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Soal 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.

1.  Which one of the following statements is false about Sang Prabu?
A.  Sang Prabu was a 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
E.  Sang Prabu didn’t have a son
2.  Why the wicked fairy did used her magic to make Raden Begawan unconscious?
A.  She didn’t like Raden Begawan
B.  She didn’t want Raden Prabu marry the princess
C.  She wanted Teja Nirmala to forget about her wedding
D.  She didn’t want the prince of Blambangan marry the princess
E.  She didn’t want the prince of Blambangan feel love with her
3.  What do you think will happen if gods or goddesses cannot mingle in the affairs of people in the
earth at that time?
A.  Princess Segara will have married with Raden Begawan
B.  Sang Prabu will not hold strength competition
C.  Raden Begawan will not die
D.  Teja Nirmala will stay in the Kahyangan
E.  Wicked Fairy will not take Raden Begawan’s life
4.  So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan.  (Paragraph 2) The word her in the sentence refers
to…
A.  The wicked fairy
B.  The nice fairy
C.  Princess Nirmala
D.  Prince Teja
E.  The prince of Blambangan
5.  The similarity between fairy and human according to the text.
A.  The place they live
B.  The jealousy that they posses
C.  The way they don’t feel a love
D.  The strength they have
E.  Their life that is immortal

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 2

A long time ago, there lived on the island of Bali a giant-like creature named Kbo Iwo.  The people of
Bali used to say that Kbo Iwo was everything, a destroyer as well as a creator.  He was satisfied with
the meal, but this meant for the Balinese people enough food for a thousand men.
Difficulties arose when for the first time the barns were almost empty and the new harvest was still a
long way off.  This made Kbo Iwo wild with great anger.  In his hunger, he destroyed all the houses
and even all the temples.  It made the Balinese turn to rage.
So, they came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant by using his stupidity.  They
asked Kbo Iwo to build them a very deep well, and rebuild all the houses and temples he had
destroyed.  After they fed Kbo Iwo, he began to dig a deep hole.
One day he had eaten too much, he fell asleep in the hole.  The oldest man in the village gave a
sign, and the villagers began to throw the limestone they had collected before into the hole.  The
limestone made the water inside the hole boiling .  Kbo Iwo was buried alive.  Then the water in the
well rose higher and higher until at last it overflowed and formed Lake Batur.  The mound of earth
dug from the well by Kbo Iwo is known as Mount Batur.

6.  Which the following fact is true about Kbo Iwo?

A.  Kebo Iwo ate a little amount of meat
B.  Kebo Iwo is a destroyer that cannot make anything
C.  Kebo Iwo was angry because his food was stolen by Balinese people
D.  Kebo Iwo destroyed all the house but not the temple
E.  Kebo eat food was equal for food of thousand people
7.  Why did Kbo Iwo feel angry to the Balinese people?
A.  Because Balinese people ate his meal
B.  Because Balinese people took his food so his barns was empty
C.  Because Balinese people didn’t give him food
D.  Because Balinese people were in hunger
E.  Because Balinese people turned to rage
8.  According to the story, if Kbo Iwa is never existed in Bali island, what do you think will happen?
A.  There will be no Bali island
B.  Bali People will never be angry
C.  All Bali people will live in a prosperous way
D.  We are not able see the beauty of Lake Batur
E.  Mount Batur will not be a sacred place now
9.  “So, they came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant……”(Paragraph 3). The
antonym of the word “oppose “ is….
A.  Support
B.  Defeat
C.  Turn Against
D.  Beat
E.  Change
10. What is mount batur?
A.  A lake build by Kbo Iwa
B.  A well dug by Kbo iwa
C.  The mountain build by Kbo Iwa
D.  A mound of earth dug from the well by Kbo iwa
E.  A home build by Balinese people to Kbo Iwa

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 3

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
forest.
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 though 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.

11. What separated between one village to another a long time ago in the New Territories ?
A.  Another village
B.  Mountains
C.  Forests
D.  Hills
E.  Towers and logs
12. 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
E.  One of the men who fetched a stick
.
13. 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
E.  The baby and his mother
14. 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
E.  The wolves were good runners
15. 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
E.  She kept a grudge on his brother
16. 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
E.  For building a house for the woman.
17. “ all men in the village fetched thick stick … “ The word “ fetched” has a similar meaning to :
A.  Received
B.  Caught
C.  Got
D.  Hit
E.  Lifted
18. 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
E.  Dark and very dangerous
19. The brother let her son go with his aunt as she left home because ….
A.  Ah Tim wanted to see the wolves
B.  His aunt wanted him to come long
C.  Ah Tim was bored to live with his parents
D.  The baby was too cute to be alone
E.  Ah Tim would be a guardian for them
20. What is the purpose of the writer by 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
E.  To narrate how the wolves were playing with the baby.

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 4

Once upon a time in west java, lived a writer king who had a beautiful daughter.  Her name was
Dayang Sumbi.  She liked weaving very much.  Once she was weaving a cloth when one of her tools
fell to the ground.  She was very tired, at the same time she was too lazy to take it.  Then she just
shouted out loudly.
Anybody there! Bring me my tool.  I will give you special present.  If you are female.  I will consider
you as my sister if you are male, I will marry you sunddenly a male dog, its name was Tumang
came.  He brought her the falling tool.  Dayang Sumbi was very surprised.  She regretted her words
but she could not deny it.  So she had marry Tumang and leave her father.  Then they lived in a
small village.  Several months later they had a son.  His name was Sangkuriang.  He was a
handsome and healthy boy.
Sangkuriang liked hunting very much, especially deer.  He often hunted to the wood usying his
arrow.  When he went hunting , Tumang was always with him.
One day Dayang Sumbi wanted to have deer’s  heart so she asked Sangkuriang to hunt for a deer. 
Then Sangkuriang when to the wood with his arrow and his faithful dog.  Tumang, but afher several
days in the wood Sangkuriang could not find any deer.  Then where all disappeared.  Sangkuriang
was exhausted and desperate.  He did not want to disappoint her mother so he killed Tumang.  He
did not know that Tumang was his father.  Tumang’s  heart to her mother.  But Dayang Sumbi knew
that it was Tumang’s heart.  She was so angry that she could not control her emotion.  She hit
Sangkuriang at his head Sangkuriang was wounded.  There was a scar in his head.  She also
repelled her son.  Sangkuriang left her mother in sadness.
Many years passed and Sangkuriang became a strong young man.  He wandered everywhere.  One
day he arrived.  at his own village but he did not realize it.  There he met Dayang Sumbi.  At the time
Dayang Sumbi was given an eternal beauty by God so she stayed young forever.  Both of them did
know each other.  So they fall in love and then they decided to marry.  But then Dayang Sumbi
recognized a scar on Sangkuriang’s head.  She knew that Sangkuriang was his son.  It was
impossible for them to marry.  She told him but he did not beliave her.  He wished that they marry
soon.  So Dayang Sumbi gave very difficult condition.  She asked Sangkuriang  to build a lake and a
boat in one night! She said she needed that for honeymoon.
Sangkuriang agreed.  With the help of genie and spiritis, Sangkuriang tired to build them.  By
midnight he had completed the lake by building a dam in Citarum river.  Then he started making the
boat.  It was almost dawn when he almost finished it.  Meanwhile Dayang Sumbi kept watching on
him.  She was very worried when she knew this.  So she made lights in the east.  Then the spiritis
thought that was already dawn.  It was time for them to leave.  They left Sangkuriang alone.  Without
their help he could not finish the boat.
Sangkuriang was angry.  He kicked the boat.  Then the boat turned upside down.  It, leter, became
Mounth Tangkuban Perahu.  Which means an upside-down boat.  From a distant the mount really
looks like an upside down boat.

21. What is the story about?

A.  A wrath son
B.  West java’s tales
C.  Tumang a Dog husband
D.  The legend of Tangkuban Perahu
E.  Dayang Sumbi’s rejection to marry Sangkuriang
22. According to he story, Tumang was….
A.  actually a handsome prince
B.  married to Dayang Sumbii
C.  Sangkuriang pet dog
D.  good at hunting deer
E.  in fact Dayang Sumbi’s father
23. What did Dayang Sumbi look like?
A.  She liked weaving clothers
B.  She looked for the heart of a deer
C.  She was beautiful
D.  She was looking at her fallen tool
E.  She and her son were alike
24. What made Dayang Sumbi stay young?
A.  She set up conditions in doing things
B.  A young man fall in love with her
C.  She married a dog
D.  She knew how to take care her body
E.  God gave her an eternal beauty
25. Who are the main caracthers in the story?
A.  Dayang Sumbi and Sangkuriang
B.  The king Dayang Sumbi, the dog and Sangkuriang
C.  The king, Dayang Sumbi, the dog, Sangkuriang, the ganie, and the spiritis
D.  The king, Dayang Sumbi, the dog, Sangkuriang, the mount, the boat, the genie, and the spiritis
E.  The king, Dayang Sumbi, sister, daughter, the dog, a young man, Sangkuriang, the mount, the
boat, the genie, the spiritis and God
26. What moral value can we learn from the story?
A.  People must keep their words all the time
B.  Do not make a promise to easily
C.  Never be reluctant to do good things
D.  We should not hate our decendants
E.  Just do what we have planned
27. “He brought her the falling tool”.  The underline word “He” refers to……
A.  Samgkuriang
B.  Tumang
C.  Dayang Sumbi
D.  The king
E.  Father
28.  “ if you are male, I will marry you’ (paragraph 2).  the sentence mean that the one who helped
Dayang Sumbi became her….
A.  Husband
B.  Maid
C.  Boss
D.  Son
E.  King
29. The complication starts when….
A.  Sangkuriang arrived at his own village
B.  Tumang came bringing Dayang Sumbi fallen thing
C.  Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to find deer’s heart
D.  Dayang Sumbi and Sangkuriang fellinlove and decided to marry
E.  Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to build a lake and a boat in one night
30. “once upon a time, in west java, Indonesia lived a wise king who had beautiful daughter.”
(paragraph 1).  What is the function of the above sentence?
A.  A crisis
B.  A complication
C.  An orientation
D.  A reorientation
E.  A resolution

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 5

The old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set Gretel to clean the house.  She planned to eat them
both.  Each night the children cried and begged the witch to let them go.
Meanwhile, at home, their stepmother was beginning to wish she had never tried to get rid of the
children.  “I must find them,” she said and set off into the forest.
Many hours later, when her feet were tired from walking and her lips were dry from thirst, she came
to the cottage belonging to the witch.  The stepmother peeped through the window.  Her heart cried
out when she saw the two children.
She picked up the broom leaning against the door and crept inside.  The witch was putting some
stew in the oven when the stepmother gave her an almighty push.  The witch fell into the oven and
the stepmother shut the door.
‘Children, I have come to save you,’ she said hugging them tightly.  I have done a dreadful thing.
I hope in time you will forgive me.  Let me take you home and become a family again.  They returned
to their home and the stepmother became the best mother anyone could wish to have, and of course
they lived happily ever after!

31. The story is about….

A.  Two children went to school for the first time
B.  A witch who is really kind
C.  A father who begged a witch for money
D.  A stepmother who saved her children from a witch
E.  Two children saved their stepmother from a witch
32. Which statement is FALSE about the witch?
A.  She locked Hansel in a cage
B.  She planned to eat Hansel & Gretel
C.  She fell into the ocean
D.  She hated the children
E.  She set Gretel to clean the house
33. “The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door.” (Paragraph 4).  The underlined
word “shut” can be replaced by the word…
A.  Marked
B.  Painted
C.  Opened
D.  Polished
E.  Closed
34. How did the stepmother find her children?
A.  She walked into the forest
B.  She got tired and met her children
C.  She peeped through the window of the witch’s cottage
D.  She fell into the cliff
E.  She was pushed against the wall

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 6

A man in Puerto Rico had a wonderful parrot.  There was no other parrot like it.
It was very, very smart.  This parrot would say any word-except one.  He would not say the name of
the town where he was born.  The name of the town was Catano.
The man tried to teach the parrot to say Catano.  But the bird would not say the word.  At first the
man was very nice, but then he got angry.  “You are a stupid bird! Why can’t you say the word? Say
Catano, or I will kill you!” but the parrot would not say it.  Then the man got to so angry that the
shouted over and over, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!” but the bird wouldn’t talk.
One day after trying for many hours to make the bird say Catano, the man got very angry.  He
picked up the bird and threw him into the chicken house.  “You are more stupid than the chickens. 
Soon I will eat them, and I will eat you, too.” In the chicken house there are four old chickens.  They
were for Sunday’s dinner.  The man put the parrot in the chicken house and left. The next day the
man came back to the chicken house.  He opened the door and stopped.  He was very surprised at
what he saw! He saw three dead chickens on the floor.  The parrot was screaming at the fourth
chicken, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!

35. Where does the story take place?

A.  Indonesia
B.  Brazil
C.  Puerto Rico
D.  New York
E.  Jepang
36. From the text we learn that…
A.  We have to follow others
B.  We have to respect pet owner
C.  We have to imitate others
D.  We are not allowed to force others
E.  We are not allowed to help others
37. Which statement is false according to the text?
A.  Catano was the name of the city where the parrot came from
B.  The man got angry at the parrot
C.  The parrot couldn’t say Catano
D.  The man killed the parrot
E.  The parrot could say Catano
38. “It was very, very smart”.  The underlined word “It “refers to…
A.  The chicken
B.  The man
C.  The Catano
D.  The city
E.  The bird

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 7

Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White.  She lived with her aunt and uncle
because her parents were dead.
One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they
both wanted to go to America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow White.
Snow White didn’t want her uncle and aunt to do that so she decided that it would be best if she ran
away.  The next morning she ran away into the woods.  She was very tired and hungry.  Then she
saw a little cottage.  She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work.  There they found Snow White
sleeping.  Then Snow White woke up.  She saw the dwarfs.
The dwarfs said, “What is your name?”
Snow White said, “My name is Snow White.”
Then, Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story.
The dwarfs said, “If you want, you may live here with us.”
Snow White answered, “Oh, could I? Thank you.”
Finally, Snow White and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.

39. What type of the text is used by the writer?

A.  narrative
B.  report
C.  anecdote
D.  comparative
E.  news item
40. To tell the plot, the writers uses…
A.  a rhetorical question and an exclamation
B.  time sequences
C.  contrastive evidences
D.  past tense
E.  concessive conjunctions
41. Why Snow White ran away to the woods?
A.  Her parents passed away
B.  Her uncle was angry with her
C.  Her uncle and aunt would go to America
D.  Snow White was happy to run away
E.  Snow White liked playing in the woods.
42. When did Snow White run away to the woods?
A.  In the afternoon
B.  In the morning
C.  In the evening
D.  In the full moon
E.  In the middle of night
43. Where did Snow White live after she ran away to the woods?
A.  She lived in the cave
B.  She lived in the lion nest
C.  She lived everywhere in the woods
D.  She lived in the dwarfs’ cottage
E.  She lived on the street
44. According to the text, before she ran away into the woods, why did Snow White live with her
uncle and aunt?
A.  because she loved them very much
B.  as a result of forcing attitude from them
C.  because her parents were dead
D.  because she were afraid of the dwarfs
E.  because she ran away from a monster
45. The communicative purpose of this text is…..
A.  to inform the readers about important and newsworthy events
B.  to entertain readers with fairy tale
C.  to share an account of an unusual event
D.  to persuade readers to accept his/her opinions
E.  to denote or propose something as the case
46. The organization of the text above is…..
A.  abstract, orientation, crisis, incident,coda
B.  thesis, argument: plot-elaboration, argument: plot-elaboration, argument: plot-elaboration,
conclusion
C.  orientation, major complication, resolution, complication, resolution, complication, major
complication
D.  description, background events, sources
E.  orientation, event, event, event

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 8

Once upon a time, there was an old woman who lived in a very old hut near a forest with her only
daughter.  The daughter’s name is Misna.  She is beautiful but she had envious heart.
One day she saw girl of her age passing by her hut.  The girl was joining her father hunting.  She
dressed in beautiful cloth.  His father’s assistants respected her.  Misna could not sleep when she
was remembering this.  She was very angry with her condition.  She hated her hopeless mother.
In the morning she shouted at her mother.  She wanted her mother to buy the most beautiful gown in
the markets for her.  Of course her mother could not afford it.  Then she cried and cried.  She did not
want to eat anything.  Her mother was very sad.  She decided to sell a piece of land, the only
valuable thing that she had.  She bought her beloved daughter a very beautiful dress.
Misna admired herself.  She wanted to show everybody that she was a very beautiful girl.  She
asked her mother to bring her to another village.  Along the way, she smiled to everyone.  People in
the village thought that she was a princess.  They gave her a high respect and invited her to have
meal in their house.  Misna enjoyed this and told everybody that she was princess and mother was
maid.  Her mother was very sad but she kept her felling deep in the heart.
On the way home Misna met a handsome prince.  He was interested in her and wanted to marry
her.  Misna told the prince that her mother had died and father went married to another woman.  She
was having a long trip with her loyal maid.  Listening to this, her mother was very upset.  She cried
loudly Misna was very angry to her and told her to be away from her.
Suddenly there was a heavy rain accompanied with big thunders.  Everyone run away to save
themselves.  Misna was very afraid.  She cried.  Her mother wanted to help her but she did not want
to at that time a big thunder hit her to dead.

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

48. When did she ask her mother a beautiful dress?

A.  After she saw another girl with beautiful dress
B.  on the way home she met a handsome prince
C.  after her mother sold a piece of her land
D.  when a heavy rain and big thunders came
E.  since the villagers invited her to have meal in their house

49. How could her mother buy her a beautiful dress?

A.  from her saving
B.  by asking her relative some money
C.  by robbed a bank
D.  from her salary
E.  by selling the only land she had

50. What made her mother cried aloud?

A.  she told everyone that she was her maid
B.  she told the prince that her mother had died
C.  she told the prince that she was her maid
D.  she wanted her mother to buy the most beautiful gown
E.  she was joining her father hunting for a long time

51. What happened at last?

A.  Misna got married to a prince
B.  Misna was wet in rain
C.  Her mother bought her the most beautiful gown
D.  A thunder hit Misna to dead
E.  She had meal in villagers house

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 9

In the Kingdom of Medang Kamulan, in Java, came a young when man, by the name of Aji Saka to
fight Dewatacengkar, the cruel King of The Country who had a habit to eat human flesh of his own
people.  Aji Saka himself he came from Bumi Majeti.
One day he told his two servants, by the name of Dara and Sembodo, that he was going to java.  He
told them that while  he was away, both of them have to guards his Heirloom / Pusoko.  No one
except Aji Saka himself not a allowed to take the Pusoko.  In the big battle, Aji Saka could
successfully push Dewata Cengkar to fall  to the South Sea.  Dewata Cengkar did not die, he
became a Bajul Putih (White Crocodile).  Aji Saka became a ruler of Medangkamulan.
Meanwhile a woman of the village of Dadapan, found an egg.  She put the egg in her Lumbung
(Rice Barn).  After a certain period the  egg vanished, instead a snake found in the rice barn.  The
villagers would like to kill the snake, but the snake said : “I’m the son Aji Saka, bring me to him”.
Aji Saka told the snake, that he would be recognized as his son, if the could kll the Bajul Putih in the
South Sea.  After a long stormy battle which both sides demonstrating physical strength and
showing skillfull ability of fighting, the snake could kill Bajul  Putih.
As had been promised the snake was recognized as Aji Saka’s son and he was given a name Jaka
Linglung (a stupid boy).
In the palace Jaka Linglung greedily ate domestic pets of the palace.  He was punished by the King,
expelling him to live in the Jungle of Pesanga.  he was tightly roped until he could not move his
head.  He was instructed only to eat things which fall to his mouth.
One day, a group of 9 (nine) village boys were playing around in that Jungle.  Suddenly it was
raining heavily.  They had to find a shelter, luckily there was a cave.  Only 8 (eight) boys went inside
the cave, the other one who was suffering from very bad skin disease, sting and dirty, he had to stay
out of the cave.  All of a sudden, the cave was falling apart.  The 8 (eight) boys vanished, only the
one who stayed outside was safe.  The cave in fact was the mouth of Jaka Linglung.

52. Who was Dewatacengkar ?

A.  a young wise man
B.  The cruel king
C.  White crocodile
D.  Bajul Putih
E.  Jaka linglung

53. Where did the woman put the egg ?

A.  In a rice barn
B.  In the south sea
C.  In the palace
D.  In the jungle of pasanga
E.  Inside the cave

54. Where did Aji Saka come from ?

A.  Medang Kamulan
B.  South Sea
C.  Jungle of Pesanga
D.  Bumi Majeti
E.  Dadapan Village

55. Who was Jaka Linglung ?

A.  A greedy pet belong to Aji Saka
B.  The cruel king
C.  A stupid boy
D.  The snake was recognized as Dewaracengkar’s son
E.  The snake was recognized as Aji Saka’s son

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

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 10

Once upon a time there was a prince he wanted to get himself a princess, but she had to be real
princess.  So he traveled all over the world to find one, but in every case something was the matter. 
There were lots of princess, but he could never quite make out whether they were real or not.  So he
came home feeling very unhappy, for really wanted to find a true princess.
One evening a terrible storm came; lightening flashed, thunder rolled, and the rain poured down in
torrents-it was simply awful ! suddenly there was a knock at the city gate, and the old king went out
to answer it.
There was a princess standing outside, but what a sight the rain and the bad weather had made of
her ! The water streamed down her hair and her clothes, and yet she said she was a real princess.
“It won’t take long to find that out,” thought the old Queen.  Without saying anything, she went into
bed chamber, took off all the bedclothes, and places one pea on the bottom boards of the bed. 
Then she took twenty mattresses and put them on top of the pea, and after that she put twenty
feather-pillows on top of the mattresses.  That was where the princess was to spend the night.
In the morning they asked her how she had slept.
“Oh, dreadfully! said the princess.  “I hardly slept a wink all night.  Whatever could have been in the
bed ? I was lying on something so hard that I’m black and blue all over.”
So of course they could see that she was a real princess, since she had felt the pea through twenty
mattresses and twenty feather-pillows.  No one but a real princess could have such a tender skin as
that.  So the prince took her for his wife, and they lived happily ever after.

57. What kind of the text is it?

A.  report
B.  Recount
C.  narrative
D.  descriptive
E.  news item

58. The generic structure of the text is….

A.  Orientation – Complication – Resolution – Re-Orientation
B.  Orientation – Events – Reorientation
C.  General Classification – Description
D.  Identification – Description
E.  Newsworthy Events – Background Events – Sources

59. What is the purpose of the text ?

A.  to inform about princess and the pea
B.  to describe the story of the princess and the pea
C.  to give information that the prince looked for the real princess
D.  to amuse the reader with the story of the princess and the pea
E.  to describe how the princess could feel the pea on the bottom boards of the bed

60. What is the dominant structure used in the text ?

A.  the simple present tense
B.  the simple past tense
C.  the present continuous tense
D.  passive voice
E.  imperative

61. No one but a real princess could have such a tender skin as that.  The SYNONYM of ‘tender’ is
…
A.  hard
B.  light
C.  weak
D.  strong
E.  soft

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 11

Once upon a time there was a poor widow who had an only son named Jack.  They were so poor
that they didn’t have anything except a cow.  When the cow had grown too old, his mother sent Jack
to the market to sell it.  On the way to the market, Jack met a butcher who had some beautiful beans
in his hand.  The butcher told the boy that the beans were of great value and persuaded the silly lad
to sell the cow for the beans.
Jack brought them, happily.  When he told his mother about this, his mother became so angry that
she threw the beans out of the window.  When Jack woke up in the morning, he felt the sun shining
into a pan of his room, but all the rest was quite dark and shady.  So he jumped to the window. 
What did he see? The beanstalk grew up quite close past Jack’s window.  He opened the window
and jumped to the beanstalk which ran up just like a big ladder
He climbed and climbed till at last he reached the sky.  While looking around, he saw a very huge
castle.  He was very amazed.  Then Jack walked along the path leading to the castle.  There was a
big tail woman on the doorstep.  Jack greeted her and asked for the giantess mercy to give him
breakfast, because he fell very hungry.  Although the giantess grumbled at first, finally she gave
Jack a hunk of bread and cheese and a jug of milk.
Jack hadn’t finished when the whole house began to tremble with the noise of someone’s coming. 
“Oh! It’s my husband!” cried the giantess.  “What on earth shall I do?” Hastily the giantess opened a
very big cupboard and hid Jack there.

62. what is the story about

A.  jack and a butcher
B.  jack and the giantess
C.  a poor widow and his son
D.  Jack and the bean stalk
E.  The giantess and her husband

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

65. What do learn from the text ?

A.  Jack’s mother was a furious mother
B.  Poverty makes people hopeless
C.  The giantess pity on jack
D.  Jack was innocent boy
E.  Sincerity makes jack get something precious

The following test is for question 1 to 4.

Once, a hunter lived a village. He used to boast of his brave hunting trips to the
villagers. The villagers respected him a lot. He mostly told everyone how he had
fought a lion bare-handed. He said that the tiny animals used to get scared even at the
sight of him.
One day, the hunter was passing through a forest. He met a woodcutter from the same
village.
The boastful hunter approached him and said, “How are you? it’s a fine day, isn’t it?”
“Yes, yes, indeed!” the woodcutter replied.
“Well, can you tell me if you have seen some footprints of the lion nearby? it’s been
months since i defeated any.”
The woodcutter knew that the hunter only boasted, so he said, “Yes, a lion is in a
nearby den. Can i take you there?”
The scared hunter said, “No … No … i only just wanted to see his footprints.”
Finally, the boastful hunter ran away from the spot.

1. What is the best title for the text?

A. A Boastful Hunter
B. A Brave woodcutter
C. A Woodcutter’s Advice
D. A Woodcutter’s Rewards
2. What did the hunter boast about himself?
A. Nobody defeated him.
B. He was the smartest man.
C. He was the strongest man.
D. He was the most courageous man.
3. What did hunter feel when the woodcutter said that there was a lion in a nearby
den?
A. Upset.
B. Scared.
C. Jealous.
D. Disappointed.
4. If the hunter met a wild animal on the way, he probablyy would … it.
A. trap.
B. fight.
C. catch.
D. avoid.

The following test is for question 5 to 8.

Three large fish lived very happily in a pond which few people ever passed.
One day two menn who were passing by the pond was the fish. One of them said, “Let
us hurry home and get our nets. Those fish are too fine to lose.”
The three fish were very much fightened. The first one thought a moment, then swam
through the outlet of the pond into the river.
When the men came back with their nets, there were only two fish to be seen. The
found the outlet of the pond and made a dam across it.
The second fish now began to think. It came to the top of the water and floated on its
back. One of men picked it up in his net, but it seemed dead, so he threw it back into
the water.
The fish that never thought sank to the bottom of the pond and was easily caught.

5. What is the main idea of paragraph five?

A. A man picked the second fish.
B. The second fish could finally save itself.
C. The second fish pretended of being dead.
D. A man threw the second fish back to the pond.
6. What was the main problem of the story?
A. The fish could not escape from the men.
B. Two men was going to catch the three fish.
C. The third fist didn’t think about how to save itself.
D. The fish looked for ways to escape themselves from the men.
7. How could you describe the first fish?
A. Smart
B. Honest
C. Patient
D. Humble
8. From the test we can learn that ….
A. a good man is hard to find
B. two heads are better than one
C. no one succeeds without efforts
D. a good beginning makes a good ending

The following test is for question 9 to 12.

A wealthy businessman worried about his son’s bad habits, so he sought counsel from
a wise, old man. The old man met the man’s son and took him out for a stroll. They
walked into the woods, and the old man showed the boy a small sapling and asked
him to pull it out. The boy did so with ease, and they walked on.
The old man then asked the boy to pull out a small plant. The boy did that too, with a
little effort. As they walked, the old man asked the boy to pull out the bush, which he
did. The next was a small tree, which the child had to struggle a lot to pull out.Finally,
the old man showed him a bigger tree and asked the child to pull it out. The child
failed to pull it out even after trying several times, in different ways.
The old man looked at the boy, smiled and said, “So is the case with habits, good or
bad”.

9. The bussinessman worried about his son because he …

A. was spoiled
B. was unlucky
C. behaved badly
D. disobeyed his parents
10.Why do you think the boy failed to pull out a bigger tree?
A. It was a big challenge.
B. He had done his best.
C. The tree roots had settled deeply.
D. The tree had a thin but strong stem.
11.What can we learn from the story?
A. It is best do everything with great efforts.
B. it is hard to get rid of permanent bad habits.
C. There will be many problems in human’s life.
D. Nobody can change our bad habits if we don’t change them.
12.“The child failed to pull it out … ” (Paragraph 2)
What does the bolded word refer to?
A. Bushes
B. A sapling
C. A small tree
D. A bigger tree

The following test is for question 13 to 16.

Once upon a time there was a rose who was very proud of its beautiful looks. Its only
disappointment was that it grew next to an ugly cactus. Every day, the rose would
insult he cactus on its looks while the cactus stayed quiet. All the other plants in the
garden tried to make the rose see sense, but it was too swayed by it own good looks.
One summer, the well in the garden grew dry and there was no water for the plants.
The rose began to wilt. I tsaw a sparrow dip its beak into the cactus for some water.
Though ashamed, the rose asked the cactus if it could have some water too. The
cactus readily agreed and they both got through the tough summer as friends.

13.What is the story about?

A. Two different, but special plants.
B. A beautiful, but arrogant rose.
C. Two plants in a beautiful garden.
D. A beautiful rose and an ugly cactus.
 14.From the story, we know that the cactus was …
A. brave
B. wise
C. patient
D. humble
15.The rose ignored other plants’ advice to change its attitude because …
A. it believed it was the prettiest.
B. it could change others to do so.
C. it thought that it was right.
D. it didn’t trust other plant.
16.What can you learn from the story?
A. Don’t allow others influence your life.
B. Never judge the others by the way they look.
C. Respect others and they may respect you either.
D. Dont’t let anyone underestimate you because of your look.

The following test is for question 17 to 20.

Once upon a time an owl and a pigeon met and talked.

“There are more owls than pigeons,” said Owl.
“No, way,” said Pigeon, “There are many more pigeons.”
“Let’s count!” answered Owl, “We will meet in the big wood a week from today.”
On that day. the owls came first. The trees were full of them. The owls laughed and
said, ” OOwah-wah-wah!”
Soon they heard a loud roar from the sky. Pigeons were coming from everywhere!
The owls could not believe there could be so many pigeons. They sat there moving
their heads back and forth staring with wide eyes.
The owl stared so long and hard at the pigeons that their eyes just stayed that way.
Then, one by one the one the owls took off, fled into the sky.
In the meantime, the pigeons were shouting to each other, celebrating their victory .
Since then, owls have always travelled at night when the pigeons are asleep.

17.The writer’s purpose of writing the text is ….

A. to entertain the readers.
B. to describe owls and pigeons.
C. to relate the writer’s experience.
D. to explain how owls have big, flat eyes.
18.Why were the owls laughing when they first arrived?
A. They were making jokes about the pigeons.
B. They were telling foolish stories about the pigeons.
C. They were sure they would out number the pigeons.
D. They were talking about how ugly the pigeons were.
 19.Why were the owls staring at the pigeons?
A. They were afraid that the pigeons would.
B. They were shocked there were so many pigeons.
C. They’d like to count the number of all the pigeons.
D. Thay wanted to scare the pigeons by acting wicked.
20.What can we learn from the story?
A. Boasting will do more harm to others.
B. Friendship is very easy to build.
C. We can do anything if we are together.
D. Being too proud does not make us noble.

The following test is for question 21 to 24.

One day several boys were playing at the edge of a pond in which lived a family of
frogs. The boys amused themeselves by throwing stones into the pond so as to make
them skip on top of the water.
The stones were flying thick and fast, and the boys were enjoying themselves very
much; but the poor frogs in the pond were trembling with fear.
At last one of the frogs, the oldest and bravest, put his head out of the water, and said
” Oh, please, dear children, stop your cruel play! Though it may be fun for you, it
mean death to us!”

21.Where did the story take place?

A. Next to a pond.
B. In front of a pond.
C. At the bank of a pond.
D. Across from a pond.
22.Why did the frog feel insecure?
A. The boy frightened them.
B. The stone would hurt them.
C. The boys destroyed the pond.
D. The water in the pond got dirty.
23.What can you learn from the story?
A. We should care for those around us.
B. Our fun may be the cause of others un happiness.
C. We should spend most of our time wisely.
D. There is more precious than plaing with friends.
24.There was the bravest among the frog…
A. and
B. so
C. but
D. because
The following test is for question 25 to 28.

Once upon a time there lived three neighbours in a beautiful village. Three of them
were diligent farmers.
At one time the three neighbours were having trouble with their crops. All three fields
had crops that were wilting and infested with pests. Each day they would try different
ideas to help their crops. The first one tried using a scarecrow, the second used
pesticides and the third built a fence on his field, all to no avail.
One day, the village head came by and called all three farmers. He gave them each a
stick and asked them to break the sticks. The farmers could break them easily. He then
gave them a bundle of three sticks and asked them to break it. This time, farmers
struggled to break the sticks. The village head said, “Together you are stronger than
when you work alone.” The farmers pooled their resources and got rid of the pests in
their fields.

25.What is the conflict of the story?

A. The three neighbours’ crops failed.
B. Pests infested the three negihbours’ fields.
C. The village head gave the three neighbours quizes.
D. The three neighbours’ efforts to help their crops failed.
26.From the text we know that the three neighbours earned money by….
A. cultvating their fields
B. selling crops to a market
C. collecting firewood
D. working on others’ fields
27.The moral value of the story is ….
A. pratice makes perfect
B. there is strength is unity
C. hard work is a key of a success
D. a friend in need is a friend indeed
28.“… all to no avail.” What does it mean?
A. it’s better to do nothing.
B. Everything is impossible to do.
C. All the efforts done are useless.
D. There is no way out the solve the problem.

The following test is for question 29 to 32.

Once upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. They
had been sharing machinery, trading a labour and goods as needed without a hitch.
Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it
grew into a major difference which exploded into an exchange of bitter word followed
by week of silence.
One morning there was a knock on the elder brother’s door. He opened it to find a
man with a carpenter’s tool box. “i am looking for a few small jobs here and there.
Could i help you?”
“Yes1″ said the elder brother. ” i do have a job for you. Look across the creek at that
farm! That’s my neighbour in fact, it’s my younger brother and we don’t get along.
Last week he dug a wider passage for water into his farm. But he ended up creating a
very wide creek in between our farms and i am sure he did it just to annoy me. I want
you to build me something so that we don’t have stand and see each other’s face from
across.”
The carpenter said, “i think i understand the situation. i will be able to do a job that
will please you.” The elder brother had to go to town for supplies, so he helped the
carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. The carpenter
worked hard all that day measuring, sawing, nailing.
At sunset when the elder brother returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The
elder brother’s eyes opened wide and his jay dropped. It was not what he had even
thought of or imagined. It was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the
other! A fine piece of work, beautiful handrails. To his surprise, his younger brother
across the creek was coming to meet him with a big smile and arms wide open to hug
him.
“You are really kind and humble, my brother! After all i have done and said to you,
you still show that blood relations can never be broken! i am truly sorry for my
behaviour,” the younger brother said as he hugged his elder brother”

29.What is the text about?

A. Two brothers is dispute.
B. Two brothers having continuously bad crops.
C. Two brothers competing with each other.
D. Two brothers fighting for the carpenter’s services.
30.What is actually requested by the elder brotherto the carpenter?
A. a pond.
B. a wall.
C. a shed.
D. a barn.
31.What did the little brother feel towards his brother after seeing the bridge?
A. Sad
B. Angry
C. Annoyed
D. Regretful
32.“You are really kind and humble, my brother!”
What is the synonym of the bolded word?
 A. Honest
B. Modest
C. Diligent
D. Courageous

The following test is for question 33 to 36.

“Away with you, vile insect!” said a lion angruly to a gnat that was buzzing around
his head, but the Gnat was not in the least disturbed.
“do you think.” he said spitefully the lion, “that i am afraid of you because they call
you king?”
The next instant he flew at the lion and stung him sharply on the nose. Mad with rage,
the lion struck fiercely at the Gnat, but only succeeded in tearing himself with his
claws. Again and again the Gnat stung the Lion, who now was roaring terribly. At
last, worn out with rage and covered with wounds that his own teeth and claws had
made, the Lion gave up the fight.
The Gnat buzzed away to tell whose world about his victory, but instead he flew
straight into a spider’s web. And there, he who had defeated the king of beasts came
to miserable end, the prey of a little spider.

33.The text tell us about ….

A. a lion which is annoyed by a gnat
B. confrontation between a lion and a spider
C. a gnat which loved to sting other animals
D. a good relationship between a lion and a spider
34.Why did the lion give up hitting the gnat?
A. The lion only wounded itself
B. The gnat stopped stinging the lion
C. the lion felt nothing from the sting
D. The gnat flew to bother th spider
35.From the text we can learn that one should not be ….
A. cunning
B. arrogant
C. dishonest
D. temperament
36.“… but only succeeded in tearing himself with his claws.”
The bolded word can be replaced by ….
A. ripping
B. poking
C. stabbing
D. punching
The following test is for question 37 to 40.

Once upon a time, there were mice in a big house. They were so happy because they
could get food easily. Their numbers were increasing. The mistress of the house did
not like the mice. She wanted to get rid of the mice.
One day, she brought home a clever cat. The cat always guarded the pantry. She
caught every mouse that came closer. No mouse had succeeded to enter the pantry.
They never heard when the cat moved from its place until it was to late.
Their numbers kept decreasing. All mice started to worry and arranged a meeting to
find a solution.
“The cat is very dangerous,” said the young mouse. “because she’s sly and sneaky.
She tiptoes along on little padded paws. We never even hear her coming!”
“The assembled mice nodded in agreement.
“My suggestion is,” continued the young mouse. “that we tie a bell around the cat’s
neck. That way we could hear whenever she tried to sneak up. We’d always have time
to run and hide.”
All the mice burst into a big round of applause. This was a wonderful idea, it was
generally agreed.But then and old mouse stood up slowly. He had to strain to be heard
by all the mice.
“The young mouse’s idea sounds good,” the old mouse said. ” But now we have a
new problem. Who will hang the bell on the cat?”
Every mouse in the meeting was silent.

37.What was the problem of the mice?

A. The mice’ food.
B. The mistress.
C. The house cat.
D. The young mouse.
38.Why did the mice feel happy in the meeting?
A. The cat caught the mistress of the house.
B. They had successfully taken the cat down.
C. They got the answer for their problem.
D. The mistress brought a cat home.
39.Why were the mice silent after they had a good solution?
A. They did not understand the idea well.
B. They were afraid to carry out the idea.
C. They disobeyed to do the idea.
D. They did not have the tool needed.
40.The mice arranged the meeting because they ….
A. want
B. wants
 C. wanted
D. had wanted

Kunci Jawaban
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. C
10.C
11.B
12.D
13.D
14.C
15.A
16.B
17.A
18.C
19.B
20.D
21.C
22.B
23.B
24.A
25.D
26.A
27.B
28.C
29.A
30.B
31.D
32.B
33.A
34.A
35.B
36.A
37.C
38.C
39.B
40.C