Narrative Text Exercise

Why did Malin Kundang and his mother have to live hard?

• They wanted to be rich

• Malin's father was passed away

• Malin's mother loved money so much

• Malin and his mother wanted to buy a big house

Give an example that Malin Kundang was a healthy, diligent, and strong boy!

• He could go to sea to catch fish

• He was never sick

• He won some competition

• He was very healthy

How did the merchant allow Malin Kundang to join him in the sail?

• Malin forced him

• Merchant felt pity with Malin

• They needed a new crew

• Malin helped the merchant to defeat pirates

What happened many years after Malin Kundang join the sail?

• Malin Kundang never came back to his village anymore

• Malin took his wife to meet his mother

• Malin Kundang came back to his village to pick up his mother

• Malin Kundang became wealthy

How did the local people react when they saw Malin Kundang landing on the coast?

• They didn't care

• They didn't know that he was Malin

• They recognized that he was Malin Kundang

• They were adored him

What did Malin Kundang’s mother do when she heard that Malin Kundang landed on the coast?

• Malin's mother didn't care about the news

• Malin's mother ran to the beach to meet him

• Malin's mother didn't believe that her son was back and rich

• Malin's mother was angry

What made Malin Kundang’s mother sad and angry?

• Malin refused her and said that he never had mother like her

• Malin never came home for long time

• Malin didn't take her to town

• Malin said that he never missed his mother

What did she do when Malin Kundang denied that she was his mother?

• Cursed him

• Apologized him

• Pray for him

• Thank to him

How did the curse happen?

• Malin was thrown from the ship

• A thunderstorm came and turned Malin into stone

• He fell into see

• He was thrown to a small island

What is the moral of the story?

• Never be a cruel son/daughter

• Love our old mom

• Do not care about our mom

• Give our mom a big house