Materi Narrative Text Kelas 9

(Read the following text to answer questions number 1-4)

The Wolf and The Goat

A wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips at the thought of a fine goat dinner.

“My dear friend,” said the wolf in his sweetest voice, “aren’t you afraid you will fall down from that cliff? Come down here and graze on this fine grass beside me on safe, level ground.”

“No, thank you,” said the goat.

“Well then,” said the wolf, “aren’t you cold up there in the wind? You would be warmer grazing down here beside me in this sheltered area.”

“No, Thank you,” said the goat.

“But the grass tastes better down here!” said the exasperated wolf,”Why dine alone?”

“My dear wolf,” the goat finally said, “are you quite sure that it is My dinner you are worrying about and not your own?”

What did the wolf ask when he saw the goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff?

• To be his friend

• To graze on the level ground

• To climb up higher

• To be his dinner

Aren’t you cold up there in the wind?”

The word ‘there’ refers to ….

• A high cliff

• Sheltered area

• Grass

• Ground

What can we learn from the story above?

• Don’t look down to other creatures

• Don’t easily believe in well behaved creatures

• Don’t judge others by their appearance

• Don’t easily beat other creatures

From the story we know ….

• The goat was very hungry

• The wolf was a helpful animal

• The wolf was eager to eat the goat

• The wolf was going to fight with the wolf

(Read the following text to answer questions number 5-7)

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

What did the man do after buying the girl a red rose?

• He gave her a ride to her home

• He took the girl to her mother’s cemetery

• He went to his own home

• He placed the rose on his mother’s grave

The main idea of the first paragraph is …

• A sad girl was thinking of her mother

• A man helped a girl by buying her a flower

• A girl needed a man to deliver her a flower

• A man bought a flower for a girl

(Read the following text to answer questions number 8-10)

The Crow and The Oyster

A hungry crow saw an oyster on the beach ore day. He wanted to eat the tasty meat inside the shell,'so he tried to open the oyster.

First, he used his beak, but he could not open the shell. Then, he hit it with a stone, but the shell stayed tightly shut. He even jumped up and down on the oyster, but still he could not open it.

Another crow came by. He saw what the first crow was trying to do and said, "My friend, may I offer you some good advice? I suggest that you pick up the oyster in your beak, fly high into the air, and then drop the oyster onto the wide rock below. The oyster shell will break open and you will be able to have your meal."

The hungry crow thought that it was a very good idea. He picked up the oyster with his beak, and then he flew as high as he could. When he was sure that he was high enough, he dropped the oyster onto a wide rock far below.

The oyster shell broke wide open. However, the other crow was waiting nearby, and he reached the broken oyster first. He enjoyed a tasty meal, while the hungry crow had nothing to eat.

How did the other crow trick the hungry crow?

• By giving a suggestion to drop the oyster onto the rock

• By telling that he was so hungry and needed some food

• By saying that he had a nice and strong beak

• By picking up the oyster with his beak

Where did the crow drop the oyster?

• Onto the sand

• Near the water

• Near the beach

• Onto a wide rock

What is the moral value of the story?

• Do not fly high on the sky

• It is not easy to fool anybody

• Always trust people who offer help

• Do not be fooled by people who offer help