Narrative text exercise! 13. Who walked in front when they were in the forest ?

A.  Ah Tm
A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories.  There were only a
B.  The woman
few villages.  If the people wanted to go from one village to another, they often
C.  The woman’s son
had to pass through wild and unsafe forest.
D.  Her brother’s nephew
One day, a farmer’s young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother
E.  The baby and his mother
and brother.  She brought along her baby son.  When it was time for her to leave,
14. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim ?
her brother said “ it is getting dark.  Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the
A.  He was afraid
forest.”
B.  He was stumbled by a stone
So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby. 
C.  He ran slowly
When they were in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves.  They began to
D.  The woman cried
run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell down.  At once
E.  The wolves were good runners
the wolves caught him.  The young woman cried to the wolves, “ please eat my
15. The woman gave her son to the wolves because
own son instead.” Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves
A.  She loved her nephew than her son.
and took her nephew away.  Everyone understood that this was because the woman
B.  She thought about how her brother would be
was very good and kind.  She had offered her own son’s life to save her nephew.
C.  She wanted her son was eaten by the wolves
They ran back to the house and called for help.  All men in the village fetched
D.  She was crazy
thick sticks and went back with her into the forest.  When they got there, they saw
E.  She kept a grudge on his brother
something very strange.  Instead of eating the woman’s baby the wolves were
16. What did the villagers bring sticks for ?
playing with him.
A.  For the weapon to beat the wolves
11. What separated between one village to another a long time ago in the New B.  To bring the woman’s nephew
Territories ? C.  For the fire woods.
A.  Another village D.  For play
B.  Mountains E.  For building a house for the woman.
C.  Forests 17. “ all men in the village fetched thick stick … “ The word “ fetched” has a
D.  Hills similar meaning to :
E.  Towers and logs A.  Received
12. Who was Ah Tim ? B.  Caught
A.  The young woman’s brother C.  Got
B.  The young woman’s son D.  Hit
C.  The young woman’s brother and nephew E.  Lifted
D.  The young woman’s brother’s son
E.  One of the men who fetched a stick 18. From the passage we learn that the villages were ….
. A.  Located in one huge area
B.  Situated in a large district Once upon a time, there lived a kind hearted man and his wife. One morning,
his wife found a poor little sparrow. She took it gently and fed it. Showing its
C.  Separated by untamed jungles. gratitude, the sparrow stayed with them and sang every morning. But there was an
D.  Wild and unsafe ill-tempered old woman who didn’t like the sparrow. She cut the sparrow’s tongue.
E.  Dark and very dangerous That’s why the bird flew away to its previous nest.
Knowing that their sparrow flew away, the kind man and his wife looked for
19. The brother let her son go with his aunt as she left home because ….
the sparrow. They walked a long way, crossed the bridges, climbed the mountains
A.  Ah Tim wanted to see the wolves and passed the woods.
B.  His aunt wanted him to come long At last, they could find the sparrow’s nest. The sparrow welcomed them and
C.  Ah Tim was bored to live with his parents 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.
D.  The baby was too cute to be alone The sparrow asked them to choose only one. They chose the small and that was
E.  Ah Tim would be a guardian for them the best choice. There were many rolls of silk and piles of gold in it.
20. What is the purpose of the writer by writing the story above ? Being jealous, the ill-tempered old woman did the same thing as the kind
A.  To describe the danger of the villages man and his wife did. She chose the big basket which actually contained wasps
and venomous crawlers, such as scorpions, centipedes, and other horrible
B.  To entertain the readers of the story creatures. Finally, they stung and bit her until death.
C.  To tell the villagers’ relationship
D.  To explain how important a relative is Questions:
E.  To narrate how the wolves were playing with the baby. 1. Who is the evil character of the story?

2. Why did  the sparrow sing every morning?

3. What did  the kind man do when the sparrow left him?

4. What  did the sparrow give to the man and his wife?

5. What is the resolution of the text?

A. Read the following text and answer the questions!

One day, Mouse Deer went to the edge of the forest. He looked out at row after
row of vegetables.
“Mmm,” said Mouse Deer. “Juicy cucumbers! Yummy yams!” he started into the
garden. Mouse Deer loved to eat the fruits and roots and shoots of the forest. But
he loved something else even more. He loved the vegetables in Mr. Farmer’s
garden. Snap! “Oh!” His leg was caught in a snare! Mouse Deer pulled and pulled.
But he could not get away. “Oh, no!” he said. “Mr. Farmer will have me for dinner!

Then he saw Mr. Farmer coming. Mouse Deer thought fast. He lay on the ground
and made his body stiff. Mouse Deer laughed. “Mr. Farmer is smart, but Mouse
Deer is smarter.” “Well, well,” said Mr. Farmer. “Look what I caught. A mouse
deer! But he looks dead.” Mr. Farmer pushed him with his foot. Mouse Deer didn’t
move. “May be he’s been dead a long time,” said Mr. Farmer. “Too bad! I guess
we can’t eat him.” He pulled Mouse Deer’s leg out of the snare. Then he tossed
Mouse Deer back into the forest. Mouse Deer landed with a soft plop. Then he
jumped up and ran. Behind him, he heard Mr. Farmer yelled, “Hey, you trick me!”

Statement
1.    The characters of the story are the farmer and the mouse deer.             (…)
2.    The farmer’s garden was  in the middle of the forest.                                (...)
3.    The farmer plants cucumber in the forest.                                                (…)
4.    The mouse deer didn’t like the farmer’s plant.                                          (…)
5.    The farmer set a trap in his garden.                                                          (…)
6.    The mouse deer caught in the farmer’s trap.                                            (…)
7.    The trap led to the mouse deer’s death.                                                   (…)
8.    The farmer slaughtered the mouse deer.                                                 (…)
9.    The farmer thought the mouse deer was dead.                                        (…)
10.  The mouse deer then kept by the farmer (…)