Understanding Narrative Texts and Elements

The video tutorial introduces narrative text, explaining its purpose as entertainment and its structure, which includes orientation, complication, resolution, and moral value. It discusses linguistic features like past tense and direct/indirect speech. An example narrative text, 'True Friends,' is analyzed to illustrate these concepts. The video concludes with a task for students to read a text and answer questions.

What is the main purpose of a narrative text?

• To entertain the reader

• To inform the reader

• To describe a process

• To persuade the reader

Which part of a narrative text introduces the characters and the setting?

• Resolution

• Complication

• Reorientation

• Orientation

What typically happens during the complication stage of a narrative text?

• The story ends

• The characters are introduced

• The moral value is revealed

• A problem or conflict arises

What does the resolution part of a narrative text typically involve?

• Solving the conflict

• Describing the setting

• Introducing the characters

• Adding a new problem

Which tense is predominantly used in narrative texts?

• Present continuous tense

• Past tense

• Future tense

• Present tense

What is an example of an adverb of time used in narrative texts?

• Silently

• Once upon a time

• Happily

• Quickly

What is the term for speech that is quoted directly in a narrative text?

• Reported speech

• Narrative speech

• Indirect speech

• Direct speech

In the story 'True Friends', what did one friend do when they saw a bear?

• Played dead

• Fought the bear

• Climbed a tree

• Ran away

What moral value can be derived from the story 'True Friends'?

• Always climb trees

• Do not trust false friends

• Never go into the forest

• Always trust everyone

What should students do after watching the video according to the conclusion?

• Discuss with their friends

• Create a video

• Read a text and answer questions

• Write their own narrative text