TEXT 1: A long time ago, there was a kingdom in
west java. The king was wise and kind- hearted. No wonder the kingdom was
prosperous. Unfortunately,
he had not had any children yet. The queen and the king were too sad, they were
lonely. Furthermore, they were worried about who would be their successor.
Wanting to have a child, the king went
to the forest and prayed to God. God granted his wish. A few months later, the
queen got pregnant.
When the baby girl was born, people
welcomed happily. They presented so many gift. Day by day, the princess grew
more and more beautiful. The queen and king spoiled her too much. It made the
princess had a bad temper.
Before her seventeenth birthday, many
people gave her beautiful present. The king took some gold and jewels. He asked
the goldsmith to make a beautiful necklace for the princess.
On the princess birthday, people gathered
in the counrty-yard.
Cheers grew louder and louder when the king, queen, and princess appeared.
“ My beloved daughter, i give this
necklace to you. People in the kingdom love you so much, it is a gift from
them.” Said the king while presenting the necklace. The princess looked at it
briefly,’ i don’t want it, it’s ugly’” she answered. Then She threw it away.
Everybody was speechless. Nobody could
say anything. They didn’t believe that the princess would do such a cruel thing
to hurt everybody’s feelings. the
queen and the people were sad, they began crying, then there was a miracle.
The earth was crying too. Suddenly the spring enmerged from the ground. The
water drowned all over the kingdom to be a lake.
People called the lake” Telaga Warna”.
On a bright day, it is full of colors. The colors come from the shadows of
forest, plants, flowers, and sky around the lake. However, some people said the
shadows are from the pieces of princess neclace which are scattered at bottom
of the lake.
1.The following is
the resolution of the king’s problem.
a. He went to the
forest and prayed to God
b. He was worried about
who be his successor
c. he asked the goldsmith to
make a beautiful necklace for the
princess
d.he held a special
event for his princess in courtyard
e. people gave her
gift
2.what was a bad
attitude the king did to his daughter?
a. he welcomed her
birth happily
b. he spoiled very
much
c. he gave a lot of
presents
d. he held a
beautiful party
e. He
gave a lot of gifts
3.what was the
princess like
a. She was beautiful
and helpful
b. She was good looking and
kind-hearted
c. She was ugly
d. She was pretty
but ill-tempered
e. she was charming
but greedy
4.how did the lake
happen?
a. the people were
weeping
b. Because of the
shadows of sky
c. The
colour of forests, flowers and sky
d. The king and queen were crying
e. The
spring emerged from the ground
5. What lesson can we
take from this story?
a. we
mustn’t be arrogant although we are rich
b. We
must be spoiled because we are poor
c. we must not be
greedy even though we are wealthy
d. We must be
helpful although we are not prosperous
e. we
must be helpful to our family and people around us
Text 2
:
THE
MAGIC CANDLE
One
day a young wanderer got lost in a wood. Suddenly he saw a light from an old
hut. He knocked on the door, and an old woman opened it. She was crying. She
said that the devil had stolen her magic candle. The candle could grant anything
she asked. The wanderer asked her where the devil lived. “In the castle not far
from here,” said the old woman.
The wanderer went to the castle.
There he found the devil, but he was old and weak. Therefore, when the wanderer
grabbed the magic candle from the devil’s table and ran way, he couldn’t chase
him.
But the wanderer was not a kind man.
He didn’t return the candle to the old woman, but kept it for himself. He lit
the candle and made a wish.” I want to go far away from here”. Suddenly the gin
appeared and took him to a beautiful palace. There was party in the palace. The
wanderer wanted to make some money, so he lit the candle again and wished for
some jewelry. He sold them to guests and soon making a lot of money. Then the princess
came to buy the jewelry, but there was nothing left. The wanderer fell in love
with her and asked her to marry him. The kind princess said yes, and they got
married the next day. In his happiness, the wanderer told her princess about
his adventure and the magic candle. Hearing that, the princess got very angry.
At night she lit the candle and wished that the wanderer disappeared.
In the morning the wanderer awoke
and found himself back in his ugly house in the village.
6. The
story is about the wanderer who …..
a. was
kind-hearted person
b. was a helpful person
c. was
careless person
d. was
a greedy person
e. was
a boastful man
7.
Which statement is TRUE according to the
text?
a. the devil who stole
the magic candle was very strong man
b. the wanderer
returned the magic candle to the old woman.
c. The wanderer
married the kind princess and told about the magic candle
d. The
wanderer made a wish by blowing the candle
e. The princess lit
the candle and asked for the beautiful palace.
8.”
The candle could grant anything she asked
(par
1).
The
underlined word can be replaced by the word ……..
a.
give b. decline c. refuse
d.
return e. receive
9. How
did the magic candle grant anything he asked ?
a. By
blowing the candle and the gin appeared
b. By
lighting the candle and the gin appeared
c. By
keeping the candle and the gin appeared
d. By
shouting to the candle and the gin appeared
e. By
asking for the gin to come out
Text 3
: The tiger and the fox
A tiger
caught fox while hunting for food. The fox was very bold, and so he
said,” I am the king of the forest.” But the tiger grew very angry and said
that he would eat the fox at once.
“ If you don’t believe me, come for a
walk with me,” answered the fox quite calmly. “ You’ll soon see whether all the
other animals are afraid of me or not”.
The tiger agreed to go with the fox.
When all the animals saw them coming , they ran away as fast as they could. The
tiger never found out that the animals were actually frightened of him, not of
the fox.
10.What
did the fox do to prove to the tiger that what he said was true?
a.He
fought the tiger bravely
b. He
agreed to go with the tiger
c. He
asked the tiger to go for a walk with him
d.He
ordered all animals in the jungle to run away
e. He
asked all animals to honor him
11.
…..They ran away as fast as they could.. (P.3)
The
word ‘they’ refers to….
a. the
tiger and the fox
b. the
tiger and the animals
c. The
fox and the animals
d. All
the animals in the forest
e. The
tiger, the fox and the animals.
12.
What lesson can we learn from the story ?
a. Be
yourself
b.
Don’t be easily tricked
c.
Don’t be greedy
d.
Believe in your close friend
e.
Don’t trust others
Text 4
:
The
Miserly Beggar
The king was to pass by a beggar’s hut
and the man was beside himself with excitement, not because he was about to see
the king but because the king was known to part with expensive jewels and huge
sums of money when moved by compassion.
He saw the king’s chariot just as a
kindly man was filling his begging bowl with uncooked rice.
Pushing the man aside, he ran into the
street, shouting praises of the king and the royal family.
The chariot stopped and the king
beckoned to the beggar.
“Who are you?” he asked
“ One of the most unfortunate of your
subject”’ said the beggar. “ Poverty sits on my doorstep and follows me about
like a dog. I haven’t eaten since yesterday afternoon.!”
“Have you got nothing for your king, except a tale of woe? “Said the
ruler, putting out his hand. “Give me something”.
The miserly beggar, astonished,
carefully picked up 5 grains of rice from his bowl and laid them on the king’s
outstretched palm.
The king drove away. The beggar’s
disappointment was great. He raved and ranted, and cursed the king again and
again for his miserliness. Finally, his anger spent , he went on his rounds.
When he returned home in the evening,
he found a bag of rice on the floor.
“Some generous soul has been here,” he
thought and took out a handful of rice from the bag. To his astonishment there
was a small piece of gold in it. He realized then that the bag had been sent by
the king. He emptied the rice on the floor, feeling sure there would be more gold pieces in it, and he
was right. He found 5, one for each grain of rice he had given the king.
“ It’s not the king who has been
miserly,” thought the man, sadly. “If I had been generous and given him the
whole bowl of rice, I would have been a rich man today”.
13
What is the characteristic of the king?
a. He
was mean
b. He
was cruel
c. He
was generous
d. He
was friendly
e. He
was easy going
14.Why
did the king ask the beggar to give him something?
a. He
wanted to know what the beggar had
b. He
wanted to test the beggar’s generosity
c. He
needed the rice to be given to someone else
d. He
didn’t know that the beggar was really very poor
e. He
didn’t like the beggar’s attitude in asking him money
15.Which
statement is TRUE according to the story?
a. The
king didn’t like the beggar’s story
b. The
king gave the beggar five bags of rice
c. The
beggar got the five grains of rice by buying them
d. The king gave the
beggar the rice as soon as he asked for it
e. The beggar cursed
the king because he thought that the king was mean.
16.What
can you learn from the story?
a. We should not be mean
b. We should be humble
c. We should be humble
d. We should not be greedy
e. We should treat others with
great respects.
Text 5
:
One
day a fox was out walking when suddenly he heard a loud snapping noise and felt
a sharp pain in his rear. “Ooooow!!!” howled the fox, tears coming to his eyes.
“That hurts, Ooooow!!!! The fox looked behind him and saw his tail was caught
in a trap. He struggled and struggled to get free but his tail was firmly stuck
in the jaws of the trap. With one last frantic effort the fox used all his
strength and broke free.
“Oooow!!!!” howled the fox as he looked
behind him and saw his tail still stuck in the trap. All he had left was a
little stump on his backside. “My tail, my beautiful fluffy tail. What will I
do?” he cried. “ How will I face all the other foxes without my beautiful tail?
It will be so embarrassing “ the fox thought and thought and finally came up
with a plan.
He called all the other foxes together
for a meeting. When the other foxes saw the little stump on his backside they
began to laugh. “I’ve cut off my tail on purpose and I want you all to do the
same.” He yelled over the laughter. “A large tail is more trouble than its
worth,” he shouted. “When we’re being chased by dogs it gets in the way, and
when we get together for a talk you never know what to do with it. Do you wrap
it around your feet, do you sit on it, or do you leave it out for someone to
trip over?” asked the fox. “So now is the time to free yourself from your tail
and join me in a tailless society.” One of the older foxes shook his head and
said,” you wouldn’t be saying that if you still had beautiful tail. You’re only
saying that out of your own self interest and because you’re embarrassed.” All
the other foxes walked off laughing with their big bushy tails proudly pointing
upwards.
17.
Why did the fox scream loudly ?
a. His
tail was cut by a hunter
b. His
tail was bit by a dog
c. His
tail was caught in a trap
d. He
felt embarrassed because of his tail
e. He
was sick for a long time
18.What did the fox tell to the
other foxes in a meeting? He told that……
a. having a large tail was
worth
b. having no tail was
embarrassing
c. having a beautiful tail was
a dream
d. having a large tail brought
many troubles
e. all foxes must have big
bushy tails
11. What moral do you
learn from the story?
a. Don’t trust someone with
self interest
b. Good things come in small
packages
c. Love is gained by working
hard
d. Cheating is needed
e. We must keep our promise
20. “……….and join me in a
tailless society.”
The underlined word means….
a. society of foxes
b. society of animals
c. society of foxes with a
bushy tail
d. society of foxes without
tail
e. society of tail animals
*** MAY ALLAH BLESS YOU***
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