5 Questions about Narrative Text

Name : Ravellia Putri Gunawan
Class : XII IPS 1

Assalamualaikum.. Hello everyone. Welcome back to my blog, Today, I want to share 5 questions about Narrative Text. 

But before that, I want to show you the explanation of Narrative Text.

NARRATIVE TEXT
Narrative text is a kind of text to retell the imaginative or factual story that past tense.

THE PURPOSE OF NARRATIVE TEXT
1. To entertain the readers.
2. To amuse the readers.
3. To teach moral value.
4. To change social opinion.

THE GENERIC STRUCTURES OF NARRATIVE TEXT
1. Orientation
2. Complication
3. Resolution

THE OTHER GENERIC STRUCTURES OF NARRATIVE TEXT (OPTIONAL)
1. Evaluation
2. Coda
3. Re-orientation

THE LANGUAGE FEATURES OF NARRATIVE TEXT
1. Use adverb of time.
2. Specific character, not general.
3. Use direct speech.
4. Use of adjectives.
5. Use of time connectives and conjunctions.
6. Use of past tenses.
7. Use of action verbs.
8. Use of saying and thinking verbs

THE GENRE OF NARRATIVE TEXT
- Fable
- Myth
- Legend
- Folk Tale
- Fairy Tales
- Love Story
- Science Fiction
- Horror
- History
- Slice of Life
- Personal Experience

 THE VIDEOS OF NARRATIVE TEXT

 

 So, now let's move on to the question.

Narrative Text 1
Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were dead. One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they both wanted to go to America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow White. Snow White didn’t want her uncle and aunt to do that so she decided that it would be best if she ran away. The next morning she ran away into the woods. She was very tired and hungry. Then she saw a little cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and fell asleep. Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. There they found Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said, “What is your name?” Snow White said, “My name is Snow White.” Then, Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story. The dwarfs said, “If you want, you may live here with us.” Snow White answered, “Oh, could I? Thank you.” Finally, Snow White and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.

1. When did Snow White run away to the woods?
A. In the afternoon
B. In the morning
C. In the evening
D. In the full moon
E. In the middle of night

Narrative Text 2
A man in Puerto Rico had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. It was very, very smart. This parrot would say any word-except one. He would not say the name of the town where he was born. The name of the town was Catano. The man tried to teach the parrot to say Catano. But the bird would not say the word. At first the man was very nice, but then he got angry. “You are a stupid bird! Why can’t you say the word? Say Catano, or I will kill you!” but the parrot would not say it. Then the man got to so angry that the shouted over and over, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!” but the bird wouldn’t talk.
One day after trying for many hours to make the bird say Catano, the man got very angry. He picked up the bird and threw him into the chicken house. “You are more stupid than the chickens. Soon I will eat them, and I will eat you, too.” In the chicken house there are four old chickens. They were for Sunday’s dinner. The man put the parrot in the chicken house and left. The next day the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and stopped. He was very surprised at what he saw! He saw three dead chickens on the floor. The parrot was screaming at the fourth chicken, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!

2. From the text we learn that…
A. We have to follow others
B. We have to respect pet owner
C. We have to imitate others
D. We are not allowed to force others
E. We are not allowed to help others

Narrative Text 3
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 through 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!

3. The story is about….
A. Two children went to school for the first time
B. A witch who is really kind
C. A father who begged a witch for money
D. A stepmother who saved her children from a witch
E. Two children saved their stepmother from a witch

Narrative Text 4
A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories. There were only a few villages. If the people wanted to go from one village to another, they often had to pass through wild and unsafe forest.
One day, a farmer’s young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother and brother. She brought along her baby son. When it was time for her to leave, her brother said “ it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the forest.” So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby. When they were in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They began to run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell down. At once the wolves caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, “ please eat my own son instead.” Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves and took her nephew away. Everyone understood that this was because the woman was very good and kind. She had offered her own son’s life to save her nephew. They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched thick sticks and went back with her into the forest. When they got there, they saw something very strange. Instead of eating the woman’s baby the wolves were playing with him.

4. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim ?
A. He was afraid
B. He was stumbled by a stone
C. He ran slowly
D. The woman cried
E. The wolves were good runners

Narrative Text 5
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.

5. 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

ANSWER
1. B. In the morning
2. D. We are not allowed to force others
3. D. A stepmother who saved her children from a witch
4. B. He was stumbled by a stone
5. C. Sang Prabu was taken to Kahyangan by a wicked fairy

Well, those are 5 questions about Narrative Text. I hope you guys can use it as practice for this chapter. Thank you very much for your attention. I am sorry for any words unpleasing you. see you..