SOAL NARRATIVE TEXT

SURABAYA

Once upon a time, there were two animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was the name of a shark and Baya was a crocodile. They dwelled in an ocean.

Once Sura and Baya were looking for some nourishment. Abruptly, Baya saw a goat.

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

"No way! This is my midday meal. You are greedy" said Sura. Then they battled for the goat. After several hours, they were very exhausted.

Feeling exhausted of battling, they lived in the different places. Sura dwelled in the water and Baya dwelled in the land. The border was the sandy shore, so they would never battle afresh.

One day, Sura went to the land and looked for some nourishment in the stream. He was very famished and there was not much nourishment in the sea. Baya was very furious when he knew that Sura broke the pledge.

They fought afresh. They both hit each other. Sura bit Baya's tail. Baya did the same thing to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura eventually provided up and went back to the sea. Baya was happy.

1.What is the purpose of the text?

• A.To tell the reader about writer's experience

• B.To persuade the readers to fight each other

• C.To entertain the readers with the story

• D.To tell the past events

• E.To explain how to do something

2.The first paragraph is called..

• A.sequenced explanation

• B.orientation

• C.coda

• D.general statement

• E.resolution.

3.The last paragraph is called....

• A.resolution

• B.orientation

• C.conclusion

• D.identification

• E.complication

The Two Parrots Two parrots built a nest in a banyan tree. They lived with their two young ones, which they took good care of. The mother and the father parrot went out to gather food in the morning and came back home by evening.

One day, when their parents were away, the young parrots were taken by a cruel hunter. One of the birds managed to escape and flew away from the hunter. He ended up at a hermitage and grew up listening to kind words and compassion. The hunter put the other parrot in a cage, and soon it learned a few words and phrases. The hunter and his family were crude and didn't care much about kind words.

One day, a passerby was resting outside the hunter's hut. Sensing someone outside, the parrot said, "Fool, why are you here? Fool! Leave! I'll cut your throat". Scared, the traveler went away, and on his journey, he reached the hermitage where the other parrot was. The parrot at the hermitage spoke, "Welcome traveler. You are free to stay here as long as you want". Surprised, the traveler told the parrot that he encountered a similar parrot elsewhere and it was very cruel. How is that you are so kind?" The parrot replied, "That must be my brother. I live with the sages, and my brother lives with hunters. I learned the sage's language, and my brother learned the hunter's language. The company we keep decides who we will be".

4.The story is likely aimed to tell the readers that the birds' parents are ....

• A.diligent

• B.careless.

• C.sluggish

• D.genuine

• E.irresponsible

5.The complication in this story begins when ....

• A.The traveler were surprised to encounter two similar parrots with contrasting personalities.

• B.The hunters took the birds away from the parents, put them in a cage. and taught them few words and phrases.

• C. The birds' parents left their young ones at home when they were busy gathering food.

• D.One of the birds fled from the hunter and ended up living in a totally different environment from his brother.

• E.One of the birds escaped from the hunters and lived with a crude family who did not speak kind words.

A Woman and the Wolves

A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories. There were only a few villages. If the people wanted to go from one village to another, they often had to pass through wild and unsafe forest.

One day, a farmer’s young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother and brother. She brought along her baby son. When it was time for her to leave, her brother said “ it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the forest.”

So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby. When they were in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They began to run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell down. At once the wolves caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, “ please eat my own son instead.” Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves and took her nephew away.

Everyone understood that this was because the woman was very good and kind. She had offered her own son’s life to save her nephew.

They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched thick sticks and went back with her into the forest. When they got there, they saw something very strange. Instead of eating the woman’s baby the wolves were playing with him.

6. What separated between one village to another a long time ago in the New Territories ?

• a. Another village

• b. Mountains

• c. Forests

• d. Hills

• e. Towers and logs

7. Who was Ah Tim ?

• a. The young woman’s brother

• b. The young woman’s son

• c. The young woman’s brother and nephew

• d. The young woman’s brother’s son

• e. One of the men who fetched a stick

8. Who walked in front when they were in the forest ?

• a. Ah Tim

• b. The woman

• c. The woman’s son

• d. Her brother’s nephew

• e. The baby and his mother

9. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim ?

• a. He was afraid

• b. He was stumbled by a stone

• c. He ran slowly

• d. The woman cried

• e. The wolves were good runners

10. The woman gave her son to the wolves because

• a. She loved her nephew than her son.

• b. She thought about how her brother would be

• c. She wanted her son was eaten by the wolves

• d. She was crazy

• e. She kept a grudge on his brother