Read this following text to answer the question number 1-5.
Long, long ago,
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,
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. What is the story about?
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2. 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
3. “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 sentence above tells us about the characters in the story. Do you agree with that?
Explain your answer.
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4. Tick the name of characters that are mentioned in the story.
Sang Prabu
Princess Begawan
Princess Teja Nirmala
Prince Wayang
Raden Begawan
Princess Segara
5. 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
6. As a type of narrative text, a legend also has a plots or structures including
orientation, complication, climax, resolution, and coda.
Match the structures of a legend to the information that we found there.
7. What information we can found in a setting of a story?
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Read this following text to answer number 8 until 12
A long time
Iwa. The people of Bali used to say that Kebo
Iwa 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
harvest was still a long way off. This made Kebo
Iwa 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
stupidity. They asked Kebo Iwa to build them a very deep well, and rebuild all the houses and
temples he had destroyed. After they fed Kebo Iwa 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. Kebo Iwa 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 Kebo Iwa is known as Mount Batur.
8. How the story describes the characterization of Kebo Iwa?
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9. Why did Kebo Iwa 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
10. “So, they came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant……” (found in
Paragraph 3).
What is the antonym of the word “oppose”?
11. A narrative text used past tense to tell the story. Write three past action verbs that you
found from the story.
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12. Which the following fact is true about Kebo Iwa?
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
13. A descriptive text has an aim to describe something or an object. A narrative text has
a purpose to …
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Read the following text to answer the questions from 14 until 20
Once upon a time, in a quiet village, there lived a kind girl named Lily. She had a
flock of geese that she cared for every day. Lily was known for her gentle heart and her love
for the geese.
One day, the royal messenger came to her village. The king's son, Prince Edward,
needed a bride. They had heard about Lily's beauty and decided she should marry the prince.
Lily agreed to this proposal, even though she was nervous.
At the palace, the queen was not kind like Lily. She gave Lily the hardest job in the
palace – taking care of the geese. Lily did this work without complaining. She missed her
village, but she stayed true to her kind heart.
Lily's voice held a magic power. When she sang, the geese danced, and her songs
made people happy. One day, Prince Edward heard her sing. He followed the beautiful voice
and found Lily. They became friends and fell in love. They decided to marry secretly, for the
queen would not approve. But the queen found out and was very angry.
Lily's geese, whom she had cared for with love, came to her aid. With their help, they
showed the queen the importance of kindness and love. The queen's heart softened, and she
allowed Lily and Edward to marry. Lily and Edward ruled the kingdom with love and
kindness. Her magical songs brought happiness to all, and the kingdom lived happily ever
after.
14. The story above is about a goose who turn into a beautiful Princess. Do you agree
with that statement? Explain your answer.
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15. Tick the suitable title for the story above.
Lily and The Geese
A Kind Queen
The Magical Geese
Prince Edward
16. “Lily agreed to this proposal, even though she was nervous.” (Found in Paragraph 2).
What is the antonym of the word “nervous”?
17. “They decided to marry secretly” (Found in Paragraph 4).
What is the adverb used in the sentence above? ……………………..
18. What is the moral lesson from the story?
a. We need to love and care the geese around us
b. Being kind and loving can make the world a better place and bring happiness
to everyone
c. Do the job without complaining
d. Ruled the kingdom with love and kindness
e. Trying to make someone happy
19. Who is the main character in the story?
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20. “When she sang, the geese danced, and her songs made people happy” (Found in the
4th paragraph)
The underline word refers to ………………………………
Read the following text to answer the questions number 21 until 25
Pinocchio
In the past, there was a puppeteer whose name was
Geppetto. He was eager to have a son very much but his wife
passed away several years ago. One day, he got an idea to make a
puppet in order not to be lonely again. He made a puppet all day
long. Finally, in the morning he had finished his work and he
named the puppet Pinocchio. Soon he felt lonely again since
Pinocchio couldn't walk or talk by itself. One night, Geppetto
prayed to God to become a real boy. He always thought it in his
mind in his dream.
The next morning, he was surprised that Pinocchio was
alive. He taught Pinocchio how to walk, how to read, how to speak
and to do other things as human. He then studied at an elementary school. One day, Pinocchio
felt bored and it made him go home late. When Pinocchio finally came home, Geppetto asked
him. He said that he was in school but he wasn't. Instantly, Pinocchio's nose grew longer and
longer and it meant that Pinocchio had lied.
The next morning, Pinocchio was kidnaped by the owner of the circus. Pinocchio
soon became a slave for the circus. He was so famous because he was a puppet which could
talk. Geppetto worried about him because Pinocchio had not been going home for almost two
days. He tried to find Pinocchio everywhere but he found nothing.
21. What is unusual about Pinocchio?
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22. What is Geppetto’s idea in order not to be lonely again?
a. He made a cake
b. He made a puppet
c. He went to a circus
d. He studied at school
e. He made a boy
23. “He said that he was in school but he wasn't. Instantly, Pinocchio's nose grew longer
and longer and it meant that Pinocchio had lied.”
The underlined word “he” refers to …
24. What will happen when Pinocchio tell a lie?
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25. The story about Pinocchio is not finish yet. Write and ending for the story using your
own words.
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Read the following text to answer the questions number 26 until 30
Buffalo and Crocodile
One morning a crocodile was struck by a large piece of wood. The crocodile
asks for help to be saved. A buffalo has the intention to help the crocodile. The
buffalo raised a piece of wood that fell on the crocodile and moved it to another place.
But without being noticed, the kindness of the buffalo carried a catastrophe for him.
The buffalo's feet are bitten by a crocodile because he intends to eat the buffalo. The
buffalo was in pain and asked the crocodile to release its legs. The crocodile keeps
biting the buffalo's feet and tries to drop it.
Then came the wise mouse deer. Deer sees a buffalo being bitten by a
crocodile. The buffalo asks the deer to help him escape the crocodile. The mouse deer
is very clever and asks buffalos and crocodiles how it can happen. Buffalo and
crocodile also told of the incident but his opinion was different. The buffalo told the
truth and the crocodile lied that he had moved the large piece of wood. The mouse
deer actually already knew the actual chronology, but he pretended not to know. The
mouse deer also said that he did not believe in the talk of Buffalo and Crocodile.
Then buffaloes and crocodiles showed the mouse deer that he was strong
enough to lift the big wood. The buffalo asks the crocodile to release his leg for a
moment so he can show his strength to the mouse deer. He lifted the large wood with
its horns. Then the crocodile does not want to lose to the buffalo and asks that the big
wood be thrown over the crocodile's body. The buffalo threw the large wood over the
crocodile's body. Crocodile managed to lift the big wood but not as strong as a
buffalo. Because the crocodile was no longer able to hold back the wood, he asked the
buffalo to lift the wood back.
The buffalo wants to help lift the wood again. But the deer said, do buffaloes
want to die? For a moment the buffalo thought because of the deer's words. He
realized that if the wood was lifted again, the buffalo's legs would be bitten by a
crocodile. Finally, the buffalo did not lift the big wood. Then the buffalo with the
mouse deer left the crocodile crushed by the wood.
26. Who are the characters in the story?
27. How is the crocodile’s personality? Use the information in the text to support your
answer.
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28. Who is your favourite character from the story? What do you like about the character?
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29. Would you want to be the character? Why or why not?
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30. Compare the characterization between the crocodile and the buffalo, which character
do you prefer?
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