Daily Test “Narrative Text and Passive Voice”
Choose the best answer!
This text is for questions 1 and 2.
Once upon a time in Lombok, there was a
kingdom named Kuripan. The king of Kuripan was very
wise. He had a daughter, named Mandalika. She was so
beautiful. Many princes wanted to marry her. To choose
the one that would be his son-in-law, the king had an
arrow shooting competition. The best one would be
Mandalika’s husband.
On the day of the competition, the princes shot
their arrows. All of them did perfectly. The king found it
difficult to choose. Therefore, the princes began to fight
and kill each other. Princess Mandalika was so
desperate. She didn’t want them killing each other
because of her. She decided to go to the sea of Lombok
to die. The king and princes were sad and felt guilty.
They regretted and stopped fighting.
Until now, one day in every year, usually in
February or March, people go to the south sea. On that
day, a great number of worms come out from the sea.
People call these worms nyale. People believe that those
nyales are Princess Mandalika’s hair.
1. Why did princess Mandalika go to the sea?
A. Because she wanted to see an arrow shooting
competition
B. Because she didn’t want to see the princes
fighting and killing each other
C. Because she was desperate and disappointed
with her father
D. Because she didn’t want to marry the princes
2. Which statement is TRUE based on the text?
A. The king had chosen a princes as princess
Mandalika’s husband
B. The king of Kuripan liked arrow shooting
C. Princess Mandalika lived in a kingdom in
Lombok
D. Princess Mandalika was sad to see all people
were killed in the kingdom
3. Arrange these following sentences!
1) In the end, the Crow had no more cake
because of her foolishness.
2) The Crow was so proud to hear this.
3) One day a hungry fox was walking alone in
the jungle.
4) As soon as she opened her beak, the cake
fell down.
5) The crow had a piece of cake on her beak.
6) The cunning Fox caught the cake happily
and ran away.
7) Then she started to open her beak to sing for
the Fox.
8) “Oh.. beautiful Crow! You’re the best singer
I’ve known in the world. I really want to
hear your melodious voice. Please.. sing me
a song now!”
9) He saw a crow perch on a branch of a tree.
Which one is the best arrangement of the
sentences above?
A. 3-5-2-8-4-9-1-7-6
B. 3-5-7-8-2-9-4-1-6
C. 3-8-2-5-9-7-6-4-1
D. 3-9-5-8-2-7-4-6-1
This text is for questions 4-6.
In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on
a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if
anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the
king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and
simply walked around it.
Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the
roads clear, but none did anything about getting the
stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along
carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the
boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to
move the stone to the side of the road. After much
pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the
peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a
purse lying in the road where the boulder had been.
The purse contained many gold coins and a note
from the king indicating that the gold was for the
person who removed the boulder from the roadway.
The peasant learned what many of us never
understand.
4. What does the last paragraph tell us?
A. The roads that people built with the king.
B. The person who liked keeping the roads
well.
C. The purpose of placing the boulder and
purse.
D. The way the peasant removed the boulder on
the road.
5. From the story, we know that …
A. Many people liked the peasant.
B. The peasant was a good man.
C. The boulder was really small.
D. The king was very stingy.
6. What we can learn from the story?
A. A problem may be a blessing in disguise.
B. There are so many problems in life.
C. An obstacle may make us stronger.
D. We have to avoid any problem in our life.
This text is for questions 7 and 8.
Once upon a time there was a water bearer in India
who had two large pots, each hung on the end of a pole
which he carried across his neck. One of the pots was
perfectly made and never leaked. The other pot had a
crack in it and by the time the water bearer reached his
master's house it had leaked much of its water and was
only half full.
For a full two years this went on daily, with the
bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water
to his master's house. Of course, the perfect pot was
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proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot
was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that
it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been
made to do. After two years of what it perceived to be a
bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the
stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to
apologize to you." "Why?" asked the bearer. "What are
you ashamed of?" "I have been able, for these past two
years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in
my side causes water to leak out all the way back to
your master's house. Because of my flaws, you have to
do all of this work, and you don't get full value from
your efforts," the pot said. The water bearer felt sorry
for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said,
"As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice
the beautiful flowers along the path." Indeed, as they
went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the
sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of
the path, and this cheered it some. But at the end of the
trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its
load, and so again the pot apologized to the bearer for its
failure.
The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there
were flowers only on your side of your path, but not on
the other pot's side? That's because I have always known
about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted
flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day
while we walk back from the stream, you've watered
them. For two years I have been able to pick these
beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table. Without
you being just the way you are, he would not have this
beauty to grace his house."
7. What is the story about?
A. A water-bearer and his master
B. The cracked pot and he perfect pot
C. A water-bearer and the cracked pot
D. A water-bearer and the two large pots
8. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. The cracked pot felt sorry for its failure to
help the bearer
B. The pot had already helped the bearer by
watering the flowers
C. The bearer tried to entertain the cracked pot
by giving it the flowers
D. The bearer gave support to the cracked pot by
telling it what it had done for him
This text is for questions 9 and 10.
A Wise Wish
Once upon a time, there was a very bad king
who was hated by all his people. One day he was
taking a walk by the river and decided to go for a
swim. When he got into the water, he suddenly got a
cramp and started to drown.
When two farmers, working in the field nearby,
saw him drowning, they jumped into the river and
rescued him. He was so grateful and thanked them by
giving each farmer one wish.
The first farmer asked for a pair of water
buffaloes. The king gladly agreed to this request. Then
the king asked the second man about his wish. The
second farmer, a wise old man, thought for a while.
Finally, he said, “Do not tell anyone that I helped to
save your life.”
9. “Do not tell anyone that I helped to save your
life.” (last paragraph)
Why did the farmer say so?
A. Because he didn’t want people to praise him
B. Because he wanted to ask a lot of money
C. Because many people hated the king
D. Because he liked the king very much
10. He was so grateful …” (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word has a similar meaning to …
A. Awful C. Cheerful
B. Careful D. Thankful
This text is for questions 11 and 12.
A Woman and The Wolves
A long time ago, very few people lived in the
New Territories. There were only a few villages. If the
people wanted to go from one village to another, they
often had to pass through wild and unsafe forest.
One day, a farmer’s young wife went to the
next village to visit her own mother and brother. She
brought along her baby son. When it was time for her
to leave, her brother said “It is getting dark. Let my
son, Ah Tim go with you though the forest.”
So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman
followed behind, carrying her baby. When they were in
the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They
began to run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked
against a stone and fell down. At once the wolves
caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, “
please eat my own son instead.” Then, she put her baby
son on the ground in front of the wolves and took her
nephew away.
Everyone understood that this was because the
woman was very good and kind. She had offered her
own son’s life to save her nephew.
They ran back to the house and called for help.
All men in the village fetched thick sticks and went
back with her into the forest. When they got there, they
saw something very strange. Instead of eating the
woman’s baby the wolves were playing with him.
11. What is the purpose of the writer by writing the
story above?
A. To describe the danger of the villages
B. To entertain the readers of the story
C. To tell the villagers’ relationship
D. To narrate how the wolves were playing
with the baby.
12. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim?
A. He was afraid
B. He ran slowly
C. He was stumbled by a stone
D. The wolves were good runners
13. The door should ______ with this special key.
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 A. opens C. is opened 18. Choose a sentence that has the same meaning as
B. opened D. be opened the given sentence!
You will be informed of the exam schedule.
14. Maria : Why are you here? A. You will inform someone of the exam
Ika : I ______ about the cancellation of schedule
the journey yesterday, but I just want to make B. Someone will inform you of the exam
sure. schedule
A. was told C. tells C. The exam schedule will inform someone
B. is told D. tell D. Someone will not inform you

15. All of the earthquake victims _______ to the 19. The sentences below are in passive form, except
nearest hospitals. …
A. evacuated C. was evacuated A. Rice is grown by the farmers.
B. evacuating D. were evacuated B. The teacher explained the lesson.
C. Your door was knocked on last night
16. Tom opens the door. The passive is ... D. The computer is used without permission
A. The door was opened by Tom
B. The door opened by Tom 20. I deliver goods to my friend. The passive is …
C. The door is opened by Tom A. Goods are delivered to my friend
D. The door opens by Tom B. Goods is delivered to my friend
C. Goods were delivered to my friend
17. She doesn’t bring little money. D. Goods was delivered to my friend
A. Little money isn’t bring by her.
B. Little money aren’t bring by her.
C. Little money aren’t brought by her.
D. Little money isn’t brought by her.

Answer the following questions!

21. Change these active sentences into passive!
A. The teacher punished some students for coming late.
B. James and John ask us to go.
C. Somebody will clean the yard.

This text is for questions 22 and 23.

Oky : Mala, what are you eating?
Mala : This is called Gudeg.
Oky : Gudeg? This is the first time I have heard that.
Mala : It originates from Yogyakarta.
Oky : What is it made from?
Mala : Gudeg is made from young unripe jackfruits. It tastes sweet.
Oky : Really? May I taste it?
Mala : Sure. Here you are.
Oky : Wow! It’s so delicious.
Mala : Thanks. This Gudeg was cooked by my Mom yesterday

22. What is the main ingredient of Gudeg?

23. Mention 3 sentences in passive voice based on the dialog above!

This text is for question number 24.

The Ant and the Dove
One hot day, an ant was seeking for some water. After walking around for a moment, she came to a
spring. To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell
unintentionally into the water.
She could have sunk if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the
dove quickly put off a leaf from a tree and dropped it immediately into the water near the struggling ant. Then
the ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon it carried her safely to dry ground.
Not long after at that, there was a hunter nearby who was throwing out his net towards the dove, hoping
to trap it in this way.
Guessing what he should do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his
net and the dove flew away quickly from this net.

24. What can you learn from the story above?