Review on Narrative 1

Text 1
Once, in a certain lake, there lived a turtle and a pair of swans. The turtle and the swans were
friends. They would spend all their free time together telling each other stories, and exchanging news
and gossip. The turtle especially loved to talk and chatter, and always had something to say.One year, the
rains did not come, and the lake began to dry up. The swans became worried. Supposing it did not rain at
all, and the lake dried up completely? Where would they live in that case? But the turtle had a plan. She
suggested that the swans fly in search of a lake that still had plenty of water. Once they found such a
lake, all three of them could move there.
The swans agreed and flew off. After flying for several hours they the perfect lake. They returned
to the turtle with the good news. But now another problem arose: the new lake was too far for the turtle
to walk. How was the turtle to get there? The swans did not want to leave their friend behind.The turtle
thought for a while and came up with another plan. She asked the swans to find a strong stick that they
could hold in their beaks. The turtle would then hang on to the stick with her mouth, and the swans
could fly with her to the new lake.
The swans liked the idea, though they were worried that the turtle might begin talking and fall
off the stick. ‘You must be careful not to open your mouth while we are flying with you,’ they warned
her. ‘Do you think you will be able to be quiet for such a long time?’
‘Of course,’ said the turtle. ‘I will be careful – I know when to stop talking.’
So the swans did as she asked. They found a strong stick and each swan held one end of it in its
beak. The turtle held on to the middle with her mouth, and away they flew, all three of them.
It was the most exciting thing that had ever happened to the turtle. She was amazed at the way
the world looked so far above the ground. She was longing to say something, but remembered in time to
keep quiet.
At last they reached the lake the swans had found. It was a beautiful lake, large and blue, with
plenty of water. ‘Oh look!’ the turtle began in excitement, remembering much too late to keep quiet. The
stick slipped from her mouth and down she fell from the sky onto the rocks below. The swans were sad
to see the end of their friend – the turtle did not live to enjoy the lake, only because she did not know
when to stop talking.

I. Answer the questions correctly!

1. Who did have a plan to find the new lake?
2. What did they use to bring the turtle travel in a long distance?
3. How was the end of the story?
4. What did the three animal do in a free time?
5. What did the turtle do when she saw a new lake?
II. Find the synonym of the words in the text!
1. A lot of
2. Powerful
3. Happiness
4. Stones
5. Untrue story
III. State true or false!
1. The new lake was very close to the old lake
2. The swans used the net to bring the turtle flew away to new lake
3. The turtle hanging in the end of the stick with her mouth
4. The swans who had an idea to find the new lake
5. The new lake had a lot of water and exciting performance
6. The three animals used their spare time talking and chatting
7. They moved to the new lake because it was dirty and ugly
8. The turtle fell down from the hanging because of her habit to talk
Text 2
Prince Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran were husband and wife. They lived in a palace. The Prince
Raden Putra's father was the king of the kingdom.
One day, Dewi Limaran was walking around in the palace garden. Suddenly she saw a snail. It
was ugly and disgusting."Yuck!" said Dewi Limaran and then she threw it away into a river. She did not
know that the snail was actually an old and powerful witch. She could transform herself into anything.
The witch was angry to Dewi Limaran. The witch put a spell on her and changed her into a golden snail.
The witch then threw it away into the river.
 Review on Narrative 2

The golden snail was drifting away in the river and got caught in a net. An old woman was fishing
and used her net to catch some fish. She was surprised to see a golden snail in her net. She took it and
brought it home. When the old woman woke up in the morning, she was surprised that the house was in
better condition. The floor was mopped. And she also had food on the table. She was thinking very hard.
"Who did this to me? The person is very kind." It happened again and again every morning.
The old woman was very curious. One night she decided to stay up late. She was peeping from
her room to know who cooked for her. Then, she could not believe what she saw. The golden snail she
caught in the river turned into a beautiful woman. The old woman approached her."Who are you, young
girl?" "I am Dewi Limaran, Ma'am. A witch cursed me. I can change back as a human only at night,"
explained Dewi Limaran. "The spell can be broken if I hear the melody from the holy Gamelan,"
continued Dewi Limaran. The old woman then rushed to the palace. She talked to Prince Raden Putra
about her wife. Prince Raden Putra was so happy. He had been looking for his wife everywhere.
He then prayed and meditated. He asked the gods to give him the holy Gamelan. He wanted to
break the witch's spell. After several days praying and meditating, finally gods granted his wish. He
immediately brought the holy Gamelan to the old woman's house. He played it beautifully. And then
amazingly the golden snail turned into the beautiful Dewi Limaran. The couple was so happy that they
could be together again. They also thanked the old woman for her kindness. As a return, they asked her
to stay in the palace.

I. Answer the questions correctly!

1. Who was the ugly snail actually?
2. What could the ugly snail do?
3. Who changed Dewi Limaran into the golden snail?
4. What did the old woman use to catch the snail?
5. What is the main idea of paragrah 4?
6. When did the golden snail tranform into human?
7. What sound could make Dewi Limaran return back?
8. What did the couple do to the old woman in return?
II. Find the synonym of the words in the text!
1. Change
2. Castle
3. Wanted to know
4. Sound
5. Came close to
III. Find the meaning of the references of the words!
1. It was ugly and disgusting. It refers to ....
2. She could transform herself into anything. She refers to ....
3. changed her into a golden snail. Her refers to ....
4. An old woman was fishing and used her net to catch some fish. Her refers to ....
5. It happened again and again every morning. It refers to ....
6. He had been looking for his wife everywhere. His refers to ....
7. finally gods granted his wish. His refers to ....
8. The couple was so happy that they could be together again. The couple refers to ....
IV. State true or false!
1. Dewi Limaran was the daughter of the witch
2. Dewi Limaran could cursed the witch into ugly snail
3. The old woman who could find the golden snail
4. Raden Putra tried hard to make Dewi Limaran return back
5. Dewi Limaran was an ugly woman after changing from the golden snail
6. The god didn’t give anything to Raden Putra
7. The old woman stay at the palace in the end
8. The old woman herself who cooked and cleaned the house