Soal Narativ
Soal Narativ
Text 1
According to local Malay folklore, Badang began as a poor fisherman who plied his trade at mouth of the Singapore
River. One day he caught a genie in his fishing net, and in return of his release, the genie granted Badang’s wish to
Impressed with Badang’s enormous strength, the Rajah of Singapura appointed him as the imperial warrior. Soon,
other kingdoms heard of Badang’s fame and sent their warriors to challenge him. The king of India, in particular, sent
his kingdom’s strongest man Wadi Bijaya to Singapura for a duel. In the last contest, Badang beat Wadi Bijaya by
Ancient inscriptions were added to the rock, probably to commemorate Badang’s achievements but centuries later in
1843, the British colonial government blasted it to pieces. Known as the Singapore Stone, only a fragment remains,
Text 2
Long time ago there lived a king of a kingdom of Kediri, Raden Putra. He liked cock fighting. One of his wives told
him that the queen had put poison in his food. The king was very angry. Without thinking deeply, he ordered his
soldiers to bring the queen to a wood and kill her. But the soldiers took a pity on her as at that time she was
pregnant. They did not kill her.
When the queen gave birth to a baby boy, she named him Cinde Laras. In his 15, he had a cock. Cinde Laras liked
cock fighting, too. His cock was strong, so it won all fight. Hearing it, the king invited Cinde Laras to the palace for a
cock fighting. In a fight, his cock could easily beat the king’s cock. Everybody was surprised when Cinde Laras’ cock
crowed “Cockledodo, I am Cinde Laras’ cock, who lived in the wood, the son of Raden Putra”
The king was very surprised. Cinde Laras told him that he was the son of the queen who now lived in the wood. It
made the king regretted his unwise decision. The King regretted his unwise decision. After that the king met the
queen in the wood. Then he brought them back to palace and he punished his evil wife.
1. Cinde Laras.
2. Raden Putra.
3. A cock fighting.
4. A King of Kediri Kingdom.
Text 3
1. 3 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 6
2. 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 4 – 6
3. 5 – 6 – 3 – 1 – 3 – 4
4. 6 – 1 – 3 – 5 – 2 – 4
Text 4
There was once a wolf who felt so hungry. He gulped down all his food as though his life depended on it. No
wonder he had a chicken bone stuck in his throat! Luckily for him, a stork who happened to be passing nearby, heard
his shrieks of pain, and she stopped, always ready to help wherever she could.
Just one look was enough for her to guess what had happened. At once, without saying a word or wasting anytime
she site to work. It was going to be a very long and a very difficult job. But how could the stork help the greedy wolf?
At last, with the aid of her long beak, she got hold of the bone and pulled it out of the wolf’s throat.
Now, any other animal would have been glad to pay the stork for what she did. And, when the wolf began walking
away, without even thanking her, she said as much. “You think I would pay you?” cried the wolf, finding his voice.
“After digging into my throat with your long beak? You should be glad I don’t eat you, you ungrateful bird! Go away,
8.Where was the stork when she heard the wolf’s shrieks of pain?
9.What did the stork do to help the wolf from a chicken bone that stuck in his throat?
Text 5
One day while a mouse deer was walking in the forest, he saw a big, black snake sleeping under the tree. When he
saw the snake, the mouse deer was frightened. When he wanted to run away from the snake, he suddenly fell on top
of a tiger which was sleeping not far from the snake. The tiger woke up and took hold of the mouse deer. He told the
mouse deer that he was going to eat him for lunch. ”Please don’t eat me now”, said the mouse deer. ”I have
something important to do”.
“Look,” said the mouse deer. ”That is the king’s belt. He asked me to stay here and watch it while he was away in the
forest”. The tiger looked at the snake and said, “That is a beautiful belt. I need a belt like that. Can I wear it?” He
”Oh, all right,” said the mouse deer. So he picked up the snake and winded it around the tiger. Then the snake woke
up and saw the tiger. The snake twisted itself tighter and tighter, until the tiger couldn’t breathe. The tiger asked the
mouse deer to help him. But the mouse deer turned and ran away into the forest.
12.what is the mean idea of the second paragraph?
Text 6
Once upon a time, Roro Anteng and Joko Seger lived on the foot of Mount Bromo. – After six years of
marriage, they had not had any children. They prayed. pleadedto Gods for children. Their prayer was granted in one
condition. They should sacrifice their youngest son to the Bromo crater
After sometime, Roro Antenggave birth to a child, and it happened every year until they had 25 children. They lived
happy and forgot about the agreement. The mount Bromo erupted signaling that the Gods asked the couple to fulfill
their promise. But they didn’t want their youngest son, RadenKusuma, to be sacrificed to the crater.
RadenKusuma learned about the deal his parents had made. Meanwhile the lava from the crater had made the
people Iiving near the mountain suffered. Since RadenKusurna was a kind and noble man, he didn’t want his siblings
and other people suffered because of him, Therefore he went to Mount Bromo and sacrificed himself to the crater,
The eruption suddenly stopped.After that day, the Tengger people have given offerings to the crater, as
RadenKusumahad sacrificed himself before.
1. RoroAnteng
2. Mount Bromo
3. RoroAnteng and JokoSeger
4. JokoSeger and RadenKusumo
15. From the text we know that Roro Anteng and Joko .
1. 5 – 1 – 7 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 3
2. 3 – 6 – 2 – 4 – 7 – 1 – 5
3. 3 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 2 – 6 – 7
4. 5 – 1 – 6 – 2 – 4 – 3 – 7
Text 7.
Blind Listening
A stupid man was sent by his father to sell salt. He first went to a mining area but nobody there wanted his salt.
When he returned home, his father told him that if he had helped the miners to dig, they would have bought his salt.
The man next went to a house where a wedding was taking place. There he dug a huge hole. This made the people
angry and they chased him away. When he returned home, his father told him that if he had beaten a drum and
danced instead, the people there would have bought salt from him.
Then, he went to a village where there happened to be a fire. Rushing to the place, he started drumming and
dancing, only to be thrown out by the people. His father told him that he should have poured water on the fire
In the next place he went to, a couple were fighting with each other. The foolish man poured a bucketful of water on
them, again to be chased away. His father later told him that he should have tried to settle the quarrel, in which case
In the final event, the man saw two bulls fighting with each other. He stepped in to stop the fight and was gored to
18. What did the man do when there were a couple fighting with each other?
1. The miners
2. The people
3. The man
4. Father
20. How many suggestions did the father give to his son?
1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. Five
Text 8
A rabbit once lived in a forest with a lion. The lion was very proud. He looked down upon the rabbit. He often insulted
her and beat her a lot. The rabbit could stand it no longer. She made up her mind to get rid of the lion by a trick.
One day the rabbit came to the lion and said, “Good morning, Sir! Just now I saw over there an animal who looked
just like you. He said that he was the king of all the animals in this forest. He told all of us to obey him and be his
servants.”
“Yes, I did,” said the rabbit. “I told him how strong you were, but he said that no animal was so strong as he was.”
The lion was very angry and roared, “Where is he? Where is he?”The rabbit took the lion to a deep well and said, “He is
The lion rushed to the well and looked angrily at the water. “Yes, there he is,” He roared. He flew down at his enemy
(What he said his enemy, was actually his reflection of the water.)
Text 9.
A Dream of Nanke
(ÄÏ¿ÂÒ»ÃÎ)In Tang Dynasty, there lived a person called Chun Yufen, who thought himself a wise man but was not
recognized by people then. So he often felt sad and drank down to pass his time.One day, he was drinking under an
old pagoda tree, to the south of his house. he soon fell asleep and had a dream.
In his dream, Chun Yufen met with an atomy who introduced himself to Chun Yufen that he came to invite him to the
great Kingdom of Pagoda. Chun Yufen gladly went there with him. He found himself into a fairy world with many red
gates, magnificent palaces, luxuriant pavilions and beautiful gardens; in a word, it couldn’t be found in the real world.
The king appreciated him very much so that he was named the head of Nanke. Soon after, he married the king’s
pretty daughter. Chun Yufen was so happy with the life there that he totally forgot his hometown and his family.
But it was not long before the kingdom was invaded by another country and Chun Yufen had to lead the troops to
hold out the enemies. Unfortunately, his troops were defeated and his wife died. Chun Yufen was badly hit and he
felt very disappointed to himself, so he decided to leave the Kingdom of Pagoda. In the end, he was sent home by
the atomy. As soon as he arrived home, he woke up to realize what had happened was just a dream, which only took
him a short time to have. There lay the half glass of alcohol on the ground in front of him. And there was an ant
creeping on one of his feet. Looking down from the little creature he found an ant nest in the old pagoda tree. “Oh, it
must have been the ant nest that I entered and took for that kingdom in my dream.” he murmured.
1. wise
2. foolish
3. bothering
4. annoying
26. “How fabulous the kingdom is” is the main idea of paragraph ….
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
1. Nanke’s Kingdom
2. A dream of Nanke
3. The Tang Dynasti
4. Yufen’s daughter
1. were conquered
2. were praised
3. were known
4. were killed
Text 10
Once, three fish lived in a pond. (30) … , just before the sun set, some fishermen passed by the pond and saw the
fish. ‘This pond is full of fish’, they told each other excitedly. ‘We have never fished here before. We must come back
tomorrow morning with our nets and catch these fish!’ So saying, the fishermen left.
When the eldest of the three fish (31) … this, he was troubled. He called the other fish together and said, ‘Did you
hear what the fishermen said? We must leave this pond at once. The fishermen will return tomorrow and kill us all!’
The second of the three fish agreed. (32) ‘… ‘, he said. ‘We must leave the pond.’
But the youngest fish laughed. ‘You are worrying without reason’, he said. ‘We have lived in this pond all our lives,
and no fisherman has ever come here. Why should these men return? I am not going anywhere – my luck will keep
me safe’.
The eldest of the fish left the pond that very evening with his entire family. The second fish saw the fishermen
coming in the distance early next morning and left the pond at once with all his family. The third fish refused to leave
even then.
The fishermen arrived and caught all the fish left in the pond. The third fish’s luck did not help him – he was caught
and killed.
30.
1. Last night
2. One morning
3. One evening
4. Every afternoon
31.
1. hear
2. heard
3. will hear
4. have heard
32.
1. I don’t know.
2. Yes, I did.
3. Is that true?
4. You’re right.
Text 11
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Kadita. Because of her beauty she was called Dewi
Srengenge. It means The goddess of sun. Her father was King Munding Wangi. Although he had a beautiful
The King decided to marry Dewi Mutiara. He had a son from her. Dewi Mutiara wanted her son to become a king in
the future. She asked the King to send his daughter away. The King did not agree.
Dewi Mutiara called a black wizard to curse Kadita. She wanted Kadita’s beautiful body full of ulcer. Then, Kadita’s
body was full of ulcer. It smelled bad. The beautiful princess cried. The King was very sad. No one could cure his
daughter’s illness. The King did not want her daughter to be a rumor so he sent his daughter away. The poor
princess did not know where to go. However, she had a noble heart. She did not have any bad feeling about her step
mother.
She walked for almost seven days and seven nights. Then, she came to the South Ocean. The ocean was so clean
Suddenly, there was a miracle. The ocean water cured her illness. She became more beautiful than before. She also
had a power to command the whole South Ocean. She became a fairy called Nyi Roro Kidul or The Queen of South
Ocean.
1. The ocean.
2. Her noble heart.
3. The black wizard.
4. The Queen of the Ocean.
34.Kadita’s beautiful body full of ulcer. (par. 2)
35. Fragrance
36. Perfume
37. Smell
38. Sore
Text 12
Once upon a time in faraway China, lived two brothers, one named Sam, and the other named TikkiTikkiTembo No
SarimboHari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai KaiPomPom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako.
One day they were playing near the well in their garden and Sam fell into it. TikkiTikkiTembo No SarimboHari Kari
Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai KaiPomPom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barakoran to his mother, shouting,”Quick, Sam
has fallen into the well. What shall we do?”
“What?” cried the mother,”Sam has fallen into the well? Run and tell your father!”
Together they ran to the father and cried,”Quick, Sam has fallen into the well. What shall we do?”
“Sam has fallen into the well?” cried the father. “Run and tell the gardener!”
Then they all ran to the gardener and shouted,”Quick, Sam has fallen into the well. What shall we do?”
“Sam has fallen into the well?” cried the gardener, and then he quickly fetched a ladder and pulled the poor boy from
the well. Sam was wet, cold, frightened and felt so happy to be alive.
After a while, they were playing near the well again, and this time Sam’s brother fell into the well. Sam ran to his
mother, shouting,”Quick, TikkiTikkiTembo No SarimboHari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai KaiPomPom Nikki No
Meeno DomBarako has fallen into the well. What shall we do?”
“What?” cried the mother, “TikkiTikkiTembo No SarimboHari Kari Bushkie Perry PemHai Kai PomPom Nikki No
Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well? Run and tell father!”
Together they ran to the father and cried,”Quick, TikkiTikkiTembo No SarimboHari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai
Kai PomPom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well. What shall we do?” And then he quickly fetched a
ladder and pulled him, but the poor boy had drowned.
37. TikkiTikkiTembo No SarimboHari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai PomPom Nikki No Meeno
1. his name was too long and took a long time to get help
2. his name was too long and made him unlucky
3. his brother, Sam, could not do anything
4. his brother, Sam, and his parents didn’t care about him
Text 13
Ikhwan and Arif were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument and
Ikhwan slapped Arif in the face. Arif was hurt, but he said nothing and wrote in the sand: “TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
They kept on walking and finally found an oasis. They decided to take a bath. Suddenly, Arif slipped on moss, hit his
head and started drowning, but Ikhwan saved him. After Arif gained his consciousness, he carved on a stone”
Ikhwan asked Arif, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you carvedon a stone, why ?
Arief replied, “when someone hurt us, we should write it down in sand wherewinds of forgiveness would blow it away
and when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.
Text 14
There was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost
his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence.
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger,
the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold, his temper than
to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came whenthe boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father
about it and the father suggested that the boy should pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his
temper.
The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his
son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence.
The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.”
You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still
there.
45. Why did the boy drive fewer nails into the fence than he did before?
1. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence.
2. The boy did not lose his temper after hammering the fence.
3. It was easier to hold temper than to drive the nails.
4. The boy did his father’s suggestion to control his temper.
1. the thing
2. the scar
3. the fence
4. the hole
Text 15
There was a handsome man named Batara Guru Sahala, who enjoyed fishing so much. One day, he caught a fish.
He was surprised to find out that the fish could talk. The fish begged him to set it free.
Batara Guru Sahala could not bear it. He made the fish free. As soon as it was free, the fish changed into a very
beautiful woman. Batara Guru Sahala fell in love with that fish-woman and wanted to marry her. Batara Guru Sahala
promised to keep the secret that she had been a fish and would never tell anybody about it.
They were married happily. They had two daughters. One day Batara Guru Sahala got very angry with his
daughters. He could not control his temper. He shouted angrily and got the word of fish to his daughters. The
daughters were crying. They found their mother and told her about it.
The mother was, very angry. Batara Guru Sahala broke his promise. The mother was shouting angrily, then the earth
began to shake. Volcanoes started to erupt. The earth formed a very big hole. People believed that the big hole
50. What can you learn from the text above? We should …………..
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