NARRATIVE TEXT QUIZ 1

The Legend of Lake Toba

 

Long ago, there lived a poor farmer who lived in a small village in North Sumatera. His name was Toba.

 

One day, when he was fishing in the river, he got a beautiful goldfish. He brought the fish home. When he was about to cook the fish, suddenly the fish turn into a beautiful woman. Later, Toba found out that the beautiful woman was cursed. The beautiful woman asked Toba to not tell everyone about the curse. “You must promise me, that you will never tell a soul that I was a fish.” Toba agreed to keep the secret only if the woman agreed to get married with him. Then, the two got married and soon had a son named Samosir. Soon, Samosir grew up becoming a glutton. He really liked to eat so much food.

 

One day, the mother asked Samosir to bring lunch to the father who was working in the rice field. On the way to meet his father, samosir kept on eating his father’s lunch until there was almost no food left in his father’s lunch box. When Toba received the lunch box from Samosir, he was so furious when he found that that the food was almost empty. Then, he shouted at Samosir, “You are a greedy Fish Kid!!! How dare you eat my food!”. Samosir was so shocked to see his father shouting at him. He cried and ran back home. Then, Samosir told his mother about what had happened. “Mother, why would father call me a Fish Kid?” asked Samosir.

 

The mother was so shocked to hear that. She was so disappointed to find out that her husband broke the promise to keep the curse secret. Suddenly, the mother and Samosir disappeared. In exchange of their disappearances, a lake and a small island emerged to the surface. Soon, people called the lake as Toba Lake and the small island in the middle of the lake as Samosir Island.

 

1.         “Long ago, there lived a poor farmer who lived in a small village in North Sumatera. His name was Toba.” (Paragraph 1)

 

The part of the text above is classified as ___________________________

• CODA

• ORIENTATION

• COMPLICATION

• RE-ORIENTATION

The Legend of Lake Toba

 

Long ago, there lived a poor farmer who lived in a small village in North Sumatera. His name was Toba.

 

One day, when he was fishing in the river, he got a beautiful goldfish. He brought the fish home. When he was about to cook the fish, suddenly the fish turn into a beautiful woman. Later, Toba found out that the beautiful woman was cursed. The beautiful woman asked Toba to not tell everyone about the curse. “You must promise me, that you will never tell a soul that I was a fish.” Toba agreed to keep the secret only if the woman agreed to get married with him. Then, the two got married and soon had a son named Samosir. Soon, Samosir grew up becoming a glutton. He really liked to eat so much food.

 

One day, the mother asked Samosir to bring lunch to the father who was working in the rice field. On the way to meet his father, samosir kept on eating his father’s lunch until there was almost no food left in his father’s lunch box. When Toba received the lunch box from Samosir, he was so furious when he found that that the food was almost empty. Then, he shouted at Samosir, “You are a greedy Fish Kid!!! How dare you eat my food!”. Samosir was so shocked to see his father shouting at him. He cried and ran back home. Then, Samosir told his mother about what had happened. “Mother, why would father call me a Fish Kid?” asked Samosir.

 

The mother was so shocked to hear that. She was so disappointed to find out that her husband broke the promise to keep the curse secret. Suddenly, the mother and Samosir disappeared. In exchange of their disappearances, a lake and a small island emerged to the surface. Soon, people called the lake as Toba Lake and the small island in the middle of the lake as Samosir Island.

2.    “He was so furious when he found that that the food was almost empty.”

 

The underlined word has similar meaning to ___________________

• SAD

• HAPPY

• ANGRY

• ANXIETY

The Legend of Lake Toba

 

Long ago, there lived a poor farmer who lived in a small village in North Sumatera. His name was Toba.

 

One day, when he was fishing in the river, he got a beautiful goldfish. He brought the fish home. When he was about to cook the fish, suddenly the fish turn into a beautiful woman. Later, Toba found out that the beautiful woman was cursed. The beautiful woman asked Toba to not tell everyone about the curse. “You must promise me, that you will never tell a soul that I was a fish.” Toba agreed to keep the secret only if the woman agreed to get married with him. Then, the two got married and soon had a son named Samosir. Soon, Samosir grew up becoming a glutton. He really liked to eat so much food.

 

One day, the mother asked Samosir to bring lunch to the father who was working in the rice field. On the way to meet his father, samosir kept on eating his father’s lunch until there was almost no food left in his father’s lunch box. When Toba received the lunch box from Samosir, he was so furious when he found that that the food was almost empty. Then, he shouted at Samosir, “You are a greedy Fish Kid!!! How dare you eat my food!”. Samosir was so shocked to see his father shouting at him. He cried and ran back home. Then, Samosir told his mother about what had happened. “Mother, why would father call me a Fish Kid?” asked Samosir.

 

The mother was so shocked to hear that. She was so disappointed to find out that her husband broke the promise to keep the curse secret. Suddenly, the mother and Samosir disappeared. In exchange of their disappearances, a lake and a small island emerged to the surface. Soon, people called the lake as Toba Lake and the small island in the middle of the lake as Samosir Island.

 

3. Why would Toba shout to his son, Samosir?

•   Samosir ate his lunch and left almost nothing to eat.

• Toba had to wait for a long time to get his lunch

• Samosir did not bring the lunch to him

• His wife did not pack him enough food

The Legend of Lake Toba

 

Long ago, there lived a poor farmer who lived in a small village in North Sumatera. His name was Toba.

 

One day, when he was fishing in the river, he got a beautiful goldfish. He brought the fish home. When he was about to cook the fish, suddenly the fish turn into a beautiful woman. Later, Toba found out that the beautiful woman was cursed. The beautiful woman asked Toba to not tell everyone about the curse. “You must promise me, that you will never tell a soul that I was a fish.” Toba agreed to keep the secret only if the woman agreed to get married with him. Then, the two got married and soon had a son named Samosir. Soon, Samosir grew up becoming a glutton. He really liked to eat so much food.

 

One day, the mother asked Samosir to bring lunch to the father who was working in the rice field. On the way to meet his father, samosir kept on eating his father’s lunch until there was almost no food left in his father’s lunch box. When Toba received the lunch box from Samosir, he was so furious when he found that that the food was almost empty. Then, he shouted at Samosir, “You are a greedy Fish Kid!!! How dare you eat my food!”. Samosir was so shocked to see his father shouting at him. He cried and ran back home. Then, Samosir told his mother about what had happened. “Mother, why would father call me a Fish Kid?” asked Samosir.

 

The mother was so shocked to hear that. She was so disappointed to find out that her husband broke the promise to keep the curse secret. Suddenly, the mother and Samosir disappeared. In exchange of their disappearances, a lake and a small island emerged to the surface. Soon, people called the lake as Toba Lake and the small island in the middle of the lake as Samosir Island.

 

4.         “Soon, people called the lake as Toba Lake and the small island in the middle of the lake as Samosir Island.”

 

The part of the text above is categorized as __________________________

• RESOLUTION

• ORIENTATION

• COMPLICATION

• TITLE

The Legend of Lake Toba

 

Long ago, there lived a poor farmer who lived in a small village in North Sumatera. His name was Toba.

 

One day, when he was fishing in the river, he got a beautiful goldfish. He brought the fish home. When he was about to cook the fish, suddenly the fish turn into a beautiful woman. Later, Toba found out that the beautiful woman was cursed. The beautiful woman asked Toba to not tell everyone about the curse. “You must promise me, that you will never tell a soul that I was a fish.” Toba agreed to keep the secret only if the woman agreed to get married with him. Then, the two got married and soon had a son named Samosir. Soon, Samosir grew up becoming a glutton. He really liked to eat so much food.

 

One day, the mother asked Samosir to bring lunch to the father who was working in the rice field. On the way to meet his father, samosir kept on eating his father’s lunch until there was almost no food left in his father’s lunch box. When Toba received the lunch box from Samosir, he was so furious when he found that that the food was almost empty. Then, he shouted at Samosir, “You are a greedy Fish Kid!!! How dare you eat my food!”. Samosir was so shocked to see his father shouting at him. He cried and ran back home. Then, Samosir told his mother about what had happened. “Mother, why would father call me a Fish Kid?” asked Samosir.

 

The mother was so shocked to hear that. She was so disappointed to find out that her husband broke the promise to keep the curse secret. Suddenly, the mother and Samosir disappeared. In exchange of their disappearances, a lake and a small island emerged to the surface. Soon, people called the lake as Toba Lake and the small island in the middle of the lake as Samosir Island.

5.       What was Toba’s promise to his wife?

• To marry her and start a new life

• To not tell anyone about his wife’s past life

• To never tell his son about his wife’s past life.

• To never tell Samosir that he was a greedy fish kid.

The Legend of Crying Stone

Once upon a time, on a hill in the area of Borneo, there lived a poor widow and her daughter. The daughter was really beautiful, but she was very lazy and spoiled. Everyday, she would be busy doing make up and putting on beautiful dresses. She never helped her mother doing house chores.

One day. They went to the market that was located far away from their house. They went on foot. The daughter wore a beautiful dress and walked in front of her mother, while the mother was in the back, wearing dirty clothes. Due to this contrast, nobody knew that they were mother and daughter.

Suddenly, a young man came to the daughter and asked her, “Excuse me, beautiful lady. Is the woman in the back your mother?”. The woman answered the young men arrogantly.” Did you just compare me to that dirty woman? That ugly and filthy woman would never be my mother. She is just my slave. She is here to help me shopping”.

The mother was so shocked to hear that. Her heart was broken into pieces when she heard her daughter’s answer. Then, the mother prayed to God to punish her daughter. God answered her prayers. Suddenly, the daughter stopped moving and slowly turned to be a stone. The daughter was so panicked and asked for her mother’s help. But it was too late. The beautiful daughter completely turned into a stone that continued to tear. That’s why, people called this stone as a “Crying Stone”.

 

 

6.        ” That ugly and filthy woman would never be my mother. She is just my slave. She is here to help me shopping”.

 

The SYNONYM of the underlined word is _____________________

•    Pure

•   Dirty

•   Clean

• Spotless

The Legend of Crying Stone

Once upon a time, on a hill in the area of Borneo, there lived a poor widow and her daughter. The daughter was really beautiful, but she was very lazy and spoiled. Everyday, she would be busy doing make up and putting on beautiful dresses. She never helped her mother doing house chores.

One day. They went to the market that was located far away from their house. They went on foot. The daughter wore a beautiful dress and walked in front of her mother, while the mother was in the back, wearing dirty clothes. Due to this contrast, nobody knew that they were mother and daughter.

Suddenly, a young man came to the daughter and asked her, “Excuse me, beautiful lady. Is the woman in the back your mother?”. The woman answered the young men arrogantly.” Did you just compare me to that dirty woman? That ugly and filthy woman would never be my mother. She is just my slave. She is here to help me shopping”.

The mother was so shocked to hear that. Her heart was broken into pieces when she heard her daughter’s answer. Then, the mother prayed to God to punish her daughter. God answered her prayers. Suddenly, the daughter stopped moving and slowly turned to be a stone. The daughter was so panicked and asked for her mother’s help. But it was too late. The beautiful daughter completely turned into a stone that continued to tear. That’s why, people called this stone as a “Crying Stone”.

7.           Why would people call the stone as a “Crying Stone”?

• Because the beautiful woman was so sad

• Because the mother’s heart broke hearing the daughter’s answer

• Because the mother prayed to God and asked Him to punish her

• Because the beautiful woman turned into a stone that continued to tear.

The Legend of Crying Stone

Once upon a time, on a hill in the area of Borneo, there lived a poor widow and her daughter. The daughter was really beautiful, but she was very lazy and spoiled. Everyday, she would be busy doing make up and putting on beautiful dresses. She never helped her mother doing house chores.

One day. They went to the market that was located far away from their house. They went on foot. The daughter wore a beautiful dress and walked in front of her mother, while the mother was in the back, wearing dirty clothes. Due to this contrast, nobody knew that they were mother and daughter.

Suddenly, a young man came to the daughter and asked her, “Excuse me, beautiful lady. Is the woman in the back your mother?”. The woman answered the young men arrogantly.” Did you just compare me to that dirty woman? That ugly and filthy woman would never be my mother. She is just my slave. She is here to help me shopping”.

The mother was so shocked to hear that. Her heart was broken into pieces when she heard her daughter’s answer. Then, the mother prayed to God to punish her daughter. God answered her prayers. Suddenly, the daughter stopped moving and slowly turned to be a stone. The daughter was so panicked and asked for her mother’s help. But it was too late. The beautiful daughter completely turned into a stone that continued to tear. That’s why, people called this stone as a “Crying Stone”.

8.         What is the CONFLICT of the story above?

•   The mother always wore dirty clothes.

• A young man asked a question to the woman about her mother.

• The beautiful woman never helped her mother doing house chores

•   The beautiful woman broke her mother’s heart by calling her a slave.

The Legend of Crying Stone

Once upon a time, on a hill in the area of Borneo, there lived a poor widow and her daughter. The daughter was really beautiful, but she was very lazy and spoiled. Everyday, she would be busy doing make up and putting on beautiful dresses. She never helped her mother doing house chores.

One day. They went to the market that was located far away from their house. They went on foot. The daughter wore a beautiful dress and walked in front of her mother, while the mother was in the back, wearing dirty clothes. Due to this contrast, nobody knew that they were mother and daughter.

Suddenly, a young man came to the daughter and asked her, “Excuse me, beautiful lady. Is the woman in the back your mother?”. The woman answered the young men arrogantly.” Did you just compare me to that dirty woman? That ugly and filthy woman would never be my mother. She is just my slave. She is here to help me shopping”.

The mother was so shocked to hear that. Her heart was broken into pieces when she heard her daughter’s answer. Then, the mother prayed to God to punish her daughter. God answered her prayers. Suddenly, the daughter stopped moving and slowly turned to be a stone. The daughter was so panicked and asked for her mother’s help. But it was too late. The beautiful daughter completely turned into a stone that continued to tear. That’s why, people called this stone as a “Crying Stone”.

 For questions number 9 and 10, determine whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) based on the story above.

9. The daughter always happy to help her mother doing housework.   

• TRUE

• FALSE

 

The Legend of Crying Stone

Once upon a time, on a hill in the area of Borneo, there lived a poor widow and her daughter. The daughter was really beautiful, but she was very lazy and spoiled. Everyday, she would be busy doing make up and putting on beautiful dresses. She never helped her mother doing house chores.

One day. They went to the market that was located far away from their house. They went on foot. The daughter wore a beautiful dress and walked in front of her mother, while the mother was in the back, wearing dirty clothes. Due to this contrast, nobody knew that they were mother and daughter.

Suddenly, a young man came to the daughter and asked her, “Excuse me, beautiful lady. Is the woman in the back your mother?”. The woman answered the young men arrogantly.” Did you just compare me to that dirty woman? That ugly and filthy woman would never be my mother. She is just my slave. She is here to help me shopping”.

The mother was so shocked to hear that. Her heart was broken into pieces when she heard her daughter’s answer. Then, the mother prayed to God to punish her daughter. God answered her prayers. Suddenly, the daughter stopped moving and slowly turned to be a stone. The daughter was so panicked and asked for her mother’s help. But it was too late. The beautiful daughter completely turned into a stone that continued to tear. That’s why, people called this stone as a “Crying Stone”.

 

10. The daughter does not admit that the woman behind her was her own mother         (

• TRUE

• FALSE