Student worksheet

Read the following texts and answer the questions

Text 1
The Story of Thumbelina
Thumbelina was a princess, born from a bright red tulip. She was such a beautiful charming
girl. She was given the name Thumbelina by the token of being only the size of a grown man’s thumb. At night she slept in a
cradle made from a walnut, beneath a blanket made from a rose petal. In the daytime she floated a leaf on a dish of water,
using it like a boat, surrounded by flowers, butterflies, and birds.
One day, the beautiful Thumbelina was kidnapped by a toad. With the help of some fish and a butterfly, she managed
to escape, but a prank by a beetle left her stranded on a high flower. Then, winter came to the forest and unable to bear the
cold. Thumbelina started. to live with an old field mouse. However, her beauty caught the attention of a rich mole who lived
next door, and she was soon to be forced to wed him
Then, she met an injured swallow, and passionately nursed the bird back to health. In repayment for her kindness,
the swallow carried Thumbelina away to the Kingdom of Flowers. There, Thumbelina met the prince of the Kingdom of Flowers.
They were married and lived happily ever after.
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1. Why was the girl named Thumbelina?
A. She was born from a red tulip.
B. She was created by a witch
C. Her height was an adult’s thumb.
D. Her house was on a rose petal
E. She was from the Kingdom of Flowers.

2. Who kidnapped Thumbelina?

A. A toad.
B. A mole
C. A bird.
D. A prince
E. A swallow

3. What happened in the old field mouse’s house?

A. Thumbelina was pranked by a beetle.
B. A swallow wanted to kidnap Thumbelina.
C. A winter hit the field.
D. A rich mole wanted to marry Thumbelina.
E. Thumbelina met a handsome prince.

4. From the text, we can learn that....

A. Thumbelina was injured when she lived with an old field mouse
B. some fish and butterfly saved Thumbelina from the rich mole
C. Thumbelina wasn’t happy at the Kingdom of Flowers
D. Thumbelina lived in forest because her parents left her
E. the swallow saved Thumbelina from unwanted marriage

5. "Then, winter came to the forest, and unable to bear the cold.”
The underlined word has similar in meaning to
A. make
B. take
C. hang
D. produce
E. endure
6. "They were married....” The word “they” refers to.... -
A. the rich mole and Thumbelina
B. the rich mole and the mouse
C. some fish and butterflies
D. Thumbelina and the swallow
E. Thumbelina and the prince of Kingdom of Flowers "

Text 2
Questions 7 to 10, complete the following text with the correct words
Once, there was a prince who wanted a princess, but was having a 7) ......... time finding one. One night, a young lady claiming
to be a princess 8) ........ to his palace, asking to stay the night to escape the storm outside. To test her, the Queen placed a
pea 9) ...... twenty mattresses for the girl to sleep on. in the morning, the girl 10) ...... of a bad night's sleep. Only a real princess
could have such delicate skin.

7. The suitable word to complete no 7 is…

A. easy
B. spare
C. had
D. rush
E. hurry

8. The suitable word to complete no 8 is

A. attended
B. gathered
C. arrive
D. came
E. went.

9. The suitable word to complete no 9 is

A. on
B. beside
C. behind
D. underneath
E. next

10. The suitable word to complete no 10 is

A. screamed
B. shouted
C. complained
D. cried
E. told
Text 3
The Legend of Rawa Pening
Once upon a time, there lived a magical boy. An evil witch had cursed the boy because of his magical power. The
curse made the boy have a smelly wound on all of his body. The wound never became dry.
One day, the boy came to a village. He wanted to play with children, but the children forced him to go. Then the boy
continued his journey. He came to a house and asked for food because he was very hungry. But he was chased away. The
boy sighed. The village was "rich, but the people were arrogant. One day, the boy met an old widow. The widow offered him a
place and also some food. The boy was very happy: After eating the food,he thanked the widow and said, "Mam, if you hear
the sound of kentungan, you have to leave this village with that mortar.” The widow understood.

11. What happened to the boy?

A. He was left by his parents.
B. He was cursed by an evil witch.
C. He was hated by his own family.
D. He was saved by the old widow.
E. He was arrested by the villagers.

12. How were the characteristics of the villagers at the village that the boy visited?
A. They were arrogant.
B. They were poor but kind.
C. They liked the boy.
D. They were open-minded.
E. They were friendly.

13. Why could the boy pull the rib out of the ground? Because....
A. he was tricky
B. he had magical power
C. he was a good boy
D. he was a strong boy
E. he didn’t try it before

14. Which of the following statements is true based on the story?

A. Many villagers were scared of the boy.
B. An evil witch cursed the boy to be a giant.
C. The villagers accepted the boy to be a new family.
D. The old widow could pull the rib out of | the ground.
E. The boy was helped by the old widow.

15. Where is Rawa Pening located?

A. Central Java.
B. Jakarta
C. East Java.
D. Maluku.
E. Riau.

16. ”An Evil witch had cursed the boy because of his magical power”
The underlined word has similar meaning to
A. punished
B. made
C. sentenced
 D. condemned
E. changed

17. Rearrange the following sentences into a good story!

1) After bathing, the girls flew by using their shawl to heaven.
2) Once upon a time, Jaka Tarub saw seven girls bathing and took one of their shawls.
3) Finally, Nawang Wulan left her husband, but sometimes visited her daughter.
4) They got married, and had a daughter.
5) Jaka Tarub approached the girl whose name was Nawang Wulan.
6) But, one of them could not find her shawl and was left.
7) He asked her to stay, and they fell in love. . .
8) One day, Nawang Wulan found her shawl.

A. 2)-3)-1)-6)-8)-7)-4)-5)
B. 2)-5)-3)-1)-6)-8)-7)-4)
C. 2)-1)-6)-5)-7)-4)-8)-3)
D. 8)-1)-2)-4)-3)-6)-7)-5)
E. 8)-2)-1)-4)-7)-5)-6)-3)

Text 4
Questions 18 to 20 based on the following text
Once upon a time in Bali, a man and his wife were praying. They had been married a long time, but they did not have any
children. They a) ___ regularly to God to give them a child. b) ____ their prayers were answered. They had a baby boy; their
house was filled with happiness. The baby was very much different from other babies. He ate and drank a lot. Day after day
he ate more and more. His c) ___ grew bigger and bigger. And by the time he was a teenager, he was as big as a-buffalo.
People then. started to call him “Kebo Iwa”

18. The suitable word to complete no (a) is____

A. prayed
B. tried
C. hoped
D. asked
E. suggested

19. The suitable word to complete no (b) is____

A. Lately.
B. Suddenly
C. Finally
D. Unluckily
E. Fortunately

20. The suitable word to complete no (c) is____

A. mouth
B. brain
C. Body
D. house
E. strength
Text 5
Joko Panjer and Lara Inten
“Joko Panjer, take the cows home. It’s late and going to rain soon.” “Yes, father. I’m going home now. The cows are
also full.” The boy, Joko Panjer, was a shepherd. Everyday his father always asked him to take the cows to the field to eat
some grass. Joko Panjer was a nice and diligent boy. He always obeyed and helped his poor parents. | One day, while Joko
was busy looking after the cows, a little girl came to him. “Hello, young girl. What’s your name? And what are you doing here?
Where do you live?” Joko gave her some questions. He was surprised to see a little girl on the field. He felt that the girl was
not from his neighborhood. She dressed beautifully. “My name is Lara Inten. May I be your friend? I don’t have a friend to play
with,” said the little girl. “I’m Joko Panjer. Lara Inten, where do you live? Where are you from?” “If I tell you, you don’t want to
play with me. So, may I be your friend?”
Actually, Joko was also lonely on the field. Every day he did not have a friend to talk and play together. All of his
friends were in the village. Since then, Lara Inten and Joko were friends. They always had a good time on the field. Sometimes,
they played hide and seek and other times they just sang some songs. They were happy! In one afternoon, while Joko and
Lara were playing, suddenly some men came to them. Those men were soldiers from the kingdom.” Princess Lara, here you
are. Now we know why you always disappear in the palace. Please. Come back with us, the king and the queen are waiting
for you.” “You are a princess? Why didn’t you tell me?” asked Joko to Lara. “Joko, I already told you, If you know who I am,
you don’t want to play with me. I want you to be my friend, because I am lonely.”
Lara Inten then returned back to the palace. She talked to her parents about Joko.
The king and the queen then decided to ask Joko and his family to stay in the palace. Now every day, Joko and Lara could
play together. Joko’s parents were very happy. Now the family was not poor anymore.

21. Who was Joko Panjer?

A. He was a handsome boy.
B. He was the King’s son.
C. He was a poor man.
D. He was Lara Inten’s husband.
E. He was a Sheppard.

22. Who was Lara Inten?

A. She was a beautiful princess queen.
B. She was a princess.
C. She was a poor man.
D. She was Jaka Panjer’s wife.
E. She was a Sheppard.

23. Why was Jaka Panjer surprised to see a little girl on the field?
A. Because he felt that the girl was not from his neighborhood.
B. Because she dressed beautifully.
C. Because he was lonely.
D. Because he didn’t have a friend to play with.
E. Because he was afraid

24. “Lara Inten then returned back to the palace. She talked to her parents about Joko. The king and the queen then
decided to ask Joko and his family to stay in the palace.”
The word she refers to....
A. the king
B. the queen
C. Joko panjer’s mother
D. Joko panjer ‘s parents
E. Lara Inten
25. The text above belongs to __
A. report
B. Description
C. fable
D. Narrative
E. procedure

Text 6
The Ducks and the Turtle Two ducks who lived in a big lake had a friend who was a turtle. One year there was very
little rain and the lake began to dry up. One of the ducks said to the other, “Soon there'll be no water in this lake. Let’s go and
look for another lake. “Yes, “answered the second duck, but first let’s say goodbye to our friend, the turtle.”
When they told the turtle they were going to leave, he said,” I'll die here without any water and without any friends.
Take me with you. “The ducks answered,” We can’t. Weare going to fly, and you have no wings.” The turtle thought for a
minute and then said,” Please wait here.” Then he went away and found a strong, straight stick. He brought it back to his
friends, put the middle of it in his mouth and said, “Now if each of you takes one end of the stick in his mouth, you
can lift me up and carry me with you.”
“There is one danger,” said the ducks,” If you try to talk while we're carrying you through the air, you won't be able to
hold the stick, so you'll fall down along the way and break your shell.”
“All right,” answered the turtle, “I promise not to talk while we're in the air. So, the ducks took the stick and flew away,
with the turtle between them. All went well until they were flying over a town. Then some people saw them and shouted, “Look,
those ducks are carrying a cat!”
The turtle got very angry, “ A cat? I’m not .......he said, but he did not get any further, because when he opened his
mouth, the stick came out of his mouth and the poor turtle fell to the ground

26. Who was involved in the story?

A. two turtles and a duck
B. two ducks and a turtle
C. a turtle and three ducks
D. a duck and two turtle
E. two ducks and turtles
27. What is the problem faced by the ducks?
A. a lot of water flows to the lake
B. much water flows the lake
C. trying to fly
D. long rainy season
E. long dry season
28. How to solve the turtle’s problem?
A. By drying up the snake.
B. By flooding the snake.
C. By flying away from the dry lake with the help of the ducks.
D. By flying down over the town with the help of the duck.
E. By dropping the dog of the town.

29. Why did the turtle fall down?

A. The turtle is very glad and opens its mouth.
B. The turtle is very angry at the duck's words and opens its mouth.
C. The turtle wants to say thanks to the turtle and open its mouth.
D. The turtle is very happy and opens its mouth.
E. The turtle is very sad and opens its mouth.
30. “When they told the turtle they were going to leave, he said,” I'll die here without any water and without any friends.” The
' word “they'' refers to the....
A. turtle
B. turtles
C. duck
D. ducks
E. cats

31. How was the end of the story?

A. The turtle got very angry.
B. The stick came out of his mouth.
C. The poor turtle fell to the | ground.
D. The turtle is very happy and opens its mouth.
E. The turtle is very sad and opens its mouth.

32. “Then he went away and found a strong, straight stick”. The synonym of the bold typed word is…
A. powerful.
B. brave
C. careless
D. weak
E. dangerous

Text 7
A long time ago, rabbits had short ears and a long fluffy tail. He was proud of that long tail. He was always showing
it off to the Fox. The Fox: got very tired of all this bragging.
One cold winter day, the Fox came by the Rabbit’s house with a big string of fish he had just caught. The Rabbit
wanted to catch some fish, too, so he asked the Fox. The Fox had caught the fish in the ordinary way, but he said to the
Rabbit, ”! just sat on the age of the . pond and let my tail dangle in the water. When enough fish had grabbed on to my tall,
|pulled them out.”
Then the Rabbit went to the pond. He did what the Fox said, but he didn’t feel even One fish on his tail. It was very
cold, so he wanted to go home. When the Rabbit tried to pull his tail out of the pond, he couldn't do it. The pond had frozen
solid, and his tail was stuck in the ice. He began to cry and wail for help.
An owl saw him. He approached the Rabbit and helped him. The Owl grabbed the Rabbit's left ear and
began to pull. The left ear began longer and longer, but the Rabbit was still stuck in the ice. Then the Owl pulled
the right ear. It got longer, too. Finally, with a strong pull, the Rabbit's tail was snapped off and he was set of the
ice. From that time, rabbit has long ears and a short tail.
Source Multicultural Fables and Fairy Tales Stories
33. What is the suitable title for the story?
A. The Rabbit and the Fox
B. The Rabbit, the Fox, and the Owl
C. Why Rabbit Has Long Ears and a Short Tail
D. Why the Fox is the Enemy of the Rabbit
E. The Friendship between the Rabbit and the Owl

34. The characteristic of the Rabbit is….

A. kind
B. childish
C. boastful
D. greedy
E. helpful
35. Why did the Fox tell lie? Because ...
A. he was tired of the Rabbit's bragging
B. he wanted to trick the Rabbit
C. he didn't want the Rabbit get the fish
D. he hated the Owl
E. he didn't want the Rabbit to steal nis fish

36. We know from the text that the Rabbit couldn't pull out his tail because ...
A. he was tired and cold
B. he hadn't got any fish
C. his tail was stuck in the ice
D. he waited for the Owl
E. he wanted to have a bigger fish

37. How did the Owl try to help the Rabbit?

A. He found someone's help.
B. He broke the Ice.
C. He cut the Rabbit's tail.
D. He pulled the Rabbit's ears strongly.
E. He snapped the Rabbit's ears and tall off

38. “It got longer, too.” (last paragraph). The underlined word refers to...
A. the left ear
B. the Rabbit's tail
C. the right ear
D. the ice
E. the Rabbit

Text 8
This incomplete text is for number 39 to 41
a) .....the animals saw the glorious - rainbow and all its colors, they thought it a bridge to the land in the sky. They went to
their king, Old Turtle, and b) ...with him to let them ascend the path. Old Turtle warned them of the possible danger in doing
this, however, the animals in their excitement ignored him. They didn’t realize that once the rain stopped the rainbow would
c) …, and they would be left in the sky with no way down.

39. The suitable word to complete no (a) is____

A. Before
B. After
C. While
D. When
E. Since

40. The suitable word to complete no (b) is____

A. pleaded
B. beg
C. hoped
 D. tried
E. asked

41. The suitable word to complete no (c) is____

A. disappear
B. disappears
C. disappeared
D. disappearing
E. appear

Rearrange the following sentences into a good story

1) Feeling embarrassed, he had a plan.
2) Suddenly he felt very pain in his tail.
3) He gathered all animals in the jungle and asked them to cut their tail.
4) He was surprised when he saw his tail caught in the trap.
5) One day, a fox was walking around the jungle.
6) The animals laughed and left him.
7) He told them that having a large tail was a bother.

42. The best arrangement is....

A. 5)-2)-4)-1)-3)-7)-6)
B. 5)-1)-2)-4)-3)-7)-6)
C. 5)-2)-1)-4)-6)-3)-7)
D. 5)46)-2)-1)-4)-3)-7)
E. 5)-3)-1)-2)-4)-7)-6)