Belajar Teks Bahasa Inggris, Narrative Text

Selamat datang kembali di sekolah dan kamu akan mendapat tugas belajar, beberapa mata pelajaran menunggu untuk dipelajari bersama dengan gurumu khususnya bahasa Inggris.

Sangat menyenangkan dan menantang mempelajari teks dalam bahasa Inggris dengan beberapa topik teks yang beragam dan bervariasi, mengenai pemahaman, struktur dan melalui contoh-contoh pertanyaan dengan jawabannya.

Jika dilihat dari kurikulum 2013, mata pelajaran yang diajarkan khususnya mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris mengalami sedikit perubahan dalam alokasi waktu bahan ajar. Pada kurikulum KTSP, materi pembelajaran teks bahasa Inggris mendapat alokasi waktu yang cukup banyak. Materi pembelajaran teks bahasa Inggris secara umum membahas lebih lanjut tentang pengertian dan struktur teks bahasa Inggris.

Sedangkan pada kurikulum 2013, materi pembelajaran teks bahasa Inggris sangat beragam dan lebih detil, untuk itu kalian para siswa diharapkan dapat mempelajari teks dengan mudah dengan berlatih untuk menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang berkaitan dengan topik yang dipelajari. Belajar teks bahasa Inggris dengan pemahaman dan contoh-contoh pertanyaan dalam topik Narrative Text secara sederhana dan mudah.

Teks Bahasa Inggris Narrative Text / Teks Narasi

Narrative text merupakan jenis teks bahasa Inggris yang cukup sering ditemui dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Jenis teks ini merupakan salah satu materi pembelajaran di bangku SMA.

Selain itu, narrative text juga sering muncul dalam berbagai ujian atau tes kemampuan bahasa Inggris. Oleh karena itu, narrative text ini perlu dipahami dengan baik, mulai dari struktur, ciri, hingga jenis-jenisnya. Berikut ini uraian mengenai pengertian, struktur, ciri-ciri, dan jenis narrative text yang telah dirangkum dari berbagai sumber.

Pengertian Narrative Text / Teks Narasi

Narrative text adalah sebuah teks yang menceritakan rangkaian suatu peristiwa secara berurutan dan saling terhubung satu sama lain. Jenis teks ini memiliki sifat imajinatif atau cerita khayalan yang bertujuan untuk menghibur pembacanya.

Umumnya narrative text menyajikan sebuah cerita dengan masalah yang dapat memicu konflik untuk menarik minat pembaca. Kemudian, di bagian akhir penulis akan menutupnya dengan akhir cerita yang bahagia atau menyedihkan.

Struktur Narrative Text / Teks Narasi

Teks Narasi memiliki struktur yang membangun sebuah cerita dalam narrative text. Secara umum, struktur narrative text ini terdiri dari tiga bagian, yaitu orientasi, komplikasi, dan resolusi.

Struktur narrative text adalah:

1. Orientasi

Orientasi merupakan bagian pengenalan dalam narrative text. Bagian ini memuat latar waktu, latar tempat, dan deskripsi tokoh yang diceritakan dalam tulisan.

2. Komplikasi

Komplikasi merupakan struktur kedua dalam narrative text yang memuat konflik, masalah atau krisis dalam cerita tersebut. Penulis biasanya menjabarkan satu masalah atau lebih, masalah yang dijabarkan pun bisa berupa konflik mayor ataupun konflik minor.

3. Resolusi

Resolusi merupakan bagian akhir dari sebuah narrative text yang memuat pemecahan masalah dari konflik yang terjadi di bagian komplikasi. Resolusi ini menjadi bagian dari cerita dan bisa mengisahkan akhir yang bahagia atau menyedihkan.

Ciri-ciri Narrative Text / Teks Narasi

Setelah memahami struktur narrative text, perlu juga diketahui ciri-cirinya. Ciri-ciri narrative text ini merupakan pembeda narrative text dengan jenis text bahasa Inggris lainnya.

Ciri-ciri narrative text:

1. Umumnya menggunakan kata ganti seperti I, we, she, dan he karena hanya fokus pada satu tokoh dan biasanya individual.

2. Narrative text umumnya disusun dengan kalimat Past Tense, seperti Simple Past Tense, Past Continuous, dan lainnya. Beberapa narrative text biasanya menggunakan dialog untuk meningkatkan imajinasi pembaca.

Jenis Narrative Text / Teks Narasi

Narrative text memiliki beberapa jenis, yaitu:

1. Folklore

Folklore atau cerita rakyat merupakan cerita turun temurun dari leluhur hingga menjadi sebuah tradisi, baik lisan maupun setengah lisan. Di Indonesia terdapat beberapa cerita rakyat yang cukup terkenal, salah satunya adalah Bawang Merah Bawang Putih.

2. Fabel

Fabel merupakan cerita tentang binatang yang seakan-akan berperilaku menyerupai manusia, salah satu contohnya yaitu cerita Si Kancil dan Buaya. Fabel merupakan salah satu jenis narrative text yang mengandung banyak pesan moral.

3. Mitos

Mitos atau myth dalam bahasa Inggris adalah kisah yang berlatar masa lalu. Umumnya mitos ini bercerita tentang dewa-dewa atau pahlawan yang mengandung penafsiran tentang asal-usul semesta alam.

4. Legenda

Legenda atau legend merupakan salah satu contoh narrative text berupa cerita rakyat zaman dahulu. Legenda biasanya menceritakan asal-usul atau peristiwa sejarah atau tempat. Adapun contoh legenda yang cukup terkenal yaitu cerita tentang Danau Toba dan cerita tentang Gunung Tangkuban Perahu.

5. Dongeng

Dongeng atau yang dalam bahasa Inggris disebut fairytale merupakan cerita yang biasanya dibacakan kepada anak-anak menjelang tidur. Dongeng memiliki arti cerita ajaib yang tidak benar-benar terjadi atau hanya sekadar khayalan.

6. Cerita Romansa

Contoh narrative text selanjutnya yaitu cerita romansa atau yang dalam bahasa Inggris disebut romance / love story. Sesuai namanya, cerita romansa merupakan salah satu jenis narrative text yang berfokus pada kisah percintaan. Contoh cerita romansa yang cukup terkenal di dunia yaitu kisah Romeo and Juliet dan cerita Layla Majnun.

7. Cerita Misteri

Cerita misteri merupakan salah satu jenis narrative text berupa cerita misteri atau cerita-cerita yang belum diketahui secara pasti.

8. Cerita Horor

Cerita horor adalah jenis narrative text yang di dalamnya mengandung cerita-cerita seram tentang hantu dan makhluk tak kasat mata lainnya.

9. Cerita Petualangan

Cerita Petualangan atau dalam bahasa Inggris disebut adventure stories merupakan salah satu jenis narrative text yang memuat cerita tentang petualangan menarik dan menantang. Salah satu contoh cerita petualangan yaitu Sinbad dan Alibaba.

10. Cerita Sejarah

Jenis narrative text berikutnya yaitu cerita sejarah atau historical narrative. Cerita sejarah ini biasanya memuat tentang kisah atau asal mula fakta kejadian masa lalu yang memiliki nilai sejarah. Salah satu contoh jenis narrative text historical review yang cukup terkenal di Indonesia yaitu Perang Diponegoro.

Contoh Narrative Text / Teks Narasi

Soal-soal teks bahasa Inggris dapat bermacam-macam topiknya. Beberapa topik atau cerita teks naratif yang sering dibahas dalam pembelajaran teks bahasa Inggris adalah cerita Sangkuriang, legenda Danau Toba, Magic Candle, cerita Timun Mas, Princess and the Pea, Malin Kundang, Cinderella, dan masih banyak lagi cerita naratif lainnya.

Mengenai contoh soal esai teks narasi sebenarnya sama saja dengan soal pilihan ganda. Soal esai bersifat subjektif, sedangkan soal pilihan ganda bersifat objektif. Jenis soal subjektif atau objektif tidak menentukan tingkat kesulitan suatu soal. Begitu pula jenis soal LOTS, MODS, dan HOTS juga tidak menentukan tingkat kesulitan suatu soal. Artinya soal kategori HOTS tidak harus lebih sulit dari soal kategori MODS.

Soal teks naratif kelas 10 pada kurikulum 2013 lebih fokus pada jenis teks naratif legendaris, pada kurikulum KTSP cerita legendaris ini dapat diberikan di kelas 12. Perlu kita ketahui bahwa teks naratif terdiri dari beberapa jenis antara lain legenda, fabel, dongeng, kisah cinta, dan mitos. Berbagai contoh soal teks naratif dan kunci jawaban berikut ini kemudian lebih disesuaikan dengan materi kurikulum 2013 dimana banyak terjadi pengurangan topik pembelajaran dari yang lebih luas mencakup semua jenis teks bahasa Inggris seperti kurikulum KTSP.

Teks tanya jawab bahasa inggris ini tidak sulit dan tentunya soal-soal berikut ini bisa dijadikan bahan latihan dan penambah kosa kata. Kita semua tahu bahwa masalah utama mengapa soal bahasa Inggris sering dianggap sulit adalah karena kita tidak tahu maksudnya. Mengatasi masalah klasik dalam belajar bahasa Inggris ini adalah dengan menambahkan sebanyak mungkin kata ke dalam kosakata kita.

Untuk mengetahui jenis soal yang diberikan setelah pemahaman dalam membaca / reading comprehension baik tipe teks essay atau functional text bisa membaca berbagai variasi soal yang ditanyakan setalah membaca teks bahasa Inggris.

Beberapa contoh-contoh teks naratif yang dilengkapi dengan soal adalah sebagai berikut:

Text 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.

Question:

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

Text 2

A long time ago, there lived on the island of Bali a giant-like creature named Kebo Iwo. The people of Bali used to say that Kebo 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 Kebo 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 Kebo Iwo to build them a very deep well, and rebuild all the houses and temples he had destroyed. After they fed Kebo 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. Kebo 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 Kebo Iwo is known as Mount Batur.

Question:

6. Which of the following facts is true about Kebo Iwo?

A. Kebo Iwo eats little meat.

B. Kebo Iwo is a destroyer who cannot do anything.

C. Kebo Iwo was angry because his food was stolen by the Balinese.

D. Kebo Iwo destroyed the entire house but did not destroy the temple.

E. Kebo eats food equivalent to the food of a thousand people.

7. Why does Kebo Iwo feel angry with the Balinese people?

A. Because Balinese people eat their food.

B. Because the Balinese took the food so the barn was empty.

C. Because the Balinese people do not give him food.

D. Because the people of Bali are starving.

E. Because the Balinese people became angry.

8. According to the story, if Kebo Iwo had never existed on the island of Bali, what do you think would have happened?

A. There will be no island of Bali

B. Balinese people will never get angry.

C. All Balinese people will live in prosperity.

D. We cannot see the beauty of Lake Batur.

E. Mount Batur is no longer a holy place today.

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. Turning Against

D. Beat

E. Change

10. What is Mount Batur?

A. Lake built by Kebo Iwo

B. The well dug by Kebo Iwo

C. The mountain built by Kebo Iwo

D. Mound of earth dug from a well by Kebo Iwo.

E. House built by the Balinese people for Kebo Iwo.

Text 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.

Questions:

11. What differentiated one village from another in ancient times in the New Territories?

A. Another village

B. Mountains

C. Forest

D. Hill

E. Towers and logs

12. Who is Ah Tim?

A. The young woman's brother

B. The young woman's son

C. The teenage girl's brothers and nieces

D. The son of the teenage girl's brother

E. One of the men who took the stick.

13. Who walks in front when in the forest?

A. Ah Tim

B. The woman

C. The woman's son

D. His brother's nephew

E. Baby and mother

14. How did the wolf catch Ah Tim?

A. He's afraid

B. He tripped over a stone

C. He ran slowly

D. The woman cried

E. Wolves are good runners

15. The woman gave her child to the wolf because....

A. He loves his nephew more than his son.

B. He thought about what would become of his brother.

C. He wanted his son to be eaten by wolves.

D. He's crazy.

E. He holds a grudge against his brother.

16. Why do villagers carry sticks?

A. Weapons to defeat wolves

B. Bring the niece

C. For firewood.

D.To play

E. To build houses for women.

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

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.

Text 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 exhausten 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 not 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 Mountain Tangkuban Perahu. Which means an upside-down boat. From a distant the mount really looks like an upside down boat.

Questions:

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 the story, Tumang is….

A. is actually a handsome prince

B. married Dayang Sumbi

C. Sangkuriang's pet dog

D. good at deer hunting

E. was actually Dayang Sumbi's father.

23. What does Dayang Sumbi look like?

A. She likes weaving clothes

B. He looked for deer liver

C. She is beautiful

D. He was looking at his fallen equipment.

E. He and his son are the same.

24. What makes Dayang Sumbi stay young?

A. He sets the conditions for doing something

B. A young man fell in love with her

C. He married a dog

D. He knows how to take care of his body

E. God gave her eternal beauty.

25. Who is the main character in the story?

A. Dayang Sumbi and Sangkuriang.

B. King Dayang Sumbi, dogs and Sangkuriang.

C. Raja, Dayang Sumbi, dog, Sangkuriang, ganie, and spirit.

D. Raja, Dayang Sumbi, dog, Sangkuriang, mountain, boat, genie, and spirit

E. Raja, Dayang Sumbi, sister, daughter, dog, youth, Sangkuriang, mountains, boats, genies, spirits and gods.

26. What moral values can we learn from the story?

A. People should keep their word at all times

B. Don't make promises easily

C. Never hesitate to do good

D. We should not hate our descendants

E. Just do what we have planned.

27. “He brought him a tumbling tool.” The underlined word “He” refers to……

A. Sangkuriang

B. Tumang

C. Dayang Sumbi

D. King

E. Dad

28. “if you were a man, I would marry you” (verse 2). the meaning of this sentence is the person who helped Dayang Sumbi become who she is….

A. Husband

B. Helper

C. Boss

D. Son

E. King

29. The complications start when….

A. Sangkuriang arrived at his own village

B. Tumang came carrying Dayang Sumbi's fallen items

C. Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to look for deer liver

D. Dayang Sumbi and Sangkuriang fell in love and decided to get married

E. Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to build a lake and a boat in one night.

30. "Once upon a time, in West Java, Indonesia, there lived a wise king who had a beautiful daughter." (paragraph 1). What is the function of the sentence above?

A. Crisis

B. Complications

C. Orientation

D. Reorientation

E. A resolution

Text 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!

Questions:

31. The story is about….

A. Two children are attending school for the first time.

B. A very kind wizard.

C. A father who asks a witch for money.

D. The stepmother who saved her children from a witch.

E. Two children save their stepmother from a witch.

32. Which statement is FALSE about witches?

A. He locked Hansel in a cage

B. He plans to eat Hansel & Gretel

C. He fell into the sea

D. He hates children

E. He told 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 does the stepmother find her children?

A. She walked into the forest

B. She was tired and met his children

C. She peeked through the window of the witch's cottage

D. She fell down the cliff

E. She was pushed against the wall.

Text 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!

Questions:

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.

Questions:

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. arhetorical 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.

Ingin mahir / fasih berbahasa Inggris? Tentu saja banyak solusinya seperti membaca buku, mencari sumber materi dan memperbanyak latihan soal teks. Hal di atas adalah pilihan tepat untuk pembelajaran yang menyenangkan, cepat dan cerdas. Hal ini tentunya akan mengajarkan kalian untuk fasih berbahasa Inggris dengan menyajikan kosakata yang paling penting dan sering digunakan; contoh kalimat, dialog, obrolan yang sesuai dengan situasi dan lokasi; serta tip tata bahasa.

Sekian penjelasan mengenai Narrative text yang bisa kalian pelajari, dan jangan lupa tetap belajar dan berlatih soal bahasa Inggris.

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