ASESMEN TENGAH SEMESTER 2 Narrative Text

1. Long, long ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the affairs of mortals, there was a small kingdom on the slope of Mount Wayang in West Java.  The King, named Sang Prabu, was a wise man.  He had an only daughter, called Princess Teja Nirmala, who was famous for her beauty but she was not married.  One day Sang Prabu made up his mind to settle the matter by a show of strength. After that, Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan had won the competition.  Unfortunately, the wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with Raden Begawan and used magic power to render him unconscious and he forgot his wedding.  When Sang Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan saw him and soon realized that he had been enchanted by the wicked fairy.  The fairy could not accept this, so she killed Raden Begawan.  When Princess Teja Nirmala heard this, she was very sad.  So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan.

Which one of the following statements is false about Sang Prabu?

• Sang Prabu was a father of his only daughter

• Sang Prabu was a king of a kingdom in West Java

• Sang Prabu was taken to Kahyangan by a wicked fairy

• Sang Prabu was a wise man

2. Long, long ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the affairs of mortals, there was a small kingdom on the slope of Mount Wayang in West Java.  The King, named Sang Prabu, was a wise man.  He had an only daughter, called Princess Teja Nirmala, who was famous for her beauty but she was not married.  One day Sang Prabu made up his mind to settle the matter by a show of strength. After that, Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan had won the competition.  Unfortunately, the wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with Raden Begawan and used magic power to render him unconscious and he forgot his wedding.  When Sang Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan saw him and soon realized that he had been enchanted by the wicked fairy.  The fairy could not accept this, so she killed Raden Begawan.  When Princess Teja Nirmala heard this, she was very sad.  So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan.

  Why did the wicked fairy use her magic to make Raden Begawan unconscious?

• She didn't like Raden Begawan

• She didn't want Raden Prabu marry the princess

• She didn't want the prince of Blambangan marry the princess

• She wanted Teja Nirmala to forget about her wedding

3. THE SHEEP AND THE PIG

One day, a shepherd was herding his sheep in the meadow when he found a fat pig. The shepherd immediately caught the pig with his bare hands as the pig squealed as hard as he could because he was really hurt. However, despite his deafening squeal and his wiggles, the shepherd still carried the pig to the butcher in the market. The sheep who was following the shepherd was astonished by the pig struggle. One of the sheep asked, “Why did you squeal like that? The shepherd also does the same thing to us, but we feel like making such noises are embarrassing. “It is because when he catches you, he only wants your wool, but when he catches me, he wants my meat!” the pig said as he was still struggling.

Why didn't the sheep scream as the pig?

• Because e the shepherd loves them

• Because it would not be fair to the pig

• Because the shepherd protect them from danger

• Because the shepherd does not want their meat

4. One day, a shepherd was herding his sheep in the meadow when he found a fat pig. The shepherd immediately caught the pig with his bare hands as the pig squealed as hard as he could because he was really hurt. However, despite his deafening squeal and his wiggles, the shepherd still carried the pig to the butcher in the market. The sheep who was following the shepherd was astonished by the pig struggle. One of the sheep asked, “Why did you squeal like that? The shepherd also does the same thing to us, but we feel like making such noises are embarrassing. “It is because when he catches you, he only wants your wool, but when he catches me, he wants my meat!” the pig said as he was still struggling.

"The pig said as he was still struggling?"

The best word to replace the underlined word is......

• Screaming

• Fighting

• Kicking

• Dying

5. One day, a shepherd was herding his sheep in the meadow when he found a fat pig. The shepherd immediately caught the pig with his bare hands as the pig squealed as hard as he could because he was really hurt. However, despite his deafening squeal and his wiggles, the shepherd still carried the pig to the butcher in the market. The sheep who was following the shepherd was astonished by the pig struggle. One of the sheep asked, “Why did you squeal like that? The shepherd also does the same thing to us, but we feel like making such noises are embarrassing. “It is because when he catches you, he only wants your wool, but when he catches me, he wants my meat!” the pig said as he was still struggling.

Where did the story take place?

• Market

• Land

• Field

• Pound

6. The Ant and the Dove

One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a spring. To reach the spring she had to climb up o reach the spring she had to climb up a blade of g a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slip rass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell ped and fell into the into the water. She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not helped her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it into the into the water near the struggling ant. The ant mov water near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and ed towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon, it climbed up there. Soon, it carried her safely to dr carried her safely to dry ground. y ground. Just as that time, a Just as that time, a hunter nearby was throwing out hunter nearby was throwing out his net towards the his net towards the dove, hoping to trap it. dove, hoping to trap it. Guessing what he Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. Quickly, the dove flied away to safety.

Who are the characters of the story above?

• The ant

• The ant and the dove

• The ant, the dove, and the hunter

• The hunter and the ant

7. The Ant and the Dove

One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a spring. To reach the spring she had to climb up o reach the spring she had to climb up a blade of g a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slip rass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell ped and fell into the into the water. She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not helped her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it into the into the water near the struggling ant. The ant mov water near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and ed towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon, it climbed up there. Soon, it carried her safely to dr carried her safely to dry ground. y ground. Just as that time, a Just as that time, a hunter nearby was throwing out hunter nearby was throwing out his net towards the his net towards the dove, hoping to trap it. dove, hoping to trap it. Guessing what he Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. Quickly, the dove flied away to safety

• The ant slipped from the grass.

• The ant fell into the water

• The ant slipped and fell

• The ant drowned into the water

8. The Ant and the Dove

One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a spring. To reach the spring she had to climb up o reach the spring she had to climb up a blade of g a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slip rass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell ped and fell into the into the water. She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not helped her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it into the into the water near the struggling ant. The ant mov water near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and ed towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon, it climbed up there. Soon, it carried her safely to dr carried her safely to dry ground. y ground. Just as that time, a Just as that time, a hunter nearby was throwing out hunter nearby was throwing out his net towards the his net towards the dove, hoping to trap it. dove, hoping to trap it. Guessing what he Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. Quickly, the dove flied away to safety.

Which statement is TRUE according to the text?

• The hunter caught the dove

• The ant killed the hunter

• The dove didn't help the ant

• The ant and the dove were safe

9. The Ant and the Dove

One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a spring. To reach the spring she had to climb up o reach the spring she had to climb up a blade of g a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slip rass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell ped and fell into the into the water. She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not helped her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it into the into the water near the struggling ant. The ant mov water near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and ed towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon, it climbed up there. Soon, it carried her safely to dr carried her safely to dry ground. y ground. Just as that time, a Just as that time, a hunter nearby was throwing out hunter nearby was throwing out his net towards the his net towards the dove, hoping to trap it. dove, hoping to trap it. Guessing what he Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. Quickly, the dove flied away to safety.

What is the purpose of the narrative text?

• To describe the ant

• To entertain the readers

• To describe the facts of the hunter

• To explain how to hunt a dove

10. The Ant and the Dove

One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a spring. To reach the spring she had to climb up o reach the spring she had to climb up a blade of g a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slip rass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell ped and fell into the into the water. She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not helped her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it into the into the water near the struggling ant. The ant mov water near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and ed towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon, it climbed up there. Soon, it carried her safely to dr carried her safely to dry ground. y ground. Just as that time, a Just as that time, a hunter nearby was throwing out hunter nearby was throwing out his net towards the his net towards the dove, hoping to trap it. dove, hoping to trap it. Guessing what he Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. Quickly, the dove flied away to safety.

“Seeing the ant was in trouble, the dove , the dove quickly .…” (paragraph 2). The underline quickly .…” (paragraph 2). The underlined word mean d word means … .

• problem

• solution

• safety

• protection