Narrative Text: Legend

“A long time ago, a giant gave a cucumber seed to a poor old woman who wanted a child. She planted it, and one day a golden cucumber grew. Inside it was a beautiful baby girl.”

Which part of the structure is this?

• Resolution

• Complication

• Moral value

• Orientation

What is the title of this legend?

• The Legend of Nine Tailed Fox

• The Legend of Prambanan Temple

• The Legend of Borobudur Temple

• Batu Menangis

“The girl cried and begged for forgiveness, but it was too late. She became a stone statue, and her tears continued to fall.”

Which part of the structure is this?

• Orientation

• Complication

• Resolution

• Evolution

This character becomes very rich, but when he returns home, he denies his poor mother. Because of that, he is cursed and turns into stone.

Who is this character?

• Malin Kundang

• Bandung Bondowoso

• Sangkuriang

• Samosir

This clever princess gave a prince an impossible task to avoid marriage. When he almost succeeded, she tricked him and got cursed into a statue.

Who is this character?

• Dayang Sumbi

• Dewi Galuh

• Roro Jonggrang

• Candra Kirana

A.

One day, Sangkuriang killed his mother’s pet dog without knowing it was his father. Dayang Sumbi was so angry and sent him away.

B.

Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to build a lake and a boat in one night to stop the marriage.

C.

A long time ago, there lived a woman named Dayang Sumbi who had a son named Sangkuriang.

D.

Years later, Sangkuriang came back as a young man. He didn’t recognize Dayang Sumbi and fell in love with her.

E.

Sangkuriang failed to finish the boat before sunrise. He became angry and kicked the boat, which turned upside down and became a mountain called Tangkuban Perahu.

Rearrange the paragraphs into a good narrative legend text!

• C-A-E-B-D

• C-B-A-D-E

• C-A-B-D-E

• C-A-D-B-E

Mention the generic structures of the narrative text!

• ORIENTATION, COMPLICATION, RESOLUTION

• ORIENTATION, RESOLUTION, COMPLICATION, MORAL VALUE

• ORIENTATION, COMPLICATION, RESOLUTION, MORAL VALUE

• ORIENTATION, MORAL VALUE, COMPLICATION, RESOLUTION

Which of the following verbs is considered as action verbs?

• RUN

• FEEL

• KNOW

• BELIEVE

What is the purpose of a narrative text?

• To tell readers how to do something

• To entertain and amuse readers

• To report something

• To describe something

Once upon a time, there lived a poor widow and her only son. One day, the son asked permission to go to the city to find a better life. Years later, he returned as a rich man but was ashamed of his mother and refused to recognize her.

What tense is mostly used in the text above?

• Past Tense

• Present Tense

• Present Continuous Tense

• Past Continuous Tense