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Name : Maria Ulfa

Class : 9D

Date : Thursday, 14/01/2021

A. Rearrange this story into right order !

The Story of Toba Lake

One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap. It was the biggest catch
2. 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.

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
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whole area got flooded and became Toba Lake. She turned into a fish again and the man became the
island of Samosir.

Few years later, this 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
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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.

Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He lived in a simple hut in a
farming field. The did some gardening and fishing for his daily life.
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B. Write the Generic Stucture of the story

Orientation

There was a man who was living in north Sumatra

He lived in a simple hut in a farming field

Complication

He cought a big golden fish in his trap, It was the biggest catch which he ever had in his life.

This fish turned into a beautiful princess . He felt in love with her and proposed her to be his wife.

Resolution

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.
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C. Identify the Language Features from the story

Simple Past Tense

1. There was a man who was living in north Sumatra

2. One day, while the man was do fishing

3. He cought a big Golden fish in his trap

4. Proposed her to be his wife

5. His daughter was so hungry

Action Verb

1. Cought

2. Fishing

3. Run

4. Cry

5. Married

Adjective

1. Big

2. Beautiful

3. Few

4. Furious

5. Hungry

Prepositional Phrase

1. There was a man who was living in north Sumatra

2. He cought a big golden fish in his trap

3. This fish turned into a beautiful princess

4. Once upon a time

5.He lived in a simple hut in a farming field