Narrative 9B

True Friends

Once upon a time, there were two close friends who were walking through the forest together. They knew that anything dangerous can happen any time in the forest. So they promised each other that they would always be together in any case of danger.

Suddenly, they saw a large bear getting closer toward them. One of them climbed a nearby tree at once. But unfortunately the other one did not know how to climb up the tree. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless and pretended to be a dead man.

The bear came near to the one who was lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and slowly left the place because the bears do not want to touch the dead creatures. After that, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend that was on the ground, “Friend, what did the bear whisper into your ears?” The other friend replied, “Just now the bear advised me not to believe a false friend”.

What is the story about?

• It’s about the bear who was angry to the men.

• It’s about two friends’ way to face difficulty.

• It’s about a bear that afraid of a dead creature.

• It’s about a man who is whispered by a bear.

True Friends

Once upon a time, there were two close friends who were walking through the forest together. They knew that anything dangerous can happen any time in the forest. So they promised each other that they would always be together in any case of danger.

Suddenly, they saw a large bear getting closer toward them. One of them climbed a nearby tree at once. But unfortunately the other one did not know how to climb up the tree. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless and pretended to be a dead man.

The bear came near to the one who was lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and slowly left the place because the bears do not want to touch the dead creatures. After that, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend that was on the ground, “Friend, what did the bear whisper into your ears?” The other friend replied, “Just now the bear advised me not to believe a false friend”.

What is the moral value of the story above?

• A friend indeed is a friend in need

• A dump man can’t be a good friend

• We can only have a good friend

• Don’t trust someone else except your friend

The bear came near to the one who was lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and slowly left the place because the bears do not want to touch the dead creatures. After that, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend that was on the ground, “Friend, what did the bear whisper into your ears?” The other friend replied, “Just now the bear advised me not to believe a false friend”.

What is the main idea of the paragraph above?

• The bear didn’t want to eat dead body

• The bear whispered to the dead man

• The bear climb up the tree

• The bear advised the man on the tree

The bear came near to the one who was lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and slowly left the place because the bears do not want to touch the dead creatures.

What does the word It in “It smelt in his ears,….” refer to?

• The man lying down on the ground

• The dead creatures

• The friend

• The bear

“Just now the bear advised me not to believe a false friend”.

What does it mean with the phrase false friend.

• Good friend

• Fake friend

• True friend

• Best friend

“Friend, what did the bear whisper into your ears?”

The word whisper means ….

• A beautiful song

• Soft voice

• A speech

• A poem

Suddenly, they saw a large bear getting closer toward them. One of them climbed a nearby tree at once. But unfortunately the other one did not know how to climb up the tree. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless and pretended to be a dead man.

How does the conflict begin in the paragraph above?

• One man pretended he didn’t know the bear’s coming

• The other friend lying down on the ground

• A large bear come to the two friends

• One man climb up the tree

Re-arrange the sentence into a structurally correct sentence based on the story .

in the forest – walking – The bear – were – the two men – when – was – coming closer

• Walking in the forest when the bear was coming closer were the two men.

• The bear was coming closer when the two men were walking in the forest.

• The bear was walking in the forest when the two men were coming closer.

• In the forest the two men were coming closer when the bear was walking.

The bear smelt the dead man, …. it didn’t eat him.

The correct conjunction for the sentence above is ….

• But

• Or

• If

• And

The man climbs up the tree to …. The bear.

The correct verb to fill in the blank is ….

• Run for

• Avoid

• Wait for

• Welcome