Soal teks Narative SMA Kelas 12 tahun 2014
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The document includes exercises based on narrative texts for an English course, featuring stories such as those of a hardworking prairie mouse, a clever kid outsmarting a wolf, and Jack trading a cow for magic beans. Each story carries moral lessons on hard work, being prudent, and humility, followed by comprehension questions assessing understanding of the narratives. The document serves as a resource for English education at Horizon Kebumen.
Soal teks Narative SMA Kelas 12 tahun 2014
- 1. Horizon English Course Kebumen | www.horizonkebumen.com 1 EXCERCISES OF NARRATIVE TEXT Hari / Tanggal : Waktu : The following text is for questions 1 to 4 Once upon a time a prairie mouse busied herself all fall storing away a cache of beans. Every morning she was out early with her empty cast-off snake skin, which she filled with ground beans and dragged home with her teeth. The little mouse had a cousin who was fond of dancing and talk, but who did not like to work. She was not careful to get her cache of beans and the season was already well gone before she thought to bestir herself. When she came to realize her need, she found she had no packing bag. So she went to her hardworking cousin and said: "Cousin, I have no beans stored for winter and the season is nearly gone. But I have no snake skin to gather the beans in. Will you lend me one?" "But why have you no packing bag? Where were you in the moon when the snakes cast off their skins?" "I was here." "What were you doing?" "I was busy talking and dancing." "And now you are punished," said the other. "It is always so with lazy, careless people. But I will let you have the snake skin. And now go, and by hard work and industry, try to recover your wasted time." Adapted from http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/58376/ 1. What is the text mostly talking about? a. The kind mouse b. How the mice storing their food on the fall c. The lazy mouse d. Hardworking mouse and Her Lazy Cousin 2. How did the mouse drag the ground beans? a. By filling the cast-off snake skin b. By her hand c. Helped by her friend d. By her teeth 3. “. Every morning she was out early with her empty cast-off snake skin”. The word She on the first paragraph refers to…..? a. Mice b. a prairie mouse c. Ground bean HORIZON ENGLISH COURSE KEBUMEN ENGLISH EDUCATION CENTRE JL.KEJAYAN-MUKTISARI NO.140 KEBUMEN WEB:www.horizonkebumen.com|horizonkebumen@yahoo.com
- 2. Horizon English Course Kebumen | www.horizonkebumen.com 2 d. Snake skin 4. What is the moral value from the story above? a. We have to work hard when we are still young b. We have to be kind person c. Don’t waste the time when we have the chance d. Collect money as much as we can The following text is for question 4 to 8 A KID, returning without protection from the pasture, was pursued by a Wolf. Seeing he could not escape, he turned round, and said: "I know, friend Wolf, that I must be your prey, but before I die I would ask of you one favor you will play me a tune to which I may dance." The Wolf complied, and while he was piping and the Kid was dancing, some hounds hearing the sound ran up and began chasing the Wolf. Turning to the Kid, he said, "It is just what I deserve; for I, who am only a butcher, should not have turned piper to please you." 5. What is the best title for the story above? a. The stupid wolf b. Being smart is important c. A Kid and Wolf d. The Wolf which wants to prey the kid 6. What was the kid wanted before he would be its prey? a. Asking to some questions b. Asking the wolf to play melody c. Singing a song d. To meet with the pasture 7. What happened when the wolf played a tune? a. The kid was able to escape b. The kid danced with the wolf c. Some hounds hearing the sound and run to chase the wolf d. The kid asked the wolf to dance together 8. The word “escape” on line two has similar meaning with? a. Dance b. Hazy c. Run away d. Break up The following text is for question 9 to 13 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.
- 3. Horizon English Course Kebumen | www.horizonkebumen.com 3 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. 9. Where did Jack sell his cow? a. at a castle b. at the market c. at the giants castle d. on the way to the market 10. What is the story about? a. jack and a butcher b. jack and the giantess c. a poor widow and his son d. The giantess and her husband 11. 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. annoyed with d. displeased with 12. 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 13. What do we learn from the text?
- 4. Horizon English Course Kebumen | www.horizonkebumen.com 4 a. Jack's mother was a furious mother b Poverty makes people hopeless c. The giantess pity on jack d. Sincerity makes jack get something precious The following text is for question 14 to 16 Once three fish lived in a pond. One evening, some fishermen passed by the pond and saw the fish. “This pond is full of fish”, they told each other excitedly. “we have never fished here before. We must come back tomorrow morning with our nets and catch these fish!” So saying, the fishermen left. When the eldest of the three fish heard this, he was troubled. He called the other fish together and said, “Did you hear what the fishermen said? We must leave this pond at once. The fishermen will return tomorrow and kill us all!” The second of the three fish agreed. “You are right”, he said. “We must leave the pond.” But the youngest fish laughed. “You are worrying without reason”, he said. “We have lived in this pond all our lives, and no fisherman has ever come here. Why should these men return? I am not going anywhere – my luck will keep me safe”. The eldest of the fish left the pond that very evening with his entire family. The second fish saw the fishermen coming in the distance early next morning and left the pond at once with all his family. The third fish refused to leave even then. The fishermen arrived and caught all the fish left in the pond. The third fish’s luck did not help him – he was caught and killed. 14. When were they going to catch the fish? a. Yesterday b. Tomorrow morning c. Today d. Next week 15. What did the youngest fish say when his friend asked him to leave the pond? a. He said that he would leave the pond b. He said nothing c. He said he had lived there all his lives d. He never wanted to live in that pond 16. How many fish were there in the pond? a. One b. Two c. There d. More than there
- 5. Horizon English Course Kebumen | www.horizonkebumen.com 5 The Following text is for question 16 to 25 A Miraculous Tree Once upon a time, there was a hawker who sold mangoes. Every morning, he sold them along the roadside near the bog market. His mangoes were big, juicy, sweet and fragrant. Although he sold them at a high price, a lot of people bought from him. Eventually, he grew very haughty and conceited as his sales picked up. One Sunday morning, an hold dirty beggar wearing scruffy and smelly clothing stood in front of the mango stall. He begged the hawker for one mango. The beggar said politely, “Sir, I have not eaten a mango since I was ten. Can you please spare me just one fruit?” the proud hawker didn’t even give him a wink but continued to shout, “Mangoes! Mangoes!”. As the beggar stood right in front of his stall, other people had to move (further) away from the stall to avoid the beggar, and that affected the hawker’s business. Finally, the hawker got very angry and pushed the beggar away. In doing so, the old beggar tripped and slipped on a puddle of dirty water. A housewife who saw the incident felt sorry for the beggar and gave him a mango. The beggar was very touched and kept on saying. “Thank you” over and over again. He told the crowd that he was going to share the mango with them. He borrowed a knife from the butcher a few stall away, cut the mango in to smaller pieces and shared them with the people there. As for the big mango seed, the beggar dug a hole in the ground and buried the seed. Then, he asked the young butcher to give him some water to water the seed. After that, the beggar uttered some words. To everyone’s surprise, a small sprout shot up and rapidly grew into a mature mango tree bearing big, sweet, juicy and fragrant mangoes all over the tree. The beggar then plucked the fruit and gave them away to the people. The arrogant hawker left his own stall and joined the crowd to watch the beggar performing this miracle. After all the mangoes were given away to the people, the beggar walked into the crowd and disappeared. The proud hawker walked back to his stall and screamed, “ Who stole all my mangoes?”. Finally, he realized that all the mangoes growing on that tree actually belonged to him. The beggar, who was actually a high priest, had wanted to teach him a lesson. From that day onwards, this once haughty and conceited hawker became a humble and charitable person. 17. Why did people still buy mangoes from the hawker despite his high price? a. Because his fruits were the best b. Because his fruits were healthy c. Because his fruits were big, sweet, juicy and fragrant. d. Because his fruits were famous 18. What happened to the hawker when more and more people started to buy mangoes from him? a. He grew humble and courteous b. He grew haughty and conceited c. He grew loving and adorable d. He grew tough and unfriendly
- 6. Horizon English Course Kebumen | www.horizonkebumen.com 6 19. Whom did the hawker meet at the market on one Sunday morning? a. He met a butcher b. He met a fishmonger c. He met a beggar d. He met a magician 20. What did the beggar tell the hawker? a. He asked the hawker to exchange a mango for two apples b. He told the hawker that his mangoes were too expensive. c. He told the hawker not to shout too loud d. He told the hawker that he had not eaten a mango since he was ten and asked him for one 21. Did the hawker give the beggar a mango? a. Yes, he gave him one b. No, he didn’t c. No, he wanted to give, but the beggar was too choosy d. No, he wanted to but changed his mind when he saw the beggar was wearing a gold watch. 22. How did the people react when the beggar stood in front of the stall? a. They avoided the stall b. They stood around the stall c. They moved away from the stall to avoid the beggar d. They pushed the beggar away 23. Who gave the beggar a mango? Why? a. A housewife gave the beggar a mango because she felt sorry for him. b. A child gave the beggar a mango because he pitied him c. The butcher gave the beggar a mango because the mango was too sweet. d. The hawker gave the beggar a mango to make him go away 24. What did the beggar do with the mango? a. He ate half and gave the other half to the people. b. He cut it into smaller pieces, shared them with the people and buried the seed in the ground. c. He ate the seed and gave the flesh to the people d. He dug a hole and buried the mango in the ground. 25. The beggar uttered some words, then __________ a. A sprout appeared followed by a tree and then the mangoes. b. The ground opened up with full of mangoes in the pit c. Mangoes started to fall from the sky d. The hawker’s mangoes disappeared.
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