Narrative 10

The Hen with the Silver Eggs

One day, in an Arabian city, a woman wentto the market and bought a beautiful hen.

A few days later to her surprise then the hen she bought laid a silver egg. If the hen could only be persuaded to lay more than one egg each day, the woman was sure she would never have to work again.

So, the woman decided to make the hen ate more, so that it could lay more eggs. But the only result was the hen died of indigestion and did not lay more eggs at all.

Paragraph 3 mostly discusses about ....

• the hen's eggs

• what the woman did to her hen

• what the hen eats to lay more eggs

• why the woman wanted to get more

The Hen with the Silver Eggs

One day, in an Arabian city, a woman wentto the market and bought a beautiful hen.

A few days later to her surprise then the hen she bought laid a silver egg. If the hen could only be persuaded to lay more than one egg each day, the woman was sure she would never have to work again.

So, the woman decided to make the hen ate more, so that it could lay more eggs. But the only result was the hen died of indigestion and did not lay more eggs at all.

The hen died because it ....

• ate too much

• laid more eggs

• was badly injured

• was forced to lay eggs

The Hen with the Silver Eggs

One day, in an Arabian city, a woman wentto the market and bought a beautiful hen.

A few days later to her surprise then the hen she bought laid a silver egg. If the hen could only be persuaded to lay more than one egg each day, the woman was sure she would never have to work again.

So, the woman decided to make the hen ate more, so that it could lay more eggs. But the only result was the hen died of indigestion and did not lay more eggs at all.

From the text we may conclude that the woman was ....

• active

• miserly

• greedy

• furious

The Hen with the Silver Eggs

One day, in an Arabian city, a woman wentto the market and bought a beautiful hen.

A few days later to her surprise then the hen she bought laid a silver egg. If the hen could only be persuaded to lay more than one egg each day, the woman was sure she would never have to work again.

So, the woman decided to make the hen ate more, so that it could lay more eggs. But the only result was the hen died of indigestion and did not lay more eggs at all.

"If the hen could be persuaded ...." The word "persuaded" means ....

• commanded

• influenced

• brought

• told

Once there was a farmer from Laos. Every morning and every morning, he ploughed his field with his buffalo.

One day, a tiger saw the farmer and his buffalo working in the field. The tiger was very surprised to see a big animal listening to a small animal. The tiger wanted to know more about the big animal and the small animal.

After the man went home, the tiger spoke to the buffalo.

The Tiger : You are so big and strong. Why do you do everything the man tells you?

The Buffalo : Oh, man the is very intelligent.

The tiger: Can you tell me how intelligent he is?

The Buffalo: No, I cannot tell you, But, youcan ask him.

So the next clay the tiger asked the man.

The Tiger: Can I see your intelligence?

The Man :  It Is at home.

The Tiger: Can you go and get it?

The Man : Yes. But I am afraid you will kill my buffalo when I am gone. Can I tie you to a tree?

After the man tied the tiger to the tree, he didn't go home to get his intelligence. He took his plough and hit the tiger.

The Man : Now you know about my intelligence even if you haven't seen it.

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What is the text about?

• A smart tiger

• A diligent buffalo

• An intelligent farmer

• An energetic animal

Once there was a farmer from Laos. Every morning and every morning, he ploughed his field with his buffalo.

One day, a tiger saw the farmer and his buffalo working in the field. The tiger was very surprised to see a big animal listening to a small animal. The tiger wanted to know more about the big animal and the small animal.

After the man went home, the tiger spoke to the buffalo.

The Tiger : You are so big and strong. Why do you do everything the man tells you?

The Buffalo : Oh, man the is very intelligent.

The tiger: Can you tell me how intelligent he is?

The Buffalo: No, I cannot tell you, But, youcan ask him.

So the next clay the tiger asked the man.

The Tiger: Can I see your intelligence?

The Man :  It Is at home.

The Tiger: Can you go and get it?

The Man : Yes. But I am afraid you will kill my buffalo when I am gone. Can I tie you to a tree?

After the man tied the tiger to the tree, he didn't go home to get his intelligence. He took his plough and hit the tiger.

The Man : Now you know about my intelligence even if you haven't seen it.

"Can you go and get it?" What does the word "it" refer to?

• The tree

• The tiger

• The plough

• The intelligence

Once there was a farmer from Laos. Every morning and every morning, he ploughed his field with his buffalo.

One day, a tiger saw the farmer and his buffalo working in the field. The tiger was very surprised to see a big animal listening to a small animal. The tiger wanted to know more about the big animal and the small animal.

After the man went home, the tiger spoke to the buffalo.

The Tiger : You are so big and strong. Why do you do everything the man tells you?

The Buffalo : Oh, man the is very intelligent.

The tiger: Can you tell me how intelligent he is?

The Buffalo: No, I cannot tell you, But, youcan ask him.

So the next clay the tiger asked the man.

The Tiger: Can I see your intelligence?

The Man :  It Is at home.

The Tiger: Can you go and get it?

The Man : Yes. But I am afraid you will kill my buffalo when I am gone. Can I tie you to a tree?

After the man tied the tiger to the tree, he didn't go home to get his intelligence. He took his plough and hit the tiger.

The Man : Now you know about my intelligence even if you haven't seen it.

What can we learn from the story?

• Do not underestimate to the inferior

• Be dilligent to get your dreams.

• Respect to the superior.

• Do not be too brave.

Arrange these jumbled sentences into a good narrative text.

1. His short bill could not reach the water.

2. He looked everywhere for some water, but there was none.

3. Then, he found a tall jar with very little water it.

4. At last, he drank the water as much as he liked.

5. One day, a crow was very tired and thirsty.

6. Soon, he filled the jar with stones so the water came up higher.

The best arrangement is ....

• (5)-(2)-(3)-(1)-(6)-(4)

• (5)-(2)-(1)-(4)-(6)-(3)

• (5)-(2)-(4)-(3)-(6)-(1)

• (5)-(2)-(6)-(1)-(3)-(4)

The Hen with the Silver Eggs

One day, in an Arabian city, a woman wentto the market and bought a beautiful hen.

A few days later to her surprise then the hen she bought laid a silver egg. If the hen could only be persuaded to lay more than one egg each day, the woman was sure she would never have to work again.

So, the woman decided to make the hen ate more, so that it could lay more eggs. But the only result was the hen died of indigestion and did not lay more eggs at all.

The writer purpose to write the text is ....

• to tell about silver egg.

• to describe the hen

• to entertain the reader with the story

• to inform the reader about the story of silver egg

Once there was a farmer from Laos. Every morning and every morning, he ploughed his field with his buffalo.

One day, a tiger saw the farmer and his buffalo working in the field. The tiger was very surprised to see a big animal listening to a small animal. The tiger wanted to know more about the big animal and the small animal.

After the man went home, the tiger spoke to the buffalo.

The Tiger : You are so big and strong. Why do you do everything the man tells you?

The Buffalo : Oh, man the is very intelligent.

The tiger: Can you tell me how intelligent he is?

The Buffalo: No, I cannot tell you, But, you can ask him.

So the next clay the tiger asked the man.

The Tiger: Can I see your intelligence?

The Man :  It Is at home.

The Tiger: Can you go and get it?

The Man : Yes. But I am afraid you will kill my buffalo when I am gone. Can I tie you to a tree?

After the man tied the tiger to the tree, he didn't go home to get his intelligence. He took his plough and hit the tiger.

The Man : Now you know about my intelligence even if you haven't seen it.

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"Can I see your intelligence?" the contrary meaning of the word intellegence is ....

• smart

• stupidity

• clever

• arrogant