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NARRATIVE TEXT

Read the text and answer the questions below!


Once upon a time, there was a king and his queen who lived in the Kingdom of Belinyu. They didn't
have any children. Until one night, the queen had a dream of a turtle. It said that the queen would have
a baby, and she had to give a Komala necklace to her baby. The queen woke up and she was holding a
Komala necklace in her hand. She told her dream to the king, and he was very happy.
Shortly, the queen's dream became reality, she delivered a beautiful baby girl. The king named her,
Komala. She grew up as a pretty girl, however, she had a bad attitude because her parents always
spoiled her too much.
One day, Komala heard her parents talking about the turtle in her mother's dream. She thought that
the turtle was a very interesting animal, so she wanted it as her pet. She insisted on finding it, and the
king allowed her to look for the animal.
Accompanied by the king's guards, Komala searched for the turtle, and finally, she found it on a
beach. She shouted. to it, "Belinyu, wait for me", several times, but the turtle kept swimming. Komala
ran after it into the sea, she tried to catch it. Until then she finally drowned and disappeared, and all of
her guards could not save her. Now, people call the beach, Penyusuk.

1. What does the story tell us?


a. A bad attitude girl.
b. A kingdom in Belinyu.
c. A folktale of Penyusuk.
d. The legend of Penyusuk.
e. The legend of Penyusuk beach.

2. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?


a. The King permitted Komala to find the turtle
b. The celebration of Komala's birthday
c. Komala, drowned into the sea
d. Komala’s dream became reality
e. The turtle disappeared

3. Komala had a bad attitude because …


a. she was beautiful
b. she was a princess
c. her father was a king
d. she was a beautiful girl
e. her parents spoiled her very much

4. “Until then she finally drowned ....” (last paragraph). The synonym of the word "drowned" is….
a. Disappeared
b. Swam
c. Floated
d. Sank
e. gone

5. “...she delivered a beautiful baby girl.....” (paragraph 2). The underlined word refers to….
a. The queen
b. Komala
c. The king
d. The turtle
e. The guards

6. The farmer was …. the chicken when the guest came.


a. playing
b. washing
c. feeding
d. looking
e. buying

7. My father was washing his car when my mother ….. in the kitchen.
a. cooking
b. cooked
c. cook
d. cake
e. eating

8. The girls were taking the eggs … the boys cleaned the chicken coop.
a. then
b. after that
c. while
d. or
e. and

The text is for questions no 4 - 6!


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 others!"
"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.

9. The text tells you about a shepherd, his sheep and …


a. the pasture
b. his friends
c. wild goats
d. all beats
e. the grass

10. Why was the shepherd happy one day?


a. He found some wild goats among his sheep
b. He could close his sheep in the pen well
c. He got a lottery
d. His lost goats returned in good condition
e. There was a pasture for his hungry sheep

11. Which is the moral value you can learn from the story?
a. Never ever trust to the new one
b. Don't threaten your friend as enemy
c. There are not good things on the old one
d. Forget your old friend.
Don't forget the old friend if you get the new one
The text is for questions no 7 – 10!

The Wolf and The Goat


A wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips at the thought of a fine
goat dinner.
"My dear friend," said the wolf in his sweetest voice, "arent't you afraid you will fall down from that
cliff? Come down here and graze on this fine grass beside me on safe, level ground."
"No, thank you," said the goat.
"Well then," said the wolf, "aren't you cold up there in the wind? You would be warmer grazing down
here beside me in this sheltered area."
"No, thank you," said the goat.
"But the grass tastes better down here!" said the exasperated wolf, "Why dine alone?"
"My dear wolf," the goat finally said, "are you quite sure that it is my dinner you are worrying about and
not your own?"

12. What did the wolf ask when he saw the goat grazing at the edge of a high clift?
a. To be his friend.
b. To graze on the level ground.
c. To climb up higher.
d. To be his dinner.
e. To be his father

13. "Aren't you cold up there in the wind?"


The word there refers to ....
a. a high cliff
b. sheltered area
c. grass
d. round
e. the wolf

14. What can we learn from the story above?


a. Don't look down on other creatures.
b. Don't easily believe in well behaved creatures.
c. Don't judge others by their appearance.
d. Don't easily beat other creatures.
e. Don’t worry, be happy.

15. From the story we know ....


a. the goat was very hungry
b. the wolf was a helpful animal
c. the wolf was eager to eat the goat
d. the goat was going to fight with the wolf
e. The wolf was afraid to fight

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