Narrative Text

There was a girl named Pina who lived on a fruit plantation with her mother. When her mother worked night and day, little Pina spend all her time playing with her friends. When her mother asked her to do something, she would always reply that she couldn't find things, even if it was laying night in front of her eyes.

One day, her mother fell ill and couldn't even get up to cook some food. So, she asked Pina to cook some rice. However, Pina being her lazy self, said "I can't find the pot. So where should I put the rice?". Her mother told her where the pot was. Then she said, "Where is the ladle, how am I going to cook without a ladle?" Again her sick mother had to tell her the exact location. Pina did the same with salt, rice and water! Enraged by Pina's behavior, her mother curse " May you grow a thousand eyes" and went back to sleep.

When she woke up, she could not find her daughter. She searched and searched and so did every single person on plantation. When Pina's mother saw the fruit, she was immediately reminded of Pina's beautiful brown eyes and thus, the fruit with a thousand eyes was named " Pinya", meaning Pineapple in Tagalog.

1. The best title for the text is ...

• A. The fruit with thousands of eyes

• B. A lazy girl in plantation

• C. The origin of pineapple

• D. A missing girl

There was a girl named Pina who lived on a fruit plantation with her mother. When her mother worked night and day, little Pina spend all her time playing with her friends. When her mother asked her to do something, she would always reply that she couldn't find things, even if it was laying night in front of her eyes.

One day, her mother fell ill and couldn't even get up to cook some food. So, she asked Pina to cook some rice. However, Pina being her lazy self, said "I can't find the pot. So where should I put the rice?". Her mother told her where the pot was. Then she said, "Where is the ladle, how am I going to cook without a ladle?" Again her sick mother had to tell her the exact location. Pina did the same with salt, rice and water! Enraged by Pina's behavior, her mother curse " May you grow a thousand eyes" and went back to sleep.

When she woke up, she could not find her daughter. She searched and searched and so did every single person on plantation. When Pina's mother saw the fruit, she was immediately reminded of Pina's beautiful brown eyes and thus, the fruit with a thousand eyes was named " Pinya", meaning Pineapple in Tagalog.

2. What happened to the mother when she realized Pina had gone?

• A. She searched for her

• B. She cursed her

• C. She fell asleep

• D. She got sick

There was a girl named Pina who lived on a fruit plantation with her mother. When her mother worked night and day, little Pina spend all her time playing with her friends. When her mother asked her to do something, she would always reply that she couldn't find things, even if it was laying night in front of her eyes.

One day, her mother fell ill and couldn't even get up to cook some food. So, she asked Pina to cook some rice. However, Pina being her lazy self, said "I can't find the pot. So where should I put the rice?". Her mother told her where the pot was. Then she said, "Where is the ladle, how am I going to cook without a ladle?" Again her sick mother had to tell her the exact location. Pina did the same with salt, rice and water! Enraged by Pina's behavior, her mother curse " May you grow a thousand eyes" and went back to sleep.

When she woke up, she could not find her daughter. She searched and searched and so did every single person on plantation. When Pina's mother saw the fruit, she was immediately reminded of Pina's beautiful brown eyes and thus, the fruit with a thousand eyes was named " Pinya", meaning Pineapple in Tagalog.

3. What Is the main idea of paragraph two?

• A. Pine's mother was so angry that she cursed her daughter

• B. Pina was too lazy to cook her own food

• C. Pina's mother was terribly ill

• D. Pina was a really bad cook

There was a girl named Pina who lived on a fruit plantation with her mother. When her mother worked night and day, little Pina spend all her time playing with her friends. When her mother asked her to do something, she would always reply that she couldn't find things, even if it was laying night in front of her eyes.

One day, her mother fell ill and couldn't even get up to cook some food. So, she asked Pina to cook some rice. However, Pina being her lazy self, said "I can't find the pot. So where should I put the rice?". Her mother told her where the pot was. Then she said, "Where is the ladle, how am I going to cook without a ladle?" Again her sick mother had to tell her the exact location. Pina did the same with salt, rice and water! Enraged by Pina's behavior, her mother curse " May you grow a thousand eyes" and went back to sleep.

When she woke up, she could not find her daughter. She searched and searched and so did every single person on plantation. When Pina's mother saw the fruit, she was immediately reminded of Pina's beautiful brown eyes and thus, the fruit with a thousand eyes was named " Pinya", meaning Pineapple in Tagalog.

4. What can we learn from the story?

• A. Don't be sleepy

• B. Don't spend your time for playing

• C. Don't angry to your child

• D. Respect and obey your mother

ONCE upon a time, a grandmother and her granddaughter lived in Roti Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur. They had a field and grew some vegetables. The grandmother sold them at the market.

In one morning, the grandmother would go to the market. Before she left, she asked her granddaughter to cook. "Please cook some rice for lunch. But just cook one grain of rice. It's enough for both of us." "Why, Grandma?" asked the girl. "Just do what I said."

The grandmother then left for the market. Later, the girl started to cook. However, she felt a grain of rice would not be enough for them.

"I think it's not enough for me and my grandmother." Then she took two handfuls of rice. Suddenly, something bad happened to the rice pot. "oh, no! The rice flowed out of the pot!" shouted the girl. "What should I do? The rice became rice porridge. It flowed and flowed until it covered the kitchen. Suddenly the grandmother came home. The girl explained what happened.

"You are naughty girl! Why didn't you listen to me? The grandmother was so angry. She hit the girl with a wooden stick. "Please forgive me, Granma! The little girl cried and cried. But the grandmother kept hitting her.

Then, an incredible thing happened! The girl turned into a monkey. The monkey then ran away and climbed a tree. The grandmother chased it. From the tree, the monkey said. "Grandmother, I'm a monkey now. I cannot live with you anymore. You are all alone."

The monkey climbed up and disappeared. The grandmother was very sad. She regretted what she had done to her beloved granddaughter. "Please come back to me. Please forgive me, my granddaughter!" but it was too late.

The little girl has turned into a monkey and never came home. The people of Roti Island believe this story. And that is until now; people in the Roti Island never hit their children or other people's child. The are afraid that the child would turn into a monkey.

5. Who are the characters in the story above?

• A. the monkey and the girl

• B. the monkey and the grandmother

• C. the girl and the grandmother

• D. the girl

ONCE upon a time, a grandmother and her granddaughter lived in Roti Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur. They had a field and grew some vegetables. The grandmother sold them at the market.

In one morning, the grandmother would go to the market. Before she left, she asked her granddaughter to cook. "Please cook some rice for lunch. But just cook one grain of rice. It's enough for both of us." "Why, Grandma?" asked the girl. "Just do what I said."

The grandmother then left for the market. Later, the girl started to cook. However, she felt a grain of rice would not be enough for them.

"I think it's not enough for me and my grandmother." Then she took two handfuls of rice. Suddenly, something bad happened to the rice pot. "oh, no! The rice flowed out of the pot!" shouted the girl. "What should I do? The rice became rice porridge. It flowed and flowed until it covered the kitchen. Suddenly the grandmother came home. The girl explained what happened.

"You are naughty girl! Why didn't you listen to me? The grandmother was so angry. She hit the girl with a wooden stick. "Please forgive me, Granma! The little girl cried and cried. But the grandmother kept hitting her.

Then, an incredible thing happened! The girl turned into a monkey. The monkey then ran away and climbed a tree. The grandmother chased it. From the tree, the monkey said. "Grandmother, I'm a monkey now. I cannot live with you anymore. You are all alone."

The monkey climbed up and disappeared. The grandmother was very sad. She regretted what she had done to her beloved granddaughter. "Please come back to me. Please forgive me, my granddaughter!" but it was too late.

The little girl has turned into a monkey and never came home. The people of Roti Island believe this story. And that is until now; people in the Roti Island never hit their children or other people's child. The are afraid that the child would turn into a monkey.

6. Where did the story took place?

• A. In the morning

• B. At the market

• C. once upon a time

• D. Roti Island

ONCE upon a time, a grandmother and her granddaughter lived in Roti Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur. They had a field and grew some vegetables. The grandmother sold them at the market.

In one morning, the grandmother would go to the market. Before she left, she asked her granddaughter to cook. "Please cook some rice for lunch. But just cook one grain of rice. It's enough for both of us." "Why, Grandma?" asked the girl. "Just do what I said."

The grandmother then left for the market. Later, the girl started to cook. However, she felt a grain of rice would not be enough for them.

"I think it's not enough for me and my grandmother." Then she took two handfuls of rice. Suddenly, something bad happened to the rice pot. "oh, no! The rice flowed out of the pot!" shouted the girl. "What should I do? The rice became rice porridge. It flowed and flowed until it covered the kitchen. Suddenly the grandmother came home. The girl explained what happened.

"You are naughty girl! Why didn't you listen to me? The grandmother was so angry. She hit the girl with a wooden stick. "Please forgive me, Granma! The little girl cried and cried. But the grandmother kept hitting her.

Then, an incredible thing happened! The girl turned into a monkey. The monkey then ran away and climbed a tree. The grandmother chased it. From the tree, the monkey said. "Grandmother, I'm a monkey now. I cannot live with you anymore. You are all alone."

The monkey climbed up and disappeared. The grandmother was very sad. She regretted what she had done to her beloved granddaughter. "Please come back to me. Please forgive me, my granddaughter!" but it was too late.

The little girl has turned into a monkey and never came home. The people of Roti Island believe this story. And that is until now; people in the Roti Island never hit their children or other people's child. The are afraid that the child would turn into a monkey.

7. What is the conflict of the story?

• A. the grandmother went to the market

• B. the girl did not follow what her grandmother said

• C. the grandmother was sad

• D. the girl became a monkey

ONCE upon a time, a grandmother and her granddaughter lived in Roti Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur. They had a field and grew some vegetables. The grandmother sold them at the market.

In one morning, the grandmother would go to the market. Before she left, she asked her granddaughter to cook. "Please cook some rice for lunch. But just cook one grain of rice. It's enough for both of us." "Why, Grandma?" asked the girl. "Just do what I said."

The grandmother then left for the market. Later, the girl started to cook. However, she felt a grain of rice would not be enough for them.

"I think it's not enough for me and my grandmother." Then she took two handfuls of rice. Suddenly, something bad happened to the rice pot. "oh, no! The rice flowed out of the pot!" shouted the girl. "What should I do? The rice became rice porridge. It flowed and flowed until it covered the kitchen. Suddenly the grandmother came home. The girl explained what happened.

"You are naughty girl! Why didn't you listen to me? The grandmother was so angry. She hit the girl with a wooden stick. "Please forgive me, Granma! The little girl cried and cried. But the grandmother kept hitting her.

Then, an incredible thing happened! The girl turned into a monkey. The monkey then ran away and climbed a tree. The grandmother chased it. From the tree, the monkey said. "Grandmother, I'm a monkey now. I cannot live with you anymore. You are all alone."

The monkey climbed up and disappeared. The grandmother was very sad. She regretted what she had done to her beloved granddaughter. "Please come back to me. Please forgive me, my granddaughter!" but it was too late.

The little girl has turned into a monkey and never came home. The people of Roti Island believe this story. And that is until now; people in the Roti Island never hit their children or other people's child. The are afraid that the child would turn into a monkey.

8. Why did the girl cook two handfuls of rice?

• A. because her grandmother asked her to do so

• B. because she felt very hungry

• C. because she wanted to cook porridge

• D. because she thought that a grain of rice would not be enough

ONCE upon a time, a grandmother and her granddaughter lived in Roti Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur. They had a field and grew some vegetables. The grandmother sold them at the market.

In one morning, the grandmother would go to the market. Before she left, she asked her granddaughter to cook. "Please cook some rice for lunch. But just cook one grain of rice. It's enough for both of us." "Why, Grandma?" asked the girl. "Just do what I said."

The grandmother then left for the market. Later, the girl started to cook. However, she felt a grain of rice would not be enough for them.

"I think it's not enough for me and my grandmother." Then she took two handfuls of rice. Suddenly, something bad happened to the rice pot. "oh, no! The rice flowed out of the pot!" shouted the girl. "What should I do? The rice became rice porridge. It flowed and flowed until it covered the kitchen. Suddenly the grandmother came home. The girl explained what happened.

"You are naughty girl! Why didn't you listen to me? The grandmother was so angry. She hit the girl with a wooden stick. "Please forgive me, Granma! The little girl cried and cried. But the grandmother kept hitting her.

Then, an incredible thing happened! The girl turned into a monkey. The monkey then ran away and climbed a tree. The grandmother chased it. From the tree, the monkey said. "Grandmother, I'm a monkey now. I cannot live with you anymore. You are all alone."

The monkey climbed up and disappeared. The grandmother was very sad. She regretted what she had done to her beloved granddaughter. "Please come back to me. Please forgive me, my granddaughter!" but it was too late.

The little girl has turned into a monkey and never came home. The people of Roti Island believe this story. And that is until now; people in the Roti Island never hit their children or other people's child.

9. What did the grandmother do when she found out what happened?

• A. she cried

• B. she cooked other food

• C. she was angry and hit the girl with a wooden stick

• D. she became a monkey

ONCE upon a time, a grandmother and her granddaughter lived in Roti Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur. They had a field and grew some vegetables. The grandmother sold them at the market.

In one morning, the grandmother would go to the market. Before she left, she asked her granddaughter to cook. "Please cook some rice for lunch. But just cook one grain of rice. It's enough for both of us." "Why, Grandma?" asked the girl. "Just do what I said."

The grandmother then left for the market. Later, the girl started to cook. However, she felt a grain of rice would not be enough for them.

"I think it's not enough for me and my grandmother." Then she took two handfuls of rice. Suddenly, something bad happened to the rice pot. "oh, no! The rice flowed out of the pot!" shouted the girl. "What should I do? The rice became rice porridge. It flowed and flowed until it covered the kitchen. Suddenly the grandmother came home. The girl explained what happened.

"You are naughty girl! Why didn't you listen to me? The grandmother was so angry. She hit the girl with a wooden stick. "Please forgive me, Granma! The little girl cried and cried. But the grandmother kept hitting her.

Then, an incredible thing happened! The girl turned into a monkey. The monkey then ran away and climbed a tree. The grandmother chased it. From the tree, the monkey said. "Grandmother, I'm a monkey now. I cannot live with you anymore. You are all alone."

The monkey climbed up and disappeared. The grandmother was very sad. She regretted what she had done to her beloved granddaughter. "Please come back to me. Please forgive me, my granddaughter!" but it was too late.

The little girl has turned into a monkey and never came home. The people of Roti Island believe this story. And that is until now; people in the Roti Island never hit their children or other people's child. The are afraid that the child would turn into a monkey.

10. What is the moral lesson of the story?

• A. we should obey what our parents said

• B. we should cook only a grain of rice

• C. we should become a monkey

• D. we should sell something in the market