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·         Text 1

The Rats And The Elephants

Once upon a time there lived a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a group of elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats. Many of them were even crushed to death. 

Then taking of rats decided to approach the elephant's chief and request him to guide his herd through another route. On hearing the sad story, the elephant's king apologized and agreed to take another route. And so the lives of the rats were saved.

 One day elephant-hunters came to the jungle and trapped a group of elephants in huge nets. Then the elephant king suddenly remembered the king of the rats. He summoned on of the elephants of his herd, which had not been trapped, to go seek help from the king and told him about the trapped elephants.

 The rat's king immediately took his entire group of rats and they cut open the nets which had trapped the elephant's herd. The elephant herd was totally set free. They danced with joy and thank the rats. 

Ø  Vocabulary :

1.      Unknowingly : tidak mengetahui   

2.       Destroyed : merusak

3.      Decided : menentukan

4.       Approch : mengangkat

5.       Chief : pemimpin

6.      Guide : penunjuk jalan

7.       Hunters : pemburu

8.      Summon : mengundang

9.      Trapped : perangkap

Ø  Question :

 1. What type of text is the above text? It is …

A. a narrative text                               C. a recount text  

B. a description text                           D. an anecdote text

2. What destroyed the homes of all rats?

 A. a group of mice did                       C. elephant-hunter did

 B. the hunter did                                 D. a group of elephant did 

3. What helped the elephant's herd free?

 A. the elephant-hunter did                      C. the trapped elephants did

 B. the hunters did                                    D. entire group of rats did  

4. What is generic structure of "once upon a time there lived a group of mice under a tree in  

     peace"?

 A. Identification                                      C. Complication

 B. Orientation                                          D. Resolution

5. At the end of the story, how was the elephant's herd?

 A. angry                                                   C. happy

B. sad                                                        D. dead

·       Teks 2

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 can’t 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 I’ll kill you!” but the bird would not 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!

Ø  Vocabulary :

1.      screaming : teriak

2.      shouted     : teriak

3.      saw           : gergaji

Ø Question

1.   Where does the story take place?

A.   London                                                     C.   Jakarta

B.   Puerto Rico                                              D.   Buenos Aires

2.   What is the word that the parrot cannot say?

A.   Catano                                          C.   Canato

B.   Tacano                                          D.   Nacato

3.   How often did the owner teach the bird how to say the word?

A.   Always                                             C. Many times

B.   Everyday                                          D. Every second  

4.   Which statement is true according to the text?

A.   The parrot could say Catano                 C.   Catano was the name at the parrot

B.   At last the parrot could say Catano       D.   The man never got angry at the parrot

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.                            C.   The man killed the bird   

B.   The sold the bird.                                  D.   The man taught the bird 

·                          Teks 3

                                          Sura  and Baya

A long time ago, there were two animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was the name of a shark and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in a sea.

 Once Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a goat.

 "Yummy, this is my lunch," said Baya.

"No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy" said Sura. Then they fought for the goat. After several hours, they were very tired.

 Feeling tired of fighting, they lived in the different places. Sura lived in the water and Baya lived in the land. The border was the beach, so they would never fight again.

 One day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river. He was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he knew that Sura broke the promise.

 They fought again. They both hit each other. Sura bit Baya’s tail. Baya did the same thing to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up and Awent back to the sea. Baya was happy. 

Ø  Vocabulary :

1.Suddenly : tiba-tiba                 

2.Greedy     : serakah

3.several      : hanya beberapa

4.fought      : berjuang

Ø  Question :

1.      What is the title of a narrative text above? 

A.  Sura and Baya                         C.  Baya and Sura 

B.  Sura and Madu                        D.  Sura and Goat

2. How many characters in the story? 

A.  There are one                          C.  There are two

B.  There are five                          D.  There are seven

3. What is seen Baya? 

A.  A cat                                       C.  A goat and cow

B.  A lion                                      D.  A goat

 4. Why are they fighting? 

A.  They fight because of a goat   C.  They fight because of a cow

B.  They fight because of a love   D.  They fight because of a goat and cow

5. Anyone who violates the agreement between Sura and Baya? 

A.  Baya                                        C.  Cow

B.  Goat                                         D.  Sura

·         Text 4

Two Frogs

Two frogs had lived in a village all their lives. They thought they would like to go and see the big city that was about ten miles away.

They talked about it for a long time and at last they set off to the city. 

It was a hot day, and they soon began to feel tired. They had only gone a little way when one said to the other, "we must be nearly there, can you see the city?"

"No," said the other frog, "but if I climb on your back I might be able to see it." 

So he climbed up on the back of the other frog to see the city.

Now when the frog put up his head, his eyes could only see what was behind. And not what was in the front. So he saw the village they had just left.

"Can you see the city?" asked the frog who was below.

"Yes," answered the frog who had climbed up." I can see it. It looks just like our village."

Then the frogs thought that it was not worthwhile going any further. They went back and told the frogs in the village that they had seen the city, and it was just like theirs.

Ø  Vocabulary :

1.nearly : hampir

2.worthwhile : berguna

Ø Question :

1. What did they feel on their way to find a big city?

A. Happy.                               C. Sad

B. Glad                                   D. Tired.

2. Why did one of the frogs climb on the other's back?

A. It felt tired.

B. It was a hot day.

C. It could not see the city.

D. It thought it was worthwhile.

3. " ...at last they set off to see the city." (Paragraph 2) The underlined word means ....

A. left                                C. decided

B. gave up                         D. stopped 

4. What is the moral value of the text?

A. Never do something useless with your friends.

B. Never trust within a single opinion without other evidences.

C. We have to accept whatever information we receive.

D. We can always ask someone's opinions for anything

·                   Text 5

Kiai Gede

A long time ago, there lived an old man in the Penanggungan Mountain. His name was Kiai Gede Penanggungan. He had supernatural power. Kiai Gede Penanggungan had a beautiful daughter named Dewi Walangangin who was not married yet. Kiai Gede Penanggungan prayed days and nights for her daughter to have a husband. One day, a young handsome man came to his place. The name of the man was Jaka Pandelengan. He wanted to be Kiai Gede Penanggungan's student. Kiai Gede agreed to have Jaka as his student with one condition that he would marry her daughter. Jaka Pandelengan and Dewi Walangangin soon got married. Kiai Gede Penanggungan taught Jaka many things.

After several years, now it was time for the couple to live separately from Kiai Gede Penanggungan. They would move to another village. Kiai Gede gave some seeds of pari or paddy to the couple. He asked the couple to plant the seeds. He also warned the couple not to be arrogant when they were rich. He wanted the couple to help poor people. The couple started a new life. They planted the seed. Soon, the seeds grew and became a lot of rice. Now the couple became very rich. The poor neighbours came to the couple to ask for some pari seeds, but the couple refused to help them.

Kiai Gede heard about the couple's bad behavior. Soon he visited the couple. He met them when the couple was working in the field. Kiai Gede talked to the couple. He reminded the couple not to be arrogant, but the couple ignored him. They said nothing to Kiai Gede. Kiai Gede got very angry. Then he said, "You two are like temples. You do not listen to me". Right after he said those words, an incredible thing happened. Slowly, Jaka and Dewi turned into temples. Because the temples stood among the pari, people then named them as Pari Temples.

Ø  Vocabulary :

1.       Several : hanya beberapa                        5. Ignored : diabaikan

2. live separately :hidup terpisah                6. Incredible : luar biasa
3. behavior : tingkah laku 

Ø  Question :

1.  What did Jaka Pandelengan and his wife do to be rich?

A. Helped poor people.                    C. Planted pari seeds.

B. Had a great power.                      D. Built a temple.

2.   The couple becomes temples because ....

A. they were rich                              C. Kiai Gede liked them

B. Kiai Gede said so                         D. they were good people

3.      “... , an incredible thing happened."

      The underlined word means ....

A. untouchable                                  C. common

B. unbelievable                                 D. usual

4.      What can we learn from the story?

A. We should live separately from our parents.

B. We have to listen to our parent's advice.

C. We have to prepare a good paddy field.

D. We should refuse other people's help.

·       Text 6

One day, a young farm boy named Eragon finds a blue stone while hunting and tries to sell it for money. Unsuccessfully in his attempt, he takes the stone back to his cabin and lets it sit there until it hatches into a beautiful blue dragon. Eragon realizes he can talk to this secret pet dragon with his mind, and eventually learns that he and the dragon are part of a legacy of secret heroes called the riders.

With the help of Brom, a wise man, Eragon matures into his destiny. The challenges he faces include fighting a long-standing war, helping an ethereal elf and dealing with tragedy and revenge. Certain details, such as Eragon’s revelation that cannot read, develop this rich work and blend together to produce a number of plot twists. The story builds suspense steadily until the end.

Remarkably, author Cristopher Paolini began writing Eragon at the age of 15. Now 19, he has already established himself as an exciting new creator whose influences include Tolkien, McCaffrey, and others. His word is intricate, his character believable, and his writing engaging.

Hardcore, fans of fantasy and science fiction novels, will be enchanted by this well crafted fantasy and unquestionably will look forward to this exciting trilogy.

Ø Vocabulary :

1.       attempt : usaha                                 13. Remarkably : sungguh

2.       hatches : menetas                             14. Author : penulis

3.       realizes : menyadari                          15. Established : mapan  

4.       eventually : pada akhirnya               16. Creator : pencipta

5.       legacy : warisan                                  17. Influences : pengaruh  

6.       matures : jatuh tempo                      18. Intricate : rumit

7.       include : memasukkan                      19. Beliavable : terpercaya

8.       ethereal :sangat halus                       20. Enganging : menarik

9.       revelation  : wahyu                            21. Enchated : terpesona

10.   develop : mengembangkan              23. Crafted : dibuat

11.    Steadly : terus-menerus                   24. Unquestinably : dengan tak dapat diasingkan

12.    Revenge : balas dendam             

      

Ø  Question :

1. How did he Eragon communicate with his pet dragon?
            A. Through his gesture                       C. With his own language                   
            B. By his thought                                 D. With his eyes          
         

2. According to reviewer, the writer of the novel is ……..
            A. an exciting creator                          C. an intricate writer            
            B. a fantastic man                                E. a challenging person
         
3. We know from the text that the novel is ……
            A. boring                                            C. challenging
            B. amazing                                         D. Exaggerating

·       Teks 7

Ant and Dove

 An ant went to the river to get a drink. The water rushed so fast that he was washed off from the bank into the river."I shall drown" he cried. "Help! Help! Help!", but his voice was so tiny that it couldn't be heard. A dove was sitting on the tree hanging over the water. She saw the ant struggling and quickly nipped off a leaf and let it fall into the water. The ant climbed upon it and floated down the river until the leaf was washed upon the bank of the river.The ant called out in its tiny voice. 'Thank you, kind dove, you have saved my life", but of course the dove couldn't hear him.Several days after ward, the dove was again sitting on the tree, a hunter crept carefully up to the tree. His gun was pointed at the dove and he was about to shoot, when he was bitten in the leg by an ant.He cried out with pain and dropped his gun. This frightened the dove, and she flew away. "thank you, kind ant" cooed the dove. The ant heard it and happy that he could help her.

Ø  Vocabulary:

1.       Rushed : bergegas

2.       struggling : berjuang

3.       floated : melayang

4.       frightened : ketakutan

Ø  Question

1. Why did the hunter cry out with pain?

A. His gun was dropped down.                     C. His leg was bitten by the ant

B. His gun was exploded.                              D. His head was bitten by the dove.

2. What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?

            A. The dove saved the ant's life.                   C. The ant was thankful to the dove

            B. The ant called the dove.                            D. The dove couldn't hear the ant. 

3. What does the text (generally) tell us about?

A. The ant and the dove.                              C. The dove on the tree.

B. The ant near the river.                             D. The hunter and the dove.

4. What can we learn from the story?

A. Thanking each other for kindness is dangerous.

B. Helping each other is the best way in life.

C. Supporting each other in the crime.

D. Sharing each other, making wealthy life.

·         Teks 8

Batara Guru Sahala 

Once, a fisherman named Batara Guru Sahala lived in the Batak Land. One day, he caught a fish. He was surprised to find that the fish could talk. It begged Sahala to set it free. He did accordingly.

As soon as the fish was free, it changed into a woman. She was so beautiful that Sahala fell in love at once. He asked her to marry him. The woman agreed to marry Sahala. However, she told him that he must never let out the secret that she was once a fish. Sahala promised that he would not tell anyone about it.

They were happily married and had two daughters. Every morning Sahala went out fishing. One day, his daughters brought him his lunch. However, instead of bringing the food to their father, the two girls ate it. When Sahala knew what they had done with the meal, he got very angry. He shouted at them saying, "You behaved exactly like the daughters of the fish!”

They did not know what their father meant. They went home and asked their mother about it. Their mother was very upset. Although Sahala apologized to her, she would not forgive him for breaking his promise.

Then the earth began to shake, and the volcano started to erupt. The earth cracked and formed a big hole. It is said that the hole became the Toba Lake.

Ø  Vocabulary :

1.       accordingly : demikian 

2. apologized : meminta maaf 
3. formed : terbentuk 

Ø  Question

1.  What was Batara Guru Sahala?

A. A sailor.                                               C. A farmer

B. A tailor.                                                D. A fisherman. 

2.  What is the story about?

A. How the volcano erupted.                    C. How the lake Toba was created

B. How a fisherman caught a fish.            D. How the fish changed into a beautiful girl

3.  From the text we can learn that ....

A. Never keep a secret                                C. Never angry to your children

B. Don't break your promise                       D. Don't eat your father's lunch

Ø Teks 9

Dragon

Long ago on the top of Mount Kinabalu in Borneo, there lived a dragon. He owned a large and beautiful pearl. People believed that he controlled the weather with it.

The emperor of Chine heard this and wanted the pearl. He sent his two sons, Wee Ping and Wee San to Borneo to steal it. The princes, together with one hundred soldiers, set sail for Borneo in twelve sailing junks. 

When they arrived in Borneo they set out immediately to find the famous mountain. Their journey up the rugged slopes of mount Kinabalu proved very difficult. The dragon guarded his cave very fiercely and killed many of their soldiers. 

Then Wee San had clever idea. He climbed a tall tree, so he could see the dragon’s cave. He noted what time the dragon left his cave to hunt for food and what time he returned to it. 

Next he ordered his men to make a fake pearl and a large kite. He waited until the dragon left his cave. Then he placed the fake pearl in a bag, slung it across his shoulder and flew up to the mountain-top on the kite. He exchanged the real pearl for the fake one and then his brother pulled his kite back to the ground.

The brothers quickly returned to their ships and set sail for China. They sailed safely home. The Emperor was thrilled with the pearl and gave a big party to celebrate his sons’ return.

Ø  Vocabulary :

1.       controlled : dikendalikan

2.       sailing : pelayaran

3.       immediately : dengan segera

4.       guarded : berhati hati

5.       exchanged : ditukar

6.       fake : abal abal

7.       quickly : dengan cepat

8.       thrilled : senang

Ø  Question : 

1. Who was Wee San?

A. An Emperor from China                                         C. A son of Emperor

B. A dragon of Borneo                                                 D. A Borneo’s son

2. “… his men to make a fake pearl and large kite” (paragraph 5).

      What does the underlined word mean?

A. False                                                                         C. Glittering

B. Valuable                                                                   D. Expensive

3. The text above is written to ….

A. describe something important                              C. criticize certain persons

B. inform about a good event                                    D. amuse the readers

4. Paragraph 5 shows …. of the problem.

A. the resolution                                                       C. the description

B. the evaluation                                                       D. the recommendation

·                   Teks 10

Two Brothers 

Long ago, there were two brothers called Akomi and Ombah. They were ambitious and winning. Akomi, the elder brother, said, "If we become the King's employees, we can make laws to collect more money from the people. We will become very rich." 

They went to see King Aruya. Akomi said, "Your Majesty, let us be your ministers. We will make good laws. All your subjects will be happy. I am wise and clever. I know everything." 

King Aruya said angrily, "That is not true! Nobody knows everything. For example, do you know how many stars there are in the sky? Guards! Throw this liar into the river of crocodiles!"

Ombah's hands trembled. Then he thought to himself, "King Aruya will also punish me if I say the wrong thing. My brother said he knew everything and his answer was wrong. So if I say the opposite, my answer will be right." Ombah then said, to King Aruya, "Your majesty, I know nothing."

King Aruya said, "That is also a lie. Nobody knows nothing, truly! Everybody knows at least something. For example, you know your father's name, don't you? Guards! Throw him into the river of crocodiles, too!"

Ø  Vocabulary :

1.     ambitious : ambisius 

2.     employees : karyawan 

3.     punish : menghukum 

Ø Question :

1. The two brother's ambition was to …….

A.      become rich                             C.      help the King make good laws

     B.      become ministers                    D.      make the King's subjects happy

2. King Aruya called Akomi a liar because Akomi ……...

A.      knew everything                      C.      did not tell the truth

 B.      made him angry                      D.      wanted to collect money

3. Ombah said I know nothing because he …………..

 A.      did not want to lie to King Aruya     C.      did not know how many stars there  were                       

 B.      wanted to see the crocodiles              D.      thought that the answer would be right

4. Ombah's hands trembled because he...

       A.      was afraid                                         C.      was thinking hard

       B.      knew nothing                                    D.      had the right answer

5. From the story, we can see that King Aruya ……...

       A.      kept many crocodiles                       C.      did not need any ministers

       B.      could make good laws                      D.      disliked people who told lies

Kunci jawaban :

Text 1 :                                           Text 7 :                                               

1.      A                                           1. C

2.      D                                           2. C

3.      D                                           3. A

4.      B                                           4. B

5.      C

Text 2 :                                           Text 8 :                         

1.      B                                            1. D

2.      A                                            2. C

3.      C                                            3. B

4.      B

5.      D

Text 3 :                                            Text 9 :

1.      A                                             1. C

2.      C                                             2. A

3.      D                                             3. D

4.      A                                             4. A

5.      D

Text 4 :                                          Text 10 :

1.      D                                              1. A

2.      C                                              2. C

3.      A                                              3. D

4.      B                                              4. A

                                                 5.D

Text 5 :                                                 

1.      A

2.      A

3.      C

4.      B

Text 6 :

1.      B

2.      A

3.      B 

semoga bermanfaat. Good Luck!! :)