Narrative TWXT
Narrative TWXT
A wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips at the thought of a fine goat dinner.
“My dear friend,” said the wolf in his sweetest voice, “aren’t you afraid you will fall down from that cliff? Come down here and graze on
this fine grass beside me on safe, level ground.”
“No, thank you,” said the goat.
“Well then,” said the wolf, “aren’t you cold up there in the wind? You would be warmer grazing down here beside me in this sheltered
area.”
“No, Thank you,” said the goat.
“But the grass tastes better down here!” said the exasperated wolf,”Why dine alone?”
“My dear wolf,” the goat finally said, “are you quite sure that it is My dinner you are worrying about and not your own?”
1. What did the wolf ask when he saw the goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff?
A. To be his friend
B. To graze on the level ground
C. To climb up higher
D. To be his dinner
A. A high cliff
B. Sheltered area
C. Grass
D. Ground
Several hours later Ki Rangga felt tired. He was embarrassed to walk together with Sunan Kalijaga because Sunan Kalijaga did not look
tired while Ki Rangga was very tired and thirsty. Finally Sunan kalijaga asked Ki Rangga to take a rest under a big tree. It was time for
the Dzuhur prayer. But there was no water around to clean up or ‘wudu’. Ki Rangga was Confused. He told Sunan Kalijaga about it.
Sunan Kalijaga only smiled and said, “we should pray for Allah SWT for water. Now you must guard this big tree, Ki Rangga, It might
bring water to us. But remember! Everything happens beacause of Allah SWT. Don’t act alone. You must inform me when water comes
out. I will be behind that hill,” Ki Rangga promised Sunan Kalijaga to inform him when water came out. So sunan kalijaga went behind
the hill. Ki Rangga with his servants sat under the big tree. They quickly fell a sleep. Suddenly water came out of the big tree. Ki Rangga
and his servants became wet. They woke up. They were very happy to see water. They drank and played in the water. Ki rangga forgot
Sunan Kalijaga’s message to inform him when the
water came out.
Behind the hill Sunan Kalijaga was worried. So he went to the big tree. He was surprised to see Ki Rangga and his servants were playing
in the water, “you forgot my message to inform me when the water comes out. Instead you are playing in the water like a turtle,” said
Sunan Kalijaga, softly. A miracle happened. Ki rangga and his servants turned into turtles. Ki rangga was sad. He had changed into
turtles because he did not keep his promise. The water formed a pond. It is now called Sendang Sani, in Pati Central Java. Many people
still visit Sendang Sani now.
A. Turned into
B. Took away
C. Brought about
D. Looked after
8. What can we learn from the story above?
Lihat Pembahasan
After buying a rose flower for the girl the man offered the girl a ride to her home. She said” yes please! You can take me to my mother.
She directed him to a cemetery. The girl placed the rose on her mother’s fresh grave. Knowing the girl’s mother had died the man
realized that he must show his love to his mother while she was still alive. Then the man returned to the flower shop. He cancelled the
flower delivery order picked up the rose flower and drove to reach his mother’s house.
10. What did the man do after buying the girl a red rose?
She thought, "I will make cream and butter out of this milk. Then after selling them, I will buy eggs. And when they hatch, I shall have a
good poultry farm".
She further thought, "I shall sell some of my chickens and buy a fine dress. Seeing it on my body at the party, all the boys will admire
me. But I will turn them away".
She went on day dreaming; she forgot about the pail on her head. She moved her head suddenly and the pail of milk came tumbling
down. It was broken and all the milk split.
A. Some cream
B. Some butter
C. A pail of milk
D. A pail of eggs
13. What does the text tell us about?
A. Spilt milk
B. A pail of milk
C. A hardworking girl
D. A day dreaming milk-maid
Lihat Pembahasan
After several years, now it was time for the couple to live separately from Kiai Gede Penanggungan. They would move to another village.
Kiai Gede gave some seeds of pari or paddy to the couple. He asked the couple to plant the seeds. He also warned the couple not to be
arrogant when they were rich. He wanted the couple to help poor people. The couple started a new life. They planted the seed. Soon, the
seeds grew and became a lot of rice. Now the couple became very rich. The poor neighbours came to the couple to ask for some pari
seeds but the couple refused to help them.
Kiai Gede heard about the couple's bad behavior. Soon he visited the couple. He met them when the couple was working in the field. Kiai
Gede talked to the couple. He reminded the couple not to be arrogant, but the couple ignored him. They said nothing to Kiai Gede. Kiai
Gede got very angry. Then he said, "You two are like temples. You do not listen to me". Right after he said those words, an incredible
thing happened. Slowly, Jaka and Dewi turned into temples. Because the temples stood among the pari, people then named them as Pari
Temples.
17. " ... , an incredible thing happened." The underlined word means ....
A. Untouchable
B. Unbelievable
C. Common
D. Usual
After a few days, when the ant passed that way again, nothing but the shell remained. Wondering what had happened to its content, he
felt himself suddenly shaded and fanned by the gorgeous wings of a beautiful butterfly. "Behold in me," said the butterfly, "your much
pitied friend!". So the butterfly rose in the air and lost in the summer breeze.
They talked about it for a long time and at last they set off to the city.
It was a hot day, and they soon began to feel tired. They had only gone a little way when one said to the other, "we must be nearly there,
can you see the city?" "No," said the other frog, "but if I climb on your back I might be able to see it."
Now when the frog put up his head, his eyes could only see what was behind. And not what was in the front. So he saw the village they
had just left. "Can you see the city?" asked the frog who was below. "Yes," answered the frog who had climbed up." I can see it. It looks
just like our village."
Then the frogs thought that it was not worthwhile going any further. They went back and told the frogs in the village that they had seen
the city, and it was just like theirs.
23. What did they feel on their way to find a big city?
A. Happy
B. Glad
C. Sad
D. Tired
24. Why did one of the frogs climb on the other's back?
A. It felt tired
B. It was a hot day
C. It could not see the city
D. It thought it was worthwhile
25. " ...at last they set off to see the city." (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word means ....
A. Left
B. Gave up
C. Decided
D. Stopped
26. What is the moral value of the text?
Lihat Pembahasan
Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything to get the big stone out of the ways. Then a peasant
came along, carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to
the side of the road. After lots of pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he
noticed a purse lying on the road where the boulder had been.
The purse contained a lot of gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder
from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand.
Lihat Pembahasan
So the man put the boy on the donkey. But soon, some passersby said, “See that lazy, young steer. He lets his father walk while he
rides.”
So the man ordered his boy to get off and got on himself, but the passerby said, “Shame on… that lazy old man, he lets his poor son
walk, while he rides.”
The man did not know what to do. Last, he took his boy on the donkey. Then the passerby said, “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself for
overloading the poor donkey?”
The man and the boy got off. They cut down a pole, tied the donkey’s feet to it and raised the pole to their shoulders. They arrived to a
bridge when the donkey, getting one of its feet loose, kick all out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle, the
donkey fell over the bridge and then it was drowned.
31. Why did the boy get off from the donkey?
A. The man and his son took a rest near the bridge
B. The man and his donkey arrived at the market
C. The man’s behavior made the donkey alive
D. The donkey was carried by its owners
A. The market
B. The donkey
C. The pole
D. The river
Lihat Pembahasan
When she woke up, she could not find her daughter. She searched and searched and so did every single person on plantation. When
Pina's mother saw the fruit, she was immediately reminded of Pina's beautiful brown eyes and thus, the fruit with a thousand eyes was
named " Pinya", meaning Pineapple in Tagalog.
36. What happened to the mother when she realized Pina had gone?
A. Don't be lazy
B. Don't spend your time for playing
C. Don't angry to your child
D. Respect and obey your mother
Lihat Pembahasan
The wolf got angry but the lion was ready. So, he raised his mighty paw and struck the wolf on the head. The wolf’s skull was cracked
and he died at the same moment. The jackal ran, once he saw the tragedy. He thought of a bad fate that may happened to him.
“Hump”, grumbled the fox as he walked away with his tail between his legs, but he spoke in a low grow. “You wanted to share all the
hard work but keep all the meat to yourself’.
40. What is the reason that the second share will be for the lion, too?
Lihat Pembahasan
A hungry crow saw an oyster on the beach ore day. He wanted to eat the tasty meat inside the shell,'so he tried to open the oyster.
First, he used his beak, but he could not open the shell. Then, he hit it with a stone, but the shell stayed tightly shut. He even jumped up
and down on the oyster, but still he could not open it.
Another crow came by. He saw what the first crow was trying to do and said, "My friend, may I offer you some good advice? I suggest
that you pick up the oyster in your beak, fly high into the air, and then drop the oyster onto the wide rock below. The oyster shell will
break open and you will be able to have your meal."
The hungry crow thought that it was a very good idea. He picked up the oyster with his beak, and then he flew as high as he could. When
he was sure that he was high enough, he dropped the oyster onto a wide rock far below.
The oyster shell broke wide open. However, the other crow was waiting nearby, and he reached the broken oyster first. He enjoyed a
tasty meal, while the hungry crow had nothing to eat.
42. How did the other crow trick the hungry crow?
Lihat Pembahasan
One day, an old woman saw the snail and took it home. She looked after it. Whenever the old woman was not at home, the snail turned
into a human being. She cooked and did the household chores. When the old woman got home, the Queen quickly changed into a snail
again. It happened several times and made the old woman curious. One day, the old woman peeped and saw what was going on. She
broke in, immediately. She asked, "Why did you change yourself into a snail?". The Queen told her what happened. The old woman was
surprised to know that the snail was a Queen.
Later, from the head of the village they discovered that the king had won the battle and he was looking for his wife. Then the village head
sent a message to the king telling him that his wife was safe.
Several days later, the King and his guards came for the queen. They thanked the villagers for their kindness and brought the old women
to their palace.
45. What happened when the old woman found the snail?
47. In the end of the story, the old woman live in ....
Lihat Pembahasan
From that day on, he used the paintbrush to help people. Whenever he drew pictures, they became real. But a few days later, his master
heard about the magic paint brush and stole it. He drew a lot of pictures, but they could not become real. He was very angry and asked
some people to get Ma Liang.
When Ma Liang came, he said to him, "If you draw some pictures for me and turn them to life, I will set you free. " The young man said, "I
can help you, but you should obey your words." The bad man felt very happy and said, "I want a golden mountain. I will go there to
gather gold." The young man drew a sea first. Then the young man drew a golden mountain which was far away from the sea. After that
he drew a big ship. The bad man jumped into the ship. When the ship sailed to the middle of the sea, the young man drew a large wave
and it destroyed the ship. After that, the young man lived with his family happily and kept on helping the poor people. So the magic
paintbrush was known by everyone.
Lihat Pembahasan
In one morning, the grandmother would go to the market. Before she left, she asked her granddaughter to cook. "Please cook some rice
for lunch. But just cook one grain of rice. It's enough for both of us." "Why, Grandma?" asked the girl. "Just do what I said."
The grandmother then left for the market. Later, the girl started to cook. However, she felt a grain of rice would not be enough for them.
"I think it's not enough for me and my grandmother." Then she took two handfuls of rice. Suddenly, something bad happened to the rice
pot. "oh, no! The rice flowed out of the pot!" shouted the girl. "What should I do? The rice became rice porridge. It flowed and flowed
until it covered the kitchen. Suddenly the grandmother came home. The girl explained what happened.
"You are naughty girl! Why didn't you listen to me? The grandmother was so angry. She hit the girl with a wooden stick. "Please forgive
me, Granma! The little girl cried and cried. But the grandmother kept hitting her.
Then, an incredible thing happened! The girl turned into a monkey. The monkey then ran away and climbed a tree. The grandmother
chased it. From the tree, the monkey said. "Grandmother, I'm a monkey now. I cannot live with you anymore. You are all alone."
The monkey climbed up and disappeared. The grandmother was very sad. She regretted what she had done to her beloved
granddaughter. "Please come back to me. Please forgive me, my granddaughter!" but it was too late.
The little girl has turned into a monkey and never came home. The people of Roti Island believe this story. And that is until now; people
in the Roti Island never hit their children or other peo le's child. The are afraid that the child would turn into a monkey.
54. "The grandmother chased it" (paragraph 5) The word "it" refers to ...
A. Thing
B. Monkey
C. Tree
D. Wooden stick
Lihat Pembahasan
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oal Teks Narrative Legend 1
Long, long ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the affairs of mortals, there was a small kingdom on the slope of Mount Wayang in West Java.
The King, named Sang Prabu, was a wise man. He had an only daughter, called Princess Teja Nirmala, who was famous for her beauty but she was not married.
One day Sang Prabu made up his mind to settle the matter by a show of strength.
After that, Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan had won the competition. Unfortunately, the wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with Raden
Begawan and used magic power to render him unconscious and he forgot his wedding. When Sang Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan saw him and soon
realized that he had been enchanted by the wicked fairy. The fairy could not accept this, so she killed Raden Begawan. When Princess Teja Nirmala heard this,
she was very sad. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan.
47. “She is beautiful but she had envious heart.” What is the synonym of the word “envious”?
A. Ambiguous
B. Jealous
C. Fierce
D. Festive
E. Humble
56. Why did the king punish Jaka linglung to live in the jungle of Pesanga? because ……
A. Jaka linglung greedily ate human flesh of the village
B. Jaka linglung greedily ate domestic pets of the palace
C. Jaka linglung put the egg in the rice born
D. Jaka linglung could kill Bajul Putih
E. Jaka linglung pushed Dewata Cengkor to fall to the Sout sea
63. “Oh ! It’s my husband !” cried the giantess” (paragraph 7). From the sentence we know that the giantess is ….. her husband
A. afraid of
B. angry with
C. fed up with
D. annoyed with
E. displeased with
64. Jack’s mother looked very furious when jack told that…
A. the beans were precious
B. the butcher bought his cow
C. he traded his cow for the beans
D. he had sold his cow to a butcher
E. he met a butcher an the way to the market