ONCE UPON A TIME

Materi Pokok :

TEKS NARRATIVE

Kompetensi Dasar :

3.7 Membandingkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan beberapa beberapa teks
naratif lisan dan tulis dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait fairy tales, pendek
dan sederhana, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya

4.7 Menangkap makna secara kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan teks naratif lisan dan tulis, sangat pendek dan sederhana, terkait fairy tales

Task 1
Find the meaning of these words.
1. was ruled = --------- 5. pregnant = ---------- 9. spread out = ----------
2. wise = --------- 6. spoiled girl = ---------- 10. threw = ----------
3. pray = --------- 7. jewel = ---------- 11. emerged = ----------
4. beg = --------- 8. shout = ---------- 12. shadows = ----------
Task 2
Read the story below and answer the questions based on the story.

TELAGA WARNA
Long long ago, there was a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king
named His Majesty Prabu. Prabu was a kind and wise king. But it was a pity that Prabu and
his queen hadn't got any children. The queen often cried. That was why Prabu went to the
jungle. There he prayed to God every day, begging for a child.
A few months later, the queen got pregnant. Nine months later, a princess was born.
Prabu and Queen loved their beautiful daughter so much. They gave whatever she wanted.
It made Princess turn into a very spoiled girl.
One day, the princess celebrated her 17 th birthday. Many people gathered in the
palace. Then, Prabu took out a necklace which was made from gold and jewel. "My beloved
daughter, today I give you this necklace. Please, wear this necklace," said Prabu. "I don't
want to wear it! It's ugly!" shouted the princess. Then she threw the necklace. The beautiful
necklace was broken. The gold and jewels were spread out on the floor. Everybody couldn't
say anything. They never thought that their beloved princess would do that cruel thing. In
their silence, people heard the queen crying. Every woman felt sad and began crying, too.
Then, everybody was crying.
Suddenly, from the underground, a spring emerged. It made a pool of water. Soon, the
place became a big lake. The lake finally sank the kingdom. Nowadays, people called the
lake " Telaga Warna". It means "Lake of Color". On a bright day, the lake is full of color.
These colors come from shadows of forest, plants, flowers, and sky around the lake. But
some people said that the colors are from the princess's necklace, which spreads at the
bottom of the lake.

1. Who are the characters mentioned in the text?

2. Where did the story take place?
3. What did the Majesty Prabu pray for?
4. Why didn’t the princess wear the necklace?
5. What were the characteristics of the princess?
6. Why were the queen and the women crying?
7. What made a pool of water?
8. What is the purpose of the text?

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Task 3

Read the following story, pay attention to the structure of the story.

Orientation A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West
Sumatra lived a woman and her son, Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang
and his mother had to live hard because his father passed away when
he was a baby. Malin Kundang was a healthy, dilligent, and strong boy.
He usually went to sea to catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it
to his mother, or sell the caught fish in the town.
Conflict/ Complication One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant’s
ship being raided by a band of pirates. With his bravery, Malin Kundang
helped the merchant defeat the pirates. To thank him, the merchant
allowed Malin Kundang to sail with him. Malin Kundang agreed in the
hope to get a better life. He left his mother alone.
Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a
huge ship and a lot of crews who worked loading trading goods. He was
also married to a beautiful woman. When he was sailing on his trading
journey, his ship landed on a coast near a small village. The local
people recognized that it was Malin Kundang, a boy from the area. The
news ran fast in the town; “Malin Kundang has become rich and now he
is here”. An old woman, who was Malin Kundang’s mother, ran to the
beach to meet the new rich merchant. She wanted to hug him to
release her sadness of being lonely after a long time. When his mother
came near him, Malin Kundang who was with his beautiful wife and his
ship crews denied that she was his mother. She had pleaded Malin
Kundang to look at her and admit that she was her mother. But he kept
refusing to do it and yelling at her. At last Malin Kundang said to her
“Enough, old woman! I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and
ugly woman!” After that he ordered his crews to set sail to leave the old
woman who was then full of sadness and anger.
Resolution Finally, feeling enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he
would turn into a stone if he didn’t apologize to her. Malin Kundang just
laughed and set sail. Suddenly a thunderstorm came in the quiet sea,
wrecking his huge ship. He was thrown out to a small island. It was
really too late for him to avoid his curse; he had turned into a stone.

Narrative Text

1. The above text is a folktale from West Sumatera. A folktale is one kind of story or
narrative text.
2. Generally, a narrative text consists of:
a. Orientation; it sets the scene and introduces the characters
b. Complication/ conflict; in this part, the problem arised
c. Resolution; it shows how the problems are resolved.
d. Re-orientation (optional); it concludes the story
3. Language Features
In a narrative text, you usually find:
a. Past tense/Verb 2. For examples: Malin Kundang was a healthy, dilligent,
and strong boy; Malin Kundang agreed in the hope to get a better life; Many
years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy Suddenly a thunderstorm came
in the quiet sea, wrecking his huge ship.
b. Adverb of time (Once upon a time, one day, etc.)
c. Time conjunction (when, then, suddenly, etc.)
d. Specific character. The character of the story is specific, not general. (Malin
Kundang, Cindelaras, Sangkuriang, dayang Sumbi, etc.)
e. Action verbs. A verb that shows an action. (killed, dug, walked, etc).
f. Direct speech. (Snow White said,”My name is Snow White). The direct
speech uses present tense.

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Task 4

Pay attention to the words below and find the meaning of the words in Bahasa
Indonesia.

VERB 1 VERB 2 MEANING

Live
Pass away
Go
See
Help
Allow
Agree
Leave
Has/ have
Work
Marry
Recognize
Run
Come
Keep
Curse
Laugh

Task 5

State true or false based on the text below.

Timun Emas

Long time ago in the island of Java, Indonesia, lived a couple of farmer. They had
married for some years but they had no children. So they prayed to a monster called Buta Ijo
to give them children. Buta Ijo was a ferocious and powerful giant. He liked eating fresh meat
of human being. He granted their wish on one condition. When their children had grown up,
they had to sacrifice them to Buta Ijo. The farmers agreed to his condition. Several months
later the wife was pregnant. She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. They named her Timun
Emas. The farmers were happy. Timun Emas was very healthy and a very smart girl. She
was also very diligent.
When she was a teenager Buta Ijo came to their house. Timun Emas was
frightened so she ran away to hide. The farmers then told Buta Ijo that Timun Emas was still
a child. They asked him to postpone. Buta Ijo agreed. He promised to come again. The
following year Buta Ijo came again. But again and again their parents said that Timun Emas
was still a child.
When the third time Buta Ijo came their parents had prepared something for him.
They gave Timun Emas several bamboo needles, seeds of cucumber, dressing and salt.
‘Timun, take these things’
‘What are these things?’
‘These are your weapons. Buta Ijo will chase you. He will eat you alive. So run as fast as you
can. And if he will catch you spread this to the ground. Now go!’
Timun Emas was scared so she ran as quickly as she could. When Buta Ijo
arrived she was far from home. He was very angry when he realized that his prey had left.
So he ran to chase her. He had a sharp nose so he knew what direction his prey ran. Timun
Emas was just a girl while Buta Ijo was a monster so he could easily catch her up. When he
was just several steps behind Timun Emas quickly spread the seeds of cucumber. In
seconds they turned into many vines of cucumber. The exhausted Buta Ijo was very thirsty
so he grabbed and ate them. When Buta Ijo was busy eating cucumber Timun Emas could
run away. But soon Buta Ijo realized and started running again. When he was just several
steps behind Timun Emas threw her bamboo needles. Soon they turned into dense bamboo
trees. Buta Ijo found it hard to pass. It took him some time to break the dense bamboo
forest. Meanwhile Timun Emas could run farther. Buta Ijo chased her again. When he almost
catch her again and again Timun Emas threw her dressing. This time it turned into a lake.
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Buta Ijo was busy to save himself so Timun Emas ran way. But Buta Ijo could overcome it
and continued chasing her.
Finally when Timun Emas was almost caught she threw her salt. Soon the land
where Buta Ijo stood turned into ocean. Buta Ijo was drowned and died instantly. Timun
Emas was thankful to god and came back to her home.

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STATEMENT TRUE FALSE CORRECTION
O

1. Buto Ijo is a wise and kind giant

2. The farmers have to sacrifice their

child to be eaten by Buto Ijo one day

3. The farmers gave Timun Emas some

weapons to fight Buto Ijo

4. Timun Emas was a brave girl

5. Timun Emas is finally eaten by Buto

Ijo

Task 6

Answer the questions based on the text below.

The Golden Star-Fruit Tree

A long time ago there was a rich old man living in Vietnam. He had two sons with different
attitudes.The older brother was very greedy and the younger brother was very kind.When the old man
died, the brothers divided his father’s wealth into two parts. The big brother took almost everything.
He gave his younger brother only a small piece of land, with a star-fruit tree in front of it. From then on
the younger one lived there and made his living only by selling star fruits from the tree.
The star fruit tree had an exceptional amount of fruits. Unfortunately, a very big raven often
came and ate all the ripe fruits. At first he was too afraid of the raven, and did not know what to do.
But one day he dared to approach the raven. He begged to it not to eat the fruits. Surprisingly the
raven was not angry. He said that he will pay the fruits with gold. From then on, the younger brother
and his family could live happily in luxury.
On the commemoration of his father’s death, the younger brother invited his older brother to
come to his house. At first the big brother refused to come. But because his younger brother insisted,
he and his wife finally decided to come. When they got to the younger brother’s house, they were
surprised to see that he was now very rich. He asked his younger brother how he had got all his
wealth and the younger brother was happy to tell him the truth. Then the greedy brother and his wife
offered the younger brother to trade all their fortune for the star-fruit tree. The younger  brother gladly
accepted the offer.
When the raven came for the star fruits, the older brother made the same plea. As expected,
the raven told him to bring a 1-meter long bag. Because he was greedy, he asked his wife to make a
much longer bag. Because the load became too heavy for the raven, it swayed, and the greedy
brother fell straight down to the sea with his bag and pockets full of gold. He sank very fast down the
sea. The older brother finally died. He died because of his greediness.

1. What kind of text is the text above?

2. What does the text tell you about?
3. What are the different characteristics between the two brothers?
4. What made the star-fruit tree special?
5. What made the younger brother live in luxury?
6. Why did the older brother ask the younger one to trade his fortune to the star-fruit tree?
7. What happened to the older brother at the end of the story?
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8. What are the moral value that you can find from the story?
Task 7

Read the text and answer the questions based on the text below.

One day, a scorpion wanted to cross a river. The river was wide and swift, so he
thought he had to turn back.
Suddenly, he saw a frog sitting in the rushes by the bank of the stream on the other
side of the river. He decided to ask the frog for help getting across the stream.
“Hello, Mr. Frog!” called the scorpion across the water. “Would you be so kind as to
give me a ride on your back across the river?”
“Well now, Mr. Scorpion! How do I know that if I try to help you, you won’t try to kill
me?” asked the frog hesitantly.
“Because,” the scorpion replied, “if I try to kill you, then I would die too, because I
cannot swim, you see!”
So the frog agreed to take the scorpion across the river. The scorpion crawled onto
the frog’s back, his sharp claws prickling into the frog’s soft hide, and the frog slid into the
river.
Halfway across the river, the frog suddenly felt a sharp sting in his back and, out of
the corner of his eye, saw the scorpion remove his stinger from the frog’s back. A deadening
numbness began to creep into his limbs.
“You fool!” croaked the frog. “Now we shall both die! Why on earth did you do that?”
The scorpion shrugged, and said, “I could not help myself. It is my nature.”
Then they both sank into the water of the swiftly flowing river.
The scorpion died instantly. For the frog, knowing that he would die soon, he swam
as fast as he could to the bank of the river. He didn’t want to die in the river, but on his land.
Strangely, he arrived there safely. Perhaps the scorpion’s sting disappeared in the water. Or
perhaps his body was immune to the scorpion’s sting. But in my opinion, he didn’t die
because he had done something good.

1. Why did the frog agree to take the scorpion across the river?
2. Why did the scorpion die?

3. “. . . out of the corner of his eye, saw the scorpion remove his stinger from his back.”
(Paragraph 7)
The word ‘remove’ is similar in meaning to the word ….

4. “Strangely, he arrived safely”. The synonym of the underlined word is ….

5. What can we learn from the story?

Task 8

Read the text and answer the questions based on the text below.

Mrs. Tigress was hurt. A hunter had shot her with an arrow. Luckily, only her back leg
was hurt. While she was trying hard to walk, she met a monkey. She asked the monkey to
remove the arrow from her leg. Although the monkey felt a little afraid, he did it, he even
cleaned the wound and relieved the tigress with the medicine he had.
Not long after that, the monkey took a walk in the forest. He enjoyed the fruit from a
tree while hanging on its branch. However, something made him very shocked. A tiger was
waiting for him to come down. The monkey was very afraid. Moreover, he saw that the tiger
was going to climb up the tree. Suddenly, from the bush, a tigress approached. “My
husband, please do not harm the monkey. He is the one who saved my life.” The tiger
nodded his head. Then, he followed his wife and left the place, while the monkey could get
down from the tree and go home safely.

1. What did the tigress do when she met a monkey?

2. What made the monkey shocked?
3. What did the tigress do?

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 4. “Although the monkey felt a little afraid, he did it … ”,what does “it” refer to?
5. “ … and relieved the tigress with the medicine he had. The underlined word has the
closest meaning with ….
6. What can we learn from the story?

Task 9

Read the text and answer the questions based on the text below.

The Assembly of Animals

Once, there was a vast assembly of the animals in a wood. The Lion said, “Look how great
my valor is! It makes me king of the woods.”
The Fox said, “Look, how deep my cunning is! It feeds me so well.”
The Peacock said, “Look, how bright my feathers are! It makes me the wonder and
admiration of the wood.”
The Elephant said, “Look, how long and powerful my tusks are! There is nothing that
can resist them.”
A Toad, who lived securely in the heart of a rock, close by, said, “It is the Lion’s valor
that leads him to the herds, and gets him killed by the hunters. It is the Fox’s cunning that
brings him to the furrier, finally.”
“It is the plumes of the Peacock that men covet; hence his ruin. The Elephant is
hunted for his tusks, and they are his bane. In the mark of your vanity is your death!” he
continued.

Adopted from: http://www.childrenstories.ca/Stories/The-Assembly-Of-Animals.html

(February 7, 2012)

1. “There is nothing that can resist them.” The underlined word refers to ….
2. What does the text give us?
3. What did the toad say about what the animals did?

4. “A toad, who lived securely in the heart of a rock . . . .”

5. The word ‘securely’ is similar in meaning to the word ….
6. What was the fox proud of?
7. What can we learn from the story?

WHY DOES THE BEAR HAVE NOT A TAIL?

One afternoon, a mouse deer was sitting in a pit, eating nuts. He heard a tiger
was coming closer and he thought the tiger was going to eat him. The mouse deer was
very scared and his heart beat so hard. Then, an idea came to his mind and he made a
loud noise of chewing nuts, saying, "Wow, how delicious is this tiger's eye!" He repeated
it for five times. Tiger, the king of jungle, was so scared to hear that and he moved back.
Tiger met a bear on the way and he said, "Hey, Bear. Do you hear what did the
animal on the pit over there, eating tiger's eyes?"
Bear said, "I don't know, Your Majesty,"
Tiger said, "Then let's see."
Bear replied "But I'm scared, Your Majesty"
Tiger said, "Don't worry. Let's make a deal with me. We're going to stay together, uniting
our tails. If anything happens, both of us will face it." 
Tiger and Bear tied their tails and moved into the pit with full cautions because
they were expecting to see a big enemy. The mouse deer was surprised again. He
thought quickly and yelled, "Oh, that's the glutton tiger! His father owes us a white bear,
now he will pay us with a black bear. Come on black, over here."
Bear was so surprised. "Hey, it's a Tiger's trick! He wanted to use me to pay his father's
debt!" Bear went into a panic, which also made Tiger panic because they were tied each
other. 

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 Accidentally, Tiger stepped on the Bear's tail, and then jumped. Bear was beaten
on the ground hard, and his tail was cut off. That's why Bear doesn't have long tail. Thus
the mouse deer escaped from the tiger twice. 
http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~cycle/MYtigerE.HTML
1. Where does the story take place?

2. How many characters are there in the text?

3. What did the mouse deer do when he know the tiger came?
4. Why did tiger and bear tie their tails?
5. ... mouse deer was sitting in a pit, eating nuts (par. 1)
6. What is the synonim of “pit”?
7. His father owes us a white bear, .... (par 3)
8. The word “us” refers to ....
9. Thus the mouse deer escaped from the tiger twice. (par. 4)
10. What is the synonym of escaped?
11. What is the characteristic of mouse deer?
12. What is the aim of the text?
13. Oh, that's the glutton tiger!“ (par.3)
14. What is the synonym of “glutton”?

THE ONE-INCH BOY

In Japan there was an old couple that wished for a child. They wished for a child
of any kind, even if he was only an inch tall. And their wish was granted. They got a child
and sure enough he grew no taller than one inch. They named him Issun-Boshi which meant
One Inch Boy. One day Issun-Boshi decided he wanted to see the world. His parents wanted
Issun-Boshi to have a fun life so they gave him a bowl, chopsticks and a needle he could
use as a sword and waved goodbye. When Issun-Boshi came to the city, he was taken into
care of a nobleman and was a servant for the princess. Issun-Boshi and the princes became
good friends. One day on their way back from a nearby temple, they were stopped by a large
green demon called an oni. The princess thought she was doomed for surely she could not
be saved by a one inch boy. But the one inch boy acted quickly. He climbed the oni quickly
and poked it in the tongue with his sword. Issun-Boshi jumped from the demon's mouth just
before it turned and ran. The princess was saved! Then she made a wish. "I wish for Issun-
Boshi to grow tall." The princess squeezed her eyes shut and then opened them again. But
the boy was still one inch tall. Then slowly, inch by inch, Issun- Bosh grew taller until he was
the size of a full grown man. Issun-Boshi and the princess were married and they lived
together happily for the rest of their lives, each over five feet tall.

1. What is the aim of the text?

2. What did an old couple wish?
3. Why did they give the name Ishun Boy?
4. A large green Demon called Oni. What is the synonym of “demon”?
5. The Princess squeezed her eyes shut.
6. Shut has similar meaning with ….
7. Which one is correct statement from the text above?
8. He climbed the oni quickly and poked it in the tongue with his sword.
9. The it refers to ....
10. What can we learn from the text above?

Competency test
Choose the best answer.

Putri Kemuning
Putri Kemuning and her mother lived in a jungle. They were poor. Putri
Kemuning helped her mother collect woods in the jungle and sell them to the market.
In the jungle, Putri Kemuning had animal friends. One day, Putri Kemuning's
mother was very ill. Putri Kemuning was very sad because she did not have enough
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 money to buy medicine. She then collected many woods and plans to sell them. She
wanted to spend the money to purchase medicine.
While She was collecting the woods, Putri Kemuning met her animal friend, the
rabbit. He was worried because Putri Kemuning looked very sad. Putri Kemuning told
the problem to the rabbit. "I can help you. Take this ring and then sell it," says the rabbit.
"Is this your ring?" asked Putri Kemuning. "No. This is the King Ngarancang Kencono's
ring. It fell when he was hunting here." Putri Kemuning hesitated. She really needed the
money but it was not her ring. Finally she said, "No, I have to return this ring to the king."
Putri Kemuning then went to see the king at his palace. "What is your name and
what is your purpose here?" said the king. "My name is Putri Kemuning. I want to return
your ring," said Putri Kemuning. "Thank you very much. Now, I want to give you
something. What do you want?" "I don't anything. I just want to go home. My mother is
very ill," replied Putri Kemuning. "You are a very kind girl. Now, take this gift," said the
king.
Putri Kemuning went home. When she arrived, Putri Kemuning told her mother
about the king's ring. Her mother was very proud of her. When they opened the gift, they
saw a bag full of gold coins. They were very happy because they can buy medicine.

1. Why did Putri Kemuning feel sad ? Because....

A. she lived in the jungle
B. she did not have enough money
C. her mother was sick but she did not have enough money to buy medicine.
D. her mother asked her to collect the wood and sold them

2. What is the synonym of the word “lived”?

A. played C. stayed
B. arrived D. spent

3. Who was the real owner of the ring?

A. Her mother. C. The King.
B. Rabbit. D. Her friends.

4. What is the moral value that we can take from the text above?
A. We must obey to our parents. C. We must be ourselves.
B. We must save all of our money. D. We must get much money.

ABU NAWAS AND THE KING AARON

The king wanted to test Abu Nawas’ smartness. So he invited Abu Nawas to the
palace. “You want me, your Majesty?” greeted Abu Nawas. “Yes, you have fooled me three
times and that’s too much. I want you to leave the country. Otherwise you will have to go to
jail” said the king.
“If that is what you want, I will do what you said” said Abu Nawas sadly. Then
“Remember, from tomorrow you may not step on the ground of this country anymore” the
king said seriously.
Then Abu nawas left the king palace sadly.
The following morning the king ordered his two guards to go to Abu Nawas’ house.
The guards were very surprised found Abu Nawas still in his house. He had not left the
country yet. Instead leaving the country, Abu Nawas was swimming in small pool in front of
his house.
“Hey Abu Nawas, why haven’t you left this country yet? The king ordered you not to
step on the ground of this country anymore, didn’t he?” said the guards. “Sure he did”
answered Abu Nawas calmly.
“But look at me! Do I step on the ground of this country? No, I do not step on the
ground. I am swimming on the water” continued Abu Nawas.
The guards were not able to argue with Abu Nawas so they left Abu Nawas’ house
and went back to the palace. The guards reported what they had seen to the king. The king
was curious on Abu Nawas’ excuse not to leave the country. Therefore the king ordered his
guard to call Abu Nawas to come to the palace.
Abu Nawas came to the palace on stilts. The king wondered and said “Abu, I will
surely punish you because you haven’t done what I have said. You have not left this

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country”. The King continued “And now, look at you. You walk on stilts like a child. Are you
crazy? The king pretended to be furious.
“I remember exactly what you said, Your Majesty” Abu Nawas answered calmly.
“This morning I took a bath in the small pool in my house so that I had not to step on the
ground. And since yesterday, I have been walking on this stilts. So you see, Your Majesty, I
do not step on the ground of this country”.
The king was not able to say anything.

5. Why did the king want Abu Nawas to leave the country?
A. Abu Nawas could solve the king’s tests.
B. The country did not need him anymore.
C. Abu Nawas had fooled the king more than twice.
D. The king and the people did not like Abu Nawas anymore.

6. What punishment did the king give to Abu Nawas?

A. He had to pay some fee to the king.
B. He had to stay in jail
C. He had to serve the guards
D. He had to leave the country

7. How was Abu Nawas when he accepted the punishment?

A. He was very excited. C. He was quite anxious.
B. He was really in grieved. D. He was really impatient

8. What does the word “He…” in “He had not left the country yet” (line 8) refer to?
A. The guards C. The King
B. Abu Nawas D. The man

9. Why were the guards very surprised?

A. Abu Nawas hadn’t left his country.
B. Abu Nawas swam in the pool.
C. Abu Nawas was invited by the king.
D. Abu Nawas stay by the pool.

10. We can learn from the story that………………….

A. Don’t tell anyone to leave the country
B. We must always obey the king
C. Use your brain to solve the problem
D. You must be strong to fight the guards

11. Which statement is TRUE according to the text?

A. Abu Nawas left the country right after the king ordered.
B. The king punished Abu Nawas to swim on the pool.
C. Abu Nawas obeyed the King’s order not to walk on the ground.
D. The guards found Abu Nawas to have left the country the next morning.

12. Otherwise you will have to go to “jail” said the king.

The italicized word has the same meaning with.......
A. nest C. asylum
B. prison D. cage
C.
Cindelaras
Folklore from East Java

RADEN Putra was the king of Jenggala kingdom. He had a beautiful queen. The king
also had a beautiful concubine. Unlike the queen, the concubine had bad personalities. She
was jealous with the queen, so she planned to make the queen leave the palace. By doing
so, she could be the new queen.
The concubine asked the palace healer to help her do the bad plan. They told the
king that the queen wanted to poison him. The king was angry. He sent the queen to the
jungle. The king did not know the queen was pregnant.
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 After several months in the jungle, the queen gave birth to a healthy baby boy. She
called him Cindelaras. He grew up as a nice, healthy, and handsome young man.
One day, while Cindelaras helped her mother to collect some fire woods, an eagle
dropped an egg. He took the egg and carefully took care of it. The egg hatched into a chick
and then it became a strong rooster. The rooster had a magical skill. It was very powerful
and skilful in fighting with other roosters. The rooster could also sing. The song was about
Cindelaras and his father, Raden Putra. “My master is Cindelaras. He lives in the jungle. His
father is a king. His name is Raden Putra.” The rooster often sang the song.
When Cindelaras first heard that song, he ignored it. However, he could not stand it
anymore. He talked to his mother about it. His mother told him the whole story. Cindelaras
was very surprised.
He decided to go to the palace to meet the king, his father. Cindelaras also brought
his rooster to go to the palace. On the way to go there, he met some people. They asked
him to fight his rooster with their roosters. Cindelaras’ rooster won the fight. He won again
and again. Cindelaras great rooster was heard by King Raden Putra. So, he invited
Cindelaras to the palace to fight his rooster with the king’s rooster. The king made a bet. If
Cindelaras’ rooster won the fight, he would get all king’s jeweleries. However, if Cindelaras’s
rooster lost, he would be punished in a jail. The two roosters fought bravely. In just few
minutes, Cindelaras’ rooster won the fight! Then, the rooster sang the song. The king was
surprised, he asked who Cindelaras was. He then told the king about her mother living in the
jungle. Later, the palace healer admitted his mistake. He said that the queen was innocent.
She never tried to kill the king. The king was very angry. He ordered the concubine to be
sent to jail. The king immediately went to the jungle to pick up his wife. He apologized for
sending her to the jungle and made her the queen again.

13. Why did the concubine try to expel the queen?

A. She wanted to be the palace healer
B. She wanted to poison the king
C. She wanted to be the only queen
D. She wanted to get rid of the king

14. How did the King find out that Cindelaras was his son?
A. Cindelaras told the king directly
B. The palace healer told the king
C. The king heard the rooster song
D. Cindelaras’ mother sang for the king

15. What can we learn from the story?

A. Someone may achieve his/her desire in anyway.
B. We must love any kinds of animals in our life.
C. The truth will always be revealed no matter how.
D. Being obedience is a very noble deed of one’s.

16. .................................. and then it became a strong rooster.(line 10)

What does the word it refer to?
A. Egg C. Rooster
B. Chick D. Eagle
Pooh and the Honey Pot

Apart from seeing Christopher Robin, there is ...(17)... Pooh likes better than
eating honey. So when Christopher ...(18)... Pooh some honey one day, Pooh was doubly
happy! “Don’t eat it all at once,” chuckled Christopher. “Put it in a safe place in case a
Heffalump comes along and tries to steal it!”
Christopher was only joking, of course, but Pooh wasn’t taking any chances. He
did put the honey in a ...(19)... place, and then he went to bed and fell fast asleep. But he
began to dream that a Heffalump was trying to steal his honey!.
Pooh awoke with a ...(20)... and ran to his cupboard. And the pot of honey wasn’t
there! “Oh, no,” cried Pooh. “I wasn’t dreaming! There really is a Heffalump here in my
house!”
Making noises which he hoped would ...(21)... the Heffalump, Winnie-the-Pooh
looked under the bed. Well, he didn’t find a Heffalump, but he did find his pot of honey!

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 “Silly me!” he laughed. “That’s where I put the honey to ...(22)... it safe! Still, a
safer place would be in my tummy!” So he ate the honey, and then fell asleep again.

17. A. something C. everything

B. anything D. nothing

18. A. brought C. took

B. sold D. sought

19. A. dark C. safe

B. hidden D. quiet

20. A. surprise C. anger

B. noise D. excitement

21. A. catch C. frighten

B. find D. jump

22. A. hide C. eat

B. watch D. Keep

Read the text for number 23-

Once there were two thin goats. Both of them were hungry. They were tied together
with a brown rope. They wanted to eat the green leaves from two separated bushes. One
bush was on the left. The other bush was on the right.
The goats thought they could do everything on their own. The first goat wanted to
go to the bush on the left, but the second goat wanted to go to the bush on the right.
However, the rope was short. They tried but they could not reach they bushes. They were
sad.
Then, the goats decided to work together. First, they ate the leaves of the bush on
the right. Then, ate the leaves on the left. The leaves were delicious. They were happy.

23. The purpose of the text above is …

A. to tell a true story C. to entertain readers
B. to give a report D. to describe the animals

24. In line 3 you read “… they ate the leaves on the right. Then, they ate the leaves on the
left.” (paragraph 3). This part of the text is called ….
A. resolution c. orientation
B. description d. complication

25. What did they fell at last?

A. terrible
B. annoyed
C. displeased
D. amused

The Lake of Colour

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom. The kingdom had a kind and wise king
named Prabu. He and all his people lived in happiness. There was only one thing that made
Prabu and his people sad. Prabu did not have any children. There was no prince or princess
in the kingdom.
One day, Prabu went to the jungle to pray God. Everyday he begged for a child. And
after several time, the dream came true. The Queen got pregnant. All people in the kingdom
felt happy so did Prabu and the King. Many of them sent presents to the palace.
The queen gave birth of a beautiful princess and Prabu and all his people got
happier. Many of the people sent presents to the palace. Everyone in the kingdom loved her.
So did the King and the Queen. Everything she wanted must be realized. She became a
spoiled girl.
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 Her 17th birthday was coming and Prabu prepared a beautiful necklace as her
birthday present. The party was so crowded and all people in the kingdom came and
attended the party.
And then, Prabu presented the necklace to his beloved daughter and said that the
beautiful necklace was presented by all people in the kingdom. Suddenly, the
Princess threw the necklace and said that she did not like the necklace. She said that she
did not want to accept that necklace.
All people, including Prabu and he Queen, were sad and began to cry. Then, there
was a miracle. Suddenly, the Earth was crying. It made a pool of water. The palace was
getting full. Soon the place became a big lake. The lake sank the entire kingdom and
became Telaga Warna (Lake of Colour).
Adapted from http://indonesianfolklore.blogspot.com/search/label/West%20Java
26. What is the text about?
a. The rising of a princess.
b. The love of parents.
c. The life of a kingdom led by king Prabu.
d. The beginning of Telaga Warna.

27. The writer wrote the text to ... to the readers.

a. entertain and narrate a story
b. propose some opinions
c. express some ideas
d. persuade the readers

28. How were the people of the kingdom?

a. All people in the kingdom lived happily.
b. All people suffered from diseases.
c. All people were very poor.
d. There was no one having children.

29. How did the King and his people feel about the birth of the Princess?
a. They hated the birth. c. They did not expect this.
b. They were unhappy. d. They were happy.

30. Why did people in the kingdom send gifts to the palace?
a. They paid tax to the kingdom.
b. They were forced to do so.
c. They were happy with the birth of their princess.
d. They wanted to meet Prabu.

31. How did the Princess become a spoiled girl?

a. She always wanted to look beautiful.
b. The King always gave her anything she wanted.
c. Her mother wanted her to be the Queen.
d. The people of the kingdom loved her very much.

32. What did the Princess do with the necklace given by the King?
a. She threw it out.
b. She accepted it.
c. She gave it to the people of the kingdom.
d. She kept it and thanked the King.

33. Where did the water come from?

a. Very heavy rain. c. Tears of the people and the earth.
b. Tsunami. d. Flood.

34. “Suddenly, the Earth was crying.”

The word suddenly in the sentence has similar meaning to ….
a. expectedly c. predictably
b. unexpectedly d. naturally

35. “The lake sank the entire kingdom and became Telaga Warna (Lake of Colour).” (last
paragraph)
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The word entire in the sentence is opposite in meaning to....
a. half c. complete
b. full d. whole

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