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Choose the right answer by crossing (x) the option a, b, c or d

1. The generic structure of narrative text is...


A. Complication, Resolution, and Orientation.
B. Resolution, Orientation, and Complication.
C. Orientation, Resolution, and Complication.
D. Orientation, Complication, and Resolution.

2. What is the resolution of narrative text?


A. Problem solving
B. Story
C. Moral value
D. Messages

The text is for question 3-4


Once upon a time, there was an old snake who was too weak to hunt for frogs. Then, he had an idea to
trap the frogs. He went to a pond full of frogs, and relaxed on the bank without any intention to hunt. At
first the frogs ran away, but then they approached him. The frog king asked, “O Snake! Why don’t you
hunt us as usual?”
The snake replied, “Last night, I bit a holy priest. He cursed me that from then on, I have to serve frogs.
So, I lie here to give a ride on my back to any frog that needs service.”
Then, the king decided to take a ride. The snake rode him around the pond, and the king was very
pleased. However, the next morning, when the king frog asked to ride on the snake back, he said, “I am
too weak to crawl. I have not eaten for so long, and must eat something to be strong to give you a ride.”
The frog king decided that they must take turns to serve the snake; one frog each day to keep him strong.
From then onwards, the snake gave ride to the frogs, and got to eat one frog every day. However, the king
of frogs was too excited that he did not realize the frogs were rapidly decreasing. Finally, one day, the
snake also ate the king and the entire frogs in the pond were gone.

3. "The frog king decided that they must serve the snake...." The underline word is closed in the meaning
with...
A. feed
B. work for
C. control
D. look for

4. What is the main point of the story?


A. How the old snake got cursed
B. How the snake befriended with the frogs
C. How the old snake fooled and ate the frogs
D. How the frogs king got rid the snake
The text is for question 5 - 9
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 through a show of strength.

After that, the Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan 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.

5. Which one of the following statements is false about Sang Prabu?


A. Sang Prabu was the father of his only daughter.
B. Sang Prabu was a king of a kingdom in West Java.
C. Sang Prabu was taken to Kahyangan by a wicked fairy.
D. Sang Prabu was a wise man.

6. Why the wicked fairy did use her magic to make Raden Begawan unconscious?
A. She didn't like Raden Begawan.
B. She didn't want Raden Prabu to marry the princess.
C. She wanted Teja Nirmala to forget about her wedding.
D. She didn't want the prince of Blambangan to marry the princess.

7. What do you think will happen if gods or goddesses cannot mingle in the affairs of people on earth at
that time?
A. Princess Segara will have married Raden Begawan.
B. Sang Prabu will not hold a strength competition.
C. Raden Begawan will not die.
D. Wicked Fairy will not take Raden Begawan's life.

8. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan. (Paragraph 2) The word here in the sentence refers to ...
A. The wicked fairy
B. The nice fairy
C. Princess Nirmala
D. Prince Teja

9. The similarity between fairies and humans according to the text.


A. The place they live.
B. The jealousy that they possess.
C. The way they don't feel love.
D. The strength they have.
The text is for question 10-18
A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories. There were only a few villages. If the
people wanted to go from one village to another, they often had to pass through wild and unsafe forests.
One day, a farmer's young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother and brother. She brought
along her baby son. When it was time for her to leave, her brother said "it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah
Tim go with you through the forest".
So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby. When they were in
the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They began to run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim
kicked against a stone and fell down.
At once the wolves caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, "please eat my own son instead".
Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves and took her nephew away. Everyone
understood that this was because the woman was very good and kind. She had offered her own son's life
to save her nephew.
They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched thick sticks and went back
with her into the forest. When they got there, they saw something very strange. Instead of eating the
woman's baby, the wolves were playing with him.
10. What separated one village from another a long time ago in the New Territories?
A. Another village
B. Mountains
C. Forests
D. Hills
11. Who was Ah Tim?
A. The young woman's brother.
B. The young woman's son.
C. The young woman's brother and nephew.
D. The young woman's brother's son.
12. Who walked in front when they were in the forest?
A. Ah Tm
B. The woman
C. The woman's son.
D. Her brother's nephew.
13. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim?
A. He was afraid.
B. He was stumbled by a stone.
C. He ran slowly.
D. The woman cried.
14. The woman gave her son to the wolves because...
A. She loved her nephew than her son.
B. She thought about how her brother would be.
C. She wanted her son was eaten by the wolves.
D. She was crazy.
15. What did the villagers bring sticks for?
A. For the weapon to beat the wolves.
B. To bring the woman's nephew.
C. For the fire woods.
D. For play

16. "all men in the village fetched thick stick …" The word "fetched" has a similar meaning to..
A. Received
B. Caught
C. Got
D. Hit

17. From the passage we learn that the villages were...


A. Located in one huge area.
B. Situated in a large district.
C. Separated by untamed jungles.
D. Wild and unsafe.

18. What is the purpose of the writer in writing the story above?
A. To describe the danger of the villages.
B. To entertain the readers of the story.
C. To tell the villagers relationship.
D. To explain how important a relative is.

The text is for question 19-20


The Fox and the Grapes
One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from over a
lofty branch. “Just the thing to quench my thirst,” he thought.
Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few
paces back and he tried to reach them but still failed.
Finally, giving up, the fox turned up his nose and said, “They’re probably sour anyway,” and proceeded
to walk away.

19. From the text we know that .....


A. The fox was walking through the river when he spotted the grapes
B. The fox worked very hard and successful
C. The fox gave up after several trials
D. The fox was starving so he wanted to eat the grapes so much

20. What is the moral message of the story above?


A. It's normal to give up if you fail
B. Nothing comes easy without a hard work
C. You must believe in your ability
D. Confident is the key of your success

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