ECL 4

Malin Kundang was a poor boy who left his village to seek fortune. Years later, he returned as a wealthy man but denied his mother. As a result, he was cursed into stone. What is the moral of the story?

• Always seek wealth and success

• Respect and honor your parents

• Do not return to your hometown

• Money can buy happiness

• Never leave your village

The word cursed in the text is closest in meaning to...

• Healed

• Blessed

• Doomed

• Changed

• Betrayed

Before Malin became rich, he ___ (work) as a helper on a ship. Choose the correct form to fill the blank.

• works

• working

• worked

• has worked

• work

Timun Mas was a girl born from a magical cucumber. She was raised by a kind woman but was hunted by a giant. Using magical items, she escaped safely. What helped Timun Mas defeat the giant?

• Her strength

• Her speed

• Magical items

• Her friends

• Her mother’s sacrifice

Vocabulary – From the story above The word “giant” refers to...

• A farmer

• A big monster

• A type of plant

• A tree

• A king

Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

• Timun Mas runs and hiding in the forest.

• Timun Mas ran and hide from the giant.

• Timun Mas ran and hid from the giant.

• Timun Mas running and hiding from the giant.

• Timun Mas runs and hid from giant.

Keong Mas was a princess turned into a golden snail by a jealous witch. A kind woman found her and took care of her until she turned back into a human. Why was the princess turned into a snail?

• She was cursed by her sister

• A jealous witch cursed her

• She wanted to escape

• She stole something magical

• She was born that way

The word jealous means...

• Proud

• Angry

• Envious

• Lonely

• Happy

The woman ___ (find) the snail near the river and brought it home.

• finds

• finding

• found

• has found

• was found

Sangkuriang unknowingly fell in love with his mother, Dayang Sumbi. When she realized it, she gave him impossible tasks to avoid marrying him. Why did Dayang Sumbi reject Sangkuriang?

• She didn’t love him

• He was poor

• He was too young

• He was her son

• He failed her test