Name: Mufid

Class : X-a
Narrative Text Excercises.
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/lereng 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/ jahat fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with Raden Begawan and
used magic power to render/membuat him unconscious and he forgot his wedding.  When
Sang Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan saw him and soon realized that he had been
enchanted/guna guna 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.
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. “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
9. 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.
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
 13. 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
14. 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
15. 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.
16. “ 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
17. 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/liar jungles.
D.  Wild and unsafe
E.  Dark and very dangerous
18. 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
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.
19. 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
20. 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
21. 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
22. 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
23. 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
24. “He brought her the falling tool”.  The underline word “He” refers to……
A.  Samgkuriang
B.  Tumang
C.  Dayang Sumbi
D.  The king
E.  Father
25. “ 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
26. 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
27. “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!
28. 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
29. 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
30. “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
31. 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!
32. Where does the story take place?
A.  Indonesia
B.  Brazil
C.  Puerto Rico
D.  New York
E.  Jepang
33. 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
34. 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
35. “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 7
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.
36. “She is beautiful but she had envious  heart.” What is the synonym of the word
“envious”?
A.  Ambiguous, rancu
B.  Jealous
C.  Fierce, sengit
D.  Festive, meriah
E.  Humble, rendah hati
37. 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
38. 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
39. 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
40. 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 8
In the Kingdom of Medang Kamulan, in Java, came a young when man, by the name of Aji
Saka to fight Dewatacengkar, the cruel King of The Country who had a habit to eat human
flesh of his own people.  Aji Saka himself he came from Bumi Majeti.
One day he told his two servants, by the name of Dara and Sembodo, that he was going to
java.  He told them that while  he was away, both of them have to guards his Heirloom /
Pusoko.  No one except Aji Saka himself not a allowed to take the Pusoko.  In the big battle,
Aji Saka could successfully push Dewata Cengkar to fall  to the South Sea.  Dewata Cengkar
did not die, he became a Bajul Putih (White Crocodile).  Aji Saka became a ruler of
Medangkamulan.
Meanwhile a woman of the village of Dadapan, found an egg.  She put the egg in her
Lumbung (Rice Barn).  After a certain period the  egg vanished, instead a snake found in the
rice barn.  The villagers would like to kill the snake, but the snake said : “I’m the son Aji
Saka, bring me to him”.
Aji Saka told the snake, that he would be recognized as his son, if the could kll the Bajul
Putih in the South Sea.  After a long stormy battle which both sides demonstrating physical
strength and showing skillfull ability of fighting, the snake could kill Bajul Putih.
As had been promised the snake was recognized as Aji Saka’s son and he was given a name
Jaka Linglung (a stupid boy).
In the palace Jaka Linglung greedily ate domestic pets of the palace.  He was punished by
the King, expelling him to live in the Jungle of Pesanga.  he was tightly roped until he could
not move his head.  He was instructed only to eat things which fall to his mouth.
One day, a group of 9 (nine) village boys were playing around in that Jungle.  Suddenly it
was raining heavily.  They had to find a shelter, luckily there was a cave.  Only 8 (eight) boys
went inside the cave, the other one who was suffering from very bad skin disease, sting and
dirty, he had to stay out of the cave.  All of a sudden, the cave was falling apart.  The 8
(eight) boys vanished, only the one who stayed outside was safe.  The cave in fact was the
mouth of Jaka Linglung.
41. Who was Dewatacengkar ?
A.  a young wise man
B.  The cruel king
C.  White crocodile
D.  Bajul Putih
E.  Jaka linglung
42. Where did the woman put the egg ?
A.  In a rice barn
B.  In the south sea
C.  In the palace
D.  In the jungle of pasanga
E.  Inside the cave
43. Where did Aji Saka come from ?
A.  Medang Kamulan
 B.  South Sea
C.  Jungle of Pesanga
D.  Bumi Majeti
E.  Dadapan Village
44. Who was Jaka Linglung ?
A.  A greedy pet belong to Aji Saka
B.  The cruel king
C.  A stupid boy
D.  The snake was recognized as Dewaracengkar’s son
E.  The snake was recognized as Aji Saka’s son
45. Why did the king punish Jaka linglung to live in the jungle of Pesanga? because ……
A.  Jaka linglung greedily ate human flesh of the village
B.  Jaka linglung greedily ate domestic pets of the palace
C.  Jaka linglung put the egg in the rice born
D.  Jaka linglung could kill Bajul Putih
E.  Jaka linglung pushed Dewata Cengkor to fall to the Sout sea
Soal Teks Narrative Legend 9
Once upon a time there was a poor widow who had an only son named Jack.  They were so
poor that they didn’t have anything except a cow.  When the cow had grown too old, his
mother sent Jack to the market to sell it.  On the way to the market, Jack met a butcher who
had some beautiful beans in his hand.  The butcher told the boy that the beans were of great
value and persuaded the silly lad to sell the cow for the beans.
Jack brought them, happily.  When he told his mother about this, his mother became so
angry that she threw the beans out of the window.  When Jack woke up in the morning, he
felt the sun shining into a pan of his room, but all the rest was quite dark and shady.  So he
jumped to the window.  What did he see? The beanstalk grew up quite close past Jack’s
window.  He opened the window and jumped to the beanstalk which ran up just like a big
ladder
He climbed and climbed till at last he reached the sky.  While looking around, he saw a very
huge castle.  He was very amazed.  Then Jack walked along the path leading to the castle. 
There was a big tail woman on the doorstep.  Jack greeted her and asked for the giantess
mercy to give him breakfast, because he fell very hungry.  Although the giantess grumbled at
first, finally she gave Jack a hunk of bread and cheese and a jug of milk.
Jack hadn’t finished when the whole house began to tremble with the noise of someone’s
coming.  “Oh! It’s my husband!” cried the giantess.  “What on earth shall I do?” Hastily the
giantess opened a very big cupboard and hid Jack there.
46. what is the story about
A.  jack and a butcher
B.  jack and the giantess
C.  a poor widow and his son
D.  Jack and the bean stalk
E.  The giantess and her husband
47. “Oh ! It’s my husband !” cried the giantess” (paragraph 7). From the sentence we
know that the giantess is ….. her husband
A.  afraid of
 B.  angry with
C.  fed up with, muak
D.  annoyed with
E.  displeased with tak senang
48. Jack’s mother looked very furious when jack told that…
A.  the beans were precious
B.  the butcher bought his cow
C.  he traded his cow for the beans
D.  he had sold his cow to a butcher
E.  he met a butcher an the way to the market
49. What do learn from the text ?
A.  Jack’s mother was a furious mother
B.  Poverty makes people hopeless
C.  The giantess pity on jack
D.  Jack was innocent boy
E.  Sincerity makes jack get something precious