Latihan Soal Teks Narrative (Narrative Text) Bahasa Inggris Kelas 9 SMP/ MTs Semester 2 (Genap)

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Teks narrative merupakan teks yang bertujuan untuk menghibur pembaca dengan pengalaman nyata atau khayal (to
entertain/ amuse the readers and to deal with actual or variuous experience ). Ciri- ciri dalam teks narrative adalah
adanya unsur konflik ( masalah) dan penyelesaian ( resolusi). Jumlah permasalahan yang dijabarkan bisa saja satu atau
lebih dari satu.

Ada beberapa tipe dalam narrative teks, biasanya teks tersebut  bersifat fiksi, fakta , atau gabungan antara keduanya.
Cerita dalam narrative teks  bisa berbentuk cerita peri ( fairy stories), misteri ( mysteries), fiksi ilmiah ( science
fiction), roman, cerita horor,  cerita petualangan, fabel, mitos dan legenda,  sejarah, balad, penggalan kisah hidup
seseorang, ataupun pengalaman pribadi.

Struktur teks Narrative antara lain,

  Orientation ( Latar; Tokoh, waktu, dan tempat)
  Evaluation ( sifatnya opsional)
  Complication ( pengembangan konflik)
  Resolution ( penyelesaian konflik)
  Reorientation  ( sifatnya opsional)

Ciri- ciri kebahasaan dalam teks narrative adalah sebagai berikut;

1. Focus on spesific participants
2. Use of past tense
3. Use of temporal conjunctions and temporal circumstances
4. Use of material ( or action) process
5. Use of relational and mental  process.
  Nouns tertentu sebagai kata ganti orang, misalnya housework, stepsisters
  Adjectives yang membentuk noun phrase, misalnya: two red apples, old wood house
  Time connectives and conjunctions untuk mengurutkan kejadian misalnya then, before that, dsb.
  Adverbs and adverbial phrases untuk menunjukkan lokasi kejadian atau peristiwa, misalnya here, in the
wood, happily ever after, dsb.
  Action verbs dalam past tense, misalnya lived, stayed, left, dsb.
  Saying verbs yang menandai ucapan seperti said
Berikut ini adalah contoh dari teks narrative.

Contoh Teks Narrative

Soal- soal narrative text biasanya mencakup pertanyaan seputar menentukan gambaran umum, menemukan informasi
tertentu, menentukan pikiran utama paragraf, menentukan informasi rinci baik tersirat maupun tersurat, menentukan
makna kata seperti persamaan dan lawan kata serta menentukan nilai moral dalam teks tersebut.
Contoh Soal Narrative Text
Untuk melengkapi pembahasan Narrative Text, berikut contoh soal narrative text yang langsung bisa dikerjakan
secara online. Soal berjumlah dua puluh butir dengan nilai atau skor akan terlihat saat   sudah menyelesaikan latihan
soal.
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Text 1 for number 1 - 3
Once a man sold his well to a farmer. Next day when a farmer went to draw the water from that well, the man did not
allow him to draw the water from it. He said, “I have sold you the well, not the water, so you cannot draw the water
from the well.”
The farmer became very sad and came to the Emperor’s court. He described everything to the Emperor and asked for
the justice. The Emperor called Birbal and handed over this case to him. Birbal called the man who sold the well to the
farmer. Birbal asked, “Why don’t you let him use the water of the well. You have sold the well to the farmer.” The
man replied, “Birbal, I have sold the well to the farmer, not the water. He has no right to draw the water from the
well.”
Then Birbal smiled and said to him, “Good, but look, since you have sold the well to this farmer, and you claim that
water is yours, then you have no right to keep your water in the farmer’s well. Either you pay rent to the farmer to
keep your water in his well, or you take that out of his well immediately.”
The man understood, that his trick has failed. Birbal has outwitted him.

1. What is the text about?

A farmer and witty birbal
A smart man and a farmer
An emperor and a witty birbal
A farmer and an emperor

2. Why didn’t the man let the farmer use the water from the well?
Because the man needed the water for himself
Because there was no water in the well
Because the man obeyed what the emperor said
Because the man thought that he had sold the well but the water was not involved

3. What is the moral value of the text?

Stealing is not a good thing, you can always use your brain and ease out of the difficult situations.
Don’t try to cheat because you will end up paying for it regardless of how smart you think you are.

One who desires more, loses all. One should remain satisfied with what one gets

Do not just blindly walk in to anything without thinking

Text 2 for number 4 -7

Once upon a time Sammy and his sister Marie visited their grandparents at their farm. Sammy picked up a slingshot to
play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he
headed back for the lunch. As he was walking back he saw Grandma’s pet duck.
Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly which hit the duck square in the head and killed it. He was shocked and
grieved. In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the pile of woods. Marie had seen it all from the window but she said
nothing. After the lunch, the next day Grandma said, “Marie, let’s wash the dishes.” Marie said, “But Grandma,
Sammy told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.”
Then she whispered to Sammy, “Remember the duck?” Sammy got nervous knowing his sister knew about the duck
and if he doesn’t obey, she may tell his grandparents about it. So without saying anything he did the dishes.
Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing but Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Marie to
help make a supper.” Marie just smiled and said, “Well that’s all right because Sammy told me he wanted to help.”
She whispered again to Johnny, “Remember the duck?” So Marie went fishing and Sammy stayed to help. After
several days of Marie taking advantage of Sammy, he finally couldn’t stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and
confessed that he had killed the duck.
Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, “Sweetheart, I know. I was standing at the window and I saw the
whole thing but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Marie take advantage
of you.”
Source : http://www.moralstories.org
4. What does the text mainly talk about?
A little boy and a duck
A little boy in a slingshot
A reckless little boy
A brave little boy

5. Why didn’t Sammy tell to his grandmother that he had killed the duck? Because ….
He was relieved that he could hit the target
He was afraid of saying about the duck
He did not want to tell about it
He wanted to tell abouth the truth later

6. What is the moral value of the story?

Practice makes perfect
What is bad in one case may be good in another
Don’t trust people easily
You should confess of your mistakes

Text 3 for number 7 -10

Once upon a time there was a traveler who went to a distant town. It almost midnight when he got the town. He came
to an inn but the inn was locked. He tried to knock at the door.
“Who are you? What do you want?” asked a voice from inside the inn. “The door cannot be unlocked at such an odd
hour.”
The traveler needed a rest, food and shelter. He begged, “ Please, unlock the door. How cold it is outside.”
The innkeeper replied,” it’s strange lock and can be opened only with a silver key.”
Because of his needs and the terrible condition outside, the traveler finally obeyed about what innkeeper said and
passed a silver coin through a slit in the door. Then he got the door unlocked and entered into the inn.
“I have left one of my bags outside”said the traveler.” Will you please bring it in?”
No sooner the inkeeper had gone out and the traveler locked the door from inside. The greedy inkeeper was outside
and shut on. He requested to unlock the door to the traveler.
The traveler replied, “ I’m helpless, it’s a strange lock and can be opened only with a silver key.”
The inkeeper was required to push a silver coin though the slit. The traveler got back his silver coin and unlock the
door.
(Taken from : Angel’s Moral Stories)
7. What is the story about?
A traveler going to a distant town
A wicked traveler and a helpless traveler
A greedy inkeeper and a smart traveler
a traveler who came from a distant town

8. It can be referred from the text that ….

Inn was unlocked when the traveler came
The traveler finally got back his silver coin from the inkeeper
The traveler brought all of his bags inside
The silver coin was given after the door opened

9. What is the moral value of the story above?

Revenge is a bad thing to apply in every condition
We should prepare well when we travel
Don’t underestimate to someone
Smart person always beats greedy person

10. The traveler finally obeyed about what innkeeper said and passed a silver coin through a slit in the door.... his
needs and the terrible condition outside.
Because
since
for
due to

Text 4 for number 11 -13

Many thousands of years ago, a man and his wife lived in the Philippines, they were called Angngalo and Angngarab.
One morning, they went to gather some shellfish. Inside one, they found a pearl. It was an unusual yellow colour and
very large. Angngalo gave it to Angngarab. “Oh!” she said, “I can find many more pearls than you!” Soon they were
quarrelling and shouting at each other. They ran along the seashore looking for shellfish. Before, they had a big pile in
front of them. They pulled open the shells and looked in them for pearls. “I’ve got more pearls than you!” shouted
Angngalo.
“No, you haven’t!” answered Angngarab. “Anyway, my pearls are bigger than yours!” Soon, they were fighting. They
threw the shells and pearls at each other. (That is why there are so many shells and pearls in the Philippines) They
rolled on the ground and stamped their feet. There was aloud “Boom!” and “Crack!”. The mountains and hills began
to split. The water in the rivers and lakes flooded the land. They still continued fighting. Suddenly, there was a great
storm, with thunder lighting. The land broke into several parts. Luzon was in the north, the Visayan Islands were in
the middle, and Mindanao in the south. Because of this, there are now over seven thousand islands in the Philippines.

11. What is the text about?

a story about pearls
A legend of Philippines archipelago
A legend of seven thousand islands
Two friends who never stopped arguing

12. What can we learn from the story?

There will be consequence over an action
Anger will never be a solution of a problem
A litre of salt means nothing compared to the sea
True friends will come in need not when they need

13. What did Angngalo and Angngarab argue upon?

The pile of shell they got
The pearl they searched for
The place to find pearl
The amount of pearls they found

Text 4 for number 14 -17

Once upon a time, old and poor Mr. Haktak found a large brass pot in his garden. He decided to put his purse in it.
Then, he carried it home. Mrs. Haktak was very happy with that pot. Suddenly, her hairpin fell into the pot. Mrs.
Haktak reached and pulled out two hairpins and two purses. What a magic pot! Then they began to drop items into it
and soon had two of everything.
One day, Mr. Haktak went to a market. At home, Mrs. Haktak did house works then rested for a while. She stooped
over that pot to look inside. At that moment, Mr. Haktak kicked the door open because his hands were full of
packages. Bang! Mrs. Haktak lost her balance and fell into that pot. Mr. Haktak found that he had two of Mrs. Haktak.
This presented a problem.
Finally, Mr Haktak got an idea. He fell into that pot and soon there were two Mr. Haktak. Two new Haktaks became
husband and wife. All of them became friends and built two identical houses with identical furniture.
14. Why is the text written?
to amuse the readers
to explain how the pot worked
to describe how to solve the problem
to tell about Mr. and Mrs. Haktak's life
15. What made the couple start to drop items into the pot?
They already knew the magic of the pot since the beginning.
When Mr. Haktak accidentally made his wife plunged into the pot
Mrs. Haktak found two purses in it after she dropped her purse
After Mr. Haktak found it in the garden when he trimmed the grass

16. It can be concluded from the story that ....

it is better for us to knock on the door first before entering
we have to be smart in solving a problem
we should be grateful of what we have
an idea can suddenly come up to our mind

17. The complication of the story is ....

Mr. Haktak did not help Mrs. Haktak with the house works
There was a magic pot found in the garden
There were two of Mrs. Haktak
Mr. Haktak kicked the door after shopping in the market

Text 5 for number 18 -20

One morning, a fool woke up and thought he needed a donkey. He went to a town. There were many donkeys in a
donkey stall. Then, he decided to buy one donkey with long, floppy, silky ears.
Along the way home, two boys saw him. Those boys thought that they could steal that donkey from the fool. One boy
took the rope around donkey’s neck then put it around his neck and followed the fool. Another boy led that donkey
back to a stall and sold it. The fool didn’t even notice it.
When they arrived at home, the fool shocked. He bought a donkey but he got a boy; he asked why. That boy told him
that he had been rude to his mother. Then Evil had turned him into a donkey. The fool asked that boy to promise not to
be rude to his mother again then let him go.
Next morning, the fool woke up and thought he needed a donkey. He went to the town. There were many donkeys in a
donkey stall. Among all donkeys he noticed there was one donkey with long, floppy, silky ears. He knew that donkey.
He went over to it and whispered: “You, foolish boy, I said never be rude to your mother again!”

18. What is the purpose of the text?

to tell past events
to describe something
to explain how something is happened
to give amusement

19. What did "the fool" do after he woke up?

He bought a donkey
He went for a town
He chose a donkey he wanted
He met two boys

20. Who was actually the character of the story?

A male donkey
A fool boy
A disobedient boy
An evil

1. The Wolf and The Goat

A wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips at the thought of a fine goat dinner.
“My dear friend,” said the wolf in his sweetest voice, “aren’t you afraid you will fall down from that cliff? Come
down here and graze on this fine grass beside me on safe, level ground.”
“No, thank you,” said the goat.
“Well then,” said the wolf, “aren’t you cold up there in the wind? You would be warmer grazing down here beside me
in this sheltered area.”
“No, Thank you,” said the goat.
“But the grass tastes better down here!” said the exasperated wolf,”Why dine alone?”
“My dear wolf,” the goat finally said, “are you quite sure that it is My dinner you are worrying about and not your
own?”

What did the wolf ask when he saw the goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff?
A. To be his friend
B. To graze on the level ground
C. To climb up higher
D. To be his dinner

2. “Aren’t you cold up there in the wind?”

The word ‘there’ refers to ….
A. A high cliff
B. Sheltered area
C. Grass
D. Ground

3. What can we learn from the story above?

A. Don’t look down to other creatures

B. Don’t easily believe in well behaved creatures
C. Don’t judge others by their appearance
D. Don’t easily beat other creatures

4. From the story we know ….

A. The goat was very hungry
B. The wolf was a helpful animal
C. The wolf was eager to eat the goat
D. The wolf was going to fight with the wolf

5. One day a man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted to send it to his mother who lived far in
another town through a delivery company. Meanwhile he was looking at sad young girl who was sitting in front of the
flower shop. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother but my money
is not enough”. The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl a rose
and he ordered for his own mother flowers too.
After buying a rose flower for the girl the man offered the girl a ride to her home. She said” yes please! You can take
me to my mother. She directed him to a cemetery. The girl placed the rose on her mother’s fresh grave. Knowing the
girl’s mother had died the man realized that he must show his love to his mother while she was still alive. Then the
man returned to the flower shop. He cancelled the flower delivery order picked up the rose flower and drove to reach
his mother’s house.

We can learn that we have to ….

A. Show our loves to our mother
B. Buy flowers for our mothers
C. Keep our mother alive
D. Obey to our mother

6. What did the man do after buying the girl a red rose?
A. He gave her a ride to her home
B. He took the girl to her mother’s cemetery
C. He went to his own home
D. He placed the rose on his mother’s grave

7. The main idea of the first paragraph is …

A. A sad girl was thinking of her mother
B. A man helped a girl by buying her a flower
C. A girl needed a man to deliver her a flower
D. A man bought a flower for a girl

8. A Milkmaid had been in the meadow to milk her cows. Now she was returning home with a pail of milk on her
hand.
She thought, "I will make cream and butter out of this milk. Then after selling them, I will buy eggs. And when they
hatch, I shall have a good poultry farm".
She further thought, "I shall sell some of my chickens and buy a fine dress. Seeing it on my body at the party, all the
boys will admire me. But I will turn them away".
She went on day dreaming; she forgot about the pail on her head. She moved her head suddenly and the pail of milk
came tumbling down. It was broken and all the milk split.
"Dear, 0 dear!" she cried, "I have lost mine all".

What did the milk-maid carry on her hand?

A. Some cream
B. Some butter
C. A pail of milk
D. A pail of eggs

9. What does the text tell us about?

A. Spilt milk
B. A pail of milk
C. A hardworking girl
D. A day dreaming milk-maid

10. What can we learn from the story above?

A. Don't cry over the split milk
B. Don't cry before you are hurt
C. Don't dream when you sleep
D. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched

11. An ant nimbly running in search of food came across a chrysalis that was close its time to change. The chrysalis
moved and this attracted the attention of the ant who for the first time realized that it was a living thing. "Poor, pitiable
animal!", cried the ant disdainfully "what a sad fate is yours! While I can run with my pleasure, you lie imprisoned
here in your shell". The chrysalis heard all this, but did not try to make any reply.
After a few days, when the ant passed that way again, nothing but the shell remained. Wondering what had happened
to its content, he felt himself suddenly shaded and fanned by the gorgeous wings of a beautiful butterfly. "Behold in
me," said the butterfly, "your much pitied friend!". So the butterfly rose in the air and lost in the summer breeze.

What happened to the chrysalis after few days?

A. The chrysalis had gone from the shell
B. The chrysalis had become a butterfly
C. The ant felt sad about chrysalis death
D. The ant felt happy for the butterfly

12. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Chrysalis is a animal
B. The chrysalis lie imprisoned
C. The ant was feeling sorry for the chrysalis
D. The ant goes around to have fun

13. The text generally tells us about ....

A. The adventure of an ant
B. The ant and the chrysalis
C. The changing of the chrysalis
D. The regret of the ant

14. From the text we can learn that ....

A. We have to be arrogant to others
B. Freedom is everything in life
C. We have to take revenge
D. The appearance may be deceptive

15. Once upon a time, there was a kingdom in Java that was attacked by another kingdom. The king asked his Queen
to save her life. Alas! In the middle of the jungle, the enemy killed all her guards. However, the Queen was lucky
because she changed herself into a golden snail and survived.
One day, an old woman saw the snail and took it home. She looked after it. Whenever the old woman was not at
home, the snail turned into a human being. She cooked and did the household chores. When the old woman got home,
the Queen quickly changed into a snail again. It happened several times and made the old woman curious. One day,
the old woman peeped and saw what was going on. She broke in, immediately. She asked, "Why did you change
yourself into a snail?". The Queen told her what happened. The old woman was surprised to know that the snail was a
Queen.
Later, from the head of the village they discovered that the king had won the battle and he was looking for his wife.
Then the village head sent a message to the king telling him that his wife was safe.

Several days later, the King and his guards came for the queen. They thanked the villagers for their kindness and
brought the old women to their palace.

What happened when the old woman found the snail?

A. She reported it to the head of the village
B. She helped it to find the queen's husband
C. It helped cleaning and cooking in her house
D. She brought it to her house and took care of it

16. What does the second paragraph tell you about?

A. The queen lived as a golden snail
B. The enemy who attacked the kingdom
C. The old woman who looked after a snail
D. The king's guards who were killed by enemy

17. In the end of the story, the old woman live in ....
A. The king's palace
B. A small village
C. The village heads
D. The middle of the jungle

18. A man and his son were going to the market. While they were walking, a country man passed and said, “You fool,
what a donkey for but to ride upon?”
So the man put the boy on the donkey. But soon, some passersby said, “See that lazy, young steer. He lets his father
walk while he rides.”

So the man ordered his boy to get off and got on himself, but the passerby said, “Shame on… that lazy old man, he
lets his poor son walk, while he rides.”

The man did not know what to do. Last, he took his boy on the donkey. Then the passerby said, “Aren’t you ashamed
of yourself for overloading the poor donkey?”

The man and the boy got off. They cut down a pole, tied the donkey’s feet to it and raised the pole to their shoulders.
They arrived to a bridge when the donkey, getting one of its feet loose, kick all out and caused the boy to drop his end
of the pole. In the struggle, the donkey fell over the bridge and then it was drowned.

Why did the boy get off from the donkey?

A. The passerby needed him
B. His father asked him to do that
C. The donkey was tired carrying him
D. The boy wanted to be with the donkey

19. “… tied the donkey’s feet to it ….” (last paragraph).

The underlined word refers to ….
A. The market
B. The donkey
C. The pole
D. The river

20. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. The man and his son took a rest near the bridge
B. The man and his donkey arrived at the market
C. The man’s behavior made the donkey alive
D. The donkey was carried by its owners