The following text is for questions 1 to 5

Tangkuban Perahu

Dayang Sumbi was exiled in the jungle, because she was unmarried but pregnant. She gave a
birth to a baby boy and named him Sangkuriang .

One day he went hunting with his dog, si Tumang. In the bush he saw a pig, Wayungyang.
He wanted to shoot Wayungyang but si Tumang hindered him. He was angry at it and killed
it, and then took its heart home. When he told that it was si Tumang’s heart, she was very
angry and hit Sang Kuriang’s head with a spoon. And he ran away and left his mother to the
east. He did not know himself and forgot his name. He was about 16 years of age.

After along time Sang Kuriang came back to the jungle where his mother lived. She looked
younger than her age, so Sang Kuriang fell in love with her. “Will you marry me?’’ one day
he asked her. But Dayang Sumbi refused because she recognized that he was her son. He
insisted to marry her and Dayang Sumbi asked two marriage settlements. One, he had to
dammed Citarum river, and two, had to make a boat in one night

Sang Kuriang almost finished his work but Dayang Sumbi cheated him. He was angry and
kicked the boat. The boat fell upside down on the peak of mountain. It was known
Tangkuban Perahu, at the northern of Bandung, West Java.

1. Where is the legend from? It is from ...

A. East Java
B. West Java
C. Central Java
D. North Java

2. Who is the main character of the story above?

A. Si Tumang
B. Sangkuriang
C. Dayang Sumbi
D. Sangkuriang’s mother

3. Why was Dayang Sumbi exiled in the jungle? Because she ...
A. Was married and pregnant
B. Was unmarried and not pregnant
C. Was unmarried and pregnant
D. Followed her husband

4. Why did Dayang Sumbi refuse sangkuriang proposal?

A. Because she recognized that he was her son
B. Because sangkuriang was ungly
C. Because sangkuriang was not rich

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D. Because she had a husband

5. ” ... And then took its heart home.” (Paragraph 2).

The underlined word refers to…
A. Wayungyang
B. Pig
C. Dayang Sumbi
D. Tumang

The following text is for questions 6 to 10

The Rats and The Elephants

Once upon a time there lived a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a group of
elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats. Many of them
were even crushed to death.

Then taking of rats decided to approach the elephant's chief and request him to guide his herd
through another route. On hearing the sad story, the elephant's king apologized and agreed to
take another route. And so the lives of the rats were saved.

One day elephant-hunters came to the jungle and trapped a group of elephants in huge nets.
Then the elephant king suddenly remembered the king of the rats. He summoned on of the
elephants of his herd, which had not been trapped, to go seek help from the king and told him
about the trapped elephants.

The rat's king immediately took his entire group of rats and they cut open the nets which had
trapped the elephant's herd. The elephant herd was totally set free. They danced with joy and
thank the rats.

6. What destroyed the homes of all rats?

A. A group of mice did
B. The hunter did
C. Elephant-hunter did
D. A group of elephant did

7. What helped the elephant's herd free?

A. The elephant-hunter did
B. The hunters did
C. Entire group of rats did
D. A group of king did

8. What is generic structure of "once upon a time there lived a group of mice under a tree in
peace"?

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A. Identification
B. Orientation
C. Complication
D. Resolution

9. What type of text is the above text? It is …

A. A narrative text
B. A descriptive text
C. A recount text
D. A discussion text

10. At the end of the story, how was the elephant's herd?
A. Angry
B. Sad
C. Happy
D. Disappointed

The following text is for questions 11 to 15

Once upon a time there lived a kind-heated man and his wife. One morning, his wife found a
poor little sparrow. She took it gently and fed it. To show its gratitude, the sparrow stayed
with them and sang every morning. But there was an ill-tempered old woman who didn’t like
the sparrow. She cut the sparrow’s tongue. That’s why the bird return to its previous nest.

Knowing that their sparrow flew away, the kind man and woman looked for their sparrow.
They walked a long way, crossed the bridge, climbed a mountain, and passed the wood. Not
long afterwards, they found the sparrow’s nest. The sparrow welcomed them and provided a
feast for them. Before they went home, the sparrow brought two baskets: one was large and
looked heavy, and the other one was small and light. The sparrow asked them to choose one

They choose the small one. And that was the best choice. There were many rolls of silk and
piles of gold in it. Being jealous, the ill-tempered old woman did the same thing as the kind
man and woman did.

She chose the big basket which actually contained wasps and venomous crawlers, such as
scorpions, centipedes, and other horrible creatures. Finally, they stung and bit her to death.

11. The purpose of the text above is to…

A. Inform something
B. Describe someone
C. Entertain the reader
D. Report something

12. Sparrow is a kind of ...

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A. Dog
B. Rabbit
C. Fish
D. Bird

13. “The sparrow welcomed them ...” (Paragraph 2)

The bold typed word refers to the ...
A. Nest
B. Sparrow
C. Baskets
D. Kind man and woman

14. “... and other horrible creatures”. (Last paragraph)

The underlined word has similar meaning with ...
A. Interesting
B. Attracting
C. Dreadful
D. Rare

15. The suitable title for the text above is…

A. The sparrow’s nest
B. The tongue and the sparrow
C. The evil woman
D. The old woman and sparrow

The following text is for questions 16 and 20

Snow Blue

Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow Blue. She lived with her aunt and uncle
because her parents were dead.

One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow Blue in the castle because
they both wanted to go to America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow Blue.

Snow Blue didn’t want her uncle and aunt to do that so she decided that it would be best if
she ran away. The next morning she ran away into the woods. She was very tired and hungry.
Then she saw a little cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and fell
asleep.

Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. There they found Snow Blue
sleeping. Then Snow Blue woke up. She saw the dwarfs.

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The dwarfs said, “What is your name?” Snow Blue said, “My name is Snow Blue.” Then,
Snow Blue told the dwarfs the whole story. The dwarfs said, “If you want, you may live here
with us.” Snow Blue answered, “Oh, could I? Thank you.”

Finally, Snow Blue and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.

16. When did Snow Blue run away to the woods?

A. In the afternoon
B. In the morning
C. In the evening
D. In the full moon

17. Where did Snow Blue live after she ran away to the woods?
A. She lived in the cave
B. She lived in the lion nest
C. She lived everywhere in the woods
D. She lived in the dwarfs’ cottage

18. Why did Snow Blue live with her uncle and aunt?
A. Because she loved them very much
B. As a result of forcing attitude from them
C. Because her parents were dead
D. Because she were afraid of the dwarfs

19. “She was very tired and ...” (Last paragraph)

The underlined word has opposite meaning with ...
A. Fire up
B. Sleepy
C. Bored
D. Warm

20. The organization of the text above is ...

A. Orientation, Complication, Resolution
B. Orientatin, Complication, Reorientation
C. Orientation, Argument, Conclusion
D. Identification, Description

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Kunci Jawaban
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. D
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. C
11. C
12. D
13. D
14. C
15. D
16. B
17. D
18. C
19. A
20. A

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