NARRATIVE (NARRATIVE AND “What on earth shall I do?

”
RECOUNT) From the sentence we know that the giantess
is ..... her husband.
A. afraid of C. fed up with
The text is f or questions 01 to 05.
B. angry with D. annoyed with
Once upon a time there was a poor widow
04. Jack’s mother looked very furious when Jack
who had an only son named Jack. They were so
told that ..........
poor that they didn’t have anything except a cow.
A. the beans were precious
When the cow had grown too old, his mother
B. the butcher bought his cow
sent Jack to the market to sell it. On the way to
C. he had sold his cow to a butcher
the market, Jack met a butcher who had some
D. he traded his cow for the beans
beautiful beans in his hand. The butcher told the
boy that the beans were of great value and
05. What do we learn from the text?
persuaded the silly lad to sell the cow for the
A. Sincerity makes Jack get something
beans.
precious.
Jack brought them happily. When he told his
B. Jack’s mother was a furious mother.
mother about this, his mother became so angry
C. Poverty makes people hopeless
that she threw the beans out of the window.
D. Jack was an innocent boy.
When Jack woke up in the morning, he felt
the sun shining into a part of his room, but all the
The text is for questions 06 to 10.
rest was quite dark and shady.
So he jumped to the window. What did he
Father passed away when I was only ten.
see? The beanstalk grew up quite close past
It was cancer, the doctor said. I didn’t know what
Jack’s window. He opened the window and
cancer was at that age. To me it sounded like
jumped to the beanstalk which ran up just like a
some terrible monster, perhaps a dragon or
big ladder.
something like that, which I had seen pictures of
he climbed ... and climbed till at last he
in story books. I was frightened by it and hated it
reached the sky. While looking around, he saw a
because it had taken father away from mother
very huge castle. He was very amazed.
and me,
Then Jack walked along the path leading to
I remember leaving the hospital, with my
the castle. There was a big tall woman on the
doorstep. Jack greeted her and asked for the
face wet with tears, and my mother’s warm and
safe hands on mine. Mother was sad – very sad –
giantess’ mercy to give him breakfast, because he
but brave. She kept back her tears as much as
felt very hungry. Although the giantess grumbled
she could and told me that father had gone on a
at first, finally she gave Jack a hunk of bread and
very long journey and would not come back. In
cheese and a jug of milk.
my own way, I understood. I could see the deep
Jack hadn’t finished when the whole house,
pain in mother’s eyes.
began to tremble with the noise of someone’s
As we got up the bus for home, she said,
coming. “Oh! It’s my husband!” cried the
almost in a whisper. “be brave, my son. We still
giantess. “What on earth shall I do?”
have each other.”
Hastily the giantess opened a very big
“yes, mother,” I said, but please, don’t
cupboard and hide Jack there.
ever leave me.” And I held her hands very tight
and would not let go.
01. When did Jack sell his cow?
A. At a castle.
06. The writer’s father passed away means
B. At the market.
he………..
C. At the butcher’s house.
A. went overseas
D. On the way to the market.
B. went to another town
C. became very ill
02. What is the story about?
D. died
A. Jack and a butcher.
B. Jack and the giantess.
C. Jack and the bean stalk.
D. A poor widow and his son

03. “Oh! It’s my husband!” cried the giantess.

07. The writer didn’t know what cancer was
for……………
A. the doctor didn’t tell him
B. his mother didn’t tell him
C. he was too young to understand
D. it was a terrible monster
08. The word “it” refers to…….
A. The doctor
B. Some terrible monster
C. A dragon
D. cancer
09. The phrase with my face wet with tears
shows that the writer…………..
A. Had been washing his face
B. Was very brave
C. Had been sad
D. Had been crying
10. To speak in a whisper is to speak…………
A. Very sadly C. very slowly
B. Very softly D. very angrily
A shepherd took his sheep out to pasture,
but when it was time to return to the sheep pen,
he found that some wild goats had become mixed
up with his flock. Nonetheless, he was very
pleased that the flock had grown by itself, and he
closed the goats into the pen along with the
sheep.
The next day was rainy and the shepherd
decided not to go out. He gave his sheep only a
small handful of food, while he gave much bigger
rations to the goats. He thought that if he treated
them well, they would stay with him. In spite of
this, as soon as the shepherd opened the gate,
the goats ran out and he was unable to catch
them again.
“Ungrateful beasts,” shouted the shepherd
after them. “I treated you better than the other!”
“That’s why we’re going,” answered one of
the goats. “If you prefer us new animals to your
sheep, how will you treat us if you find some
more animals in your flock?”
So do not be too happy if someone shows
you that they prefer you to their old friends. You
too will soon be an old friend and could be
replaced just as easily.
11. The text tells you about a shepherd, his
sheep and ……
A. The pasture
B. Wild goats
C. His friends
D. All beats
12. Why was the shepherd happy one day?
A. He found some wild goats among the
sheep.
B. He could close his sheep in the pen well.
C. His lost goats returned in good condition.
D. There was a pasture for his hungry
sheep.
13. Which is the moral value you can learn from
the story?
A. Never ever trust to the new one.
B. Don’t threat your friend as enemy.
C. There are not good things on the old
one.
D. Don’t forget the old friend if you get the
new one.
Read following text and answer questions
14 to 17
Amelia’s house was in a quiet place. It was
a hilly village. The garden of her house was very
beautiful. Flowers with various colors grew there.
Amelia grew some roses. She’s a nature lover.
One day Amelia closed her book. She felt tired
after studying hard. She stood by the window.
She could see the mountain from there. It was a
beautiful bluish green.
“How beautiful! How wonderful it would be
if I could reach the top of that mountain without
climbing.”
“If you want to fly up there, follow me,”
said a soft voice. Amelia was surprised.
“Who are you? Why did you come in
without permission?”
“My name is Yuli. My home is a bit far from
here. I want to be your friend, Amelia,” said the
girl.
“You know my name?” said Amelia.
“I often hear your mother calling you,” Yuli
answered. She reached out her hand to Amelia.
Amelia shook Yuli’s hand.
“Why is your hand so cold? Are you ill?”
asked Amelia, worried.
“I haven’t been to school for few days,”
said Yuli. “If you were sick, why aren’t you in bed
now?” asked Amelia.
“The fresh air will make me better, Amelia,”
said Yuli pulled Amelia’s hand. She wanted Amelia
to follow her.
“Oh, no. I cannot go now. I must do my
homework. How about tomorrow? My mother will
make some delicious cakes for me. You must
taste some, Yuli,” said Amelia.
“Thanks, Amelia. You are so kind.” Yuli
waved to Amelia and then she was gone. Amelia’s
mother was puzzled to see her daughter talking
alone.
 18. When did the writer find the mountain so
14. What does the story tell you about? beautiful?
A. A mysterious girl. A. At night.
B. Amelia’s new friend. B. At midday.
C. A little girl in a village. C. In the morning.
D. A quiet place in a village. D. In the afternoon.

15. The first paragraph is about …
A. The dream of Amelia
B. The setting place of the story
C. How the story happened
D. The problem faced by Amelia
16. What did Amelia want to do someday?
A. To play with her new friend.
B. To fly up to the top of the mountain.
C. To introduce her friend to her mother.
D. To reach the top of the mountain by
climbing.
17. “… make some delicious cakes for me.”
The word ‘delicious’ means…
A. Bad smell
B. Nice taste
C. Bitter taste
D. Stale flavor
19. Which statement is NOT TRUE based on the
text?
A. The writer’s hobby is climbing mountains.
B. The writer felt reluctant to climb
mountains.
C. The writer found excitement on the peak
of the mountain.
D. The writer climbed down the mountain
soon after taking pictures.
20. What is the most suitable title for the text?
A. Climbing a mountain is a dangerous
activity.
B. My first experience in climbing a
mountain.
C. Camping on the mountain is exciting.
D. My hesitating time on holidays.

Read the text and answer questions 18 to

20.

I had never thought of climbing Mt. Kerinci. I

hesitated when friends of mine asked me to join
them on a one-night camping and
mountaineering activity. Frankly, I had never
done this type of challenging activity before. I
could not really refuse because I had a lot of
spare time in my semester holidays. I went there
with five of my friends – Antok, Rio, Angga,
Danang and Indra.
We started to walked upwards through the
bushes first and then into the real jungle. As we
moved, on we heard wild animal noises and we
saw monkeys jumping from branch to another.
Judging from the plants, we were sure that we
were in a rainforest area.
At midday, we came to peak of the mountain
and saw the large crater. There was a while flag
there to remind visitors of dangers. We took our
photos and then we began to rush down the
mountain.