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FINAL EXAM OF EVEN SEMESTER

2017/2018
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Course : Intro. to Literature Day/Date :

Semester : 4 Session :
Examiner : Titis Setyabudi Duration :

DIRECTIONS:
Just like any other fictional story, children stories also have elements
of fiction.
Based on the children story that your group have written, analize your story
by elaborating the following questions.

Nama : Singgih Legiana Putra

Class :A
Nim : A320160021

General questions to get started before focusing on story elements:

1. What are you learning from the story?

Do not be arrogant and do not be too undersertimated someone sometimes
someone who is underestimated better than yourself and do not be too easy to give
up always try and struggle sometimes abillity can not determine the final result

2. What do you think it is important story? Why was it important?

Yess very important because veritable it teaches us not to underestimate the abillity
of someone who is below us

Setting

3. Where does the story take place?

the story takes place in the middle of a forest

4. When does the story take place?

A long time ago,in the morning

5. Could it take place anywhere else? If so, where?

 does not occur in any place just happens in the forest

6. How did the author describe the place?

The author described the plae with explain direcly

7. How did the authored describe the time?

The author described the time with explain direcly

8. Does the time or place affect the characters or plot of the story?
yes, because time plays an important role in the story

9. How well did the author and illustrator do in creating the setting?
The author and illustrator create settings with very simple and easy to understand

Characters

10. Do you think each character will change in the story?

Not at all, just the hare. In the beginning the hare underestimate the tortoise that
he is can’t run with fast. While, in the end the tortoise is the winner, and the hare
said congratulations to the hare.
 11. How is a character like you?
I think my character is the same as tortoise and hare because sometimes i
underestimate other and i am also friendly to my friend

12. How would you like to be like a character?

I want be like a tortoise who studies and corrects error in the past because
everyone can not always be right

13. How are you different than the character?

Sometimes I do not want to give up, but in reality I give up in the end.

14. What caused the character to make the decision they did?
the situation requires them to make the decision

15. What caused you to admire the character or not to admire the
character?
I admire the tortoise because even though he is not necessarily
winning but he is still trying and I do not admire the rabbit because he
can certainly win but he simply taunts the turtle and disrespects his
effort
16. What did the character do or the author say to cause you to believe the
character?
the author tells the story based on their actions
17. How well did the author and illustrator do in creating the characters?
The author and illustrators work very well. Because they have a perfect
syncronization when creating characters in the story

Plot

18. How did the author begin the story? How did the author cause you to read
more?
The author begin the story with introducing the main characters .the author's
argument is so good that it makes me read more
19. What is the main problem in the story? How did/do you think it
would/will be solved?
the main issue of the rabbit is so arrogant and admits that he is the
fastest runner and no one can match it, and the main problem is
solved when he is defeated by the tortoise to make him realize that the
arrogance is not good
 20. What challenges do the characters meet in the story? How do they handle
them?
the tortoise must always struggle to run hard and not give up to defeat the
rabbit while the rabbit is too dismissive and he fell asleep in the middle of
the race and the kalinci must accept the defeat that sibabkan in sleeping in
the middle of the race and the sense of the turtle's struggle is paid with
victory
21. What do you think is the most important part of the story?
the most important part in this story when the rabbit underestimated by falling
asleep in the middle of the race until he did not realize that the turtle kept
running endlessly past the rabbit who was fast asleep

22. What is the climax of the story?

The climax is when the tortoise win the race with his persistence.

23. What are the major events in the story?

the major event in this story is the turtle's victory from the arrogant hare

24. How predictable is the ending of the story?

The story can be predictable with understanding the characteristict of the main
character.a kind character ussually is the winner

Theme

25. What is the author's message?

do not like to boast and do not like to underestimate others and not
necessarily you better than him and keep trying even if you do not know the
result will work or not because the end result no one knows

26. What is the story about?

his story about the rabbit race and the tortoise

27. Is the title appropriate? Why?

yes it is precisely because in the story it tells the race of rabbits and turtles

28. How well do you think the author and illustrator did in creating the theme?
I think the author and illustrators chose the theme very well. Because, the
story is full of moral values for children who are easy to understand

Point of view
 29. Who tells the story? Do you think this is the best person to tell the story?
this story can be told at all ages because this story is very friendly and
easy to understand in all circles

30. What other point of view could this story be told with?
Beside the narrator tell the story, the main characters also has their own view.
The characters did monologue to express their emotion.

31. How would the story be different if told through another character's eyes?
his story will not be as good as this and will look a bit weird

32. How well did the author do in selecting a point of view?

the author has chosen the best point of view for easy understanding

Illustrations

33. What do the illustrations add to the story?

The story has been illustrated by pictures

34. How important are the illustrations for the story?

very important because the illustration makes the children easy to understand
the story

35. How do the illustrations help provide meaning or clarity?

the illustrations can describe behavior of the characters.

36. What is your favorite illustration? why?

illustration when the turtle passes the bunny who is asleep because the
struggle is done from the beginning is not in vain

37. Could you picture what was happening if there were no illustrations?
if there is no illustration would be difficult to understand for children who read it

38. How well did the illustrator do in illustrating the piece?

the author illustrates very well because the readings and illustrations are very
well synchronized

Style

39. What are some interesting words, phrases, and sentences?

The interesting word,phrases,and senteces is there’s one of the animal would
chellenge the hare,the animal was the tortoise

40. Was any of the language especially interesting, vivid, or surprising?

Yes it was,when the hare throught that he was already far away so he thought
he could take a rest for a moment
*****Good Luck*****