Practice Sheet 4 - Narrative Text

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ING 9 – NARRATIVE TEXT – SMP Negeri 6 Salatiga

PRACTICE SHEET 10. “... looking for some food.”


4 The correct word to replace the underlined word is ...
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER! A. area C. water
A long time ago, there were two animals, Sura and
B. drink D. meal
Baya. Sura was the name of a shark and Baya was a
crocodile. They lived in a sea.
Once upon time, a mother duck sat on her eggs. She
One day, Sura and Baya were looking for some food.
felt tired of sitting on them. She just wished the eggs
Suddenly, Baya saw a goat.
would break out.
"Yummy, this is my lunch," said Baya.
Several days later, she got her wish. The eggs cracked
"No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy" said
and some cute little ducklings appeared. "Peep, peep" the
Sura. Then they fought for the goat. After several hours,
little ducklings cried. "Quack, quack" their mother greeted
they were very tired.
in return.
Feeling tired of fighting, they lived in the different
However the largest egg had not cracked. The mother
places. Sura lived in the water and Baya lived in the land.
duck sat on it for several days. Finally, it cracked and a
The border was the beach, so they would never fight
huge ugly duckling waddled out. The mother duck looked
again.
at him in surprise. He was so big and very gray. He didn't
One day, Sura went to the land and looked for some
look like the others at all. He was like a turkey.
food in the river. He was very hungry and there was not
When the mother duck brought the children to the
much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he knew
pond for their first swimming lesson, the huge grey
that Sura broke the promise.
duckling splashed and paddled about just as nicely as the
They fought again. They both hit each other. Sura
other ducklings did. "That is not a turkey chick. He is my
bit Baya’s tail. Baya did the same thing to Sura. He bit
very own son and quite handsome" the mother said
very hard until Sura finally gave up and went back to the
proudly.
sea. Baya was happy. Since that, the area was known as
However, the other animals didn't agree. They hissed
Surabaya.
and made fun of him day by day. Even his sisters and
brothers were very unkind. "You are very ugly" they
1. What kind of text is it?
quacked.
A. Report text C. Descriptive text The little poor duckling was very unhappy. "I wish I
B. Procedure text D. Narrative text looked like them" he thought to himself. One day, the
ugly duckling run away and hid in the bushes. The sad
2. What is the best title of a narrative text above? duckling lived alone through the cold and snow winter.
A. The Legend of Surabaya C. Surabaya City Finally the spring flowers began to bloom. While he was
swimming in the pond, he saw three large white swans
B. How to Make Surabaya D. Sura vs Baya
swimming toward him. "Oh dear, these beautiful birds will
laugh and peck me too" he said to himself. But the swans
3. What did Sura and Baya fight for? did not attack him. Instead, they swam around him and
A. Teritory C. Land stroked him with their bills. As the ugly duckling bent his
B. Goat D. Sea neck to speak to them, he saw his reflection in the water.
He could not believe his eyes. "I am not an ugly duckling
but a beautiful swan" he exclaimed.
4. Why Sura broke the agreement?
He was very happy. From that day on, he swam and
A. He was strong. C. He lived in the sea played with his new friends and was happier than he had
B. He was big D. He felt hungry never been.

5. Who was stronger according to the text? Write T or F for number 11 – 17!
A. Baya C. Sura and Baya 11. The whole eggs cracked in the same time. (...)
B. Sura D. Goat 12. The ugly duckling was not like a duck at all. (...)
13. The ugly duckling turned into a beautiful swan. (...)
6. “He was very hungry and ...” 14. The little poor duckling was very happy. (...)
The underlined word refers to ... 15. The ugly duckling run away because his mother was
A. Baya C. Sura and Baya angry to him. (...)
B. Sura D. Goat 16. The ugly duck was actually a swan. (...)
17. The swan did not want to stay near the ugly duck. (...)
7. “Then they fought for the goat.”
18. “… they swam around him…” (Paragraph 5)
The underlined word can be best replaced by ...
The underlined word refers to …
A. competed C. debated
B. quarrel D. talked A. The swans C. The turkey
B. The ducks D. The ugly duckling
8. “Baya was very angry...”
The synonim of the underlined word is ... 19. Where did the ugly duckling hide?
A. patient C. irritated
A. In the pond C. In the forest
B. calm D. Naughty
B. In the river D. In the bushes

9. “... they lived in the different places.” 20. What is the best title of the text above?
The underlined word has same meaning as...
A. stayed C. swam A. The Beautiful Swan C. The Mother’s Eggs
B. got D. Flew B. The Ugly Duckling D. The Duck and Swan

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