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SEKOLAH MENENGAH ATAS NEGERI 1 ATAMBUA

TAHUN AJARAN 2015/2016

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.

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)
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 can’t 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 I’ll 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 Sunday’s 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 I’ll kill you!

1. Where does the story take place?

A. London
B. Puerto Rico
C. Jakarta
D. Buenos Aires
Jawaban B

2. What is the word that the parrot cannot say?

A. Catano
B. Tacano
C. Canato
D. Nacato
Jawaban A

3. How often did the owner teach the bird how to say the word?
A. Always
B. Everyday
C. Many times
D. Every second
Jawaban C

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
Jawaban B

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.
Jawaban D

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.
Jawaban A

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
Jawaban C

8. “It was very, very smart”.

The underlined word refers to ….
A. The man
B. The bird
C. The chicken
D. Puerto Rico
Jawaban B

9. “The parrot was very, very smart”

The word ‘smart’ means ….
A. Stupid
B. Clever
C. Stubborn
D. Beautiful
Jawaban B

10. “The parrot was screaming at the fourth chickens”

What does the underlined word mean?
A. Smiling
B. Crying
C. Shouting
D. Laugh
Jawaban C
A Rabbit & A Lion
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 can’t even light on anyone!”,added the rabbit.
“Oho,”the lion said,”Didn’t you metion me to him?”

“Yes, indeed,”the rabbit replied,”But it would have been better if I hadn’t. When I described
how strong you were, he just sneere and said dreadfully rude things. He even went so far as to
say that wouldn’t 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 enemy’s 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.
Contoh Soal Narrative tentang Kangaroo

A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia, although it has a smaller relative, called a
wallaby, which lives on the Australian island of Tasmania and also in New Guinea.
Kangaroos eat grass and plants. They have short front legs, but very long, and very strong back
legs and a tail. These they use for sitting up on and for jumping. Kangaroos have been known to
make forward jumps of over eight metres, and leap across fences more than three metres high.
Thelsoy can also run at speeds of over 45 kilometres per hour.
The larges kangaroos are the great Grey kangaroo and the Red kangaroo. Adults grow to a
length of 160 metres and weigh over 90 kilos.
Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo has an external pounch on the
front of her body. A baby kngaroo is very tiny when it is born, and it crawls at once into this
pounch where it spends its first five months of life.

1. where is kangaroo found?

a. In japan
b. In London
c. in Austria
d. in America
e. in Australia
Jawaban E

2. it is about the kangaroos, except………

a. They eat grass and plants
b. They have short front legs
c. They have very strong back legs
d. they have a tail
e. they are not marsupials
Jawaban E

3. the followings are what the kangaroo can do, except……

a. They have been known to make forward jumps of over eight metres
b. They can leap across fences more than three metre high
c. They can also run at speeds of over 45 kilometres per hour
d. They can’t walk
e. They are marsupials
Jawaban D

4. adult ghrow to a length of…… metres.

a. 130
b. 140
c. 150
d. 160
e. 170
Jawaban D

5. adult ghrow to a weigh over…….kilos.

a. 40
b. 50
c. 60
d. 80
e. 90
Jawaban E

6. a baby kangaroo is………..

a. Very big
b. Very long
c. Very tiny
d. very smooth
e. very cool
Jawaban C
7. what the title about the text…
a. What the kangaroo?
b. What the buffalo?
c. kangaroo is marsupials
d. kangaroo is Australian animals
e. what the animal?
Jawaban A

8. the largest kangaroos are….

a. The great grey kangaroo and the white kangaroo
b. The great blue kangaroo and the red kangaroo
c. The great grey kangaroo and the red kangaroo
d. The great red kangaroo and the green kangaroo
e. The great white kangaroo and the pink kangaroo
Jawaban C

9. what is the mean from first paraghraph..

a. Kangaroo’s live.
b. Kangaroo’s species
c. kangaroo’s job
d. kangaroo’s hobby
e. kangaroo’s name
Jawaban A

10. why kangaroo can run at speeds of over 45 kilometres per hour?
a. Kangaroo have short front legs, but very long
b. Kangaroo can run like lion
c. Kangaroo can run like tiger
d. Kangaroo can run like zebra
e. Kangaroo have many legs
Jawaban A
 Jack and the beanstalk
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 fad 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.

Text 1
1. What type of the text?
2. What is the begining of the text above?
3. What is the mother’s Jack ordered?
4. Where is the Jack told his mother?
5. When the Jack into apart?
6. What is the Jack see?
7. Why the Jack greeted her and asked for the giantess mercy to give him breakfast?
8. How the end of the story?
9. What happened after the Jack greeted her and asked for the giantess mercy to give him
breakfast?
10. What is the Jack saw while he reach the sky?

1. Narrative text.
2. 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
3. his mother sent Jack to the market to sell it.
4. On the way to the market. When he told his mother about this, his mother became so angry
that she threw the beans out of the window
5. he felt the sun shining into a part of his room but all the rest was quite dark and shady.
6. He see he beanstalk grew up quite close past Jack’s window.
7. because he felt very hungry.
8. Hastily the giantess opened a very big cupboard and hid Jack there.
9. Although the giantess grumbled at first, finally she gave Jack a hunk of bread and cheese and
a jug of milk.
10. While looking around, he saw a very huge castle. He was very amazed.
Cindrella

Once upon a time there was a girl name Cindrella. She lived with her bad step-mother
and two step-sisters. She had to do all the household chores.
One day the king invited all the ladies in the kingdom to go to a ball (pesta dansa) in
the palace. He wanted to find the Crown Prince a wife.
The step sisters went to the ball that night with their mother. Cindrella was left alone.
She cried because she actually wanted to go to the ball, too.
Just then a fairy godmother came. With her magic wand, she gave Cindrella a coach
(kereta), two horses and footmen. She also gave Cindrella a lovely dress to wear the ball and a
pair of glass slippers. She told Cindrella to come home before midnight.
At the ball, Cindrella danced all night with the Prince. The Prince fell in love with her.
At midnight, Cindrella ran home. Unfortunately, one of her slippers slipped off at the door. She
did not have time to put it back on. The Prince was sad as he could not find Cindrella again that
night.
The next day, the Prince and his men brought along the glass slipper. They went all over
the Kingdom to search for the owner.
After searching for along time, finally, they came to Cindrella’s house. The slipper fit
her. The prince was very happy to find Cindrella again. They got married and lived ever after.

1. What is the purpose of the text above?

a. To tell us how to write a story
b. To inform what happened in the past
c. To give a description of a beautiful girl
d. To retell about Cindrella’s experience/memory
e. To entertain readers with an actual, or vicarious experience
2. What was there at the palace one day?
a. A game c. A birthday party e. Glass slippers
b. A ball d. Crown part
3. Why did the king hold the event at his palace?
a. To celebrate his birthday d. To entertain his people
b. To celebrate his wedding e. To show give amusement to his guests.
c. To find his crown prince a wife
4. How was the end of the story?
a. The prince married Cindrella. d. The king gave the kingdom to
Cindrella.
b. Cindrella was killed by her step mother . e. Cindrella was betrayed by the king.
c. The prince turned into a horse forever.
5. “She also gave Cindrella a lovely dress….” (Paragraph 4). The underlined word has the
same meaning with …..
a. boring c. Polite e. Pretty
b. honest d. Loyal
A Fox
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 turn 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 out and thanked the old man.

6. The text tells the story of ………..

a. a fox c. a fox and a goat e. the goat and an old man
b. a goat d. An old man and the fox

7. What do we learn from the text?

a. The fox’s idea of how to get out of the well

b. How the fox helped the goat
c. How both the goat and the fox got out of the well
d. Why the fox got into the well
e. How the fox got out of the well

8.“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 hint legs and put his forelegs against the side of the well.

9.“Come down and try it yourself.” (Paragraph 1). The underlined word refers to ……..

a.a well
b.a fox
c.Life
d.water
e.a goat
 Tuberu Lombok
Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled in Teberu Lombok, who had a beautiful
daughter called Puteri Mandalika. Because of her beauty, princes and kings from other kingdom
around Teberu wished that she would be their wife. Six of them came to Teberu and ask for her
hand of marriage. They were Prince Bumbang, Prince Aryo Johor, Prince Singa Trasak, Prince
Daria Loka, Prince Gunung Piring and Prince Bungsu. Each prince wanted to win the hearth of
Puteri Mandalika.
Her father, the king of Teberu, was very confused and did not know what to do. If he
chose one prince instead of another then it would create jealousy and there could be war against
his kingdom. All the princes were handsome and powerful and so the king allowed his daughter
to make her own choice. But Puteri Mandalika was confused too and she also knew the
dangerous risk that her kingdom and people would get, if she chose either one of the princes.
After several days of serious thinking, Puteri Mandalika met her parents and asked her
permission to announce her decision in front of all the princes and the people of Teberu the next
day in the beach. Early next morning, everybody gathered on the beach. There was a gentle
breeze with small waves breaking softly across the shore. Everybody was looking at Puteri
Mandalika, waiting for her announcement.
Meanwhile, the six princes prayed in their heart that he would be the chosen one. Then
in a loud and clear voice, Puteri Mandalika Said, ”Oh my beloved mother and father, all the
princes and especially the people of Teberu Kingdom. Today I would like to announce that I
will not give myself to any one of the princes, but rather to all people of Teberu and my own
kingdom.” Then Puteri Mandalika threw herself into the sea from the top of a hill and
disappeared. Everybody desperately search for her but she could not be found and people
believed she was transformed into flowing sea worms called “nyale”. .
10. The second paragraph is called ……
a. orientation
b. complication
c. resolution
d. identification
e. conclusion
11. Why was it hard for the princess to choose one of the princes?
a. She loved all the princes.
b. All the princes were handsome.
c. All the princes were powerful.
d. She was afraid of the dangerous risk.
e. Her father permitted her to marry.
12. “Six of them came to Teberu and ask for her hand of marriage.” (Paragraph 1)
The underlined phrase can be replaced by …..
a. intend
b. admit
c. promise
d. accompany
e. propose
13. From the text we may conclude that ………
a. Putri Mandalika sacrificed herself to the sea for the sake of her people.
b. Putri Mandalika was a selfish princess.
c. One of the princes won the heart of Putri Mandalika.
d. The war happened against the kingdom due to the princess’ decision.
e. The people of Teberu kingdom hated the princess.
 The Lion and The Mouse

nce when a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down upon him; this
Osoon awoke the lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and open his big jaws to
swallow him. “Pardon, O king,” cried the little mouse, “Forgive me this time, I shall never
forget it; perhaps 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.
Sometime after, 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 bounded the king of the beasts.
Soon after the little mouse had finished gnawing away the ropes, he asked the lion to run away.

14. What is the purpose of the text?

a. To entertain the readers
b. To persuade the readers that something should or should not be the case
c. To inform the readers about the events of the day which are considered newsworthy
d. To explain something
e. To present at least two points of view about an issue
15. What is the moral value of the text?
a. Don’t look at someone because of his clothes
b. It is best for prepare for the days of necessity
c. Common people may prove great ones
d. United we stand, divided we fall
e. Honestly begins at home
16. Paragraph three mainly tells us 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 hunters
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
17. What did the little mouse do to prove his words?
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

KUNCI JAWABAN :

1. E 11. D
2. B 12. E
3. C 13. A
4. A 14. C
5. E 15. C
6. C 16. D
7. A 17. B
8. E
9. B
10. B
Soal Narrative Text, Soal, Jawaban “The Story of Toba Lake”

– 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 father’s 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.

Sebelum itu, jika soal ini anda berikan kepada siswa/siswi anda, jangan melampirkan judulnya,
biarkan mereka yang menentukan sendiri judulnya.

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 The golden fish turned into a beautiful woman.

2. T – F The man and his wife lived happily forever.
3. T – F The man had broken his promise.
4. T – F 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 father’s 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 father’s 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 father’s 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.