English Module 9

NARRATIVE EXERCISES

Activity 1: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words below!

One day, at the edge of a barren rice field, there

was a .......... who was sad. He looked very terrible.
Suddenly, white-haired old man ............ before him.
"My son, why do you look ............ and sad? You
seem to have a very .................. of life. Would you please
tell me about it?" said the old man.
"Yes, old man. My burden is very heavy. It
seems I can no longer bear it," replied the farmer.

"Do not talk like that, my son. You can certainly surpass all these .......... if
you're willing to work harder."
"I've worked very hard, Sir. However, the results are still not enough to
meet all the .......... of my family," the farmer tried to explain.
"Do not worry. I'll help you," the old man said. "How?" asked the farmer.
"Plant these .............. in your field. Treat them well. Remember! If you've
managed to become rich, do not forget your neighbors and the people around you.
Help them," the old man said, handing the seeds he had promised.
"Thank you, Sir. I will plant these seeds and care for them. I also will do
your............. ," said the farmer. Suddenly, the old man disappeared.
Soon the farmer planted the seeds. He took good care of them. As a result, a
few months later he had abundant ................ Several years later, the farmer had
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become a wealthy farmer. He was loved and by his neighbors and the people
around him because of his good manner.

1. heavy burden 6. seeds

2. farmer 7. needs
3. obstacles 8. wish
4. appeared 9. harvest.
5. gloomy 10. respected

Activity 2: Re-write the story. Put them in the right part of generic structure

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Activity 3: Read the story carefully and then answer the questions.

a cat and a fox story

One day a cat and a fox were having a conversation. The fox, who was a
conceited creature, boasted how clever she was. “Why, I know at least a
hundred tricks to get away from our mutual enemies, the dogs,” she said.
“I know only one trick to get away from dogs,” said the cat. “You
should teach me some of yours!”
“Well, maybe someday, when I have the time, I may teach you a few of the
simpler ones.” Replied the fox airily. Just then they heard the barking of a pack
of dogs in the distance. The barking grew louder and louder, the dogs were
coming in their direction! At once the cat ran to the nearest tree and climbed into
its branches, well out of reach of any dog. “This is the trick I told you about, the
only one I know,” she called down to the fox. “ Which one of your hundred tricks
are you going to use?”
The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she should use.
Before she could make up her mind, the dogs arrived. They fell upon the fox
and tore her to pieces.
A single plan that works is better than a hundred doubtful plans.

Questions:
1. Who were having the conversation?
2. Who was having hundreds tricks to get away from dogs?
3. What the cat did to get away from dog?
4. Did the fox survive?
5. What is the moral value of the story?
6. Where was the story possibly happened?
7. Who was the enemy of the cat and the fox?
8. How is the characteristic of the fox?
9. “They fell upon the fox and tore her to pieces...” [line. 10], ‘they’ in
the sentence refers to?
10. What is the main idea of paragraph 1 ?

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