NARRATIVE TEXT

Definition of Narrative Text

Narrative text is English text that tell a story that has chronological events.

The aim of narrative text is to amuse the readers.

Language feature of narrative text:

 Use Action Verb in Past Tenses.
 Use personal pronoun; she, he, they, him etc
 Using Noun Phrase; unlucky chance, a mouse, etc
 Using Conjunction to make the story chronologically; then, after this, once etc

Kinds of Narrative Text

Narrative text
 Fairy tale
 Mystery
 Science fiction
 Romance
 Horror
 Fable
 Myth and legend

STRUCTURE OF NARRATIVE TEXT:

 Orientation
 Complication/conflicts
 Solution
 Reorientation

READ THIS TEXT CAREFULLY, AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AS EXERCISE

A Mouse who always lived on the land, by an unlucky chance formed an intimate acquaintance with
a Frog, who lived for the most part in the water.
The Frog, one day intent on mischief, bound the foot of the Mouse tightly to his own. Thus joined
together, the Frog first of all led his friend the Mouse to the meadow where they were accustomed to find
their food. After this, he gradually led him towards the pool in which he lived, until reaching the very brink,
he suddenly jumped in, dragging the Mouse with him. The Frog enjoyed the water amazingly, and swam
croaking about, as if he had done a good deed. The unhappy Mouse was soon suffocated by the water, and
his dead body floated about on the surface, tied to the foot of the Frog.
A Hawk observed it, and, pouncing upon it with his talons, carried it aloft. The Frog, being still
fastened to the leg of the Mouse, was also carried off a prisoner, and was eaten by the Hawk.

Exercise
1. The best title appropriate for the text is...
A. A mouse and a frog.
B. A frog and a mouse.
C. A frog, a mouse and a hawk.
D. A frog, a mouse and a bound
E. A frog, a mouse and a prisoner

2. Where did the story happen?

A. In the air
B. On the land
C. Over the water
D. In a pond
E. On the top of the mountain.

3. What kinds of the text is that?

A. Fairy tail
B. Legend
C. Myth
D. Fable
E. Mystery
4. The conflict started from...
A. A Hawk observed it, and, pouncing upon it with his talons, carried it aloft.
B. The Frog, one day intent on mischief, bound the foot of the Mouse tightly to his own.
C. After this, he gradually led him towards the pool in which he lived, until reaching the very brink,
he suddenly jumped in, dragging the Mouse with him.
D. The unhappy Mouse was soon suffocated by the water, and his dead body floated about on the
surface, tied to the foot of the Frog.
E. Thus joined together, the Frog first of all led his friend the Mouse to the meadow where they
were accustomed to find their food.

5. The goal of the narrative text is ...

A. To abuse the readers.
B. To entertain the readers.
C. Announcing an event.
D. To promote a story.
E. To discuss about a frog and a mouse.

6. The correct verbs in paragraph two is ...

A. Bound, joined, led, swam
B. Enjoyed, suffocated, floated, gradually.
C. Good, soon, pool, tied
D. Surface, dragging, jumped, led.
E. Reading, dragging, meadow and food

7. The solution of the story is...

A. A Mouse who always lived on the land, by an unlucky chance formed an intimate acquaintance
with a Frog, who lived for the most part in the water.
B. The Frog, one day intent on mischief, bound the foot of the Mouse tightly to his own.
C. The Frog, being still fastened to the leg of the Mouse, was also carried off a prisoner, and was
eaten by the Hawk.
D. The unhappy Mouse was soon suffocated by the water, and his dead body floated about on the
surface, tied to the foot of the Frog.
E. After this, he gradually led him towards the pool in which he lived, until reaching the very brink,
he suddenly jumped in, dragging the Mouse with him.

8. “After this, he gradually led him towards the pool in which he lived,...The bold refers to...
A. The mouse
B. The hawk
C. The frog
D. The pool
E. The land

9. A Hawk observed it, and, pouncing upon it with his talons, the bold word has the same meaning
as ...
A. Clown
B. Wings
C. Legs
D. Claw
E. Nail

10. The moral value of the story is...

A. Think first before do something.
B. Swimming is good for frog and mouse.
C. The hawk is a good prisoner.
D. Frog is a good swimmer.
E. Mouse only lives on the land.