Narrative Contoh soal: The Story of the Smart Parrot A man in Puerto Rico had a wonderful parrot.

There was no another 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 cant you say the word? Sat 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 Ill kill you! but the bird wouldnt 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 Sundays 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 Ill kill you! (sumber: detik-detik UN bahasa Inggris; 2005/2006; Intan Pariwara)
Vocabularies: wonderful: hebat, parrot: burung beo, bird: burung, picked up: mengambil, throw: melemparkan, stupid: bodoh, put: menaruh, saw: melihat, scream: berteriak, smart: pandai

1. Where does the story take place? A. London C. Jakarta B. Puerto Rico D. Buenos Aires Jawaban B 2. What is the word that the parrot cannot say? A. Catano C. Canato B. Tacano D. Nacato Jawaban A 3. How often did the owner teach the bird how to say the word? A. Always C. Many times B. Everyday D. Every second Jawaban C 4. .Which statement is true according to the text? A. The parrot could say Catano B. At last the parrot could say Catano C. Catano was the name at the parrot D. The man never got angry at the parrot Jawaban B 5. What does the man do to the bird because the bird cannot say the name of a place. A. The man ate the bird. B. The sold the bird. C. The man killed the bird. D. The man taught the bird. Jawaban D

6. It is most likely that . A. The bird killed the three chickens. B. The three chickens killed the bird. C. The bird played with the chicken. D. The bird killed one of the three chickens. Jawaban A 7. What is the story about? A. A parrot and a cat B. A parrot and a chicken C. A parrot and the owner D. A parrot, the owner, and chickens Jawaban C 8. It was very, very smart The underlined word refers to . A. The man B. The bird C. The chicken D. Puerto Rico Jawaban B 9. The parrot was very, very smart The word smart means . A. Stupid C. Stubborn B. Clever D. Beautiful Jawaban B 10. The parrot was screaming at the fourth chickens What does the underlined word mean? A. Smiling C. Shouting B. Crying D. Laugh Jawaban C

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Contoh soal: The Island of Wingo is by the island of Singa. In the water around Wingo Island, there are hundreds of sharks. They are so many that the water bubbles like a whirlpool. People can only get to Wingo Island by boat. The boat has a rocket on it. The rocket takes people over the sharks and onto the island. Wingo Island has no sand but it has green moss. At night the moss sparkles like stars. Tall stars called Fruji grow everywhere The Fruji tress have purple leaves at the top and yellow fruit all over them. When a fruit falls off, another tree grows in a minute. The Weather on Wingo Island is very hot but at twelve oclock, everyday, it rains. Sometimes, there are windstorms. They happen when too many animals fly around at the same time. People who stay on Wingo Island sleep in a big-gloo. It is like an igloo but it is on long poles. It has a ladder to get up and a slide to come down. The big-gloo has a moss bed, chairs, and tables that are made of Fruji tress. There is no television on Wingo Island. So is the telephone and computer. It is place to listen to the leaves whispering. It is a place to lie on soft green moss and look at the clouds. It is really a place to dream. (sumber: detik-detik UN bahasa Inggris; 2005/2006 Intan Pariwara) Vocabularies: island: pulau, shark: ikan hiu, whirpool: pusaran air, boat: perahu, moss: lumut, sparkle: kilau, star: bintang, tall: tingi, fall: jatuh, hot: panas. 1. a. b. c. d. Fruji is the on Wingo Island. Name of a river Name of a mountain Name of a tree Name of someone who lives

Jawaban C 2. What are the chairs and tables in that island made of? a. b. c. d. Iron Moss Trees Fruji trees Jawaban D 3. What causes windstorms at Wingo? a. Moss b. The sand

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Animals

d. The sea around Wingo Jawaban C 4. Where do the people of the island live in? a. In the houses b. In the forest c. In the tree holes d. In the big-gloos Jawaban D 5. According to passage, which of the following is not true? a. b. c. d. Wingo is an island. Many sharks are in Wingo island. The weather in Wingo Island is tropic all the time. Rain always falls in Wingo Island Jawaban C People can only get to Wingo Island by boat. The sentence implies that Wngo Island is . a. Near to other islands b. Close to another island 6. c. Near to another island d. Far from other islands 7. a. b. c. d. Jawaban C What is the story about? A lake A river An island A continent

Jawaban C 8. It is place to listen to the leaves whispering The underlined word refers to . a. The telephone b. The computer c. An island d. Wingo Island Jawaban D 9. People can only get to Wingo Island by boat. (paragraph 1) What does the word boat mean?

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A rocket An island A small ship A helicopter

Jawaban C 10. It is place to listen to the leaves whispering. (last paragraph) The closest meaning of the underlined word is . a. Talking in a soft way b. Singing c. Laughing d. Makes a soft sound Jawaban D

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Contoh Soal Narrative Text Text 1 Snow White 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 didnt have enough money to take Snow White. Snow White did not want her uncle and aunt to do this, so she decided it would be best if she ran away. The next morning, she ran away from home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast. She ran away into the woods. She was very tired and hungry. Then, she saw this little cottage. She knocked, but no one answered, so she went inside and fell asleep. Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There they found Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said, Whats your name? Snow White answered, My name is Snow White. The other dwarfs asked, If you wish, you may live here with us. Snow White said, Oh, could I? Thank you! Then Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story, and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after. What kind of text is it? Narrative c. News item e. Report Analytical Exposition d. Hortatory Exposition What is the communicative purpose of the story? To entertain the readers To describe the way things To retell an event with humorous twist To persuade by presenting arguments or to analyze or explain To persuade the readers or the listeners that something should or should not be the case What is the generic structure of the story? Orientation Complication Resolution Orientation Events Twist Identification Description Identification Events Reorientation Thesis Arguments Reiteration What kind of tenses is used in the story? Present Simple c. Present Continuous e. Present Perfect Past Simple d. Past Continuous .because her parents were dead. (p.2) The synonym of the underlined word is Lived b. Loved c. Passed away d. Ran away e. kind Text 2 Cinderella Long, long time ago, there lived a beautiful girl named Cinderella. Her parents passed away, she lived with her step mother and step sisters. Cinderella was very sad everyday because she had to do the housework alone. One day, the king wanted to find the wife if his son. He invited all the beautiful girls to come. Cinderella was very sad because her step sister did not let her go. Her sisters went to the palace without Cinderella.

Luckily, The Angel cam and helped Cinderella to go to the palace. In the palace, Cinderella danced with the Prince. He fell in love with her; then he married her. They lived happily ever after. 6. What kind of text is it? a. Descriptive b. News item c. Spoof d. Narrative e. Recount 7. What is the communicative purpose of the story? a. To entertain the readers b. To describe the way things c. To retell an event with humorous twist d. To describe particular person, place or things e. To persuade the readers or the listeners that something should or should not be the case 8. What is the generic structure of the story? a. Orientation Complication Resolution b. Orientation Events Twist c. Identification Description d. Identification Events Reorientation e. Thesis Arguments Reiteration To report something 9. Her parents passed away. (p.1) The synonym of the underlined word is a. Ran away b. dead c. went away d. go away e. far away 10. Which statement is not true? a. Cinderella was young. d. The King married Cinderella b. The Angel helped Cinderella. e. The Prince married Cinderella c. The King had a son. Text 3 Once upon a time, The King Prabu ruled a Kingdom in West Java. King Prabu and his wife were wise and kind so that their people were prosperous. The problem came because The King didnt have children. They tried many ways to have children, but they always failed. One day, Prabu prayed to God, and he was very happy because God accepted his prayer. Soon, they had a child that was beautiful but spoiled and had the bad behavior. For her seventeenth birthday party, the princess got the gold necklace from her parents. Unfortunately, when she saw it, she didnt like it and threw it away into the floor. Everybody was shocked because from the ground emerged a lot of water. All of the kingdom suddenly became a big lake. People call it Telaga Warna and believed that the colours came from the Princess necklace. 11. The Kingdom was located in.. a. Sumatera b. Sulawesi c. Java d. Papua e. Bali 12. People.the King Prabu. a. hated b. liked c. disliked d. connected with e. ruled 13. Which statement is Not Correct? a. The queen had one daughter. b. The lake swallowed the Kingdom. c. The King adopted a girl as his child.

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The princess had the bad behavior. The Prabu and his wife were wise. What kind of text is it? Descriptive b. Report c. Narrative d. Recount e. Procedure The communicative purpose of the story is.. to describe the King c. to entertain the readers e. to persuade the readers b. to describe the Kingdom d. to retell the past experience 16. The first paragraph is called.. a. Complication b. Orientation c. Resolution d. Reorientation e. Coda