Narrative Text

The following text for questions 1-5

Once upon a time, there lived an old lady crow who was mean and ugly. One day, Miss Crow had stolen a big piece of cheese. And then, she flew on to a branch to enjoy it.

On the other place, under the tree, a sly creature, Mr. fox, who wanted the cheese for himself, came up and spoke politely to her.

 “Oh. Miss Crow, how beautiful you are! What a lovely beak, what lovely feathers you have! What pretty eyes! If you only could sing, you would be the most beautiful bird in the world!”

 Very pleased to hear all of this about herself, Miss Crow gave a loud croak to show that she could, sing. Of course, the moment she opened her beak, the cheese fell down, and Mr. fox ran away with it, laughing loudly.

Question: What is the best title of the story?

• Old Lady Crow

• Beautiful Miss Crow

• The Fox and The Crow

• Ugly Mr. Fox

Once upon a time, there lived an old lady crow who was mean and ugly. One day, Miss Crow had stolen a big piece of cheese. And then, she flew on to a branch to enjoy it.

On the other place, under the tree, a sly creature, Mr. fox, who wanted the cheese for himself, came up and spoke politely to her.

 “Oh. Miss Crow, how beautiful you are! What a lovely beak, what lovely feathers you have! What pretty eyes! If you only could sing, you would be the most beautiful bird in the world!”

 Very pleased to hear all of this about herself, Miss Crow gave a loud croak to show that she could, sing. Of course, the moment she opened her beak, the cheese fell down, and Mr. fox ran away with it, laughing loudly.

Question: Why did the crow gave a loud croak? Because it wanted …

• To show her pretty eyes

• To show her beautiful beak

• To show her lovely feathers

• To show that she could sing

Once upon a time, there lived an old lady crow who was mean and ugly. One day, Miss Crow had stolen a big piece of cheese. And then, she flew on to a branch to enjoy it.

On the other place, under the tree, a sly creature, Mr. fox, who wanted the cheese for himself, came up and spoke politely to her.

“Oh. Miss Crow, how beautiful you are! What a lovely beak, what lovely feathers you have! What pretty eyes! If you only could sing, you would be the most beautiful bird in the world!”

 Very pleased to hear all of this about herself, Miss Crow gave a loud croak to show that she could, sing. Of course, the moment she opened her beak, the cheese fell down, and Mr. fox ran away with it, laughing loudly.

Question: “…Very pleased to hear all of this….” (paragraph 4). What is the same meaning of the underlined word?

• Guilty

• Happy

• Angry

• Worry

“… an old lady crow who was mean and ugly.” The opposite of the underlined word is …

• Bad

• Poor

• Beautiful

• Rich

What is the purpose of narrative text?

• To entertain the readers

• To persuade the readers that something should or should not be the case

• To inform the readers about the events of the day which are considered newsworthy

• To explain something

(1) Once when a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon awoke the lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and open his big jaws to swallow him. “Pardon, O king,” cried the little mouse, “Forgive me this time, I shall never forget it; perhaps I may be able to do you a good turn some of these days.” The lion was so tickled at the idea of the mouse being able to help him. Then, he lifted up his paw and let him go

(2) Sometime after, the lion was caught in a trap. Some hunters, who wanted to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him in.

(3) Just then, the little mouse happened to pass by and see the sad plight in which the lion was. The little mouse went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bounded the king of the beasts. Soon after the little mouse had finished gnawing away the ropes, he asked the lion to run away.

Question : Paragraph three mainly tells us that ...

• The little mouse asked for forgiveness

• The hunters carried the lion alive to the King

• The lion was tied to a tree by the hunters

• The little mouse could prove that he could help the lion

(1) Once when a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon awoke the lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and open his big jaws to swallow him. “Pardon, O king,” cried the little mouse, “Forgive me this time, I shall never forget it; perhaps I may be able to do you a good turn some of these days.” The lion was so tickled at the idea of the mouse being able to help him. Then, he lifted up his paw and let him go

(2) Sometime after, the lion was caught in a trap. Some hunters, who wanted to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him in.

(3) Just then, the little mouse happened to pass by and see the sad plight in which the lion was. The little mouse went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bounded the king of the beasts. Soon after the little mouse had finished gnawing away the ropes, he asked the lion to run away.

Question: What is the moral value of the text?

• Don’t look at someone because of his clothes

• It is best for prepare for the days of necessity

• Common people may prove great ones

• United we stand, divided we fall

Once upon a time, in a desert far away, there was a rose who was so proud of her beautiful looks. Her only complaint was growing next to an ugly cactus. Every day, the beautiful rose would insult and mock the cactus on his looks, all while the cactus remained quiet. All the other plants nearby tried to make the rose see sense, but she was too swayed by her own looks. One scorching summer, the desert became dry, and there was no water left for the plants. The rose quickly began to wilt. Her beautiful petals dried up, losing their lush color. Looking to the cactus, she saw a sparrow dip his beak into the cactus to drink some water. Though ashamed, the rose asked the cactus if she could have some water. The kind cactus readily agreed, helping them both through the tough summer, as friends.

Question: What is the message of the story?

Mention five genres of narrative text?

The generic structure of narrative text is...

• Complication, Resolution, and Orientation.

• Resolution, Orientation, and Complication.

• Orientation, Resolution, and Complication.

• Orientation, Complication, and Resolution.