SMA UNGGULAN CT ARSA FOUNDATION SUKOHARJO

Jln. Jend. Sudirman, Sidorejo, Bendosari, Kab. Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah 57521
Telp. (0271) 5992206, E-mail : [email protected]

Name:
Class: Std. No.:

Narrative Text
A narrative text is a text that tells a story. The story can be realistic, fantastic, or a mix of both. The goal of a
narrative is to connect the reader with the text, the characters, and events that occur within the story. A
narrative can be in the form of a legend, a story that has been passed on from person-to-person and has
important meaning for the culture where it is from. It is usually about heroic characters or fantastic places.
A narrative text is a text which has these elements: setting, plot, theme, characters, problem and solution.
 Setting: refers to the time and the place in which an event or an action happens. Components of
setting are Location; Weather; Time Period; Time of Day. To identify key aspect of setting you have
to find words and phrases that signal the time and place a story occurs. Read the beginnings of
stories and noting the clues for time and place.
 Characters are the people or personified animals who are involved in the story. Authors use a variety
of words to develop their characters’ traits and problems and the story’s setting. To describe a
character who is typically sloppy, an author does not repeat the word sloppy but creates a sense of
this trait with words such as slovenly, chaotic, and disorganized. The unknown words in narrative
texts are often synonyms for concepts you already have but are often words that you have not
encountered before.
 Plot is sequence of events involving characters in conflict situations: Plot is Beginning, Middle, End
or Introduction, Problem, and Resolution. To understand the plot, you have to look for the
information included in the introduction of a story: time, place, circumstances, main characters. You
look for the series of incidents where main characters go about achieving goals; Call attention to how
the goals are achieved or not achieved in the conclusion, and the high point of the action; and make
time lines of the story.
 Problem in a narrative text is also called complication. It is presented in the plot (beginning, middle,
and the end of the story). Problem is when the (main) character faces problems/series of incidents
where the main character goes to about achieving goals. To understand conflict in a narrative text,
you look at
 Solution is the way character respond to the problem encountered. You have to look for the action.
What do characters do about the problem and what is the outcome?
 Point of View is seen from the perspective of
1) First Person: a) Story is told through eyes of one person; b) Reader experiences story as the
narrator views it; and c) Found mostly in picture books.
2) Third Person: a) readers can know the viewpoint of one character; b) The author is godlike: sees
and knows all, c) Found mostly in chapter books.

Three key elements existed in all genre of text are social function, generic structure, and language feature.
Those three elements in narrative texts will be elaborated as follow.
A. Social Function

English (compulsory) for X Grade Page 1 of 13

 SMA UNGGULAN CT ARSA FOUNDATION SUKOHARJO
Jln. Jend. Sudirman, Sidorejo, Bendosari, Kab. Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah 57521
Telp. (0271) 5992206, E-mail : [email protected]

Social function (purpose/ goal/ aim) is the reason why an author writes the passage. In this case, the
author intends to entertain/ amuse the readers, teach the readers, provide a lesson or a moral, and evoke
certain feelings from the readers.
B. Generic Structure
Generic structure is a general architecture to build a passage. Because it is “general”, it means that there
are some passages which may not fully obey the rule yet at least for a beginner, it will provide an
insight/ guideline to write or to comprehend a passage. Narrative generic structure is elaborated as
follows.
1. Orientation
This part presents the settings of the story and introduces the characters involved.
2. Complication
The story continues here. Usually, there is an event or a sequence of events that lead the characters
into a complication (some form of conflict that disrupts the normal course of events). Tension starts
to build up to a climax and this creates anticipation in the readers.
3. Resolution
The problem starts to get resolved. Sometimes the story ends happily, or not, and at other times the
resolution (i.e. the ending of the story) is left for the readers to decide.
C. Language Features
1. Using Past Tense; It is logical since the stories typically happen in the past. We can use simple past,
past continuous or past perfect tense.
2. Using action verbs; Action verbs are verbs that show the performance of action. We specifically
describe what the subject (Person, Animal force of nature, or thing). E.g : run, walk, cry, scream,
explode, kick, etc.
3. Using temporal conjunction; Temporal conjunction express relationships with time, in the flow or
sequence of events. E.g : before, after, during/while (period or an activity), since, until, when.
4. Description of characters and places using; Adjectives to describe nouns (heavy, frosty, transparent,
grumpy), Adverb to describe verbs (quickly, secretly, quietly, finally, suddenly); Similes to compare
one thing with another, using like or as... as. E.g: as bright as the moon, the kiss felt like a butterfly’s
wings against her cheek.
5. Time words; once upon a time, long time ago, then, last week
6. Verbs indicating actions in the story. E.g: hid, ate, ran, whispered, looked.

Forms of Narrative Text

Common forms of a narrative text are as follows:
1. Legend; a narrative of human actions which are perceived both by tellers and listeners to take place
within human his story. Typically, a legend is a short, traditional and historicized narrative
performed in a conversational mode. Some define legend as folktale. The examples of legends are
Sangkuriang, Malin Kundang, The Legend of Tangkuban Perahu, The Story of Toba Lake, etc.
2. Fable; a short allegorical narrative making a moral point, traditionally by means of animal characters
who speak and act like human being. The examples of fables are A Mouse deer and Crocodiles, The
Ants and the Grasshoper, The Smartest Parrot, etc.

English (compulsory) for X Grade Page 2 of 13

 SMA UNGGULAN CT ARSA FOUNDATION SUKOHARJO
Jln. Jend. Sudirman, Sidorejo, Bendosari, Kab. Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah 57521
Telp. (0271) 5992206, E-mail : [email protected]

3. Fairy tale; a story which typically features such folkloric characters as fairies, gobline, elves, trolls,
dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. The examples are Cinderella, Snow
White, Pinnochio, Beauty and The Beast.

Example of Narrative Text

The Legend of Kesodo Feast in Mount Bromo

Orientation Hundreds years ago, the last king of Majapahit had a young princess from one of his
wives. The princess was named Roro Anteng. Later, Roro Anteng married Joko Seger,
who came from Brahman caste.
Complicatio Because of unfortunate situation the couple was forced to leave the kingdom. They
n settled in the mountain area. They ruled the area and named it Tengger, which was
derived from their names, Roro Anteng and Joko Seger
After several years of reign, the region flourished in prosperity, but Roro Anteng and
Joko Seger were sad because they did not have a child. They climbed the top of mountain
and prayed there night and day hoping that the God would listen. The prayer was heard
and Betoro Bromo promised to give them many children. However, they had to promise
that they would sacrifice their youngest child in return.
Roro Anteng  gave birth to a child, then another and another. In the end, Roro Anteng
and Joko Seger had 25 children. Soon it was time to sacrifice the youngest child ,
Kusuma, but the parents could not do it. They tried to hide him, but an eruption happened
and Kusuma fell into the crater. There was silence before they heard a voice. “I have to
be sacrificed so that you will all stay alive. From now on, you should arrange an annual
offering ceremony on the 14th of Kesodo (the twelfth month of Tengerese calendar)”. It
was Kusuma’s voice.
Resolution Kusuma’s brothers and sisters held the offering ceremony every year. Instead of human
being, they collected fruits, vegetables, rice, and meat to be off to the Gods.
Coda And this has been done generation after generation until today.

The language feature analysis of the text above is as follows:

Using Past Tense
The princess was named Roro Anteng.
Roro Anteng married Joko Seger.
The couple was forced to leave the kingdom.
Using Action Verb
They climbed the top of mountain.
They tried to hide him
You should arrange an annual offering. Etc.
Using temporal conjuction
Hundreds years ago, the last king of Majapahit. (Time Words)
There was silence before they heard a voice.

English (compulsory) for X Grade Page 3 of 13

 SMA UNGGULAN CT ARSA FOUNDATION SUKOHARJO
Jln. Jend. Sudirman, Sidorejo, Bendosari, Kab. Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah 57521
Telp. (0271) 5992206, E-mail : [email protected]

After several years of reign, the region flourished in prosperity.

TASK 1 Day, date: ___________________________

Name: ______________________________________ Class: ______________ Std. No. : ________

Analyze the structure and the language feature of the following text and answer the questions.

The Lion and the Mouse

Illustrated by Craig Diminico

Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon wakened the Lion, who
placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him.
"Pardon, O King," cried the little Mouse, "forgive me this time, I shall never forget it. Who knows but I may be able to
do you a turn some of these days?"
The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him, that he lifted up his paw and let him go.
Some time hunters who desired to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon
to carry him on.
Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight in which the Lion was, went up to him and
soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the Beasts.
"Was I not right?" said the little Mouse.

Questions:
1. What was the lion doing when the mouse ran up and down upon him?
2. What problem did the mouse have?
3. What happened to the lion some time after?
4. How did he overcome his problem?
5. What is the message of the story?
6. Who was the author of the story?
7. Who are the main characters of the story?
8. What do you call a story that tells about animals which can talk like human?

TASK 2 Day, date: ___________________________

Name: _______________________________________ Class: ______________ Std. No. : _______

Choose the best answer.

A Woman and the Wolves

A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories. There were only a few villages. If the people wanted to
go from one village to another, they often had to pass through wild and unsafe forest.
One day, a farmer’s young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother and brother. She brought along her
baby son. When it was time for her to leave, her brother said “ it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you
though the forest.”
So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby. When they were in the forest,
suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They began to run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and
fell down. At once the wolves caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, “ please eat my own son instead.”
Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves and took her nephew away.

English (compulsory) for X Grade Page 4 of 13

 SMA UNGGULAN CT ARSA FOUNDATION SUKOHARJO
Jln. Jend. Sudirman, Sidorejo, Bendosari, Kab. Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah 57521
Telp. (0271) 5992206, E-mail : [email protected]

Everyone understood that this was because the woman was very good and kind. She had offered her own son’s life to
save her nephew.
They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched thick sticks and went back with her into
the forest. When they got there, they saw something very strange. Instead of eating the woman’s baby the wolves were
playing with him.

1. What separated between one village to another 6. What did the villagers bring sticks for?
a long time ago in the New Territories? A. For the weapon to beat the wolves
A. Another village B. For bringing the woman’s nephew
B. Mountains C. For the fire woods.
C. Forests D. For playing
D. Hills E. For building a house for the woman.
E. Towers and logs 7. “All men in the village fetched thick stick … “
2. Who was Ah Tim? the word “ fetched” has a similar meaning to..\
A. The young woman’s brother A. Received
B. The young woman’s son B. Caught
C. The young woman’s brother and nephew C. Got
D. The young woman’s brother’s son D. Hit
E. One of the men who fetched a stick E. Lifted
3. Who walked in front when they were in the 8. From the passage we learn that the villages
forest? were ....
A. Ah Tim A. Located in one huge area
B. The woman B. Situated in a large district
C. The woman’s son C. Separated by untamed jungles
D. Her brother’s nephew D. Wild and unsafe
E. The baby and his mother E. Dark and very dangerous
4. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim? 9. The brother let her son go with his aunt as she
A. He was afraid left home because ….
B. He was stumbled by a stone A. Ah Tim wanted to see the wolves
C. He ran slowly B. His aunt wanted him to come long
D. The woman cried C. Ah Tim was bored to live with his parents
E. The wolves were good runners D. The baby was too cute to be alone
5. The woman gave her son to the wolves E. Ah Tim would be a guardian for them
because... 10. What is the purpose of the writer by writing
A. She loved her nephew than her son. the story above?
B. She thought about how her brother would A. To describe the danger of the villages
be. B. To entertain the readers of the story
C. She wanted her son was eaten by the C. To tell the villagers’ relationship
wolves. D. To explain how important a relative is
D. She was crazy. E. To narrate how the wolves were playing
E. She kept a grudge on his brother with the baby.

A fox fell into a well and couldn’t get out. By and by a thirsty goat came along. Seeing the fox in the well it
asked if the water was good. “Good”, said the fox. “It’s the best water I’ve tasted in all my life. Come down and try it
yourself. “The goat thought of nothing but how thirsty he was. So he jumped into the well. When he had drunk enough
he looked around but there was no way to get out. Then the fox said, “I have a good idea. You stand on your hind legs

English (compulsory) for X Grade Page 5 of 13

 SMA UNGGULAN CT ARSA FOUNDATION SUKOHARJO
Jln. Jend. Sudirman, Sidorejo, Bendosari, Kab. Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah 57521
Telp. (0271) 5992206, E-mail : [email protected]

and put your forelegs against the side of the well. Then I’ll climb on your back, from there I’ll step on your horns, and
I can get out. And when I’m out I’ll help you out of the well.” The goat did as he was asked and the fox got on his
back and so out of the well. Then he coolly walked away. The goat called out loudly after him out. The fox merely
turned to him and said, “If you only has as much sense in your head as you have hairs in your beard you wouldn’t
have jumped into the well without making sure that you could get out again.

11. What is the type of the text above? D. It was good

A. Recount E. It was lazy
B. Narrative 14. What is the type of the text?
C. Procedure A. Myths
D. Report B. Plays
E. News item C. Folk tales
12. What is the setting for this story ..... D. Modern fantasy
A. It is a well E. Fable
B. It is a city
C. It is a goat 15. Why did the fox get the goat into the well?
D. It is a fox because....
E. It is a house A. The fox was very hungry and thirsty
13. Why did the goat jump into the well? Because B. The goat was very hungry and thirsty
…. C. The fox promised that it would help to get
A. It was hungry out of the well
B. It was sad D. The fox needed the goat to get out of the
C. It was thirsty well
E. The goat had long hair and beard

SANGKURIANG
A long time ago, the ancient land of Sunda was ruled by a king and queen who had but a single daughter. Her
name was Dayang Sumbi. She was beautiful and clever but also pampered and spolited.
One day as she was weaving in her pavilion, she became moody and distracted, which caused her to keep
dropping her shuttle on the floor. Once when it fell she exclaimed she would marry the one who gave it back to her.
At that very moment her dog Tumang, a demigod possessing magic powers, came up to her with the shuttle in his
mouth. Dayang Sumbi had to marry him.
They lived happily together, and Dayang Sumbi gave birth to a baby boy, human in appearance but endowed
with his father’s magic powers. She named him Sangkuriang. As the boy grew up, he was always guarded by the
faithful dog Tumang, whom he knew only as a companion and not as his father, Sangkuriang became handsome and
brave.
One day his mother asked him to go hunting with the dog and bring her venison for a feast. After hunting all
day without success, Sangkuriang worried about facing his mother empty-handed. Desperate, he took an arrow and
shot the dog. He returned home and handed over the meat to his pleased mother. Soon after the feast, however,
Dayang Sumbi questioned her son about the absence of Tumang. At first he evaded her queries but finally told her
what had happened. She was horrified and struck her son so hard on the temple that he collapsed. For that, the old
king banished his daughter from the court and she was made to roam around the kingdom. Sangkuriang recovered
with a large scar on his temple, and he too left the court to wander about the world.
Years later, Sangkuriang met a beautiful woman and instantly fell in love with her. It was his own mother-
they did not recognize each other. He pro posed to her and she agreed to marry him. On the day before the wedding, as
she was caressing her fiancee’s hair, Dayang Sumbi detected the scar on the temple. Horror struck her, for she was
about to marry her own son, Sangkuriang. Without revealing the whole truth to him, she tried unsuccessfully to

English (compulsory) for X Grade Page 6 of 13

 SMA UNGGULAN CT ARSA FOUNDATION SUKOHARJO
Jln. Jend. Sudirman, Sidorejo, Bendosari, Kab. Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah 57521
Telp. (0271) 5992206, E-mail : [email protected]

dissuade him. Desperate to avoid the marriage, she set conditions she thought impossible to meet. Sangkuriang had to
make a lake that filled the whole valpley and build a boat for the couple to sail in, all before dawn.
Sangkuriang started to work. His love gave him extraordinary strength, and he used his magic powers to
summon the spirits to help him. With boulders and mud they dammed the river in the valley and the water rose and
began to form a lake. In the early morning hours he chopped down a huge tree in the forest and began hollowing it out
to make a boat. When Dayang Sumbi saw that he was about to accomplish what she has thought impossible, she called
on the gods to bring the sun up early and thwart Sangkuriang.
The cock crowed, the sun rose much earlier than usual, and Sangkuriang realized he had been deceived. In a
fit of fury he caused Dayang Sumbi and kicked the half-finished boat back into the forest. There it lies upside down
today, forming the mountain Tangkuban Perahu (Upturned Boat). Not far away is the stump of the tree Sangkuriang
had felled, now called Bukit Tinggi. The dam Sangkuriang had built caused the valley to become a lake, where both
Sangkuriang and Dayang Sumbi drowned themselves. They were never heard of again.

16. Who was Dayang Sumbi’s husband? A. Sangkuriang had shot her dog
A. The King B. She didn’t love him
B. Sangkuriang C. Dayang Sumbi elected the scar on her
C. Tumang fiancee’s head
D. Her fiancee D. Sangkuriang was not a king
E. Her father E. Sangkuriang didn’t have magic powers
17. Why did she marry her dog, Tumang ? 21. What did Sangkuriang have to do to mary
because... Dayang Sumbi?
A. She exclaimed to marry one who gave it A. He had to make a lake and built a boat
back her shuttle before dawn
B. It was a companion Sangkuriang B. He had to make a lake and built a temple
C. She fell in love with it after dawn
D. It was a demigod possessing magic powers C. He had to make a palace and built a boat
E. She detected the scar on the temple before dawn
18. Why did Sangkuriang kill his dog ? because.... D. He had to be a king and built a boat before
A. It had married his mother dawn
B. He wanted to take Tumang’s powers E. He had to make a lake and built a boat
C. Sangkuriang loved Dayang Sumbi before evening
D. He took an arraw and shot the dog
E. He worried about facing his mother
empty-handed
19. What did Dayang Sumbi do after she knew
about Tumang? 22. What did Sangkuriang do after he realized that
A. She married Sangkuriang he had been deceived ?
B. She struck her son so hard A. He took an arrow and shot Dayang Sumbi
C. She exclaimed she would marry him B. He struck Dayang Sumbi
D. She asked Sangkuriang to make a lake C. He Chopped down a huge tree in the
E. She kicked the half-finished boat back into forest.
the forest D. He Cursed Dayang Sumbi and kicked the
20. Why did Dayang Sumbi avoid to marry half-finished boat back into the forest.
Sangkuriang? because ..... E. He returned home and handed over the
meat to his pleased mother

English (compulsory) for X Grade Page 7 of 13

 SMA UNGGULAN CT ARSA FOUNDATION SUKOHARJO
Jln. Jend. Sudirman, Sidorejo, Bendosari, Kab. Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah 57521
Telp. (0271) 5992206, E-mail : [email protected]

THE LEGEND OF AJI SAKA

In the Kingdom of Medang Kamulan, in Java, came a young when man, by the name of Aji Saka to fight
Dewatacengkar, the cruel King of The Country who had a habit to eat human flesh of his own people. Aji Saka
himself he came from Bumi Majeti.
One day he told his two servants, by the name of Dara and Sembodo, that he was going to java. He told them
that while he was away, both of them have to guards his Heirloom / Pusoko. No one except Aji Saka himself not a
allowed to take the Pusoko. In the big battle, Aji Saka could successfully push Dewata Cengkar to fall to the South
Sea. Dewata Cengkar did not die, he became a Bajul Putih (White Crocodile). Aji Saka became a ruler of
Medangkamulan.
Meanwhile a woman of the village of Dadapan, found an egg. She put the egg in her Lumbung (Rice Barn).
After a certain period the egg vanished, instead a snake found in the rice barn. The villagers would like to kill the
snake, but the snake said : “I’m the son Aji Saka, bring me to him”.
Aji Saka told the snake, that he would be recognized as his son, if the could kll the Bajul Putih in the South
Sea. After a long stormy battle which both sides demonstrating physical strength and showing skillfull ability of
fighting, the snake could kill Bajul Putih.
As had been promised the snake was recognized as Aji Saka’s son and he was given a name Jaka Linglung (a stupid
boy).
In the palace Jaka Linglung greedily ate domestic pets of the palace. He was punished by the King, expelling
him to live in the Jungle of Pesanga. he was tightly roped until he could not move his head. He was instructed only to
eat things which fall to his mouth.
One day, a group of 9 (nine) village boys were playing around in that Jungle. Suddenly it was raining heavily.
They had to find a shelter, luckily there was a cave. Only 8 (eight) boys went inside the cave, the other one who was
suffering from very bad skin disease, sting and dirty, he had to stay out of the cave. All of a sudden, the cave was
falling apart. The 8 (eight) boys vanished, only the one who stayed outside was safe. The cave in fact was the mouth
of Jaka Linglung.

23. Who was Dewatacengkar? E. Dadapan Village

A. a young wise man 26. Who was Jaka Linglung?
B. The cruel king A. A greedy pet belongs to Aji Saka
C. White crocodile B. The cruel king
D. Bajul Putih C. A stupid boy
E. Jaka linglung D. The snake recognized as Dewaracengkar’s
24. Where did the woman put the egg? son
A. In a rice barn E. The snake recognized as Aji Saka’s son
B. In the south sea 27. Why did the king punish Jaka linglung to live
C. In the palace in the jungle of Pesanga? because ......
D. In the jungle of pasanga A. Jaka linglung greedily ate human flesh of
E. Inside the cave the village
B. Jaka linglung greedily ate domestic pets of
25. Where did Aji Saka come from? the palace
A. Medang Kamulan C. Jaka linglung put the egg in the rice born
B. South Sea D. Jaka linglung could kill Bajul Putih
C. Jungle of Pesanga E. Jaka linglung pushed Dewata Cengkor to
D. Bumi Majeti fall to the South sea

English (compulsory) for X Grade Page 8 of 13

 SMA UNGGULAN CT ARSA FOUNDATION SUKOHARJO
Jln. Jend. Sudirman, Sidorejo, Bendosari, Kab. Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah 57521
Telp. (0271) 5992206, E-mail : [email protected]

Once upon a time there were four little rabbits. Their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter. One
morning they were allowed to play outside. Their mother reminded them not to go to Mr. McGregor’s garden because
their father had an accident there.
Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail were good little rabbits. They went down the lane to pick blackberries. But
Peter was naughty. He ran straight away to Mr. McGregor’s garden. He ate some lettuces, French beans, and radishes.
Suddenly, he met Mr. McGregor. Peter was very frightened and rushed away as fast as he could. He lost a pair of
shoes and a jacket while he was running. Peter never stopped running or looked behind him till he got home. During
the evening, he was sick because he was so tired. He had to drink some medicine while three of his brother had bread,
mild and blackberries for supper.

28. Who was the naughtiest rabbit? C. vegetable

A. Flopsy D. medicine
B. Mopsy E. a pair of shoes
C. Cotton-tail 31. Why did Peter get sick? Because ….
D. Peter A. He was so tired
E. Mr. McGregor B. He did not eat
29. What did Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail eat? C. He caught a cold
A. Carrot D. He was eating to much
B. Blackberries E. He was naughty
C. Lettuce 32. Whom did Peter meet at the garden?
D. Strawberry A. his mother
E. French beans B. Flopsy
30. What did Peter lose while he was running? C. Mr. McGregor
A. one of his shoes D. Mrs. McGregor
B. a book E. His father

BLUE-TONGUE LIZARD
Blue-Tongue Lizard and his wife camped near a swamp long ago. One day Blue-Tongue Lizard went to get
some food, and while he was down at the swamp, he left his wife sitting under a shady tree. He had not been gone
very long when Taipan the Snake passed by Blue-Tongue Lizard’s camp. Taipan saw Blue-Tongue Lizard’s wife
sitting under the tree, and he decided he would steal her away from Blue-Tongue Lizard. He made her come with him
and together they ran a long way away.
Taipan the Snake did not know that Black Bird had been watching him, and as soon as he ran away with Blue-
Tongue Lizard’s wife, Black Bird began singing out to Blue-Tongue Lizard. ‘Your wife is gone, Taipan has taken her
away’, he cried. Blue-Tongue Lizard was still at the swamp getting food when he heard Black Bird’s call. He went
back to the shady tree where he had left his wife and saw she was gone. He put down his bag which was full of food
and made a fire. He cooked his food and after he had finished eating it, he went to get his spears.
He found they had all been broken by Taipan. Then he found the tracks of his wife and Taipan, and he
followed them. Blue-Tongue Lizard followed their tracks until he came to a tree in which a freshly killed emu had
been hung. It had been killed by Taipan and left there to be eaten that night. Blue-Tongue Lizard knew that Taipan and
his wife must be nearby and he soon found them near a river. When Taipan saw Blue-Tongue Lizard he ran to get his
spears but Blue-Tongue Lizard had already broken them.
‘We can fight with our teeth’, said Blue-Tongue Lizard. Taipan agreed and the two of them fought wildly,
each of them trying to get a hold of the other. Until finally Blue-Tongue Lizard caught hold of Taipan’s body in his
powerful jaws, and bit him in half. With Taipan the Snake dead, Blue-Tongue took back his wife and together they
returned to the swamp.

English (compulsory) for X Grade Page 9 of 13

 SMA UNGGULAN CT ARSA FOUNDATION SUKOHARJO
Jln. Jend. Sudirman, Sidorejo, Bendosari, Kab. Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah 57521
Telp. (0271) 5992206, E-mail : [email protected]

33. Who are the main characters in this folktale? 37. What was Blue-Tongue Lizard doing when
A. Blue-Tongue Lizard and Black Bird Taipan took his wife?
B. Blue-Tongue Lizard and Taipan the Snake A. He was sleeping
C. Snake and Blue-Tongue Lizard B. He was swimming
D. Taipan and Snake and Black Bird C. He was going to get some food
E. Blue-Tongue Lizard’s wife and Black Bird D. He was going to get some money
34. Who passed by Blue-Tongue Lizard’s camp? E. He was watching
A. Black Bird did 38. Why do you think Blue-Tongue Lizard ate a
B. Blue-Tongue Lizard did meal before going to look for his wife?
C. Blue-Tongue Lizard’s wife did A. so he would be strong enough to fight
D. Taipan the Snake did B. so he would be full enough to fight
E. Emu did C. so he would be large enough to fight
35. Who was watching when Taipan took Blue- D. so he would be strong enough to walk
Tongue’s wife? E. so he would be full enough to walk
A. Black Bird 39. One sentences below show things that animals
B. Taipan in real don’t do. Choose one.
C. Lizard A. One day Blue-Tongue Lizard went to get
D. The swamp some food
E. Blue Bird B. The two of them fought wildly
36. Who are the supporting characters? C. He put down his bag which was full of
A. Blue-Tongue Lizard and Black Bird food and made a fire
B. Blue-Tongue Lizard and Taipan the Snake D. Blue-Tongue and his wife camped near a
C. Snake and Blue-Tongue Lizard swamp
D. Taipan the Snake and Black Bird E. It had been killed by Taipan and left there
E. Blue-Tongue Lizard’s wife and Black Bird to be eaten at night

THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA

Once upon a time there was a prince he wanted to get himself a princess, but she had to be real princess. So he
traveled all over the world to find one, but in every case something was the matter. There were lots of princess, but he
could never quite make out whether they were real or not. So he came home feeling very unhappy, for really wanted
to find a true princess.
One evening a terrible storm came; lightening flashed, thunder rolled, and the rain poured down in torrents-it
was simply awful ! suddenly there was a knock at the city gate, and the old king went out to answer it.
There was a princess standing outside, but what a sight the rain and the bad weather had made of her ! The
water streamed down her hair and her clothes, and yet she said she was a real princess.
“It won’t take long to find that out,” thought the old Queen. Without saying anything, she went into bed chamber, took
off all the bedclothes, and places one pea on the bottom boards of the bed. Then she took twenty mattresses and put
them on top of the pea, and after that she put twenty feather-pillows on top of the mattresses.
That was where the princess was to spend the night.
In the morning they asked her how she had slept.
“Oh, dreadfully! said the princess. “I hardly slept a wink all night. Whatever could have been in the bed ? I
was lying on something so hard that I’m black and blue all over.”
So of course they could see that she was a real princess, since she had felt the pea through twenty mattresses
and twenty feather-pillows. No one but a real princess could have such a tender skin as that.

English (compulsory) for X Grade Page 10 of 13

 SMA UNGGULAN CT ARSA FOUNDATION SUKOHARJO
Jln. Jend. Sudirman, Sidorejo, Bendosari, Kab. Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah 57521
Telp. (0271) 5992206, E-mail : [email protected]

So the prince took her for his wife, and they lived happily ever after.

40. What kind of the text is it? D. to amuse the reader with the story of the
A. Report princess and the pea
B. Recount E. to describe how the princess could feel the
C. Narrative pea on the bottom boards of the bed
D. Descriptive 43. What is the dominant structure used in the
E. News item text?
41. The generic structure of the text is……. A. the simple present tense
A. Orientation > Complication > Resolution B. the simple past tense
> Re-Orientation C. the present continuous tense
B. Orientation > Events > Re- Orientation D. passive voice
C. General Classification > Description E. imperative
D. Identification > Description 44. No one but a real princess could have such a
E. Newsworthy Events > Background Events tender skin as that. The SYNONYM of
> Sources ‘tender’ is …
42. What is the purpose of the text? A. Hard
A. to inform about princess and the pea B. Light
B. to describe the story of the princess and C. Weak
the pea D. Strong
C. to give information that the prince looked E. Soft
for the real princess

Once upon a time there was a poor widow who had an only son named Jack. They were so poor that they
didn't have anything except a cow. When the cow had grown too old, his mother sent Jack to the market to sell it. On
the way to the market, Jack met a butcher who had some beautiful beans in his hand. The butcher told the boy that the
beans were of great value and persuaded the silly lad to sell the cow for the beans.
Jack brought them, happily. When he told his mother about this, his mother became so angry that she threw
the beans out of the window.
When Jack woke up in the morning, he felt the sun shining into a pan of his room, but all the rest was quite
dark and shady.
So he jumped to the window. What did he see? The beanstalk grew up quite close past Jack’s window. He
opened the window and jumped to the beanstalk which ran up just like a big ladder
He climbed and climbed till at last he reached the sky. While looking around, he saw a very huge castle. He
was very amazed.
Then Jack walked along the path leading to the castle. There was a big tail woman on the doorstep. Jack
greeted her and asked for the giantess mercy to give him breakfast, because he fell very hungry. Although the giantess
grumbled at first, finally she gave Jack a hunk of bread and cheese and a jug of milk.
Jack hadn't finished when the whole house began to tremble with the noise of someone's coming. "Oh! It's my
husband!" cried the giantess. "What on earth shall I do?"
Hastily the giantess opened a very big cupboard and hid Jack there.

45. Where did Jack sell his cow? D. at the butchers house
A. at a castle E. on the way to the market
B. at the market 46. What is the story about
C. at the giants castle A. jack and a butcher

English (compulsory) for X Grade Page 11 of 13

 SMA UNGGULAN CT ARSA FOUNDATION SUKOHARJO
Jln. Jend. Sudirman, Sidorejo, Bendosari, Kab. Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah 57521
Telp. (0271) 5992206, E-mail : [email protected]

B. jack and the giantess A. the beans were precious

C. a poor widow and his son B. the butcher bought his cow
D. Jack and the bean stalk C. he traded his cow for the beans
E. The giantess and her husband D. he had sold his cow to a butcher
47. Oh ! It’s my husband !" cried the giantess E. he met a butcher an the way to the market
(paragraph 7) from the sentence we know that 49. What do learn from the text?
the giantess is … her husband. A. Jack's mother was a furious mother
A. afraid of B. Poverty makes people hopeless
B. angry with C. The giantess pity on jack
C. fed up with\ D. Jack was innocent boy
D. annoyed with E. Sincerity makes jack get something
E. displeased with precious
48. Jack's mother looked very furious when jack
told that. . . .

Once upon a time, there was an old woman who lived in a very old hut near a forest with her only daughter.
The daughter’s name is Misna. She is beautiful but she had envious heart.
One day she saw girl of her age passing by her hut. The girl was joining her father hunting. She dressed in
beautiful cloth. His father’s assistants respected her. Misna could not sleep when she was remembering this. She was
very angry with her condition. She hated her hopeless mother.
In the morning she shouted at her mother. She wanted her mother to buy the most beautiful gown in the
markets for her. Of course her mother could not afford it. Then she cried and cried. She did not want to eat anything.
Her mother was very sad. She decided to sell a piece of land, the only valuable thing that she had. She bought her
beloved daughter a very beautiful dress.
Misna admired herself. She wanted to show everybody that she was a very beautiful girl. She asked her
mother to bring her to another village. Along the way, she smiled to everyone. People in the village thought that she
was a princess. They gave her a high respect and invited her to have meal in their house. Misna enjoyed this and told
everybody that she was princess and mother was maid. Her mother was very sad but she kept her felling deep in the
heart.
On the way home Misna met a handsome prince. He was interested in her and wanted to marry her. Misna
told the prince that her mother had died and father went married to another woman. She was having a long trip with
her loyal maid. Listening to this, her mother was very upset. She cried loudly Misna was very angry to her and told
her to be away from her.
Suddenly there was a heavy rain accompanied with big thunders. Everyone run away to save themselves.
Misna was very afraid. She cried. Her mother wanted to help her but she did not want to at that time a big thunder hit
her to dead.

50. When did she ask her mother a beautiful E. since the villagers invited her to have meal
dress? in their house
A. After she saw another girl with beautiful 51. How could her mother buy her a beautiful
dress dress?
B. on the way home she met a handsome A. from her saving
prince B. by asking her relative some money
C. after her mother sold a piece of her land C. by robbing a bank
D. when a heavy rain and big thunders came D. from her salary
E. by selling the only land she had

English (compulsory) for X Grade Page 12 of 13

 SMA UNGGULAN CT ARSA FOUNDATION SUKOHARJO
Jln. Jend. Sudirman, Sidorejo, Bendosari, Kab. Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah 57521
Telp. (0271) 5992206, E-mail : [email protected]

52. What made her mother cried aloud? D. Festive

A. she told everyone that she was her maid E. Humble
B. she told the prince that her mother had 55. What is the orientation of this text?
died A. One upon a time, there was an old women
C. she told the prince that she was her maid who lived In a very old hut near a forest
D. she wanted her mother to buy the most with her only daughter. the daughter name
beautiful gown is misna. she is beautiful but she had
E. she was joining her father hunting for a envious heart name is misna. she is
long time beautiful but she had envious heart.
53. What happened at last? B. Suddenly there was a heavy rain
A. Misna got married to a prince accompanied with big thunders everyone
B. Misna was wet in rain ran away to save themselves.
C. Her mother bought her the most beautiful C. On the way home Misna met a handsome
gown prince. He was interested to marry her.
D. A thunder hit Misna to dead D. She decided to sell a piece of land, the
E. She had meal in villagers house only valuable thing that she had. she
54. She is beautiful but she had envious heart. bought her beloved daughter a very
What is the synonym of the underlined word? beautiful dress.
A. Ambigious E. Misna admired herself. She wanted to
B. Jealous show everybody that she was a very
C. Fierce beautiful girl.

TASK 3 Day, date: ___________________________

Name: _______________________________________ Class: ______________ Std. No. : _______

Complete the following text with the correct verbs in simple past tense or past perfect tense.

Many years ago, the sky was so low. In northern India where the sky was the lowest there was an old woman who
lived in a tiny mud hut. To keep herself busy, she 1)_________ all her time cleaning her house and yard.
One hot summer, the soil was so dry that there was dust everywhere. The old woman 2)_________ the yard, but her
hut was still covered with the dust. Then she swept her little hut with her broom. But more she swept, the more the
dust 3)__________ around her.
The Sky began to choke with all dust that the old woman was causing with her sweeping. The dust got into its throat
and tickled its nose and made it sneeze – a great big sneeze that shook the world with its thunder. People 4)_________
their heads and ran indoors in fright. But the old woman kept on sweeping. Before the Sky was relieved, the dust
5)__________ into the Sky’s eyes and made them water so that huge drops of rain began falling onto the dry earth.
The old woman barely 6)___________until a huge raindrop fell on her head. The old woman glared at the sky and
scrubbed the raindrop away. But then another raindrop 7)__________ before she finished scrubbed the raindrop away.
This made the old woman very angry. She 8)___________ at the Sky to stop raining on her nice clean yard. But the
poor old Sky couldn’t stop raining because its eyes were so full of dust. At last, the old woman was so angry. She
9)__________ her broom, and hit the Sky with it. The Sky gave another huge sneeze and jumped out her way. But the
old woman kept hitting it with her broom, over and over again.
Finally, the sky 10)__________ enough of the dust and being hit by the old woman’s broom. Sneezing and coughing,
thundering and raining, the Sky flew higher and higher until the dust couldn’t reach it and swore never to come down
again. And that is why the sky is so high.

picked up had had spent had swept had got

covered shouted swirled noticed had fallen
English (compulsory) for X Grade Page 13 of 13