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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Narrtive Text & Past Tense Exercises+Key Answer



TEXT 1
Question number 1-5 refer to the following text.
 Once upon a time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot could  say every word, except one word.  The parrot would not say the name of the place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.
            The man felt excited having the smartest parrot, but he could not understand why the parrot would not say Catano. The man tried to teach the bird to say Catano; however the bird kept not saying the word.
            At first, the man was very nice to the bird, but then he got very angry. “You stupid bird” pointed the man to the parrot. “Why can’t you say the word ? Say Catano! Or I will kill you” the man said angrily. Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say it.Then the man got so angry and shouted to the bird over and over. “ Say Catano or I’ll kill you.” The birb kept not saying the word Catano.
            One day after he had been trying so many times to make the bird say Catano, the man really got very angry. He could not bear it. He picked the parrot and threw it into  the chicken house. There were four old chikens for next dinner. “you are as stupid as the chickens. Just stay with them.” Said the man angrily. Then he continue to humble. “you know, I will cut the chicken for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will eat you too, stupid parrot.” After that he left the chicken house.
            The next day, the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and was very surprised. He could not believe what he saw at the chickens on the floor. At the moment, the parrot was standing proudly and screaming at the last old chicken. “Say Catano or I’ll kill you.”

1.      The first paragraph tells us about . . . .
a.         A man had a stupid parrot
b.         The man felt excited having the smartest parrot
c.         A man had a wonderful parrot
d.        Parrot could not say every word
e.          The parrot would not say the name of the place

2.      What  did the parrot do in the chicken house ?
a.          It did nothing
b.         It sang loudly
c.          It made three chickens dead
d.         It cried
e.          It slept

3.      Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text ?
a.          The parrot could only say a few words.
b.         Finally, the parrot could say ‘ Catano’.
c.          The bird was born in Catano.
d.         At first, the man felt excited having the smartest parrot.
e.          The man pick the parrot and threw it into the    chicken house.

4.      What does it mean of “Catano”?
a.          It is a parrot
b.         It is a old chicken
c.          The name of thing
d.         The name of the house
e.          The name of the place

5.      Why was the man very angry ? Because the parrot…
a.         Was very smart
b.         Was very stupid
c.         Always say Catano
d.        Kept on saying Catano
e.         Did not want to say Catano

TEXT 2
Question number 6-10 refer to the following text.

The Frog Prince
Long ago there was a king who had a beautiful daughter. He loved her very much. Everyday the Princess would sit by the old palace well and toss a golden ball high in the air and let it drop. She loved to play this game.
One day she accidentally tosses her ball too high. When it came down she could not catch it. It feels deep into the well. The Princess began to cry. ”Why are you crying?” said a voice behind her. The Princess looks down. She saw a frog. “Oh, please Frog”, said the Princess, I lost my ball down the well. If you bring it back to me, I will do anything you want.” “Anything at all?” asked the frog. “Yes, anything”, said the Princess.
So the frog dived into the well and gave the ball back to the Princess. “I don’t want money or property”, said a frog. “Let me live with you and be favorite friend.”The Princess did not really want to let the frog came and live with her as her favorite friend but she was an honest Princess. When she made a promise she kept it. So the frog came back with her to the palace.
One day the Princess discovered that the frog had turned into a handsome prince so they got married and live happily ever after.

6.      Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text?
a.       The Princess didn’t have a golden ball
b.      The frog at last became the Princess soul mate
c.       The Princess would do anything for him
d.      The frog gave the ball back to the Princess
e.       The frog came back to the palace

7.      Why is the princess crying?
a.       Because she lost her golden ball down the well
b.      Because she didn’t have a golden ball
c.       Because she felt hurt
d.      Because the frog made her sick
e.       Because she wanted to buy a new ball

8.      What did the frog want from princess?
      a.   He wanted to live with her and be favorite friend
      b.   He didn’t want money or property
      c.   He wanted money or proverty
      d.   He didn’t live with her
      e.   He kept the ball

9.      The first paragraph is called . . . .
a.       Complication                                                                          
b.      Resolution
c.       Re-oreintation
d.      Evaluation
e.       Orientation

10.  What type of text is used by the writer?
a.       Narrative                                                                     d. Anecdote
b.      Report                                                                         e. Review
c.       Explanation

TEXT 3
Question number 6-10 refer to the following text.

Once upon a time, The King Prabu ruled a Kingdom in West Java.  The King Prabu and his wife were wise and kind so that their people were prosperous.
The problem came because The King didn’t have children.  They tried many ways to have children, but they always failed.
One day, Prabu prayed to God, and he was very happy because God accepted his prayer.  Soon, they had a child that was beautiful but spoiled and had the bad behavior.
For her seventeenth birthday party, the princess got the gold necklace from her parents.  Unfortunately, when she saw it, she didn’t like it and threw it away into the floor.  Everybody was shocked because from the ground emerged a lot of water.  All of the kingdom suddenly became a big lake.
People call it Telaga Warna and believed that the colours came from the Princess’ necklace.

11.  The Kingdom was located in……..
a.       Sumatera
b.      Sulawesi
c.       Java 
d.      Papua 
e.       Bali

12.  People……….the King Prabu.
a.       hated
b.      liked 
c.       disliked 
d.      connected with 
e.       ruled    
       
13.  Which statement is Not Correct?
a.       The queen had one daughter.
b.      The lake swallowed the Kingdom.
c.       The King adopted a girl as his child.
d.      The princess had the bad behavior.
e.       The Prabu and his wife were wise.

14.  Who is main the character of the story?
a.       The wife of the king
b.      Their daughter
c.       God
d.      People
e.       The King Prabu

15.  What is the problem in the story?
a.       The King Prabu and his wife were wise and kind
b.      They didn’t have children      
c.       God accepted his prayer     
d.      Their children had the bad behavior.      
e.       The princess didn’t like neacklace

16.  . . . . .  you watch the movie in 21 yesterday?
            a.       Do
            b.      Did
            c.       Does
            d.      Were
            e.       Was

17.  We . . . . . to Asia Plaza for eating together last night.
            a.       Eat
            b.      Ate
            c.       Eaten
            d.      Was eating
            e.       Eating

18.  Yuni . . . . . . a letter USA yesterday.
            a.       Write
            b.      To write
            c.       Wrote
            d.      Writing
            e.       Is writing

19.  They  . . . . . . ate meatball last night
            a.       Don’t
            b.      Doesn’t
            c.       Didn’t
            d.      Wasn’t
            e.       Weren’t

Question number 20-21 refer to the following text.

Last week, my father went to Bali for a business meeting. He …( take ) us, the family to come along with him. He asked us, the family to enjoy staying in the hotel and playing on the beach while he was having his business meeting. We . . . . . .( stay ) in a hotel near a beach.

20.   . . . . .
             a.       Take
             b.      Taken
             c.       Took
             d.      Was taking
             e.       Taking

21.  . . . . . . 
            a.       Stay  
            b.      Were staying
            c.       Stayed
            d.      Staying
            e.       Will stay

22.  They . . . . . . happy after going house from Toba Lake four days ago.
            a.       To feel
            b.      Fell
            c.       Felt
            d.      Feeling
            e.       Fells

23.  Did they see my friend in the supermarket?
            a.       No, they don’t
            b.      No, they won’t
            c.       No, they can’t
            d.      No, they weren’t
            e.       No, they didn’t

24.  We . . . . . . . in pangandaran beach at this morning
            a.       Arrived
            b.      Arriving
            c.       Is arriving
            d.      Arrive
            e.       Have arrived

25.  James       : hi, Mary. I . . . . . . that your uncle went to mexico yesterday.
Mary          : yes, you are right. And now I have to run his business by myself.
             a.       Hear
             b.      Heard
             c.       Hearing
             d.      Is hearing
             e.       Have heard



Key Answer 
1.         C
2.         A
3.         B
4.         E
5.         E
6.         A
7.         A
8.         A
9.         E
10.     A
11.     A
12.     B
13.     C
14.     E
15.     B
16.     B
17.     B
18.     C
19.     C
20.     C
21.     C
22.     C
23.     E
24.     A
25.     B

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