Narrative Text
1. Read the following text and answer
the questions for number 1 – 5.
In the eastern part of Persia there lived at
one time a gardener whose one joy in life
was his flowers and fruit trees. He had
neither wife, nor children, nor friends;
nothing except his garden. At length,
however, the good man wearied of having
no one to talk to. He decided to go out into
the world and find a friend. Scarcely was
he outside the garden before he came face
to face with a bear, who, like the gardener,
was looking for a companion. Immediately
a great friendship sprang up between these
two.
The gardener invited the bear to come into
his garden, and fed him on quinces and
melons. In return for this kindness, when
the gardener lay down to take his
afternoon nap, the bear stood by and drove
off the flies.
One afternoon it happened that an
unusually large fly alighted on the
gardener's nose. The bear drove it off, but
it only flew to the gardener's chin. Again,
the bear drove it away, but in a few
moments, it was back once more on the
gardener's nose. The bear now was filled
with rage. With no thought beyond that of
punishing the fly, he seized a huge stone,
and hurled it with such force at the
gardener's nose that he killed not only the
fly, but also the sleeping gardener.
Based on the text above, what happened to
the gardener in the end?
a. he was sleeping
b. the bear was angry and killed
the fly
c. the gardener’s got bitten by the
large fly
d. the gardener woke up from his
nap
e. the gardener got killed by the
bear
2. Why did the gardener take the bear as
his companion?
a. because he had no one
b. because he needed someone to
take care for the garden
c. because he needed someone to
talk to
d. because he wanted to find
someone
e. because he only liked gardening
3. ‘’…he seized a huge stone, and hurled
it with such force…’’ (p. 3). The word
hurled has the same meaning with the
word…
a. take
b. throw
c. pass
d. share
e. bring
4. What does the second paragraph tell
mostly about ...
a. The act of kindness by the
gardener and the bear
b. The bear being kind to the
gardener
c. The gardener feeds the bear
d. The gardener sleeps and the bear
stands to watch out the flies
e. The bear eats quinces and
melons, and the gardener sleeps
5. According to the text, what we can
learn from it …
1. Get married and have kids so
you don’t get lonely
2. Don’t pet a wild creature
3. Be careful of who you made
friends with
4. Don’t feed wild animals
5. Be wise and don’t let the
emotion takes over
 Read the following text and answer the questions for number 6 –10.
The Wolf and the Crane

One day a Wolf, who was eating his dinner much too fast, swallowed a bone, which
stuck in his throat and pained him very much. He tried to get it out, but could not.
Just then he saw a Crane passing by. “Dear friend,” said he to the Crane, “there is a
bone sticking in my throat. You have a good long neck; can’t you reach down and pull
it out? I will pay you well for it.”
“I’ll try,” said the Crane. Then he put his head into the Wolf’s mouth, between his
sharp teeth, and reaching down, pulled out the bone.
“There!” said the Wolf, “I am glad it is out; I must be more careful another time.”
“I will go now, if you will pay me,” said the Crane.
“Pay you, indeed!” cried the Wolf. “Be thankful that I did not bite your head off when
it was in my mouth. You ought to be content with that.”
Gentle, kindly folk sometimes have to learn that kindness must be mixed with caution.

6. What kind of narrative text is text III. A wolf offers to pay a crane for
above? helping and then refuses to pay.
a. Legend IV. A wolf offers to pay a crane for
helping and then pays after they help.
b. Folktale
a. I and III
c. Fiction b. II and IV
d. Fable c. II and III
e. Myth d. I and IV
7. What is the most accurate reason the e. III and IV
crane decided to help the wolf…. 9. The word ‘’content’’ that is used in the
a. The crane was gentle and kindly text has the same meaning with the
word …
b. The gentle and kind crane was
a. Happy
scared of the wolf’s sharp teeth b. Confused
c. The gentle and kind crane c. Frustrated
wanted to be paid d. Relaxed
d. The crane was passing by and e. Hateful
wanted to be paid 10. Based on the last sentence of the text,
e. The gentle and kind crane was the best way to explain the sentence is
….
passing by
a. Gentle people should be less
8. Which of the following are the best to careful
summarize the plot of the narrative? b. Careful people should be less
I. A wolf gets a bone stuck in his gentle
throat and a crane refuses to help him. c. Gentle people should be more
II. A wolf gets a bone stuck in his careful
throat and a crane helps him get it out. d. Careful people should be gentler

e. People should be gentle and kind

Fill in the blanks the narrative text below with the correct word. You can choose the
appropriate word from the available words in the box.

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Once upon a time, there ____________________ two close friends who

____________________ ____________________ through the forest together. They
____________________ that anything dangerous can happen any time in the forest . So
they ____________________ each other that they would always be together in any case
of danger.

Suddenly, they ____________________ a large bear getting closer toward them. One of
them ____________________ a nearby tree at once. But unfortunately the other one did
not know how to climb up the tree. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on
the ground breathless and ____________________ to be a dead man.

The bear ____________________ near the one who was lying on the ground. It smelt in
his ears , and slowly left the place because the bears ____________________ not want to
touch the dead creatures . After that, the friend on the tree came down and asked his
friend that ____________________ on the ground , " Friend , what did the bear whisper
into your ears ? " The other friend replied," Just now the bear advised me not to believe a
false friend. "