Soal Teks Narrative Legend 1

SNOW WHITE

Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. 
She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were dead.

One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because
they both wanted to go to America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow White.
Snow White didn’t want her uncle and aunt to do that so she decided that it would be best if she
ran away.  The next morning she ran away into the woods.  She was very tired and hungry.  Then
she saw a little cottage.  She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work.  There they found Snow White
sleeping.  Then Snow White woke up.  She saw the dwarfs.
The dwarfs said, “What is your name?”
Snow White said, “My name is Snow White.”
Then, Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story.
The dwarfs said, “If you want, you may live here with us.”
Snow White answered, “Oh, could I? Thank you.”
Finally, Snow White and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 1

SNOW WHITE

Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. 
She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were dead.

One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because
they both wanted to go to America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow White.
Snow White didn’t want her uncle and aunt to do that so she decided that it would be best if she
ran away.  The next morning she ran away into the woods.  She was very tired and hungry.  Then
she saw a little cottage.  She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work.  There they found Snow White
sleeping.  Then Snow White woke up.  She saw the dwarfs.
The dwarfs said, “What is your name?”
Snow White said, “My name is Snow White.”
Then, Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story.
The dwarfs said, “If you want, you may live here with us.”
Snow White answered, “Oh, could I? Thank you.”
Finally, Snow White and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.
Soal Teks Narrative Legend 1
SNOW WHITE

Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. 
She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were dead.

One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because
they both wanted to go to America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow White.
Snow White didn’t want her uncle and aunt to do that so she decided that it would be best if she
ran away.  The next morning she ran away into the woods.  She was very tired and hungry.  Then
she saw a little cottage.  She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work.  There they found Snow White
sleeping.  Then Snow White woke up.  She saw the dwarfs.
The dwarfs said, “What is your name?”
Snow White said, “My name is Snow White.”
Then, Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story.
The dwarfs said, “If you want, you may live here with us.”
Snow White answered, “Oh, could I? Thank you.”
Finally, Snow White and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.
39. What type of the text is used by the writer?
A.  narrative
B.  report
C.  anecdote
D.  comparative
E.  news item
40. To tell the plot, the writers uses…
A.  a rhetorical question and an exclamation
B.  time sequences
C.  contrastive evidences
D.  past tense
E.  concessive conjunctions
41. Why Snow White ran away to the woods?
A.  Her parents passed away
B.  Her uncle was angry with her
C.  Her uncle and aunt would go to America
D.  Snow White was happy to run away
E.  Snow White liked playing in the woods.
42. When did Snow White run away to the woods?
A.  In the afternoon
B.  In the morning
C.  In the evening
D.  In the full moon
E.  In the middle of night
43. Where did Snow White live after she ran away to the woods?
A.  She lived in the cave
B.  She lived in the lion nest
C.  She lived everywhere in the woods
D.  She lived in the dwarfs’ cottage
E.  She lived on the street
44. According to the text, before she ran away into the woods, why did Snow White live with her
uncle and aunt?
A.  because she loved them very much
B.  as a result of forcing attitude from them
C.  because her parents were dead
D.  because she were afraid of the dwarfs
E.  because she ran away from a monster
45. The communicative purpose of this text is…..
A.  to inform the readers about important and newsworthy events
B.  to entertain readers with fairy tale
C.  to share an account of an unusual event
D.  to persuade readers to accept his/her opinions
E.  to denote or propose something as the case
46. The organization of the text above is…..
A.  abstract, orientation, crisis, incident,coda
B.  thesis, argument: plot-elaboration, argument: plot-elaboration, argument: plot-elaboration,
conclusion
C.  orientation, major complication, resolution, complication, resolution, complication, major
complication
D.  description, background events, sources
E.  orientation, event, event, event

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 1

Long, long ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the affairs of mortals, there was
a small kingdom on the slope of Mount Wayang in West Java.  The King, named Sang Prabu,
was a wise man.  He had an only daughter, called Princess Teja Nirmala, who was famous for
her beauty but she was not married. 
One day Sang Prabu made up his mind to settle the matter by a show of strength. After that,
Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan had won the competition.  Unfortunately, the
wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with Raden Begawan and used magic power to render
him unconscious and he forgot his wedding.  When Sang Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan
saw him and soon realized that he had been enchanted by the wicked fairy.  The fairy could not
accept this, so she killed Raden Begawan.  When Princess Teja Nirmala heard this, she was very
sad.  So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan.
1.  Which one of the following statements is false about Sang Prabu?
A.  Sang Prabu was a father of his only daughter
B.  Sang Prabu was a king of a kingdom in West Java
C.  Sang Prabu was  taken to Kahyangan by a wicked fairy
D.  Sang Prabu was a wise man
E.  Sang Prabu didn’t have a son

2.  Why the wicked fairy did used her magic to make Raden Begawan unconscious?
A.  She didn’t like Raden Begawan
B.  She didn’t want Raden Prabu marry the princess
C.  She wanted Teja Nirmala to forget about her wedding
D.  She didn’t want the prince of Blambangan marry the princess
E.  She didn’t want the prince of Blambangan feel love with her
3.  What do you think will happen if gods or goddesses cannot mingle in the affairs of people in the
earth at that time?
A.  Princess Segara will have married with Raden Begawan
B.  Sang Prabu will not hold strength competition
C.  Raden Begawan will not die
D.  Teja Nirmala will stay in the Kahyangan
E.  Wicked Fairy will not take Raden Begawan’s life
4.  So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan.  (Paragraph 2) The word her in the sentence refers
to…
A.  The wicked fairy
B.  The nice fairy
C.  Princess Nirmala
D.  Prince Teja
E.  The prince of Blambangan
5.  The similarity between fairy and human according to the text.
A.  The place they live
B.  The jealousy that they posses
C.  The way they don’t feel a love
D.  The strength they have
E.  Their life that is immortal

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 2

A long time ago, there lived on the island of Bali a giant-like creature named Kbo Iwo.  The people of
Bali used to say that Kbo Iwo was everything, a destroyer as well as a creator.  He was satisfied with
the meal, but this meant for the Balinese people enough food for a thousand men.
Difficulties arose when for the first time the barns were almost empty and the new harvest was still a
long way off.  This made Kbo Iwo wild with great anger.  In his hunger, he destroyed all the houses
and even all the temples.  It made the Balinese turn to rage.
So, they came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant by using his stupidity.  They
asked Kbo Iwo to build them a very deep well, and rebuild all the houses and temples he had
destroyed.  After they fed Kbo Iwo, he began to dig a deep hole.
One day he had eaten too much, he fell asleep in the hole.  The oldest man in the village gave a
sign, and the villagers began to throw the limestone they had collected before into the hole.  The
limestone made the water inside the hole boiling .  Kbo Iwo was buried alive.  Then the water in the
well rose higher and higher until at last it overflowed and formed Lake Batur.  The mound of earth
dug from the well by Kbo Iwo is known as Mount Batur.

6.  Which the following fact is true about Kbo Iwo?

A.  Kebo Iwo ate a little amount of meat
B.  Kebo Iwo is a destroyer that cannot make anything
C.  Kebo Iwo was angry because his food was stolen by Balinese people
D.  Kebo Iwo destroyed all the house but not the temple
E.  Kebo eat food was equal for food of thousand people
7.  Why did Kbo Iwo feel angry to the Balinese people?
A.  Because Balinese people ate his meal
B.  Because Balinese people took his food so his barns was empty
C.  Because Balinese people didn’t give him food
D.  Because Balinese people were in hunger
E.  Because Balinese people turned to rage
8.  According to the story, if Kbo Iwa is never existed in Bali island, what do you think will happen?
A.  There will be no Bali island
B.  Bali People will never be angry
C.  All Bali people will live in a prosperous way
D.  We are not able see the beauty of Lake Batur
E.  Mount Batur will not be a sacred place now
9.  “So, they came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant……”(Paragraph 3). The
antonym of the word “oppose “ is….
A.  Support
B.  Defeat
C.  Turn Against
D.  Beat
E.  Change
10. What is mount batur?
A.  A lake build by Kbo Iwa
B.  A well dug by Kbo iwa
C.  The mountain build by Kbo Iwa
D.  A mound of earth dug from the well by Kbo iwa
E.  A home build by Balinese people to Kbo Iwa

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 3

A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories.  There were only a few villages.  If the
people wanted to go from one village to another, they often had to pass through wild and unsafe
forest.
One day, a farmer’s young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother and brother.  She
brought along her baby son.  When it was time for her to leave, her brother said “ it is getting dark. 
Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the forest.”
So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby.  When they were
in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves.  They began to run to avoid the danger, but Ah
Tim kicked against a stone and fell down.  At once the wolves caught him.  The young woman cried
to the wolves, “ please eat my own son instead.” Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front
of the wolves and took her nephew away.  Everyone understood that this was because the woman
was very good and kind.  She had offered her own son’s life to save her nephew.
They ran back to the house and called for help.  All men in the village fetched thick sticks and went
back with her into the forest.  When they got there, they saw something very strange.  Instead of
eating the woman’s baby the wolves were playing with him.

11. What separated between one village to another a long time ago in the New Territories ?
A.  Another village
B.  Mountains
C.  Forests
D.  Hills
E.  Towers and logs
12. Who was Ah Tim ?
A.  The young woman’s brother
B.  The young woman’s son
C.  The young woman’s brother and nephew
D.  The young woman’s brother’s son
E.  One of the men who fetched a stick
.
13. Who walked in front when they were in the forest ?
A.  Ah Tm
B.  The woman
C.  The woman’s son
D.  Her brother’s nephew
E.  The baby and his mother
14. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim ?
A.  He was afraid
B.  He was stumbled by a stone
C.  He ran slowly
D.  The woman cried
E.  The wolves were good runners
15. The woman gave her son to the wolves because
A.  She loved her nephew than her son.
B.  She thought about how her brother would be
C.  She wanted her son was eaten by the wolves
D.  She was crazy
E.  She kept a grudge on his brother
16. What did the villagers bring sticks for ?
A.  For the weapon to beat the wolves
B.  To bring the woman’s nephew
C.  For the fire woods.
D.  For play
E.  For building a house for the woman.
17. “ all men in the village fetched thick stick … “ The word “ fetched” has a similar meaning to :
A.  Received
B.  Caught
C.  Got
D.  Hit
E.  Lifted
18. From the passage we learn that the villages were ….
A.  Located in one huge area
B.  Situated in a large district
C.  Separated by untamed jungles.
D.  Wild and unsafe
E.  Dark and very dangerous
19. The brother let her son go with his aunt as she left home because ….
A.  Ah Tim wanted to see the wolves
B.  His aunt wanted him to come long
C.  Ah Tim was bored to live with his parents
D.  The baby was too cute to be alone
E.  Ah Tim would be a guardian for them
20. What is the purpose of the writer by writing the story above ?
A.  To describe the danger of the villages
B.  To entertain the readers of the story
C.  To tell the villagers’ relationship
D.  To explain how important a relative is
E.  To narrate how the wolves were playing with the baby.

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 4

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 weaving 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 sunddenly a male dog, 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 hunted to the wood usying 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 afher 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 tired 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 spiritis
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, leter, became
Mounth Tangkuban Perahu.  Which means an upside-down boat.  From a distant the mount really
looks like an upside down boat.

21. What is the story about?

A.  A wrath son
B.  West java’s tales
C.  Tumang a Dog husband
D.  The legend of Tangkuban Perahu
E.  Dayang Sumbi’s rejection to marry Sangkuriang
22. According to he story, Tumang was….
A.  actually a handsome prince
B.  married to Dayang Sumbii
C.  Sangkuriang pet dog
D.  good at hunting deer
E.  in fact Dayang Sumbi’s father
23. What did Dayang Sumbi look like?
A.  She liked weaving clothers
B.  She looked for the heart of a deer
C.  She was beautiful
D.  She was looking at her fallen tool
E.  She and her son were alike
24. What made Dayang Sumbi stay young?
A.  She set up conditions in doing things
B.  A young man fall in love with her
C.  She married a dog
D.  She knew how to take care her body
E.  God gave her an eternal beauty
25. Who are the main caracthers in the story?
A.  Dayang Sumbi and Sangkuriang
B.  The king Dayang Sumbi, the dog and Sangkuriang
C.  The king, Dayang Sumbi, the dog, Sangkuriang, the ganie, and the spiritis
D.  The king, Dayang Sumbi, the dog, Sangkuriang, the mount, the boat, the genie, and the spiritis
E.  The king, Dayang Sumbi, sister, daughter, the dog, a young man, Sangkuriang, the mount, the
boat, the genie, the spiritis and God
26. What moral value can we learn from the story?
A.  People must keep their words all the time
B.  Do not make a promise to easily
C.  Never be reluctant to do good things
D.  We should not hate our decendants
E.  Just do what we have planned
27. “He brought her the falling tool”.  The underline word “He” refers to……
A.  Samgkuriang
B.  Tumang
C.  Dayang Sumbi
D.  The king
E.  Father
28.  “ if you are male, I will marry you’ (paragraph 2).  the sentence mean that the one who helped
Dayang Sumbi became her….
A.  Husband
B.  Maid
C.  Boss
D.  Son
E.  King
29. The complication starts when….
A.  Sangkuriang arrived at his own village
B.  Tumang came bringing Dayang Sumbi fallen thing
C.  Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to find deer’s heart
D.  Dayang Sumbi and Sangkuriang fellinlove and decided to marry
E.  Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to build a lake and a boat in one night
30. “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.  A crisis
B.  A complication
C.  An orientation
D.  A reorientation
E.  A resolution

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 5

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 through the window.  Her heart cried
out when she saw the two children.
She picked up the broom leaning 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!
31. The story is about….
A.  Two children went to school for the first time
B.  A witch who is really kind
C.  A father who begged a witch for money
D.  A stepmother who saved her children from a witch
E.  Two children saved their stepmother from a witch
32. Which statement is FALSE about the witch?
A.  She locked Hansel in a cage
B.  She planned to eat Hansel & Gretel
C.  She fell into the ocean
D.  She hated the children
E.  She set Gretel to clean the house
33. “The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door.” (Paragraph 4).  The underlined
word “shut” can be replaced by the word…
A.  Marked
B.  Painted
C.  Opened
D.  Polished
E.  Closed
34. How did the stepmother find her children?
A.  She walked into the forest
B.  She got tired and met her children
C.  She peeped through the window of the witch’s cottage
D.  She fell into the cliff
E.  She was pushed against the wall

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 6

A man in Puerto Rico had a wonderful parrot.  There was no other parrot like it.
It was very, very smart.  This parrot would say any word-except one.  He would not say the name of
the town where he was born.  The name of the town was Catano.
The man tried to teach the parrot to say Catano.  But the bird would not say the word.  At first the
man was very nice, but then he got angry.  “You are a stupid bird! Why can’t you say the word? Say
Catano, or I will kill you!” but the parrot would not say it.  Then the man got to so angry that the
shouted over and over, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!” but the bird wouldn’t talk.
One day after trying for many hours to make the bird say Catano, the man got very angry.  He
picked up the bird and threw him into the chicken house.  “You are more stupid than the chickens. 
Soon I will eat them, and I will eat you, too.” In the chicken house there are four old chickens.  They
were for Sunday’s dinner.  The man put the parrot in the chicken house and left. The next day the
man came back to the chicken house.  He opened the door and stopped.  He was very surprised at
what he saw! He saw three dead chickens on the floor.  The parrot was screaming at the fourth
chicken, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!

35. Where does the story take place?

A.  Indonesia
B.  Brazil
C.  Puerto Rico
D.  New York
E.  Jepang
36. From the text we learn that…
A.  We have to follow others
B.  We have to respect pet owner
C.  We have to imitate others
D.  We are not allowed to force others
E.  We are not allowed to help others
37. Which statement is false according to the text?
A.  Catano was the name of the city where the parrot came from
B.  The man got angry at the parrot
C.  The parrot couldn’t say Catano
D.  The man killed the parrot
E.  The parrot could say Catano
38. “It was very, very smart”.  The underlined word “It “refers to…
A.  The chicken
B.  The man
C.  The Catano
D.  The city
E.  The bird

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 8

Once upon a time, there was an old woman who lived in a very old hut near a forest with her only
daughter.  The daughter’s name is Misna.  She is beautiful but she had envious heart.
One day she saw girl of her age passing by her hut.  The girl was joining her father hunting.  She
dressed in beautiful cloth.  His father’s assistants respected her.  Misna could not sleep when she
was remembering this.  She was very angry with her condition.  She hated her hopeless mother.
In the morning she shouted at her mother.  She wanted her mother to buy the most beautiful gown in
the markets for her.  Of course her mother could not afford it.  Then she cried and cried.  She did not
want to eat anything.  Her mother was very sad.  She decided to sell a piece of land, the only
valuable thing that she had.  She bought her beloved daughter a very beautiful dress.
Misna admired herself.  She wanted to show everybody that she was a very beautiful girl.  She
asked her mother to bring her to another village.  Along the way, she smiled to everyone.  People in
the village thought that she was a princess.  They gave her a high respect and invited her to have
meal in their house.  Misna enjoyed this and told everybody that she was princess and mother was
maid.  Her mother was very sad but she kept her felling deep in the heart.
On the way home Misna met a handsome prince.  He was interested in her and wanted to marry
her.  Misna told the prince that her mother had died and father went married to another woman.  She
was having a long trip with her loyal maid.  Listening to this, her mother was very upset.  She cried
loudly Misna was very angry to her and told her to be away from her.
Suddenly there was a heavy rain accompanied with big thunders.  Everyone run away to save
themselves.  Misna was very afraid.  She cried.  Her mother wanted to help her but she did not want
to at that time a big thunder hit her to dead.

47. “She is beautiful but she had envious  heart.” What is the synonym of the word “envious”?
A.  Ambiguous
B.  Jealous
C.  Fierce
D.  Festive
E.  Humble

48. When did she ask her mother a beautiful dress?

A.  After she saw another girl with beautiful dress
B.  on the way home she met a handsome prince
C.  after her mother sold a piece of her land
D.  when a heavy rain and big thunders came
E.  since the villagers invited her to have meal in their house

49. How could her mother buy her a beautiful dress?

A.  from her saving
B.  by asking her relative some money
C.  by robbed a bank
D.  from her salary
E.  by selling the only land she had

50. What made her mother cried aloud?

A.  she told everyone that she was her maid
B.  she told the prince that her mother had died
C.  she told the prince that she was her maid
D.  she wanted her mother to buy the most beautiful gown
E.  she was joining her father hunting for a long time
51. What happened at last?
A.  Misna got married to a prince
B.  Misna was wet in rain
C.  Her mother bought her the most beautiful gown
D.  A thunder hit Misna to dead
E.  She had meal in villagers house

Soal Teks Narrative Legend 9