narrative text

Cianjur

Pak Pelit was the head of the village. He was also the richest man. He owned a lot of paddy fields. All the farmers there worked for him, they didn’t have their own paddy fields.

The villagers called him Pak Pelit because

he was very stingy. Pak Pelit had a son. His name was Budiman. Unlike Pak Pelit, Budiman was very generous to the villagers. Because of that, people called him Budiman.

It was harvest time. According to their belief, the villagers had to hold a party to welcome the harvest. If not, the harvest would fail. They would not have good rice. The farmers then asked Pak Pelit to hold

a party. At first Pak Pelit didn’t agree. However, he was afraid not to get good rice.

Then, he held a party. Suddenly, an old woman came. She asked for some food. Budiman saw what happened. He secretly took some food and gave it to the old woman.

Nobody knew that the old woman had supernatural power. She then stamped her foot on the ground. On the place the old woman had stamped up, slowly water came out. More and more water came out. Budiman asked his father to save himself. But Pak Pelit didn’t want to do it. He wanted to save his belongings first. Budiman then asked the villagers to go to the higher ground.

Water was now high. Pak Pelit and his belongings were down in the water. Budiman and the villagers were sad.

Their village disappeared and became a lake. Budiman suggested that the villagers live at their new place. He also suggested that the people used the water in the lake as a source of the irrigation for their paddy fields.

The farmers worked hard. They produced rice of a high quality. More and more people came and lived there. The village then became a town. They called it Cianjur. ‘Ci’ means water and ‘anjur’ means suggestion. The villagers were thankful to Budiman’s suggestion.

the purpose of the text is ...

• to describe cianjur

• to entertain the readers

• to retell past event

• to motivate the readers

Cianjur

Pak Pelit was the head of the village. He was also the richest man. He owned a lot of paddy fields. All the farmers there worked for him, they didn’t have their own paddy fields.

The villagers called him Pak Pelit because

he was very stingy. Pak Pelit had a son. His name was Budiman. Unlike Pak Pelit, Budiman was very generous to the villagers. Because of that, people called him Budiman.

It was harvest time. According to their belief, the villagers had to hold a party to welcome the harvest. If not, the harvest would fail. They would not have good rice. The farmers then asked Pak Pelit to hold

a party. At first Pak Pelit didn’t agree. However, he was afraid not to get good rice.

Then, he held a party. Suddenly, an old woman came. She asked for some food. Budiman saw what happened. He secretly took some food and gave it to the old woman.

Nobody knew that the old woman had supernatural power. She then stamped her foot on the ground. On the place the old woman had stamped up, slowly water came out. More and more water came out. Budiman asked his father to save himself. But Pak Pelit didn’t want to do it. He wanted to save his belongings first. Budiman then asked the villagers to go to the higher ground.

Water was now high. Pak Pelit and his

belongings were down in the water. Budiman and the villagers were sad.

Their village disappeared and became a lake. Budiman suggested that the villagers live at their new place. He also suggested that the people used the water in the lake as a source of the irrigation for their paddy fields.

The farmers worked hard. They produced rice of a high quality. More and more people came and lived there. The village then became a town. They called it Cianjur. ‘Ci’ means water and ‘anjur’ means suggestion. The villagers were thankful to Budiman’s suggestion.

The following is not true about Pak Pelit is ...

• he was stingy

• B. he had a stingy son

• he was very rich

• many farmers worked for him

The villagers were thankful to Budiman’s suggestion.”

The similar meaning of the word ‘thankful’ is ________.

• hateful

• curious

• grateful

• helpful

The antinym of the word stingy is ...

• careless

• obvious

• attentive

• generous

Pak Pelit was the head of the village. He was also the richest man. He owned a lot of paddy fields. All the farmers there worked for him, they didn’t have their own paddy fields.

the word they refers to ...

• villagers

• pak pelit and his son

• paddy fields

• farmers

A young student was walking in the woods when he heard a small voice calling him. He looked all around, but could not see anyone. The voice called out again, and appeared to come from the roots of an enormous oak tree. There the student found a bottle, in which there was a tiny man, who begged him, “Let me out.”

So the student removed the cork, and a cloud of smoke emerged and grew into a frightening giant.

“I am a genie,” said the giant, “and I was imprisoned in the bottle by a magician. But now that I am freed

Where did the story happen?

• In a village.

• in a jungle

• in a cave

• in a hut

A young student was walking in the woods when he heard a small voice calling him. He looked all around, but could not see anyone. The voice called out again, and appeared to come from the roots of an enormous oak tree. There the student found a bottle, in which there was a tiny man, who begged him, “Let me out.”

So the student removed the cork, and a cloud of smoke emerged and grew into a frightening giant.

“I am a genie,” said the giant, “and I was imprisoned in the bottle by a magician. But now that I am freed

What would the genie do after being fred?

• run away

• hide

• become the student's friend

• put the student into a bottle

A young student was walking in the woods when he heard a small voice calling him. He looked all around, but could not see anyone. The voice called out again, and appeared to come from the roots of an enormous oak tree. There the student found a bottle, in which there was a tiny man, who begged him, “Let me out.”

So the student removed the cork, and a cloud of smoke emerged and grew into a frightening giant.

“I am a genie,” said the giant, “and I was imprisoned in the bottle by a magician. But now that I am freed

Why did the student help the genie?

• Because the genie was the student’s friend.

• Because the genie had begged him to do so.

• Because the student felt frightened of the genie.

• Because the genie had promised many valuable things to him.

“ . . . and appeared to come from the roots of

an enormous oak tree.” (Paragraph 1)

The underlined word can be best replaced by ________.

• very small

• very much

• very big

• very old

A young student was walking in the woods when he heard a small voice calling him. He looked all around, but could not see anyone. The voice called out again, and appeared to come from the roots of an enormous oak tree. There the student found a bottle, in which there was a tiny man, who begged him, “Let me out.”

The word "me " refers to...

• the student

• the tiny man

• the genie

• the voice