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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.