Narrative

By TITIN SUMARNI

​Narrative Text Quiz

Multiple Choice

A man and his son were going to the market. While they were walking, a countryman passed and said, “You fool, what a donkey for but to ride upon?”

So the man put the boy on the donkey. But soon, some passersby said, “See that lazy, young steer. He lets his father walk while he rides.”

So the man ordered his boy to get off and got on himself, but the passerby said, “Shame on… that lazy old man, he lets his poor son walk, while he rides.”

The man did not know what to do. Last, he took his boy on the donkey. Then the passerby said, “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself for overloading the poor donkey?”

The man and the boy got off. They cut down a pole, tied the donkey’s feet to it and raised the pole to their shoulders. They arrived to a bridge when the donkey, getting one of its feet loose, kick all out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle, the donkey fell over the bridge, and then it was drowne

“… tied the donkey’s feet to it ….” (last paragraph).

The underlined word refers to ….

• The market

• The donkey

• The pole

• The river

Multiple Choice

Tulip Fairy Story

Once upon a time, in a small village near the forest, there was a kind hearted old lady who lived in a small house. The old woman loved her garden and one flower she always loved is tulip. Because of it, she built a small garden full with colorful tulip.

Because of her love too, she made a small bed in the middle of the tulip garden and often spent the night there. One night, she slept in the middle of the garden. But there was something strange because unlike usual, she heard a sound from the garden. There was babies laughing and sweet singing. She tried to find out where the sound came from but she found nothing.

On the following night, she once again slept in the garden. And once again, she heard the sounds; babies laughing and sweet singing. She was curious. She walked along the garden quietly. She was surprised; there, somewhere in the garden, she found a little fairy mother rocking and humming the tulip flower like a cradle. There was a little fairy baby, laughing and playing in the tulip cup.

The old woman walked back to her house. From that moment, she never picked the tulip. She did not allow other people touch her beloved flowers.

Mention the Characters of the story above!

• The Old Lady

• The Small Villager

• The Colorful Tulips

• The Small Bed

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of Narrative Text ?

• To notice someone

• To entertain the reader

• To describe particular thing

• To tell the past event

Multiple Choice

"Once upon a time, there was a brave young man named Malin Kundang who lived in a small village near the sea. Malin came from a poor family, but he dreamed of becoming wealthy. One day, he set sail with a trading ship, promising to return and take care of his mother. Many years passed, and Malin became a rich merchant, but he forgot his promise and was ashamed of his poor mother. When he finally returned to the village, he refused to acknowledge her. Heartbroken, his mother cursed him, and Malin was turned into stone as punishment."

What type of narrative is the story of Malin Kundang?

• Myth

• Fable

• Fairy tale

• Legend

Multiple Choice

I walked to the school alone ...

• today

• yesterday

• next day

• tomorrow

• now

Multiple Choice

… he read novel last night?

• Do

• Done

• Does

• Did

• Is

Multiple Choice

I … this scissors to cut the grass yesterday

• cuted

• cutes

• cut

• cutting

• to cut

Multiple Select

Royhan and Jefri ... trying to escape from dormitory last June

• Were

• Was

• Are

• Always

Multiple Choice

One day a man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted to send it to his mother who lived far in another town through a delivery company. Meanwhile he was looking at sad young girl who was sitting in front of the flower shop. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother but my money is not enough”. The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl a rose and he ordered for his own mother flowers too.

After buying a rose flower for the girl the man offered the girl a ride to her home. She said” yes please! You can take me to my mother. She directed him to a cemetery. The girl placed the rose on her mother’s fresh grave. Knowing the girl’s mother had died the man realized that he must show his love to his mother while she was still alive. Then the man returned to the flower shop. He cancelled the flower delivery order picked up the rose flower and drove to reach his mother’s house.

We can learn that we have to ….

• Show our loves to our mother

• Buy flowers for our mothers

• Keep our mother alive

• Obey to our mother

Multiple Choice

The Bear and the Two Friends

Once, two friends were walking through the forest. They knew that anything dangerous can happen to them at any time in the forest. So they promised each other that they would remain united in case of danger.

Suddenly, they saw a large bear approaching tern. One of the friends at once climbed a nearby tree. But the other one did not know how to climb. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless, pretending to be a dead man.

The bear came near the man lying on the ground. It smelt his ears and slowly left the place. Because the bear did not touch him, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend on the ground, "Friend, what did the bear tell you into your ears?"The other friend replied, "He advised me not to believe a false friend.

What is genre of the text?

• Legend

• Fable

• Fairy tales

• Myth

Multiple Choice

A man and his son were going to the market. While they were walking, a countryman passed and said, “You fool, what a donkey for but to ride upon?”

So the man put the boy on the donkey. But soon, some passersby said, “See that lazy, young steer. He lets his father walk while he rides.”

So the man ordered his boy to get off and got on himself, but the passerby said, “Shame on… that lazy old man, he lets his poor son walk, while he rides.”

The man did not know what to do. Last, he took his boy on the donkey. Then the passerby said, “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself for overloading the poor donkey?”

The man and the boy got off. They cut down a pole, tied the donkey’s feet to it, and raised the pole to their shoulders. They arrived at a bridge when the donkey, getting one of its feet loose, kick all out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle, the donkey fell over the bridge, and then it was drowned.

What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

• The man and his son took a rest near the bridge

• The man and his donkey arrived at the market

• The man’s behavior made the donkey alive

• The donkey was carried by its owners

Multiple Choice

1. Arrange the sentences below into a correct narrative!

(1) At the further of the wood was another pretty cottage

(2) There was once a sweet maid who lived in a pretty cottage

(3) She gave her a red clock with a hood which she always wear

(4) Where grandmother lived in

(5) Everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother loved her most of all

(6) So, people called her Red Riding Hood

The best arrangement is...

• a. 2-1-3-4-5-6

• b. 2-3-1-4-5-6

• c. 1-2-3-4-5-6

• d. 1-2-4-3-5-6

• e. 2-1-4-5-3-6

Multiple Choice

The Bear and the Two Friends

Once, two friends were walking through the forest. They knew that anything dangerous can happen to them at any time in the forest. So they promised each other that they would remain united in case of danger.

Suddenly, they saw a large bear approaching tern. One of the friends at once climbed a nearby tree. But the other one did not know how to climb. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless, pretending to be a dead man.

The bear came near the man lying on the ground. It smelt his ears and slowly left the place. Because the bear did not touch him, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend on the ground, "Friend, what did the bear tell you into your ears?"The other friend replied, "He advised me not to believe a false friend.

What moral value we can get from the text?

• Bear will not harm a dead man

• True friend always stand by us in ups and downs

• we have to save ourselves

• we have to learn how to climb

Multiple Choice

Did you .... to college by motorcycle yesterday ?

• go

• goed

• went

• want

Multiple Choice

What is the dominant structure used in the narrative text ?

• Simple Present Tense

• Present Continuous Tense

• Simple Past Tense

• Past Perfect Tense

Multiple Choice

What is resolution of the text?

• Where the problems in the story developed.

• Where the story is began.

• Where the problems in the story is solved.

• Where the story is ended.

Multiple Choice

What is complication of the text?

• Where the problems in the story developed.

• Where the story is began.

• Where the problems in the story is solved.

• Where the story is ended.

Multiple Choice

What is the social function of the narrative text?

• to tell stories or past events and entertain the readers.

• to tell stories or past events and inform the readers.

• to tell stories or future events and share to the readers.

• to tell stories or present events and inform the readers.

Multiple Choice

Choose which is NOT part of the generic structure in the narrative text!

• Complication

• Orientation

• Event

• Resolution

Multiple Choice

The generic structure of narrative text are...

• Complication, Resolution, and Orientation.

• Orientation, Resolution, and Complication.

• Resolution, Orientation, and Complication.

• Orientation, Complication, and Resolution.