NARRATIVE TEXT

Read the text to answer questions 1 to 6

Sung-Yow has a secret. He could paint a picture and make it come alive!
This only happened when the painting was finished. Sung-Yow loved to paint
dragons. He left out their eyes because he didnt want them to come alive. In
this way his secret stayed a secret.
The king heard that Sung-Yow was good at painting dragons. He asked
Sung-Yow to paint four dragons on a wall. In three days the painting was
almost finished. The dragons looked like they could jump off the wall. They
didnt jump because Sung-Yow had left out their eyes.
People came from far away to see the paintings.
The dragons look so real, they said.
But where are their eyes? they asked.
If I dotted the eyes, the dragons would fly away, said Sung-Yow.
Everyone laughed. No one believed him. Sung-Yow was not happy. This
time he would NOT leave out the eyes. He painted little black dots on two of
the dragons.
Crash! Crack! the wall split open. Two dragons jumped off the wall.
Sung-Yow went on to become a very famous artist with a very famous secret.
In China when someone adds a finishing touch to a work, people might
say Draw Dragon Dot Eyes.

Indikator :
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informasi rinci
tersurat
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:
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teks
narrative,
siswa dapat
menentukan
informasi

rincitersurat yang ditentukan.

Soal:
1. What is Sung-Yows secret?
A. He could paint dragons.
B. His king knows him.
C. Draw Dragon Dot Eye.
D. His painting could come alive.
Kunci jawaban : D
Pembahasan
:
Kalimat kedua di paragraf 1 menjelaskan kalimat pertama, yaitu the secret.
Indikator
Indikator soal

: Menentukan informasi rinci tersirat

: Disajikan teks narrative, siswa dapat menentukan informasi
rincitersirat yang terkandung dalam teks.

Soal:
2. Why was the painting almost finished? Because
A. the dragons looked so real
B. he did not finish it
C. people were asking
D. the dragons jumped off the wall
Kunci jawaban : B
Pembahasan
:
Kalimat terakhir di paragraf 2 menjelaskan bahwa dragons painting tidak diberi mata sehingga
paintingnya belum finished, atau almost finished.
Indikator
Indikator soal

: Menentukan informasi rinci tersurat

: Disajikan teks narrative, siswa dapat menentukan informasi
rincitersurat yang ditentukan.

Soal:
3. How could Sun-Yow become famous?
A. Everyone liked him.

B. He was asked by the king.

C. People saw and knew his secret.
D. He made a saying Draw Dragons Dot Eyes.
Kunci jawaban : C
Pembahasan
:
Kalimat sebelum he went on to become famous menjelaskan mengapa dia terkenal.
Indikator
Indikator soal

: Menentukan informasi rinci tersirat

: Disajikan teks narrative, siswa dapat menentukan informasi
rincitersirat yang ditentukan.

Soal:
4. What happened to the unfinished painting of two dragons?
A. Jumping off the wall.
B. Remained on the wall.
C. Had two dot eyes.
D. Split the wall.
Kunci jawaban : B
Pembahasan
:
Karena yang diberi mata cuma dua dragons yang akhirnya jumped off the wall, yang dua tetap ada
di tembok.
Indikator
Indikator soal

: Menentukan rujukan kata dalam teks

: Disajikan teks narrative, siswa dapat menentukan rujukan kata
yang ditentukan dalam teks.

Soal:
5. Theirin But where are their eyes?refers to
A. people.
B. two dragons.
C. four dragons.
D. everyone.
Kunci jawaban : C
Pembahasan
:
Their eyes yg dimaksud adalah keempat dragons yang tidak diberi mata.
Indikator
Indikator soal

: Menentukan gambaran umum isi teks

: Disajikan teks narrative, siswa dapat menentukan judul teks.

Soal:
6. Whats possible title for the text?
A. Sung-Yow.
B. Alive dragons.
C. Draw Dragon Dot Eyes.
D. Secret dragons painting.
Kunci jawaban : C
Pembahasan
:
Paragraf terakhir menunjukkan maksud cerita ini ditulis yaitu untuk memperkenalkan istilah draw
dragon dot eyes.

Read the text to answer questions 7 to 9

One day a man was going to market with his son and his ass. They met a couple
on the way.
"Why walk when you have an ass to ride?" called out the husband, "seat the boy
on the ass."
"I would like that," said the boy, "help me up father."
And the father did that willingly.
Soon they met another couple. "How shameful of you!" cried the woman, "let
your father ride, won't he be tired?"
So, the boy got down and the father rode the ass. Again they marched on.
"Poor boy", said the next person they met, "why should the lazy father ride
while his son is walking?"
So, the boy got onto the ass too. As they went on, they met some travelers.
"How cruel of them!" They are up to kill the poor ass." cried one of the
travelers.
Hearing this, the father and the son got down. Now they decided to carry the ass
on their shoulders. As they did so, the travelers broke into laughter.
The laughter frightened the ass. It broke free and galloped away.
Indikator
Indikator soal

: Menentukan informasi tersirat

: Disajikan teks narrative, siswa dapat menentukan informasi
tersirat yang ditentukan.

Soal:
1. How did the man feel when he put the boy on the ass?
A. Sad
B. Cruel
C. Happy
D. Jealous
Kunci jawaban : C
Pembahasan
:
Sang ayah melakukannya dengan senang hati, And the father did that willingly.
Indikator
: Menentukan rujukan kata dalam teks
Indikator soal : Disajikan teks narrative, siswa dapat menentukan rujukan kata yang ditentukan
dalam teks.
Soal:
2. Now they decided to carry the ass on their shoulders. The word they in the sentence refers to
A. the travelers.
B. the boy and his father.
C. the boy and the ass.
D. the travelers and the ass.
Kunci jawaban : B
Pembahasan
:
Kata they dalam kalimat tersebut merujuk pada anak laki-laki itu dengan ayahnya.
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Indikator soal

: Menentukan pesan moral dalam teks

: Disajikan teks narrative, siswa dapat menentukan pesan moral dalam teks.

Soal:
3. What can we learn from the story?
A. You cannot please everyone.
B. We should help other people.

C. Do not believe anybody else.

D. You must take your child with you.
Kunci jawaban : A
Pembahasan
:
Pesan moral dari cerita tersebuta adalah bahwa kita tidak bisa menyenangkan semua orang.
Read the text and answer questions 10 to 13.
A man with his donkey carrying two sacks of wheat was on his way to the
market. After a little while he was tired and they rested under a tree.
When he woke up from his nap he could not see the donkey and started
searching for the donkey everywhere. On the way he met a boy, he asked the
boy, Have you seen my donkey? The boy asked, Is the donkeys left eye
blind, his right foot lame and is he carrying a load of wheat? The man was
happy and said, Yes, exactly! Where have you seen it? the boy answered I
havent seen it. This made the man very angry and he took the boy to the
village chief for punishment.
The judge asked, Dear boy, if you had not seen the donkey, how could you
describe it? The boy answered, I saw the tracks of a donkey and the right and
left tracks were different from this. I understood that the donkey that passed
there was limping. And the grass on the right side of the road was eaten but the
grass on the left was not. From that I understood that his left eye was blind.
There were wheat seeds scattered on the ground and I understood that he must
have been carrying a load of wheat. The judge understood the boys cleverness
and told the man to forgive the boy.
IndikatorSKL : Menentukan informasi tersirat.
Indikatorsoal : Disajikan sebuah teks narrative, siswa dapat menentukan jawaban yang tepat
untuk melengkapi pernyataan rumpang dengan informasi yang tersirat
berdasarkan teks tersebut.
Soal :
1.

The text shows that the boy knew about the donkey based on
A.
B.
C.
D.

the clues that he saw.

the words which people said.
the report made by passers by.
the people who told him.

Jawaban
:A
Pembahasan :
Soalmenanyakantentanginformasitersirat.Sesuainamanyainformasiinitidakterterajelasdalamtekstetap
ikitadapatmengetahui
jawabanituberdasarkan
clue
(petunjuk)
darikalimat-kalimat
yangdipakai.Jawabanyang paling cocokadalah A.

Indikator SKL : Menentukanrujukan kata.

Indikator soal :
Disajikan sebuah teks narrative, siswa dapat menentukan jawaban pertanyaan yang tepat tentang
rujukan kata dalam kalimat berdasarkan konteks kalimat yang diberikan.
Soal :
2.
and I understood that he must have been carrying a load of wheat.
The underlined word refers to
A. the donkey.
B. the traveler.
C. the man.
D. the village chief.

Jawaban
:A
Pembahasan :
Sesuaikontekskalimatdalambacaan, katahe mengacupadathe donkey.
Indikator SKL : Menentukan nilai moral.
Indikatorsoal : Disajikan sebuah teks narrative, siswa dapat menentukan jawaban pertanyaan
tentang nilai moral yang tepat berdasarkan teks yang diberikan.
3.

Soal :
What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. Punishment should be done as soon as possible.
B. Law enforcement must be done to everyone.
C. We should not jump into conclusion quickly.
D. We must not underestimate people especially children.

Jawaban
: C
Pembahasan :
Berdasarkanisicerita di atas, jelas orang laki-laki itu langsung saja menyalahkan si anak tanpa
memperhitungkan
kebenarannya.
Tapi
setelah
diadili
ternyatasiAnaktidakbersalahataukurangtepatbiladisalahkan.Inimengajarikitabahwasebaiknya orang
janganterlalucepatmenuduh orang lain tanpabukti-bukti yang cukup. Jadijawaban C yang paling
benar.
IndikatorSKL : Menentukan makna kata.
Indikatorsoal : Disajikan sebuah teks naratif, siswa dapatmenentukan jawaban yang tepat untuk
melengkapi pernyataan rumpang yang diberikan dengan makna kata berdasarkan
konteks kalimatnya.
4.

Soal :
Is the donkeys left eye blind, his right foot lame and is he carrying a load of wheat?
underlined word means that the donkeys right foot was
A. very strong.
B. unable to walk.
C. very weak.
D. all right.
.
Jawaban
:B
Pembahasan :

The

Berdasarkan kalimat yang disajikan dalam soal, maka arti lame yang paling tepat adalah pada
jawaban B. Jawaban yang lain-lainnya tidak cocok.

Once a fisherman
named Batara Guru Sahala
lived in Batakland. One
day, he caught a fish. To
his surprise, he found that
the fish could talk! It
begged Sahala to set it
free.
Sahala
did
accordingly.
As soon as the fish
was free, it changed into a
woman. She was so
beautiful
that
the
fisherman fell in love with
her at once. He asked her
to marry him. The woman
agreed to marry Sahala.
However, she told him
that he must never let out
the secret that she was
once a fish. Sahala
promised her that he
would not tell anyone
about it.
They were happily
married, and had two
daughters. Every morning,
Sahala went out fishing.
His daughters would bring
him his lunch. One day,
however,
instead
of
bringing the food to their
father, the girls ate it.
When Sahala learnt what
they had done with his
meal, he got very angry.
He shouted at them,
saying, You behaved
exactly like the daughters
of a fish.
The girls did not
understand what their
father meant. They went
home and asked their
mother about it. When
they told her what he had
said, she was very
annoyed. Although Sahala
apologized to her later, she
would not forgive him for
breaking his promise.
Then, the earth
began to tremble, and
volcanoes started to erupt.
The earth cracked to form
a big hole. People said that
this hole became Lake
Toba.

Read the text and answer questions 14 to 16.

Indikator
: Menentukan informasi rinci.
Indikator soal : Disajikan sebuah teks narrative siswa dapat
menentukan jawaban pertanyaan tentang informasi rinci di
dalam teks dengan tepat.
Soal no. 14
A.
B.
C.
D.

14. Why did the girls mother get angry with Sahala?
She broke his promise.
He did not get the food.
She apologized for the daughters.
The girls did not understand him.

Kunci Jawaban: A
Pembahasan : Dari konteks kalimat, khususnya pada
paragraph 4 diketahui adanya kalimata yang memberi alasan
mengapa Ibu anak-anak perempuan itu marah pada Sahala.
Alasannya adalah karena Sahala tidak menepati janjinya untuk
menjaga rahasia mereka. Jadi jawaban soal ini adalah A.

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menentukan jawaban pertanyaan tentang pokok pikiran paragraf
tertentu teks dengan tepat.
Soal no. 15

A.
B.
C.
D.

15. What is the main idea of last paragraph?

The earth began to erupt and tremble very hard.
What happened after Sahala broke his promise.
The volcanoes erupted as soon as the earth trembled.
The earth and the volcanoes made a hole for the people.

Kunci Jawaban: B
Pembahasan : Bila kita baca kalimat-kalimat pada paragraf
terakhir maka jelas semuanya menjelaskan apa yang terjadi
setelah Sahala tidak menepati janjinya. Jadi jawaban yang
paling tepat untuk soal ini adalah jawaban B.

Indikator
: Menentukan pesan moral.
Indikator soal : Disajikan sebuah teks narrative siswa dapat
menentukan jawaban pertanyaan tentang pesan moral dari isi
teks dengan tepat.
Soal no. 16

16. What is the moral value of telling the story?

A. Father has to care all his daughters.

B. Children must obey their mother.
C. It is not good to break our promise.
D. We have to be good with our wife.
Kunci Jawaban : C
Pembahasan
: Bila kita baca teks dan pahami isi teks di atas jelas kisah ini diceritakan
untuk menyampaikan pesan kalau orang itu tidak baik mengingkari janjinya. Jadi jawaban yang
paling tepat untuk soal ini adalah C.

Read the text and answer the questions 17 to 19.

Once upon a time, on the banks of a river, Turtle played her flute. When Turtle played,
all the animals listened. Lions, elephants, butterflies, snakes and monkeys danced to Turtles
music. One day a man heard Turtles music. Ahh, he thought, that must be Turtle making
music. Turtle would taste very good right now. So he called out, Turtle! Show me your
beautiful flute. Turtle slowly walked to him and held out her flute. But the moment the man
saw Turtle, he grabbed her by the neck and began to run. Turtle tried to cry for help, but she
couldnt make a sound. She closed her eyes, holding tightly to her flute for good luck.
When the man reached his hut, he put Turtle into a cage and shut it. Then he turned to
his children. Dont let Turtle out of her cage. And off he went to the fields. The children
began to play outside. Turtle sat very still inside her cage, thinking about the mans words.
She began to play a sweet tune on her flute, and the children ran to the cage. Is that you
playing, Turtle? they asked, their eyes wide with wonder. Yes, Turtle said. She kept on
playing, for she could see the children were delighted. At last she stopped. I can dance even
better than I can play, she said. Would you like to see? Oh, please! the little boy cried.
Ill show you how to dance and play at the same time, said Turtle, but you must open the
cage. There is no room in here.
So the little child opened the cage and Turtle began to dance and play. The children
laughed and clapped their hands, for never had they seen such a wonderful thing. Then Turtle
stopped. Dont stop! the children cried. Oh, Turtle groaned, my legs are stiff. If I could
just walk a little bit to loosen them ... Dont go too far, the little girl cautioned. Come
right back. Never fear, said Turtle. You wait right here. Turtle crawled off toward the
jungle. The moment she was out of sight, she raced all the way back to her house. Nobody
ever found Turtle again. But to this day, if you stretch your ear, you can listen to the sweet
sound of a flute in the forest.

Indikator

: Menentukan gambaran umum teks narrative.

Indikator soal : Disajikan teks narrative, siswa dapat menentukan jawaban pertanyaan
tentang gambaran umum teks tersebut dengan tepat.
Soal:

A.
B.
C.
D.

17. What is the text about?

The friendship of turtle, lions and butterflies.
The friendship between turtle and an old man.
The wicked man and his children.
The turtle that played flute.

Kunci Jawaban: D
Pembahasan : Secara umum teks tersebut menceritakan kura-kura yang memainkan
seruling, maka jawaban yang tepat adalah D.

Indikator

: Menentukan informasi rinci.

Indikator soal : Disajikan sebuah teks narrative, siswa dapatmenentukan informasi rinci
dalam teks tersebut dengan tepat.
Soal
:
18.What made the child opened the cage?
A. He wanted to see the turtle dance.
B. He wanted to go for a walk to the forest.
C. Because the children laughed and clapped their hands.
D. Because his legs were stiff and he wanted to loosen them.

Kunci Jawaban
:A
Pembahasan
: Secara rinci jawaban pertanyaan diketahui dari akhir paragraf kedua
dan awal paragraf ketiga. Secara jelas dapat terbaca dari kalimat So the little child opened
the cage and Turtle began to dance and play, makajawaban yang tepat A.

Indikator
: Menentukan pesan moral dalam teks narrative.
Indikator soal
: Disajikan teks esai narrative, siswa dapat menentukan jawaban
pertanyaan tentang pesan moral dalam esai narrative tersebut dengan tepat.

Soal:
19. What can we learn from the story?
A.
B.
C.
D.

You cannot please everyone.

We must be careful with strangers.
Dont be proud of your beauty.
Dont spoil your children.

Kunci Jawaban
:B
Pembahasan
: Dari teks tersebut kita dapat mengambil hikmah bahwa kita harus
berhati-hati kepada orang asing, maka jawaban yang tepat adalah B.

Indikator
bermakna.

: Menentukan susunan kata yang tepat untuk membuat kalimat yang

Read the text and answer the questions 20 to 22.

THE ASS, THE FOX, AND THE LION
An Ass and a Fox went into partnership and went out to search for food
together. They hadn't gone far before they saw a Lion coming their way, at
which they were both extremely frightened.
But the Fox thought he saw a way of saving his own skin, and went boldly up to
the Lion and whispered in his ear, "I'll manage that you shall get hold of the Ass
without any trouble, if you'll promise to let me go free." The Lion agreed to this,
and the Fox then rejoined his companion.
Before long it managed to lead him by a hidden pit, which some hunter had
dug as a trap for wild animals, and into which he fell. When the Lion saw that
the Ass was safely caught and couldn't get away, it was to the Fox that he first
turned his attention, and he soon finished him off, and then at his leisure
proceeded to feast upon the Ass.
(http://www.worldoftales.com/fables/Aesop_fables/Aesop_Fables_2.html)

Indikator
: Menentukan informasi tertentu dalam esai pendek berbentuk narrative.
Indikator soal : Disajikan sebuah esai narrative pendek tentang fabel, siswa dapat
menentukan jawaban pertanyaan tentang informasi tertentu dalam esai itu dengan tepat.
Soal:

A.
B.
C.
D.

20. here did the Fox lead the Ass to?

The Lion.
The trouble.
The pit.
The death.

Kunci jawaban : C
Pembahasan
: Dalam it managed to lead him by a hidden pit sudah jelas bahwa the Fox
lead the Ass to the hidden pit.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Indikator
: Menentukan pikiran utama paragraf dalam esai pendek berbentuk narrative.
Indikator soal : Disajikan sebuah esai narrative pendek tentang fabel, siswa dapat
menentukan jawaban pertanyaan tentang pikiran utama paragraf dalam esai itu dengan tepat.
Soal:
21.What does paragraph 2 tell?
The Fox and the Ass.
The Foxs evil plan.
The Lions hunger.
The Asss fool.

Kunci jawaban : B
Pembahasan
: Inti cerita dalam paragraph 2 sudah jelas bahwa ada rencana jahat (evil
plan) the Fox untuk menyelamatkan diri dari the Lion dengan mengajukan the Ass untuk
dimakan the Lion.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Indikator
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Indikator soal : Disajikan sebuah esai narrative pendek tentang fabel, siswa dapat
menentukan jawaban pertanyaan tentang pesan moral dalam esai itu dengan tepat.
Soal:
22. What lesson does the text teach?
If you betray a friend, you'll trouble yourself.
If you have a friend, you have to be careful.
If you have enemy, never trust him/her.
If you meet danger, go away.

Kunci jawaban : A
Pembahasan
: Dalam cerita ternyata rencana jahat the Fox untuk menyelamatkan diri dari
the Lion dengan mengajukan the Ass untuk dimakan the Lion tidak berjalan baik. Justru yang
dimakan terlebih dulu oleh the Lion adalah the Fox sendiri. Ini berarti jika mau mencelakai
orang lain, kita bisa terkena celaka sendiri. Pilihan A yang paling tepat.