. The last minutes Kang gathered with his mother.
B. The day Kang ever saw his grandma and grandpa.
C. The moment Kangs father regarded as a hero.
D. The last day Kangs parents and his grandma sobbed.
E. The sad moment when Kangs parents meet grandma.
3. Why did Kangs grandfather disappear?
A. He left for work and went somewhere else.
B. He returned to North Korea.
C. He was supporter of Kim II Sung.
D. He went to governments office.
E. He was kidnapped and punished by the security guards.
4. A few weeks later, seven plain clothes security guard stormed into Kangs
house.
The underlined word has the same meaning as
A. Destroyed
B. Attacked
C. Knocked
D. Involved
E. Knotted
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, Its the best water I've tested 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.
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Then, I'll climb on your back, from here. 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.
6. The text tells the story of .
A. A fox
B. A goat
C. An old man and the fox
D. A fox and a goat
E. The goat and an old man
7. Paragraph 2 mainly tells.
A. Why the fox got into the well
B. The foxs idea of how to get out of the well
C. How the fox got out of the well
D. How the fox helped the goat
E. How the fox and the goat got out of the well
8. The goat did as he was asked
(Paragraph 3).
What does the sentence mean?
A. The goat came down to the well and drank.
B. The goat waited someone who might help him.
C. The goat stood on his hind legs and put his forelegs against the side of the
well.
D. the goat called out loudly after the fox got out.
E. The goat drank enough and looked around.
9. The text above is in the form of
A. Analytical Exposition
B. Narrative
D. Descriptive
C. Recount
E. Spoof
My Neighbour
David had been waiting for his mother in front of the school. His mother
usually fetched him from school but today she was not there. David waited for 15
minutes before he walked home by himself.
When he reached home, he knocked on the door as he did not bring the keys.
Surprisingly, no one answered the door. David knocked again but still no one
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answered the door. Just as he was about to go to the nearby coffee shop where his
father worked to get the keys, he heard the friendly voice of his neighbor, John.
David told him that no one was home and John's mother suggested that
David stayed in their house till his mother came back. David and John played
happily till evening when David's mother came back.
David thanked John and his family before he went back into his house.
David's mother explained to David that she had a backache and she had to see a
doctor. From this experience, David learnt an important lesson, "Neighbors are
people who help each other."
Taken from: http://www.vtaide.com/png/neighbours.htm Story by Huang YiZhong
Vocabulary List
- fetched = menjemput
- knocked = mengetuk
- friendly = ramah
- backache = sakit punggung
- experience = pengalaman
A.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Circle T if the statement is True and F if it is False.

Davids father worked in the post office. T F
John is Davids neighbour. T F
Davids mother went to the market that day. T F
David and John played together till the next morning. T F
Davids mother had a backache. T F

B.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
8.

Answer the following questions based on the text above.

Where had David been waiting for his mother?
Did Davids mother fetch him after school that day?
How long did David wait for his mother?
Did anybody answer the door when he knocked it?
Who suggested David to wait for his mother in their house?
What did David do in Johns house?
Why didnt Davids mother fetch him that day?
What lesson did David learn that dayhat day?
What lesson did David learn that day

Questions by Nifatul Aula, an English teacher of vocational high school in

Bondowoso, Indonesia.
The Rats and The Elephants
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.

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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 to take another route. And so the lives 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 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 herd was totally set free.
They danced with joy and thank the rats.
Vocabs:
Unknowingly : tidak mengetahui
Destroyed : merusak
Decided : menentukan
Approch : mengangkat
Chief : pemimpin
Guide : penunjuk jalan
Hunters : pemburu
Summon : mengundang
Trapped : perangkap
1. What type of text is the above text? It is
A. a narrative text
B. a description text
C. a recount text
D. an anecdote text
E. an expository text
11. What destroyed the homes of all rats?
A. a group of mice did
B. the hunter did
C. elephant-hunter did
D. a group of elephant did
E. elephant's herd
2. What helped the elephant's herd free?
A. the elephant-hunter did
B. the hunters did
C. the trapped elephants did
D. a group of king did
E. entire group of rats did

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3. What is generic structure of "once upon a time there lived a group of mice under
a tree in peace"? A. Identification
B. Orientation
C. Complication
D. Resolution
E. Description
4. At the end of the story, how was the elephant's herd?
A. angry
B. sad
C. happy
D. dead
E. disappointed

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