EXAMINATION OF CHAPTER 5

Questions 1 to 5
The Rats and The Elephants
Once upon a time their lived a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a group of
elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats. Many of them
were even crushed to death.
Then taking of rats decided to approach the elephant's chief and request him to guide his
herd through another route. On hearing the sad story, the elephant's king apologized and agreed
to take another route. And so the lives of the rats were saved.
One day elephant-hunters came to the jungle and trapped a group of elephants in huge
nets. Then the elephant king suddenly remembered the king of the rats. He summoned on of the
elephants of his herd, which had not been trapped, to go seek help from the king and told him
about the trapped elephants.
The rat's king immediately took his entire group of rats and they cut open the nets which
had trapped the elephant's herd. The elephant herd was totally set free. They danced with joy
and thank the rats.

1. What type of text is the above text? It is …

A. a narrative text D. an anecdote text
B. a description text E. an expository text
C. a recount text
2. What destroyed the homes of all rats?
A. a group of mice did D. a group of elephant did
B. the hunter did E. elephant's herd
C. elephant-hunter did
3. What helped the elephant's herd free?
A. the elephant-hunter did D. a group of king did
B. the hunters did E. entire group of rats did
C. the trapped elephants did
4. What is generic structure of "once upon a time there lived a group of mice under a
tree in peace"?
A. Identification C. Complication E. Description
B. Orientation D. Resolution
5. At the end of the story, how was the elephant's herd?
A. angry C. happy E. disappointed
B. sad D. dead

Questions 6-

Once upon a time there were four little rabbits. Their names were Flopsy, Mopsy,
Cotton-tail and Peter. One morning they were allowed to play outside. Their mother
reminded them not to go to Mr. McGregor’s garden because their father had an accident
there.
 Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail were good little rabbits. They went down the lane to
pick blackberries. But Peter was naughty. He ran straight away to Mr. McGregor’s garden.
He ate some lettuces, French beans, and radishes. Suddenly, he met Mr. McGregor. Peter was
very frightened and rushed away as fast as he could. He lost a pair of shoes and a jacket while
he was running. Peter never stopped running or looked behind him till he got home.
During the evening, he was sick because he was so tired. He had to drink some
medicine while three of his brother had bread, mild and blackberries for supper.

6. Who was the naughtiest rabbit ?

A. Flopsy C. Cotton-tail E. Mr. McGregor
B. Mopsy D. Peter
7. What did Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail eat?
A. Carrot C. Lettuce E. French beans
B. Blackberries D. Strawberry
8. What did Peter lose while he was running?
A. one of his shoes C. vegetable E. a pair of shoes
B. a book D. medicine
9. Why did Peter get sick? Because ….
A. He was so tired D. He was eating to much
B. He did not eat E. He was naughty
C. He caught a cold
10. Whom did Peter meet at the garden?
A. his mother D. Mrs. McGregor
B. Flopsy E. His father
C. Mr. McGregor

Questions -

A fox fell into a well and couldn’t get out. By and by a thirsty goat came along. Seeing
the fox in the well it asked if the water was good. “Good”, said the fox. “It’s the best water
I’ve tasted in all my life. Come down and try it yourself. “The goat thought of nothing but
how thirsty he was. So he jumped into the well. When he had drunk enough he looked around
but there was no way to get out. Then the fox said, “I have a good idea. You stand on your
hind legs and put your forelegs against the side of the well. Then I’ll climb on your back,
from there I’ll step on your horns, and I can get out. And when I’m out I’ll help you out of
the well.”
The goat did as he was asked and the fox got on his back and so out of the well. Then
he coolly walked away. The goat called out loudly after him out. The fox merely turned to
him and said, “If you only has as much sense in your head as you have hairs in your beard
you wouldn’t have jumped into the well without making sure that you could get out again.

11. What is the setting for this story .....

a. It is a well c. It is a goat e. It is a house
b. It is a city d. It is a fox
 12. Why did the goat jump into the well? because
a. It was hungry c. It was thirsty e. It was lazy
b. It was sad d. It was good
13. What is the type of the text ?
a. Myths c. Folk tales e. Fable
b. Plays d. Modern fantasy
14. Why did the fox get the goat into the well? because....
a. The fox was very hungry and thirsty
b. The goat was very hungry and thirsty
c. The fox promised that it would help to get out of the well
d. The fox needed the goat to get out of the well
e. The goat had long hair and beard

Questions …

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.

15. Where did Jack sell his cow ?

A. at a castle D. at the butchers house
B. at the market E. on the way to the market
C. at the giants castle
16. What is the story about
a. jack and a butcher d. Jack and the bean stalk
b. jack and the giantess e. The giantess and her husband
c. a poor widow and his son
 17. Oh ! It’s my husband !" cried the giantess (paragraph 7) from the sentence we know
that the giantess is … her husband
a. afraid of d. annoyed with
b. angry with e. displeased with
c. fed up with
18. 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

Questions….

A farmer came across a bird with a broken wing. He picked it up, took it home and
looked after it lovingly, even though his wife complained bitterly about his wasting too much
time on the creature. After some time, the wing mended and, because the bird did not want
the farmer to have kept on arguing with his wife all the time, it decided to go back to its nest.
When the farmer discovered that the bird was gone, he was so upset that he went out to
look for it. Eventually, he found it again, and was greeted happily by the whole family of the
bird. As a sign of their thanks for his care and attention, the birds gave him a little box, and
told him not to open it until he got home.
To his surprise, the farmer found the box full of precious stones. When his wife saw
them, she decided that she too deserved a reward, and she went to see the birds. The birds
gave her a little casket; but this one was full of devils. The devils jumped on her as soon as
she opened the casket and chased her away.
Left alone, the farmer went to live near his friend, the bird. There he built a hut of
perfumed wood; and the birds decorated it with flowers of every kind.

19. Which of the following statements do you agree with ?

a. The farmer chased his wife away.
b. The farmer lived happily with his wife.
c. The farmer’s wife took care of the bird.
d. The bird was very thankful to the farmer.
e. The farmer’s wife was a very kind woman.
20. The farmer’s new hut was….
a. Well furnished d. decorated luxuriously
b. Built by the birds e. built of perfumed wood
c. a gift from the birds
21. What do we learn from the text?
a. A gift shows kindness. d. A good deed deserves a reward.
b. Sufferings bring happiness. e. Having no heart makes you
c. Arguing makes you distressed. isolated.
 22. What is the main information discussed in the third paragraph?
a. The bird left the farmer.
b. The birds welcomed the farmer
c. The farmer got a little casket from the birds.
d. The farmer was so angry and went out to find the bird.
e. The farmer was happy having got a box of precious stones.
23. The word “discovered” (p3) means….
a. Proved d. invented
b. found out e. believed
c. saw

Questions…

Once upon a time, there lived a group mice under a tree in peace. However, a group of
elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats. Many of them
were crushed to death.
Then the king of rats decided to approach the elephant’s chief and request him to guide
his herd through another route. On hearing the sad story, the elephant’s king apologized and
agreed to take another route. And so the lives the rats were saved.
One day elephant hunters came to the jungle and tripped a group of elephants in huge
nets. Then the elephant king suddenly remembered the king of rats. He summoned one of the
elephant of his herd which had not been trapped, to go seek help from the king and told him
about the trapped elephants.
The rat’s king immediately took his entire group of rats and they cut the nets which had
trapped the elephant’s herd. The elephant’s herd was totally set free. They danced with joy
and thanked the rats.

24. What destroyed the homes of all rats?

A. Group of mice did. D. A group of elephants did
B. The hunters did. E. Elephant’s herd did.
C. Elephant hunters did.
25. What helped the elephant’s herd free?
A. The elephant’s herd did. D. A group of kings did.
B. The hunter did. E. Entire group of rats did.
C. A trapped elephant did.
26. When did the story occur?
A. Deep in the writer’s mind D. In the home of mice group
B. In the jungle E. In the nests which had trapped
C. In the black forest the elephant’s herd
27. At the end of the story, how was the elephants’ herd?
A. Angry C. happy E. disappointed
B. Sad D. dead
 28. The word “ summoned” means ….
A. ordered to come C. offered to come E. forced to do
B. asked to do D. got to make

Questions

The Good Stepmother

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 though 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!

29. The story is about a stepmother who ……

a. cried every night d. tried to run away from a witch
b. planned to eat her children e. saved her children from a witch
c. begged a witch for money
30. Which statement is TRUE about the step mother?
a. She was the witch’s friend.
b. She loved her stepchildren.
c. She hit the witch with a broom.
d. She locked her children in a cage.
e. She visited the witch to see her children.
31. “The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door.” (Paragraph 4) The
underlined word can be replaced by the word …………..
a. Closed c. Painted e. polished
b. Opened d. Marked
32. How did the witch die?
a. She was burn in the oven. d. She was locked in her house.
b. She was trapped in a cage. e. She was pushed against the wall.
c. She was hit with a broom.
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The Magic Box

Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who lived with his wife. One day, he dug up
his field and found a big box. He took it home with him and showed it to his wife. His wife
cleaned the box and kept it in their house.
One sunny morning his wife dropped an apple into it. Suddenly the box began fill up
with apples. No matter how many the apples were taken out, more apples took their place, So
the farmer and his wife decide to sell the apples and in short time they were able to live quite
comfortably.
One day, the farmer dropped a gold coin into the box. At once, apples disappeared and
the box began to fill itself with coins. Every day, the farmer and his wife collected hundreds
of gold coins from the box. Soon they became very rich.
Having heard that his son had gone rich, the farmer’s grandfather visited the couple. He
was not very strong and he could not go out to work anymore. So the farmer asked the old
man to help him take the money out of the box. When his grandfather told his son that he was
tired and wanted to have arrest, the farmer shouted at him,” why are you so lazy? Why can’t
you work harder?”
The old man didn’t say anything, and continued to work until he fell into the box and
suddenly died. At once, the money disappeared and the box began to fill up with dead
grandfathers.
The farmer had to pull them out and bury them. To do this, he had to spend all the
money he had collected. When he had used up all the money, the box broke and the farmer
was just as poor as he was before.

33. How was the farmer according to the writer ? He was….

a. Mean
b. Generous
c. Kind
d. Humorous
e. rich
34. The complication started when ……
a. the farmer dug up a big box in his field, took it home, and showed it to his wife.
b. his wife dropped an apple into a big box and suddenly the box filled up with
apples.
c. the farmer and his wife sold the apples were able to live quite comfortably
d. the farmer dropped a gold coin into the box
e. the apple disappeared and the box began to fill itself with coins.
35. Which statement is TRUE according to the story ?
a. His wife cleaned and kept the box for her.
b. The box was full of valuable things when it was found
c. The farmer had to pull dead grandfathers out and bury them
d. The poor farmer was finally killed by his grandfather
e. The farmer’s wife was happy after the grandfather passed away
 36. What did we learn from the story ?
a. Being honest is not always wise
b. All that glitters is not good
c. It is good to be honest in life
d. We must respect our parents
e. Being a miser is sometimes important

Questions …. -

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.

37. 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
38. 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
39. 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
40. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan. (Paragraph 2) The word her in the
sentence refers to…
a. The wicked fairy c. Princess Nirmala e. The prince of Blambangan
b. The nice fairy d. Prince Teja
 41. The similarity between fairy and human according to the text.
a. The place they live d. The strength they have
b. The jealousy that they posses e. Their life that is immortal
c. The way they don’t feel a love

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One day, a hound dog went hunting by himself in the woods. He saw a rabbit in the
bush and chased him out into an open. The rabbit ran. The dog followed. The rabbit ran
around trees and through an open field.
When the dog began to be tired, the rabbit, with its last energy, jumped into the bush
and disappeared. As the dog turned back home, a goat herder who had seen the chase smiled
at him saying, “Why did you let that rabbit go?” “You forget,” replied the tired dog, “I was
only running for my dinner. He was running for his life!”

42. The story tells us about how……save his precious life.

a. the hound dog c. the rabbit’s friend e. the goat
b. the poor rabbit d. the goat herder
43. The story happened….
a. on an open field c. around trees e. at a farm
b. behind the bush d. in the woods
44. What can you learn from the above story?
a. People should protect endagered rabbits
b. A big and strong hound dog is the best man’s friend
c. We should have a dog to chase any dangerous animals
d. One should make any possible efforts to safe his or her life
e. A rabbit is a smart animal

Questions….-

Once upon a time there lived as neighbors, a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit was a good
shot, and the bear, being very clumsy, could not use the arrow to good advantage. The bear
would call over the rabbit, and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrows and came with the
bear to the other side of the hill. The rabbit, fearing to arouse the bear’s anger by refusing,
consented and went with the bear and shot enough buffaloes to satisfy the hungry family.
Indeed he shot and killed so many that the was lots of meat left after the bear and his family
had loaded themselves, and packed all they could carry home. The bear was gluttonous and
did not want the rabbit to get any of the meat, so the poor rabbit could not even taste the
blood from butchering. As the bear would throw e blood and dry it up. Poor rabbit would
have to go home hungry after his hard day’s work.
The bear was the father of five children. The youngest child was very kind to the rabbit.
The mother bear, knowing that her youngest child was very hearty eater, always gave him an
extra large piece of meat, but the youngest child didn’t eat. He would take with him and
pretend to play ball with it, kicking it toward the rabbit’s house. When he got close to the
door, he would give the meat with such a great kick, that it would fly into the rabbit’s house,
and in this way the poor rabbit would get his meal unknown to the papa bear.

45. The poor rabbit didn’t get any of the meat because …..
a. They are already given to the butcher
b. They are eaten by the youngest bear
c. The bear carried all the meat home
d. They are already dried up
e. The bear ate all the meat
46. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text ?
a. The papa bear was not very kind to the rabbit
b. The rabbit got nothing from his shooting
c. The mother bear always gave her youngest extra meat
d. The papa bear didn’t like giving the rabbit some meat
e. The papa bear knew that his youngest child gave the rabbit some meat.
47. The story teaches us that ……
a. Poverty makes people suffer
b. We must keep our promise
c. Being greedy makes other people happy
d. People should love each other
e. We must keep our relationship with others