Mid Semester Kelas 9

Once upon a time in west java, lived a writer king who had a beautiful daughter. Her name was Dayang Sumbi. She liked weaving very much. Once she was wearing a cloth when one of her tools fell to the ground. She was very tired, at the same time she was too lazy to take it. Then she just shouted out loudly.

Anybody there! Bring me my tool. I will give you special present. If you are female. I will consider you as my sister if you are male, I will marry you suddenly a male dog, and its name was Tumang came. He brought her the falling tool. Dayang Sumbi was very surprised. She regretted her words but she could not deny it. So she had marry Tumang and leave her father.  Then they lived in a small village. Several months later they had a son. His name was Sangkuriang. He was a handsome and healthy boy.

Sangkuriang liked hunting very much, especially deer. He often hunting to the wood using his arrow. When he went hunting, Tumang was always with him.

One day Dayang Sumbi wanted to have deer’s heart so she asked Sangkuriang to hunt for a deer. Then Sangkuriang when to the wood with his arrow and his faithful dog. Tumang, but after several days in the wood Sangkuriang could not find any deer. Then where all disappeared. Sangkuriang was exhausted and desperate. He did not want to disappoint her mother so he killed Tumang. He did not know that Tumang was his father. Tumang’s heart to her mother. But Dayang Sumbi knew that it was Tumang’s heart. She was so angry that she could not control her emotion. She hit Sangkuriang at his head Sangkuriang was wounded. There was a scar in his head. She also repelled her son. Sangkuriang left her mother in sadness.

Many years passed and Sangkuriang became a strong young man. He wandered everywhere. One day he arrived. At his own village but he did not realize it. There he met Dayang Sumbi. At the time Dayang Sumbi was given an eternal beauty by God so she stayed young forever. Both of them did know each other. So they fall in love and then they decided to marry.  But then Dayang Sumbi recognized a scar on Sangkuriang’s head. She knew that Sangkuriang was his son. It was impossible for them to marry. She told him but he did not beliave her. He wished that they marry soon. So Dayang Sumbi gave very difficult condition. She asked Sangkuriang to build a lake and a boat in one night! She said she needed that for honeymoon.

Sangkuriang agreed. With the help of genie and spiritis, Sangkuriang tried to build them. By midnight he had completed the lake by building a dam in Citarum River. Then he started making the boat. It was almost dawn when he almost finished it. Meanwhile Dayang Sumbi kept watching on him. She was very worried when she knew this. So she made lights in the east. Then the spirits thought that was already dawn. It was time for them to leave. They left Sangkuriang alone. Without their help he could not finish the boat.

Sangkuriang was angry. He kicked the boat. Then the boat turned upside down. It, later, became Mount Tangkuban Perahu. Which means an upside-down boat. From a distant the mount really looks like an upside down boat.

Soal

What is the story about ...?

• A warth son

• The lagend of Takuban Perahu

• West Java’s tales

• Tumang a Dog husband

Once upon a time in west java, lived a writer king who had a beautiful daughter. Her name was Dayang Sumbi. She liked weaving very much. Once she was wearing a cloth when one of her tools fell to the ground. She was very tired, at the same time she was too lazy to take it. Then she just shouted out loudly.

Anybody there! Bring me my tool. I will give you special present. If you are female. I will consider you as my sister if you are male, I will marry you suddenly a male dog, and its name was Tumang came. He brought her the falling tool. Dayang Sumbi was very surprised. She regretted her words but she could not deny it. So she had marry Tumang and leave her father.  Then they lived in a small village. Several months later they had a son. His name was Sangkuriang. He was a handsome and healthy boy.

Sangkuriang liked hunting very much, especially deer. He often hunting to the wood using his arrow. When he went hunting, Tumang was always with him.

One day Dayang Sumbi wanted to have deer’s heart so she asked Sangkuriang to hunt for a deer. Then Sangkuriang when to the wood with his arrow and his faithful dog. Tumang, but after several days in the wood Sangkuriang could not find any deer. Then where all disappeared. Sangkuriang was exhausted and desperate. He did not want to disappoint her mother so he killed Tumang. He did not know that Tumang was his father. Tumang’s heart to her mother. But Dayang Sumbi knew that it was Tumang’s heart. She was so angry that she could not control her emotion. She hit Sangkuriang at his head Sangkuriang was wounded. There was a scar in his head. She also repelled her son. Sangkuriang left her mother in sadness.

Many years passed and Sangkuriang became a strong young man. He wandered everywhere. One day he arrived. At his own village but he did not realize it. There he met Dayang Sumbi. At the time Dayang Sumbi was given an eternal beauty by God so she stayed young forever. Both of them did know each other. So they fall in love and then they decided to marry.  But then Dayang Sumbi recognized a scar on Sangkuriang’s head. She knew that Sangkuriang was his son. It was impossible for them to marry. She told him but he did not beliave her. He wished that they marry soon. So Dayang Sumbi gave very difficult condition. She asked Sangkuriang to build a lake and a boat in one night! She said she needed that for honeymoon.

Sangkuriang agreed. With the help of genie and spiritis, Sangkuriang tried to build them. By midnight he had completed the lake by building a dam in Citarum River. Then he started making the boat. It was almost dawn when he almost finished it. Meanwhile Dayang Sumbi kept watching on him. She was very worried when she knew this. So she made lights in the east. Then the spirits thought that was already dawn. It was time for them to leave. They left Sangkuriang alone. Without their help he could not finish the boat.

Sangkuriang was angry. He kicked the boat. Then the boat turned upside down. It, later, became Mount Tangkuban Perahu. Which means an upside-down boat. From a distant the mount really looks like an upside down boat.

Soal

According to the story, Tumang was ...?

• Married to Dayang Sumbi

• Actually a handsome prince

• Sangkuriang pet dog

• In fact Dayang Sumbi’s father

Once upon a time in west java, lived a writer king who had a beautiful daughter. Her name was Dayang Sumbi. She liked weaving very much. Once she was wearing a cloth when one of her tools fell to the ground. She was very tired, at the same time she was too lazy to take it. Then she just shouted out loudly.

Anybody there! Bring me my tool. I will give you special present. If you are female. I will consider you as my sister if you are male, I will marry you suddenly a male dog, and its name was Tumang came. He brought her the falling tool. Dayang Sumbi was very surprised. She regretted her words but she could not deny it. So she had marry Tumang and leave her father. Then they lived in a small village. Several months later they had a son. His name was Sangkuriang. He was a handsome and healthy boy.

Sangkuriang liked hunting very much, especially deer. He often hunting to the wood using his arrow. When he went hunting, Tumang was always with him.

One day Dayang Sumbi wanted to have deer’s heart so she asked Sangkuriang to hunt for a deer. Then Sangkuriang when to the wood with his arrow and his faithful dog. Tumang, but after several days in the wood Sangkuriang could not find any deer. Then where all disappeared. Sangkuriang was exhausted and desperate. He did not want to disappoint her mother so he killed Tumang. He did not know that Tumang was his father. Tumang’s heart to her mother. But Dayang Sumbi knew that it was Tumang’s heart. She was so angry that she could not control her emotion. She hit Sangkuriang at his head Sangkuriang was wounded. There was a scar in his head. She also repelled her son. Sangkuriang left her mother in sadness.

Many years passed and Sangkuriang became a strong young man. He wandered everywhere. One day he arrived. At his own village but he did not realize it. There he met Dayang Sumbi. At the time Dayang Sumbi was given an eternal beauty by God so she stayed young forever. Both of them did know each other. So they fall in love and then they decided to marry. But then Dayang Sumbi recognized a scar on Sangkuriang’s head. She knew that Sangkuriang was his son. It was impossible for them to marry. She told him but he did not beliave her. He wished that they marry soon. So Dayang Sumbi gave very difficult condition. She asked Sangkuriang to build a lake and a boat in one night! She said she needed that for honeymoon.

Sangkuriang agreed. With the help of genie and spiritis, Sangkuriang tried to build them. By midnight he had completed the lake by building a dam in Citarum River. Then he started making the boat. It was almost dawn when he almost finished it. Meanwhile Dayang Sumbi kept watching on him. She was very worried when she knew this. So she made lights in the east. Then the spirits thought that was already dawn. It was time for them to leave. They left Sangkuriang alone. Without their help he could not finish the boat.

Sangkuriang was angry. He kicked the boat. Then the boat turned upside down. It, later, became Mount Tangkuban Perahu. Which means an upside-down boat. From a distant the mount really looks like an upside down boat.

Soal

“He brought her the falling tool”
The underline word refers to ...?

• Sangkuriang

• The king

• Father

• Tumang

Once upon a time in west java, lived a writer king who had a beautiful daughter. Her name was Dayang Sumbi. She liked weaving very much. Once she was wearing a cloth when one of her tools fell to the ground. She was very tired, at the same time she was too lazy to take it. Then she just shouted out loudly.

Anybody there! Bring me my tool. I will give you special present. If you are female. I will consider you as my sister if you are male, I will marry you suddenly a male dog, and its name was Tumang came. He brought her the falling tool. Dayang Sumbi was very surprised. She regretted her words but she could not deny it. So she had marry Tumang and leave her father.  Then they lived in a small village. Several months later they had a son. His name was Sangkuriang. He was a handsome and healthy boy.

Sangkuriang liked hunting very much, especially deer. He often hunting to the wood using his arrow. When he went hunting, Tumang was always with him.

One day Dayang Sumbi wanted to have deer’s heart so she asked Sangkuriang to hunt for a deer. Then Sangkuriang when to the wood with his arrow and his faithful dog. Tumang, but after several days in the wood Sangkuriang could not find any deer. Then where all disappeared. Sangkuriang was exhausted and desperate. He did not want to disappoint her mother so he killed Tumang. He did not know that Tumang was his father. Tumang’s heart to her mother. But Dayang Sumbi knew that it was Tumang’s heart. She was so angry that she could not control her emotion. She hit Sangkuriang at his head Sangkuriang was wounded. There was a scar in his head. She also repelled her son. Sangkuriang left her mother in sadness.

Many years passed and Sangkuriang became a strong young man. He wandered everywhere. One day he arrived. At his own village but he did not realize it. There he met Dayang Sumbi. At the time Dayang Sumbi was given an eternal beauty by God so she stayed young forever. Both of them did know each other. So they fall in love and then they decided to marry.  But then Dayang Sumbi recognized a scar on Sangkuriang’s head. She knew that Sangkuriang was his son. It was impossible for them to marry. She told him but he did not beliave her. He wished that they marry soon. So Dayang Sumbi gave very difficult condition. She asked Sangkuriang to build a lake and a boat in one night! She said she needed that for honeymoon.

Sangkuriang agreed. With the help of genie and spiritis, Sangkuriang tried to build them. By midnight he had completed the lake by building a dam in Citarum River. Then he started making the boat. It was almost dawn when he almost finished it. Meanwhile Dayang Sumbi kept watching on him. She was very worried when she knew this. So she made lights in the east. Then the spirits thought that was already dawn. It was time for them to leave. They left Sangkuriang alone. Without their help he could not finish the boat.

Sangkuriang was angry. He kicked the boat. Then the boat turned upside down. It, later, became Mount Tangkuban Perahu. Which means an upside-down boat. From a distant the mount really looks like an upside down boat.

Soal

The complication starts when ...?

• Sangkuriang arrived at his own village

• Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to build a lake and a boat in one night

• Tumang came bringing Dayang Sumbi fallen thing

• Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to find deer’s heart

“Once upon a time in west java, Indonesia lived a wise king who had beautiful daughter.” (paragraph 1)
What is the function of the above sentence?

• A complication

• A reorientation

• An orientation

• A resolution

Once upon a time, all the birds were invited to a feast by the people of the sky. Tortoise was very clever and very hungry and as soon as it heard about the great feast, it began to plan how it would travel to the sky. Tortoise went to the birds and asked if it could go with them. All the birds agreed and they each gave it a feather with which formed a pair of wings. The great day came. Tortoise and the birds set off on their journey. "There is one important thing which we must not forget," it said as they flew on their way. "When people are invited to a great feast like this, they take new names." So they each took a new name and Tortoise also took one. It was to be called all of you. Finally, the birds and Tortoise arrived at the party. People of the sky invited the birds to eat the delicious food they had prepared, but then Tortoise asked, "For who have you prepared this feast?

"For all of you," replied the people of the sky. Tortoise turned to the birds and said, "Remember that my name is all of you. You will eat after me." The birds waited angrily as Tortoise ate and drank most of the feast. Then, they came forward to eat, but several of them were too angry to eat. Before flying home, each bird took back the feather it gave to Tortoise. So, there stood Tortoise in its hard shell full of food and drink, but without any wings to fly home. It asked the birds to take a message to its wife, but they all refused except Parrot. "Parrot, my good friend," said Tortoise, "tell my wife to bring out all the soft things in my house so I can Jump from the sky safely." Parrot flew away, but when it reached Tortoise's house, it told Tortoise's wife to bring out all the hard things in the house. Tortoise looked down from the sky and saw its wife, but it was too far to see what its wife was bringing out. When everything was ready, it jumped. It fell and fell and landed with a great crash on the ground. It wasn't hurt, but its shell broke into many pieces. However, there was a great doctor in the neighborhood. Tortoise's wife sent for him and he collected all the bits of Tortoise's shell and stuck them together. That is why Tortoise's shell is not smooth.

Soal

What kind of the text above ...?

• Narrative

• Descriptive

• Recount

• Procedure

Once upon a time, all the birds were invited to a feast by the people of the sky. Tortoise was very clever and very hungry and as soon as it heard about the great feast, it began to plan how it would travel to the sky. Tortoise went to the birds and asked if it could go with them. All the birds agreed and they each gave it a feather with which formed a pair of wings. The great day came. Tortoise and the birds set off on their journey. "There is one important thing which we must not forget," it said as they flew on their way. "When people are invited to a great feast like this, they take new names." So they each took a new name and Tortoise also took one. It was to be called all of you. Finally, the birds and Tortoise arrived at the party. People of the sky invited the birds to eat the delicious food they had prepared, but then Tortoise asked, "For who have you prepared this feast?

"For all of you," replied the people of the sky. Tortoise turned to the birds and said, "Remember that my name is all of you. You will eat after me." The birds waited angrily as Tortoise ate and drank most of the feast. Then, they came forward to eat, but several of them were too angry to eat. Before flying home, each bird took back the feather it gave to Tortoise. So, there stood Tortoise in its hard shell full of food and drink, but without any wings to fly home. It asked the birds to take a message to its wife, but they all refused except Parrot. "Parrot, my good friend," said Tortoise, "tell my wife to bring out all the soft things in my house so I can Jump from the sky safely." Parrot flew away, but when it reached Tortoise's house, it told Tortoise's wife to bring out all the hard things in the house. Tortoise looked down from the sky and saw its wife, but it was too far to see what its wife was bringing out. When everything was ready, it jumped. It fell and fell and landed with a great crash on the ground. It wasn't hurt, but its shell broke into many pieces. However, there was a great doctor in the neighborhood. Tortoise's wife sent for him and he collected all the bits of Tortoise's shell and stuck them together. That is why Tortoise's shell is not smooth.

Soal

What is the best title for the text?

• The Trick Tortoise

• The Tortoise and Birds

• The Ungrateful Birds

• The Parrot and Tortoise

Once upon a time, all the birds were invited to a feast by the people of the sky. Tortoise was very clever and very hungry and as soon as it heard about the great feast, it began to plan how it would travel to the sky. Tortoise went to the birds and asked if it could go with them. All the birds agreed and they each gave it a feather with which formed a pair of wings. The great day came. Tortoise and the birds set off on their journey. "There is one important thing which we must not forget," it said as they flew on their way. "When people are invited to a great feast like this, they take new names." So they each took a new name and Tortoise also took one. It was to be called all of you. Finally, the birds and Tortoise arrived at the party. People of the sky invited the birds to eat the delicious food they had prepared, but then Tortoise asked, "For who have you prepared this feast?

"For all of you," replied the people of the sky. Tortoise turned to the birds and said, "Remember that my name is all of you. You will eat after me." The birds waited angrily as Tortoise ate and drank most of the feast. Then, they came forward to eat, but several of them were too angry to eat. Before flying home, each bird took back the feather it gave to Tortoise. So, there stood Tortoise in its hard shell full of food and drink, but without any wings to fly home. It asked the birds to take a message to its wife, but they all refused except Parrot. "Parrot, my good friend," said Tortoise, "tell my wife to bring out all the soft things in my house so I can Jump from the sky safely." Parrot flew away, but when it reached Tortoise's house, it told Tortoise's wife to bring out all the hard things in the house. Tortoise looked down from the sky and saw its wife, but it was too far to see what its wife was bringing out. When everything was ready, it jumped. It fell and fell and landed with a great crash on the ground. It wasn't hurt, but its shell broke into many pieces. However, there was a great doctor in the neighborhood. Tortoise's wife sent for him and he collected all the bits of Tortoise's shell and stuck them together. That is why Tortoise's shell is not smooth.

Soal

How many characters in the text above ...?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 3

Once upon a time, all the birds were invited to a feast by the people of the sky. Tortoise was very clever and very hungry and as soon as it heard about the great feast, it began to plan how it would travel to the sky. Tortoise went to the birds and asked if it could go with them. All the birds agreed and they each gave it a feather with which formed a pair of wings. The great day came. Tortoise and the birds set off on their journey. "There is one important thing which we must not forget," it said as they flew on their way. "When people are invited to a great feast like this, they take new names." So they each took a new name and Tortoise also took one. It was to be called all of you. Finally, the birds and Tortoise arrived at the party. People of the sky invited the birds to eat the delicious food they had prepared, but then Tortoise asked, "For who have you prepared this feast?

"For all of you," replied the people of the sky. Tortoise turned to the birds and said, "Remember that my name is all of you. You will eat after me." The birds waited angrily as Tortoise ate and drank most of the feast. Then, they came forward to eat, but several of them were too angry to eat. Before flying home, each bird took back the feather it gave to Tortoise. So, there stood Tortoise in its hard shell full of food and drink, but without any wings to fly home. It asked the birds to take a message to its wife, but they all refused except Parrot. "Parrot, my good friend," said Tortoise, "tell my wife to bring out all the soft things in my house so I can Jump from the sky safely." Parrot flew away, but when it reached Tortoise's house, it told Tortoise's wife to bring out all the hard things in the house. Tortoise looked down from the sky and saw its wife, but it was too far to see what its wife was bringing out. When everything was ready, it jumped. It fell and fell and landed with a great crash on the ground. It wasn't hurt, but its shell broke into many pieces. However, there was a great doctor in the neighborhood. Tortoise's wife sent for him and he collected all the bits of Tortoise's shell and stuck them together. That is why Tortoise's shell is not smooth.

Soal

Which of the following statement is TRUE ...?

• People of the sky did not invited the birds

• The birds gave feather to tortoise formed a wings

• Tortoise's wife to bring out soft things in the house

• The birds and tortoise happy ending

Once upon a time, all the birds were invited to a feast by the people of the sky. Tortoise was very clever and very hungry and as soon as it heard about the great feast, it began to plan how it would travel to the sky. Tortoise went to the birds and asked if it could go with them. All the birds agreed and they each gave it a feather with which formed a pair of wings. The great day came. Tortoise and the birds set off on their journey. "There is one important thing which we must not forget," it said as they flew on their way. "When people are invited to a great feast like this, they take new names." So they each took a new name and Tortoise also took one. It was to be called all of you. Finally, the birds and Tortoise arrived at the party. People of the sky invited the birds to eat the delicious food they had prepared, but then Tortoise asked, "For who have you prepared this feast?

"For all of you," replied the people of the sky. Tortoise turned to the birds and said, "Remember that my name is all of you. You will eat after me." The birds waited angrily as Tortoise ate and drank most of the feast. Then, they came forward to eat, but several of them were too angry to eat. Before flying home, each bird took back the feather it gave to Tortoise. So, there stood Tortoise in its hard shell full of food and drink, but without any wings to fly home. It asked the birds to take a message to its wife, but they all refused except Parrot. "Parrot, my good friend," said Tortoise, "tell my wife to bring out all the soft things in my house so I can Jump from the sky safely." Parrot flew away, but when it reached Tortoise's house, it told Tortoise's wife to bring out all the hard things in the house. Tortoise looked down from the sky and saw its wife, but it was too far to see what its wife was bringing out. When everything was ready, it jumped. It fell and fell and landed with a great crash on the ground. It wasn't hurt, but its shell broke into many pieces. However, there was a great doctor in the neighborhood. Tortoise's wife sent for him and he collected all the bits of Tortoise's shell and stuck them together. That is why Tortoise's shell is not smooth.

Soal

What we learn in the story ...?

• Dont forger to another people

• Always pray to God

• Not to be lazy and arrogant

• Not to be greedy and be contented with what we had