Narrative Quiz

Three large fish lived very happy in a pond which few people ever passed. One day, there were two men who were passing by the pond. One of them said, “Let us hurry home and get our nets. Those fish are too fine to lose.

The three fish were frightened. The yellow fish thought a moment, then swam through the outlet of the pond into the river.

When the men came back with their nets, there were only blue and green fish to be seen. The blue fish now began to think. One of the men picked the blue fish up in his net, but it seemed dead, so he threw it back into the water.

The green fish that never thought sank to the bottom of the pond and was easily caught.

                                     2. The yellow fish was ….                    

• smart

• honest

• patient

• humble

Three large fish lived very happy in a pond which few people ever passed. One day, there were two men who were passing by the pond. One of them said, “Let us hurry home and get our nets. Those fish are too fine to lose.

The three fish were frightened. The yellow fish thought a moment, then swam through the outlet of the pond into the river.

When the men came back with their nets, there were only blue and green fish to be seen. The blue fish now began to think. One of the men picked the blue fish up in his net, but it seemed dead, so he threw it back into the water.

The green fish that never thought sank to the bottom of the pond and was easily caught.

                                     3. From the story above, we can conclude that ….                   

• the hunters succeed in hunting down all the fish

• the green fish didn’t have a trick to save his life

• all the fish finally could escape from hunters

• the bluefish swam through the outlet of the pond into the river

Three large fish lived very happy in a pond which few people ever passed. One day, there were two men who were passing by the pond. One of them said, “Let us hurry home and get our nets. Those fish are too fine to lose.

The three fish were frightened. The yellow fish thought a moment, then swam through the outlet of the pond into the river.

When the men came back with their nets, there were only blue and green fish to be seen. The blue fish now began to think. One of the men picked the blue fish up in his net, but it seemed dead, so he threw it back into the water.

The green fish that never thought sank to the bottom of the pond and was easily caught.

                                     4. From the story we can learn that .....            

• a good man is hard to find

• two heads are better than one

• no one succeeds without efforts

• a good beginning makes a good ending

Long time ago a remote village, in central China, was inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters.

One day, a poor farmer lost his entire livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for help or his family would die of starvation.

Few days later an old man, with long grey beard, passed by his house took pity on him. He gave him a goose and said. ″I don’t have any expensive thing to give you and hope this goose will help you to ease your hardship. ″

A week later to his most surprise the farmer found an egg in his yard. This was not an ordinary egg. It was a golden egg. He was suddenly overcome with joy. Thereafter, the livelihood had rapidly improved but the farmer had forgotten his earlier hardship. He became lazy, arrogant and spendthrift.

Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg every six months. The greedy farmer lost his patient and slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach.

Though the very much regretted for his foolishness, it's already too late.

5. 5. What is the communicative purpose of the text?

• To describe how the farmer got rich

• To entertain the reader with an interesting story

• To persuade the reader to read the story

• To inform the readers about the farmer and the goose

Long time ago a remote village, in central China, was inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters.

One day, a poor farmer lost his entire livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for help or his family would die of starvation.

Few days later an old man, with long grey beard, passed by his house took pity on him. He gave him a goose and said. ″I don’t have any expensive thing to give you and hope this goose will help you to ease your hardship. ″

A week later to his most surprise the farmer found an egg in his yard. This was not an ordinary egg. It was a golden egg. He was suddenly overcome with joy. Thereafter, the livelihood had rapidly improved but the farmer had forgotten his earlier hardship. He became lazy, arrogant and spendthrift.

Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg every six months. The greedy farmer lost his patient and slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach.

Though the very much regretted for his foolishness, it's already too late.

5. 6. What happened to the farmer's livestock?

• They were all stolen.

• They were killed by flood.

• They were lost.

• They were all slaughtered.

Long time ago a remote village, in central China, was inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters.

One day, a poor farmer lost his entire livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for help or his family would die of starvation.

Few days later an old man, with long grey beard, passed by his house took pity on him. He gave him a goose and said. ″I don’t have any expensive thing to give you and hope this goose will help you to ease your hardship. ″

A week later to his most surprise the farmer found an egg in his yard. This was not an ordinary egg. It was a golden egg. He was suddenly overcome with joy. Thereafter, the livelihood had rapidly improved but the farmer had forgotten his earlier hardship. He became lazy, arrogant and spendthrift.

Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg every six months. The greedy farmer lost his patient and slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach.

Though the very much regretted for his foolishness, it's already too late.

5. 7. What do we learn from the story?

• Foolishness did not pay.

• Always pray to God for help.

• Not to be greedy.

• Don't be lazy.

The old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set Gretel to clean the house. She planned to eat them both. Each night the children cried and begged the witch to let them go. Meanwhile, at home, their stepmother was beginning to wish she had never tried to get rid of the children. “I must find them,” she said and set off into the forest. Many hours later, when her feet were tired from walking and her lips were dry from thirst, she came to the cottage belonging to the witch. The stepmother peeped though the window. Her heart cried out when she saw the two children. She picked up the broom cleaning against the door and crept inside.

The witch was putting some stew in the oven when the stepmother gave her an almighty push. The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door. ‘Children, I have come to save you,’ she said hugging them tightly. I have done a dreadful thing.

I hope in time you will forgive me. Let me take you home and become a family again. They returned to their home and the stepmother became the best mother anyone could wish to have, and of course they lived happily ever after!

8. 8. Hansel and Gretel were locked in a cage by the old witch.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set Gretel to clean the house. She planned to eat them both. Each night the children cried and begged the witch to let them go. Meanwhile, at home, their stepmother was beginning to wish she had never tried to get rid of the children. “I must find them,” she said and set off into the forest. Many hours later, when her feet were tired from walking and her lips were dry from thirst, she came to the cottage belonging to the witch. The stepmother peeped though the window. Her heart cried out when she saw the two children. She picked up the broom cleaning against the door and crept inside.

The witch was putting some stew in the oven when the stepmother gave her an almighty push. The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door. ‘Children, I have come to save you,’ she said hugging them tightly. I have done a dreadful thing.

I hope in time you will forgive me. Let me take you home and become a family again. They returned to their home and the stepmother became the best mother anyone could wish to have, and of course they lived happily ever after!

8. 9. Hansel’s and Gretel’s stepmother cried and begged each night.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set Gretel to clean the house. She planned to eat them both. Each night the children cried and begged the witch to let them go. Meanwhile, at home, their stepmother was beginning to wish she had never tried to get rid of the children. “I must find them,” she said and set off into the forest. Many hours later, when her feet were tired from walking and her lips were dry from thirst, she came to the cottage belonging to the witch. The stepmother peeped though the window. Her heart cried out when she saw the two children. She picked up the broom cleaning against the door and crept inside.

The witch was putting some stew in the oven when the stepmother gave her an almighty push. The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door. ‘Children, I have come to save you,’ she said hugging them tightly. I have done a dreadful thing.

I hope in time you will forgive me. Let me take you home and become a family again. They returned to their home and the stepmother became the best mother anyone could wish to have, and of course they lived happily ever after!

8. 10. The stepmother regretted her action and became the best mother.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Three large fish lived very happy in a pond which few people ever passed. One day, there were two men who were passing by the pond. One of them said, “Let us hurry home and get our nets. Those fish are too fine to lose.

The three fish were frightened. The yellow fish thought a moment, then swam through the outlet of the pond into the river.

When the men came back with their nets, there were only blue and green fish to be seen. The blue fish now began to think. One of the men picked the blue fish up in his net, but it seemed dead, so he threw it back into the water.

The green fish that never thought sank to the bottom of the pond and was easily caught.

                                     1.        The main problem of the story above is ….                      

• the fish could not escape from the men.            

• the third fish didn’t think about how to save itself  

• the two men were going to catch the three fish

• the fish looked for ways to escape themselves from the men