Once upon a time there was a monkey called Ram.
He
lived on a big mango tree near the lake. The tree had the
sweetest mangoes growing on it. Near the tree lived a
crocodile with his wife.
The crocodile, called Karo, and Ram become friends.
Sometime Ram used to throw Karo some delicious mangoes
for himself and his wife.
One day, Karo’s wife told him, “The monkey eat such
sweet fruit every day, he must be having the sweetest
heart. Get his heart for me, dear husband!”. “I cannot, he is
my friend,” replied Karo, “That means you do not love me,”
cried the wife.
So sadly, Karo went to Ram the next day. “Ram,
please come to my house, I want you to meet my wife.”
“My friend, how can I come? I live on the land and you in
the water,” answered Ram.
“Don’t worry, my friend, just sit on my back and I
shall carry you, “Karo cunningly offered him. The poor
monkey sat jumped on his friend’s back and off they went.
Ram, was having a lot of fun when he saw that Karo
was very sad and quiet. The monkey asked, “Why are you
so quiet, my friend?” Karo replied, “Because your life is
short. My wife wants to eat your heart and that is why
we‘re going to her.”
Ram was shocked but could not run. He came up with
a plan in his mind and sad, ”Why did you not tell me before?
I always leave my heart in the tree when I go out.” “Oh,
no!” Cried Karo, “Now, what can we do?” “Let’s go back and
take it,” said the clever monkey.
So the foolish Karo turned around and swam for the
mango tree. As soon as Ram could rich a tree branch, he
swung up into the tree to safety. He laughed down at the
crocodile, “How can I be alive without my heart! Go! Tell
your greedy wife how foolish you are!”
From that day, Karo didn’t only lose a friend but the
delicious mangoes as well.
Answer these questions based on the text!
1. What is the text about?
a. A big mango tree near the lake
b. A crocodile with his wife
c. Karo, the foolish monkey
d. Crocodile heart
e. The clever monkey and the foolish crocodile
2. How many characters are there in the story?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
3. Where did the story take place?
a. In Karo’s house
b. On the land
c. In the water
d. Near a big mango tree
e. On a big mango tree near the lake
4. What is the moral values implied in the story?
a. Being honest is not always wise
b. Being a miser is sometimes important
c. All that glitters is not gold
d. To love to means to share
e. To be greedy is not good
5. What is the purpose/intention of the text?
a. to amuse the readers with interesting story
b. to persuade the readers that something is the case
c. to show how to do something through a set of steps
d. to inform the readers about event of the day which
is considered newsworthy
e. to describe the way thing are
6. The generic structure of the text above is …
a. Orientation – resolution – complication
b. Resolution – orientation – complication
c. Complication – resolution – Orientation
d. Orientation – resolution – complication
e. Orientation – complication – resolution
7. “Once upon a time there was a monkey called Ram.
He lived on a big mango tree near the lake. The tree
had the sweetest mangoes growing on it. Near the
tree lived a crocodile with his wife.”
This part of the text is called the …
a. Introduction
b. Orientation
c. Resolution
d. Complication
e. Identification
8. The complication started when …
a. Karo and Ram become a friend
b. Ram laughed down at the crocodile
c. Ram sat jumped on his friend’s back and off they
went.
d. Ram lived on a big mango tree near the lake
e. Karo’s wife asked her husband to get Ram’s heart
for her.
9. The Tense is used in the text is …
a. Simple present tense
b. Simple past tense
c. Present continuous tense
d. Past continuous tense
e. Future tense
10. What solution did Ram for the problem?
a. Ram eat such sweet fruit everyday.
b. Ram sat jumped on his friend’s back.
c. Ram met Karo’s wife.
d. Ram used to throw Karo some mangoes
 for himself and his wife.
e. Ram riched a tree branch, he swung up
into the tree to safety