Text 1
THE MARVELLOUS PADI
PLANTS
Many years ago, there lived a hermit in a forest in Sumatra .
He did not grow food but depended on
jungle fruit to survive. Soon, there was a drought, and all the plants and
fruit trees in the jungle died.
The
old man had nothing to eat now, so he turned to begging. He went to a nearby
village to try to get some food. At first, the villagers were happy to help
him. However when he came continually, they refused to give him any more food. They told him to grow his own food.
One
day, while the hermit was sitting in his hut, sad and hungry, he began to think
about his own food. Just then, a boatman stopped by and, taking pity
on the hermit, gave him some padi seeds.
Before the boatman went away, he said, “These seeds will grow and give
you everlasting harvests if you work
very hard. If you tire of the work,
the padi will turn into weeds.”
The
old hermit worked hard to clear the land and sow the seeds before the rains
came. Strangely, after a short period of time, the padi was ready for
harvesting. The old man got a lot of
rice from the harvest. After each harvest, the plants grew back again right away.
When the villagers heard about the hermit and his wonderful padi, they
flocked to his padi-field and took home as much padi as they could.
One day.
The hermit became so tired of harvesting the padi that he shouted, “Oh, stop
growing, you wretched thing!” As soon as he had said this, the padi plants
turned into the weeds
1)
The text
above is in the _____ form.
a) anecdote b) descriptive c) narrative d) news item e) procedure
2)
Which of
the following statements is TRUE about the text?
a)
There was
plenty of food for the hermit during the drought.
b)
The hermit
became a farmer as soon as the drought began.
c)
The padi
plants stopped growing because of the hermit’s curse.
d)
The
villagers helped the hermit clear the land for the padi seeds.
e) The boatman gave some food to the hermit.
3)
The hermit
regretted _____.
a)
obtaining
seeds from the boatman d) giving padi to the villagers
b)
shouting
at the padi plants e) planting the padi seeds
c) begging for food
4)
“Soon,
there was a drought, and all the plants and fruit trees in the jungle
died.” (Paragraph 1)
The underlined word means _____.
a)
a strong
wind c) bad climate e)
a long dry season
b) terrible weather d)
continuous rain
5)
The
communicative purpose of the above text is ____.
a)
to
describe a particular person
b)
to
critique an event for a public audience
c)
to retell
events for the purpose of informing and entertaining
d)
to share
with others an account of an unusual and amusing incident
e) to amuse, entertain and to deal with actual or
vicarious experience in different ways
6)
“They told him to grow his own food.”
(Paragraph 2, line 6)
The word ‘they’ refers to ____.
a)
trees c) the villagers e) the villagers and the boatman
b)
padi
seeds d) the plants
Text 2
The Wind and The Sun
The Wind and The Sun
The Wind and the
Sun were disputing which was the stronger. Suddenly they saw a traveler coming
down the road, and the Sun said: “I see a way to decide our dispute. Whichever
of us can cause that traveler to take off his cloak shall be regarded as the
stronger. You begin. “So the Sun retired behind a cloud, and the Wind
began to blow as hard as it could upon the traveler. But the harder he blew the
more closely did the traveler wrap his cloak round him, till at last the Wind
had to give up in despair. Then Sun came out and shone in all his glory upon
the traveler, who soon found it too hot to walk with his cloak on.
1 The characters in
the text above are ….
a.
The wind, the sun
and the traveler
b.
the wind, the sun, and the snow
c.
The wind, the
traveler and the rain
d.
the wind, the sun and the tree
e.
The sun, the
traveler and the rain
2 The reorientation of the text is
….
a.
The Wind and the
Sun were disputing which was the
stronger
b.
Suddenly they saw a
traveler coming down the rod, and the Sun said: “I see a way to decide our
dispute. Which of us can cause that traveler to take of his cloak shall be
regarded as the stronger. You begin.”
c.
So the sun retired
behind a cloud, and the Wind began to blow as hard as it could upon the
traveler.
d.
But the harder he
blew the more closely did the traveler wrap his cloak round him, till at last
the Wind had to give up in despair.
e.
Then the Sun came
out and shone in all his glory upon the traveler, who soon found it hot to walk
with his cloak on.
3 The underlined word
in line 3 refers to ….
a.
the sun d. the traveler
b.
the earth
c.
the wind e. the snow
Text 3
The Tyrant Who Became a Just Ruler
Text 3
Once upon a time there was a beautiful
girl called Cinderella. She lived with her stepsister and stepmother. They were
very bossy. She had to do all the housework.
One
day an invitation to the ball came to the family. Her stepsister did not let
her go, so Cinderella was very sad. The stepsister went to the ball without
her.
Fortunately, the fairy good mother came
and helped her to get to the ball. At the ball, Cinderella danced with the
prince. The prince fell in love with her then he married her. They lived
happily ever after.
1. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the
text?
a.
Cinderella lived
with her stepsisters.
b.
Cinderella felt
happy with her husband.
c.
Cinderella felt
annoyed with her stepsisters.
d.
Cinderella was
help by a fairy to get to the ball.
e.
Cinderella was
helped by her stepsister to do all the housework.
2. The communicative purpose of this text is to ___.
a. entertain the readers with a fairy tale
b. describe how Cinderella went to the ball
c. persuade the readers to read the story
d. inform the readers about Cinderella’s marriage
e. explain to the readers why Cinderella’s stepsister
hated her so much
3. “They were very bossy.”
The word “bossy” means ____.
a.
furious
b.
arrogant
c.
sensitive
d.
offensive
e. domineering
Text 4
In the olden times there was a king who
was so cruel and unjust toward his subjects that he was always called The
Tyrant. So heartless was he that his people used to pray night and day that
they might have a new king.
One
day, much to their surprise, he called his people together and said to them,
“My dear subjects, the days of my tyranny are over. Henceforth, you shall live
in peace and happiness, for I have decided to try my rule henceforth justly and
well.”
The
King kept his words so well that soon he was known throughout the land as The
Just King. By and by one of his favourites came to him said, “Your Majesty, I
beg you to tell me how it was that you had this change of heart towards your
people.”
And the King replied, “As I was galloping
through my forests one afternoon, I caught sight of a hound chasing a fox. The
fox escaped into his hole, but not until he had been bitten by the dog so badly
that he would be lame for life. The hound, returning home, met a man who threw
a stone at him, which broke his leg. And the horse, starting to run, fell into
a hole and broke his leg. Here I came to my sense, and resolved to change my
rule. ‘For surely,” I said to myself, ’he who does evil will sooner or later be
overtaken by evil.”
1. Which of the statements is TRUE?
a. The King was chased by a fox.
b. The King’s behaviour never changed.
c. The man was thrown with a stone by a hound.
d. The King’s subjects hated him when he was a tyrant in
the olden times the King was loved by his subjects.
2. Paragraph two tells us that the King ___.
a.
never ended the
day of his tyranny
b.
showed his
surprise to his subjects
c.
decided to rule
his subjects unjustly
d.
warned his
subjects to obey his rules
e.
changed his
behaviour and became a just ruler
3. The communicative purpose of this text is ____.
a. to criticize a work of art
b. to describe a particular person
c. to describe how something is accomplished
d. to entertain and deal with actual and vicarious
experience
e. to share an account of unusual or amusing incidents with
others
4. The organization of the text above is ___.
a. Goal, Material, Steps
b. Identification, Description
c. Newsworthy event, Background Event, Sources
d. Orientation, Crisis, Reaction, Coda, Reflection
e. Orientation, Evaluation, Complication, Resolution,
Reorientation
5. To show the real words of the speakers, the writer
uses ___.
a. passive voice
b. direct speech
c. reported speech
d. simple past tense
e. simple present tens
Text 5
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 had. The butcher told the boy that the beans were of great value and persuaded the silly lad to sell the cow for the beans.
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 had. 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 home 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 part 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 tall woman on the doorstep. Jack greeted her and
asked for the giantess’ mercy to give him breakfast, because he felt 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.
1. Where did Jack sell his cow?
a. At a castle.
b. At the market.
c. At the giant’s castle.
d. At the butcher’s house.
e. On the way to the market.
2. What is the story about?
a. Jack and a butcher.
b. Jack and the giantess.
c. Jack and the beanstalk.
d. A poor widow and her son.
e. The giantess and her husband.
3. “Oh! It’s my husband!” cried the giantess. “What on
earth shall I do?” (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
4. Jack’s mother looked very furious when Jack told her
that ____.
a.
the beans were
very precious
b.
the butcher
bought his cow
c.
he had sold his
cow to a butcher
d.
he traded his cow
for the beans
e. he met a butcher on the way to the
market
5. What do we learn from the text
a.
Sincerity makes
Jack get something precious.
b.
Jack’s mother was
a furious woman.
c.
Poverty makes
people helpless.
d.
The giantess took
pity on Jack.
e.
Jack was an
innocent boy
Text 6
Once upon a time, there lived inJapan
Once upon a time, there lived in
While cutting wood by a steam one day, the
man saw a large peach floating on the water. He ran to pick it up. His wife was
excited because she had never seen such a large peach before. They were about
to cut the peach when they heard a voice from inside.
The couple was so surprised to do
anything. The peach then cracked open, and there was a beautiful baby inside.
The couple was very happy, of course. They named the baby Momotaro, which meant
“Peach boy.”
Momo grew up to be clever, courageous
young man. His ‘parents’ loved him very much.
One day, Momotaro told his parents that
he was going to fight the pirates who always attacked their village. These
pirates lived on an island a few kilometers away. Momotaro’s mother packed his
food, and his father gave him a sword. Having blessed Momotaro, they sent him
off on his journey.
Sailing on his boat, Momotaro met an
eagle going in the same direction. They became good friends; soon, both of them
arrived on the island of the Pirates.
Momotaro drew out the sacred sword his
father had given him and began to fight the pirates. The eagle flew over the
thieves’ heads, pecking at their eyes. Finally, the pirates were defeated.
Momotaro brought home all the goods that
pirates had stolen. His parents were proud of him, and they were overjoyed at
his victory and safe return.
1. The story happened ____.
a. in Japan
b. on the boat
e. on the island of the pirates
c. by the stream
2. Who is the main character in the story?
a. The lucky peasant.
b. The blessed child.
c. The defeated pirates.
d. The peasant’s wife.
e. Momotaro, the peach boy.
3. “Having blessed Momotaro, they sent him off on his
journey.” (Paragraph 5)
From the sentence we know that Momotaro’s parents ___
him to fight the pirates.
a.
joined
b.
refused
c.
forbade
d.
allowed
e. declined
4.
When the peasant
and his wife saw a beautiful baby boy inside the large peach, they ___ and
named him Momotaro.
a. felt annoyed
b. were anxious
c. seemed afraid
d. were very glad
e. looked surprised
e. looked surprised
5. What do we learn from the story?
a. We should do our
best.
b. Momotaro is a
brave man.
c. There is no gain
without pain.
d. Happiness will
find you if you try.
e. The peasant and his wife are good persons
Text 7
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.
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 didn’t 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 didn’t 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.
1. The Kingdom was
located in……..
a.Sumatera b.Sulawesi
c. Java
d.Papua
e. Bali
2. People……….the King
Prabu.
a. .hated b.liked c.disliked
d. connected with e.
ruled
3.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.
d The
princess had the bad behavior.
e. The
Prabu and his wife were wise.
4.What
kind of text is it?
a.Descriptive b.
Report c.
Narrative
d.
Recount
e. Procedure
5. The communicative
purpose of the story is…..
a. to
describe the
King
b.
to
entertain the readers
c. to persuade the
readers
d. to describe the
Kingdom
e.
to retell the past experience
6. The first paragraph
is called…..
a.
Complication
b.
Orientation
c.
Resolution d. Reorientation e. Coda
Text 8
Text 8
The Sun and The Wind
To
see which was the stronger, The Sun and The Wind challenged each other to strip
the clothes from the first passerby.
The
Wind puffed with all the air in its
lung; but the more it blew the more the man drew his clothes tight around him
and, feeling a bit cold, he even pulled on a cloak.
The
Sun didn’t do anything so strenuous; all it did was shine. And gradually the
man grew hotter and hotter until he took off all his clothes to go for swim.
Which just goes to show that gentle persuasion is more effective than violence.
1. What is the genre of the text?
A. Spoof
B. Recount
C. Descriptive
D. Procedure
E. Narrative
2. The Wind puffed with all the air
in its lung. The word in italic,
refers to ….
A.
The
Clothes
B.
The
Air
C.
The
Wind
D.
The
Sun
E.
The
Passerby
3. What did The Wind do to win the
challenge?
A.
The
Wind shone.
B.
The
Wind blew slowly.
C.
The
Wind made the passerby feel cold.
D.
The
Wind stripped the passerby’s clothes.
E.
The
Wind puffed the passerby with all the air in its lung.
4. He even pulled on a cloak (paragraph.2). What is the synonym of the word in
italic?
A. Take
B. Took off
C. Push
D. Wear
E. Open
5. What did The Sun do to win the challenge?
A. The Sun puffed the passerby with
all the air in its lung.
B. The Sun made the passerby feel
cold.
C. The Sun blew slowly.
D. The Sun shone.
E. The Sun stripped the passerby’s
clothes.
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