ULANGAN HARIAN 1 KELAS 9

What is a narrative text?

• It is a text which tells to the readers about how to do/make something.

• It is a text which describes a particular person, place, or thing.

• It is an imaginative story (fiction) to entertain the readers.

• It is a text which retells a series of events in the past time, such as personal experience.

What are the generic structures of narrative text?

• Title, orientation, re-orientation, complication, resolution.

• Title, complication, resolution, re-orientation, orientation.

• Title, complication, orientation, resolution, re-orientation.

• Title, orientation, complication, resolution, re-orientation.

Read the story below to answer the question number 3-8!

MALIN KUNDANG

            Once upon a time, there were mother and her young son, namely Malin Kundang, lived in difficult life. They hanged life with something given by the nature. They took woods from the forest and sold them to buy their food. It was not enough to fulfill their daily need normally. They ate food whatever there was, they wore clothes whatever there was. They were very poor.

            One day, Malin Kundang asked for permission to her mother to work. He wanted to change their life. “Mother, let me go to get work, so we can live in better life. I will come back soon” said Malin Kundang. “Of course, my Dear. May God bless you!” answered his mother.

            Malin Kundang went away to try his luck in a big ship. His poor life motivated him to be a good employee. He was very diligent and made his career increased as fast as possible, until he became a rich man. The merchant of a big ship interested in him and wanted him to marry his daughter. Malin Kundang agreed because she was very beautiful.

            After Malin Kundang married, one day, his wife invited him to see his mother land. Malin agreed with her. Their ship anchored near the harbor of West Sumatra. Everybody heard their coming. The villagers told about it. “ Malin come back! Malin come back! He is a rich man now!” they shouted.

            Malin Kundang’s mother came to the harbor and found Malin Kundang with his wife. “ Malin! Welcome to your village!” said his mother. Malin Kundang ashamed to his wife when he saw his mother in a bad clothes and very poor. He always said to his wife that he was a son of a rich man.

            “ I am your mother, Malin. You don’t remember me, do you?” said his mother more.

            “ Go away! I have no mother like you!” shouted Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang’s mother was very sad. She didn't believe that the man on the ship was his son. She said to God to make sure about it. “ God if he is not my son, forgive me that I have felt he is my son, but if he is my son, I curse him to be a stone”.

            In a short time, the sky became dark, the thunder rumbled and storm. Finally his mother's curse came true and Malin Kundang changed into a stone.

Question: What does paragraph 1 tell about?

• The re-orientation of the story.

• The complication of the story.

• The moral value of the story.

• The orientation of the story.

Why did Malin Kundang refuse to admit his mother?

• Because she was not his mother.

• Because her mother was very poor and shy to his wife.

• Because he didn't recognize his mother.

• Because her mother was very old and ugly.

Where we can find the complication in the story?

• In paragraph 2

• In paragraph 3

• In paragraph 4

• In paragraph 5

Why did Malin Kundang want to leave his mother in their village?

• Because he was bored in his village.

• Because he wanted to look for a job for a better life.

• Because he wanted to look for a girl to marry with.

• Because he wanted to go with his friends.

What is the meaning of the word "harbor" in the first sentence of paragraph 5 ?

• pulau

• pelabuhan

• istana

• desa

What does the word "he" refer to in line 2 of paragraph 2?

• Malin Kundang's mother

• life

• Dear

• Malin Kundang

What is the moral value (message) of the story?

• We should work harder to be a rich and a famous man.

• We should proud to be a rich man.

• We should respect to our parents.

• We should visit our hometown.

Where does the story of Malin Kundang come from?

• East Java

• West Java

• West Sumatra

• North Sumatra