Kumpulan Soal Narrative Text SMP

 


Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 4.

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?”

1. 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

 

Read the following text to answer questions number 5 to 8.

Once upon the time, Sunan Kalijaga planed to visit Sunan Muria in Pati, Central Java. He asked his friends Ki Rangga to go with him. Several servants also joined them to carry their luggages. And they began walking to Sunan Muria’s house.

Several hours later Ki Rangga felt tired. He was embarrassed to walk together with Sunan Kalijaga because Sunan Kalijaga did not look tired while Ki Rangga was very tired and thirsty. Finally Sunan kalijaga asked Ki Rangga to take a rest under a big tree. It was time for the Dzuhur prayer. But there was no water around to clean up or ‘wudu’. Ki Rangga was Confused. He told Sunan Kalijaga about it. Sunan Kalijaga only smiled and said, “we should pray for Allah SWT for water. Now you must guard this big tree, Ki Rangga, It might bring water to us. But remember! Everything happens beacause of Allah SWT. Don’t act alone. You must inform me when water comes out. I will be behind that hill,” Ki Rangga promised Sunan Kalijaga to inform him when water came out. So sunan kalijaga went behind the hill. Ki Rangga with his servants sat under the big tree. They quickly fell a sleep. Suddenly water came out of the big tree. Ki Rangga and his servants became wet. They woke up. They were very happy to see water. They drank and played in the water. Ki rangga forgot Sunan Kalijaga’s message to inform him when the

water came out.

Behind the hill Sunan Kalijaga was worried. So he went to the big tree. He was surprised to see Ki Rangga and his servants were playing in the water, “you forgot my message to inform me when the water comes out. Instead you are playing in the water like a turtle,” said Sunan Kalijaga, softly. A miracle happened. Ki rangga and his servants turned into turtles. Ki rangga was sad. He had changed into turtles because he did not keep his promise. The water formed a pond. It is now called Sendang Sani, in Pati Central Java. Many people still visit Sendang Sani now.

5. Where was Sunan Kalijaga when the water came out?

      A. Under a big tree

      B. In pati central java

      C. Sunan Muria’s house

      D. Behind the hill

6. Why did Ki Rangga and his servants become turtle?

      A. Because they disobeyed Sunan Kalijaga’s message

      B. Because they love playing in in the water

      C. Because they forgot to go to the big tree

      D. Because they promised to keep their secret

7. “The water formed a pond”

The underlined word means …

      A. Turned into

      B. Took away

      C. Brought about

      D. Looked after

8. What can we learn from the story above?

      A. Don’t be so happy playing in water

      B. Obey the old people’s rules

      C. Don’t break your promise

      D. Keep yourself happy in bad situations

Read the following text to answer questions number 9 to 11.

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.

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

Read the following text to answer questions number 12 to 14.

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".

12. 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

 

13. 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

14. 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

Read the following text to answer questions number 15 to 18.

A long time ago, there lived an old man in the Penanggungan Mountain. His name was Kiai Gede Penanggungan. He had supernatural power. Kiai Gede Penanggungan had a beautiful daughter named Dewi Walangangin who was not married yet. Kiai Gede Penanggungan prayed days and nights for her daughter to have a husband. One day, a young handsome man came to his place. The name of the man was Jaka Pandelengan. He wanted to be Kiai Gede Penanggungan's student. Kiai Gede agreed to have Jaka as his student with one condition that he would marry her daughter. Jaka Pandelengan and Dewi Walangangin soon got married. Kiai Gede Penanggungan taught Jaka many things.

After several years, now it was time for the couple to live separately from Kiai Gede Penanggungan. They would move to another village. Kiai Gede gave some seeds of pari or paddy to the couple. He asked the couple to plant the seeds. He also warned the couple not to be arrogant when they were rich. He wanted the couple to help poor people. The couple started a new life. They planted the seed. Soon, the seeds grew and became a lot of rice. Now the couple became very rich. The poor neighbours came to the couple to ask for some pari seeds but the couple refused to help them.

Kiai Gede heard about the couple's bad behavior. Soon he visited the couple. He met them when the couple was working in the field. Kiai Gede talked to the couple. He reminded the couple not to be arrogant, but the couple ignored him. They said nothing to Kiai Gede. Kiai Gede got very angry. Then he said, "You two are like temples. You do not listen to me". Right after he said those words, an incredible thing happened. Slowly, Jaka and Dewi turned into temples. Because the temples stood among the pari, people then named them as Pari Temples.

15. What did Jaka Pandelengan and his wife do to be rich?

 

      A. Helped poor people

      B. Had a great power

      C. Planted pari seeds

      D. Built a temple

16. The couple becomes temples because ....

      A. They were rich

      B. Kiai Gede said so

      C. Kiai Gede liked them

      D. They were good people

17. " ... , an incredible thing happened." The underlined word means ....

      A. Untouchable

      B. Unbelievable

      C. Common

      D. Usual

18. What can we learn from the story?

      A. We should live separately from our parents

      B. We have to listen to our parent's advice

      C. We have to prepare a good paddy field

      D. We should refuse other people's help

Read the following text to answer questions number 19 to 22.

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.

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

Read the following text to answer questions number 23 to 26.

Two frogs had lived in a village all their lives. They thought they would like to go and see the big city that was about ten miles away.

They talked about it for a long time and at last they set off to the city.

It was a hot day, and they soon began to feel tired. They had only gone a little way when one said to the other, "we must be nearly there, can you see the city?" "No," said the other frog, "but if I climb on your back I might be able to see it."

So he climbed up on the back of the other frog to see the city.

Now when the frog put up his head, his eyes could only see what was behind. And not what was in the front. So he saw the village they had just left. "Can you see the city?" asked the frog who was below. "Yes," answered the frog who had climbed up." I can see it. It looks just like our village."

Then the frogs thought that it was not worthwhile going any further. They went back and told the frogs in the village that they had seen the city, and it was just like theirs.

23. What did they feel on their way to find a big city?

      A. Happy

      B. Glad

      C. Sad

      D. Tired

24. Why did one of the frogs climb on the other's back?

      A. It felt tired

      B. It was a hot day

      C. It could not see the city

      D. It thought it was worthwhile

 25. " ...at last they set off to see the city." (Paragraph 2)

The underlined word means ....

     A. Left

      B. Gave up

      C. Decided

      D. Stopped

 26. What is the moral value of the text?

      A. Never do something useless with your friends

      B. Never trust within a single opinion without other evidences

      C. We have to accept whatever information we receive

      D. We can always ask someone's opinions for anything

 

Read the following text to answer questions number 27 to 30.

In ancient times, the king placed a boulder on a roadway. Then he hid and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.

Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything to get the big stone out of the ways. Then a peasant came along, carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After lots of pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying on the road where the boulder had been.

The purse contained a lot of gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand.

27. Why did many people blame the king?

      A. He did not make good roads for them

      B. He loved to hide behind the rock

      C. He showed no care on their roads

      D. He did not keep the road clear

28. What does the last paragraph tell us?

      A. The roads that people built with the king

      B. The person who liked keeping the roads well

      C. The purpose of putting the boulder and purse

      D. The way the peasant removed the boulder on the road

29. From the story, we know that ….

      A. Many people liked the peasant

      B. The peasant was a good man

      C. The boulder was really small

      D. The king was very stingy

 30. What can we learn from the story?

      A. A problem may be a blessing in disguise

      B. There are so many problems in life

      C. An obstacle may make us stronger

      D. We have to avoid any problem in our life

Read the following text to answer questions number 31 to 34.

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.

31. 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

32. 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

33. What is the moral value of the text?

      A. You should believe in yourself

      B. You cannot please everyone

      C. Do what everyone asked you for

      D. You must be careful when riding a donkey

34. “… 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

 

Read the following text to answer question number 35 to 38.

There was a girl named Pina who lived on a fruit plantation with her mother. When her mother worked night and day, little Pina spend all her time playing with her friends. When her mother asked her to do something, she would always reply that she couldn't find things, even if it was laying night in front of her eyes.

One day, her mother fell ill and couldn't even get up to cook some food. So, she asked Pina to cook some rice. However, Pina being her lazy self, said "I can't find the pot. So where should I put the rice?". Her mother told her where the pot was. Then she said, "Where is the ladle, how am I going to cook without a ladle?" Again her sick mother had to tell her the exact location. Pina did the same with salt, rice and water! Enraged by Pina's behavior, her mother curse " May you grow a thousand eyes" and went back to sleep.

When she woke up, she could not find her daughter. She searched and searched and so did every single person on plantation. When Pina's mother saw the fruit, she was immediately reminded of Pina's beautiful brown eyes and thus, the fruit with a thousand eyes was named " Pinya", meaning  Pineapple in Tagalog.

35. The best title for the text is ....

      A. The fruit with thousands of eyes

      B. A lazy girl in plantation

      C. The origin of pineapple

      D. A missing girl

36. What happened to the mother when she realized Pina had gone?

      A. She searched for her

      B. She cursed her

      C. She fell asleep

      D. She got sick

37. What Is the main idea of paragraph two?

      A. Pine's mother was so angry that she cursed her daughter

      B. Pina was too lazy to cook her own food

      C. Pine's mother was terribly ill

      D. Pina was a really bad cook

38. What can we learn from the story?

      A. Don't be lazy

      B. Don't spend your time for playing

      C. Don't angry to your child

      D. Respect and obey your mother

Read the following text to answer questions number 39 to 41.

Once, a lion, a fox, a jackal and a wolf went hunting together. They looked for their prey and killed a deer. After they discussed their death prey, the lion asked to divide the deer into four equal shares. Then, the other three animals skinned and cut it into four.

Just when each animal was about to take his portion, the lion stopped them. “Wait” roared the lion. “Since I am a member of this hunting party, the first quarter would be mine. Then, as I am also the king of beasts, I am to receive the second share. Since I am known for my courage and strength, I am to receive the third share. As for the fourth share, if you wish to argue with me about its ownership, let’s begin, and we will see who will get it”.

The wolf got angry but the lion was ready. So, he raised his mighty paw and struck the wolf on the head. The wolf’s skull was cracked and he died at the same moment. The jackal ran, once he saw the tragedy. He thought of a bad fate that may happened to him.

“Hump”, grumbled the fox as he walked away with his tail between his legs, but he spoke in a low grow. “You wanted to share all the hard work but keep all the meat to yourself’.

39. The wolf was angry because ....

      A. The jackal ran at once after he saw the tragedy

      B. The lion wanted all of the meat for himself

      C. The lion divided the deer into four equal

      D. The fox walked away from the team

40. What is the reason that the second share will be for the lion, too?

      A. He is the king of the animals

      B. He is the bravest of the animals

      C. He is the strongest of the beasts

      D. He is the first member of the hunting party

 41. What can we learn from the story?

      A. Do not believe in a greedy and mean leader

      B. Follow your leader if you want to succeed

      C. Lion always become king of all animals

      D. All animals are afraid of the lion

 

Read the following text to answer questions number 42 to 44.

The Crow and The Oyster

A hungry crow saw an oyster on the beach ore day. He wanted to eat the tasty meat inside the shell,'so he tried to open the oyster.

First, he used his beak, but he could not open the shell. Then, he hit it with a stone, but the shell stayed tightly shut. He even jumped up and down on the oyster, but still he could not open it.

Another crow came by. He saw what the first crow was trying to do and said, "My friend, may I offer you some good advice? I suggest that you pick up the oyster in your beak, fly high into the air, and then drop the oyster onto the wide rock below. The oyster shell will break open and you will be able to have your meal."

The hungry crow thought that it was a very good idea. He picked up the oyster with his beak, and then he flew as high as he could. When he was sure that he was high enough, he dropped the oyster onto a wide rock far below.

The oyster shell broke wide open. However, the other crow was waiting nearby, and he reached the broken oyster first. He enjoyed a tasty meal, while the hungry crow had nothing to eat.

42. How did the other crow trick the hungry crow?

      A. By giving a suggestion to drop the oyster onto the rock

      B. By telling that he was so hungry and needed some food

      C. By saying that he had a nice and strong beak

      D. By picking up the oyster with his beak

43. Where did the crow drop the oyster?

      A. Onto the sand

      B. Near the water

      C. Near the beach

      D. Onto a wide rock

 44. What is the moral value of the story?

      A. Do not fly high on the sky

      B. It is not easy to fool anybody

      C. Always trust people who offer help

      D. Do not be fooled by people who offer help

 

Read the following text to answer questions number 45 to 47.

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.

45. 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

46. 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

 47. 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

Read the following text to answer questions number 48 to 51.

Once upon a time, there was a young man called Ma Liang. He was poor. He helped a rich bad man to tend cattle. He liked drawing and drew pictures everywhere. One night, he dreamed that an old man gave him a magic paintbrush and asked him to use it to help poor people. When he woke up, he found the magic paintbrush in his desk.

From that day on, he used the paintbrush to help people. Whenever he drew pictures, they became real. But a few days later, his master heard about the magic paint brush and stole it. He drew a lot of pictures, but they could not become real. He was very angry and asked some people to get Ma Liang.

When Ma Liang came, he said to him, "If you draw some pictures for me and turn them to life, I will set you free. " The young man said, "I can help you, but you should obey your words." The bad man felt very happy and said, "I want a golden mountain. I will go there to gather gold." The young man drew a sea first. Then the young man drew a golden mountain which was far away from the sea. After that he drew a big ship. The bad man jumped into the ship. When the ship sailed to the middle of the sea, the young man drew a large wave and it destroyed the ship. After that, the young man lived with his family happily and kept on helping the poor people. So the magic paintbrush was known by everyone.

48. What is the topic of the story?

      A. A magic paintbrush and a helpful.

      B. A good painter and a greedy king.

      C. A clever painter and a wise king.

      D. A young man and his king.

49. If Ma Liang didn't do what the King asked he would ...

      A. Live alone in the golden mountain

      B. Be poor

      C. Stayed in jail

      D. Lose in the sea

50. What would happen if Ma Liang didn't kill the King?

      A. The King would get a lot of gold.

      B. The King would kill him.

      C. He would get big prize from the King.

      D. He wouldn't be able to help poor people.

 51. How was Ma Liang like?

      A. Smart and helpful

      B. Smart but greedy

      C. Humble and helpful

      D. Clever but cunning

Read the following text to answer questions number 52 to 54.

ONCE upon a time, a grandmother and her granddaughter lived in Roti Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur. They had a field and grew some vegetables. The grandmother sold them at the market.

In one morning, the grandmother would go to the market. Before she left, she asked her granddaughter to cook. "Please cook some rice for lunch. But just cook one grain of rice. It's enough for both of us." "Why, Grandma?" asked the girl. "Just do what I said."

The grandmother then left for the market. Later, the girl started to cook. However, she felt a grain of rice would not be enough for them.

"I think it's not enough for me and my grandmother." Then she took two handfuls of rice. Suddenly, something bad happened to the rice pot. "oh, no! The rice flowed out of the pot!" shouted the girl. "What should I do? The rice became rice porridge. It flowed and flowed until it covered the kitchen. Suddenly the grandmother came home. The girl explained what happened.

"You are naughty girl! Why didn't you listen to me? The grandmother was so angry. She hit the girl with a wooden stick. "Please forgive me, Granma! The little girl cried and cried. But the grandmother kept hitting her.

Then, an incredible thing happened! The girl turned into a monkey. The monkey then ran away and climbed a tree. The grandmother chased it. From the tree, the monkey said. "Grandmother, I'm a monkey now. I cannot live with you anymore. You are all alone."

The monkey climbed up and disappeared. The grandmother was very sad. She regretted what she had done to her beloved granddaughter. "Please come back to me. Please forgive me, my granddaughter!" but it was too late.

The little girl has turned into a monkey and never came home. The people of Roti Island believe this story. And that is until now; people in the Roti Island never hit their children or other peo le's child. The are afraid that the child would turn into a monkey.

52. What is the purpose of the text above?

      A. To describe characters in a story

      B. To tell what happened with the characters in a story

      C. To argue why story is important

      D. To teach moral value with a story

 53. What happened when the granddaughter cooked the rice?

      A. The rice pot exploded

      B. The girl turned into a monkey

      C. The grandmother was so angry

      D. The porridge flooded the kitchen

 54. "The grandmother chased it" (paragraph 5) The word "it" refers to ...

      A. Thing

      B. Monkey

      C. Tree

      D. Wooden stick

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