Pre-Test Narrative Text

Once upon a time, there was a rose that was very proud of its beautiful looks. Its only disappointment was that it grew next to an ugly cactus. Every day, the rose would insult the cactus on its looks while the cactus stayed quiet. All the other plants in the garden tried to make the rose see sense, but it was too swayed by its own good looks. One summer, the well in the garden grew dry and there was no water for the plants. The rose began to wilt. It saw a sparrow dip its beak into the cactus for some water. Though ashamed, the rose asked the cactus if it could have some water too. The cactus readily agreed, and they got through the tough summer as friends.

What is type of the text?

• Recount

• Descriptive

• Report

• Narrative

What can you learn from the story?

• Don’t allow others influence your life.

• Never judge the others by the way they look.

• Respect others and they may respect you either.

• Dont’t let anyone underestimate you because of your look.

What is the purpose of the narrative text?

• to decribe the story

• to explain the story

• to amuse the reader

• to persuade the reader

What is the generic structure of the narrative text?

• Orientation – Complication – Resolution – Re-Orientation

• Orientation – Events – Reorientation

• General Classification – Description

• Newsworthy Events – Background Events – Sources

1. Arrange the sentences below into a correct narrative!

(1) At the further of the wood was another pretty cottage

(2) There was once a sweet maid who lived in a pretty cottage

(3) She gave her a red clock with a hood which she always wear

(4) Where grandmother lived in

(5) Everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother loved her most of all

(6) So, people called her Red Riding Hood

The best arrangement is...

• a. 2-1-3-4-5-6

• b. 2-3-1-4-5-6

• c. 1-2-3-4-5-6

• e. 2-1-4-5-3-6

What is "orientation" in a narrative text?

• The end paragraph of the story.

• The opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced.

• The middle paragraph of the story.

• The social function of the text.

What is "complication" in a narrative text?

• Where the problems in the story is began developed.

• Where the problems in the story is solved.

• Where the story is given the introduction.

• Where the story is ended.

What is "resolution" in a narrative text?

• Where the problems in the story developed.

• Where the story is began.

• Where the problems in the story is solved.

• Where the story is ended.

These are kind of narrative text, except .....

• Fable

• Fairytale

• Poem

• Legend

Which one of the pictures belongs to Legend?

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