45 Contoh Soal Narrative Text Kelas 10 Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris
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PerbesarNarrative text adalah salah satu materi pelajaran bahasa Inggris kelas 10. Mengutip buku Mata Pelajaran/Paket Keahlian Bahasa Inggris, Narrative oleh Dr. Rahmad Husein, M. Ed dkk, narrative text atau teks narasi bertujuan untuk menghibur, memikat, dan memberi informasi kepada pembaca.
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Contoh Soal Narrative Text Kelas 10
Merangkum dari Modul Ajar Narrative Text Kelas X oleh Rina Solhat, S.Pd., Narrative Text oleh Imrohatin, dkk., dan sumber lainnya, berikut ini sederet contoh soal narrative text kelas 10 mata pelajaran bahasa Inggris:
1. Pilihan Ganda
The text is for question 1-2
Once upon a time, there was an old snake who was too weak to hunt for frogs. Then, he had an idea to trap the frogs.
He went to a pond full of frogs, and relaxed on the bank without any intention to hunt. At first the frogs ran away, but then they approached him. The frog king asked, “O Snake! Why don’t you hunt us as usual?”
The snake replied, “Last night, I bit a holy priest. He cursed me that from then on, I have to serve frogs. So, I lie here to give a ride on my back to any frog who needs service.”
Then, the king decided to take a ride. The snake rode him around the pond, and the king was very pleased. However, the next morning, when the king frog asked to ride on the snake back, he said, “I am too weak to crawl. I have not eaten for so long, and must eat something to be strong to give you a ride.”
The frog king decided that they must take turns to serve the snake; one frog each day to keep him strong. From then onwards, the snake gave ride to the frogs, and got to eat one frog every day. However, the king of frogs was too excited that he did not realize the frogs were rapidly decreasing. Finally, one day, the snake also ate the king and the entire frogs in the pond were gone.
1. "The frog king decided that they must serve the snake...." The underline word is closed in the menaning with...
A. feed
B. work for
C. control
D. look for
Jawaban: A
2. What is the main point of the story?
A. How the old snake got cursed
B. How the snake beriended with the forgs
C. How the old snake fooled and ate the frogs
D. How the frogs king got rid the snake
Jawaban: C
The text is for question 3-4
The king of the mice lived inside a banyan tree in a forest. One day, a poor man was cutting down some trees. As he strated to cut down the bayan tree, the king of the mice grew frightened "please, leave the standing " he said to the woodcutter, "and l'll give a piece of gold every day. "
The woodcutter a greed. So, every evening the king of the mice took out a piece of gold from under the roots of the tree and gave it to the woodcutter. The woodcutter took the pieces of gold home and showed them to his wife.
After a few days, his wife asked him, "where does the gold come from?, Don't worry about that, "he said, " just keep it. "
A few days later she asked him again, but he did not tell her. " if you don't tell me, "she said, " l'll go and tell the government or even the king that you're a robber. "
The woodcutter was frightened of his wife when she was angry. So he said, " every evening the king of the mice gives me a piece of gold from under the roots of the tree. ""Oh, you are stupid! ' his wife said. " you 've been tricked by a mouse. He gives you one piece of gold every evening but the rest of the gold is under the tree all the time! Why don't you cut down the tree and take it all away?'
The woodcutter did as he was told. He cut down the tree. But when he looked under the roits, the gold was not there. The king of the mice had run away too.
That night, the king of the mice crept up to the woodcutter's house and took back all the gold. So the woodcutter was as poor as before.
3. What can we learn from the story above?
A. The greedy person would never satisfy himself
B. The tricky person will get a problem
C. The lazy person will never success
D. The poor person must work hard
Jawaban: A
4. Why did the woodcutter cut down the tree?
A. He wanted to get more gold
B. He must afraid of the king of mice
C. The king of the mice lived inside a banyan tree
D. The king of the mice never gave the gold to the poor
Jawaban: A
The text is for question 5-6
Once upon a time, there lived a father with his two beautiful daughters in a village. His wife, the daughter’s mother, had already died. The father raised the daughters by himself. He loved them very much.
The father liked to go hunting. He often went to the forest to hunt deer, rabbit or many kinds of birds in the forest. But the two girls disliked it. They didn’t want their father killed those animals. The father tried hard to stop his hobby as he girls wanted.
One day, when the father went around the village. He met his friend. They talked many white birds which came to the lake. They said it was a good time to hunt the birds and asked the father to join the birds hunting. The father couldn’t help himself. He forgot his promise not to hunt anymore. The father went home to take his gun.
Knowing his father’s plan to go hunting, the eldest daughter said to her sister that she would wear long white clothes and go to the lake. She pretended to be a white bird so that the father would kill her and would stop hunting. When the eldest daughter went away wearing long white cloth, the younger daughter wearing the same clothes, followed her sister.
The two daughters ran away to the lake. The father who had already in the lake saw them. He thought that they were birds. He shot both of them. How shocked he was, when they cried in pain. He ran to them but it was too late both his daughters had already died. Since then, he never hunted animals.
5. What would happen if the girls didn't wear long white cloth?
A. They would not go to the take
B. They would be safe and still alive
C. Their father would not be shocked
D. Their father would not shoot the birds
Jawaban: B
6. How could you describe the girls?
A. They obeyed to their father
B. They were animal lovers
C. They hated their father
D. They dislike their father's friends
Jawaban: B
The text is for question 7-9
"Take me with you, please," called a tortoise to a gray duck and a white duck that were flying over. The ducks heard the tortoise and flew down toward him. "Do you really wish to go with us?" asked the ducks as they came to the ground near the tortoise. "I surely do," replied the tortoise. "Will you please take me?" "Why, yes, I think we can do so," said the white duck slowly.
The two ducks talked together in low tones for a few minutes. Then they flew to the woods. They soon brought back a strong twig and dropped it in front of the tortoise.
"Now," said the ducks, "if we take you off to see the world, you must promise us one thing."
"What is that?" asked the tortoise. "I will promise almost anything if you will let me go."
"You must promise not to say one word while you are in the air, NOT ONE WORD," replied the ducks.
"All right, I promise," said the tortoise. "Sometimes I do not say a word for a whole day because there is no one to listen to me."
"Well, take firm hold of the middle of the twig; we are ready to start," said the gray duck. "If you value your life, you must hold on tightly," said the white duck.
The tortoise took hold of the middle of the twig and each duck took hold of one end.
Then they flew up! up! up! while the tortoise swung from the middle of the twig. How he enjoyed it! He had never had such a ride. They had gone a long way safely when they came to a hayfield. The haymakers looked up and saw the ducks and the tortoise.
"Ho! ho! the tortoise has stolen some wings," called one of the haymakers.
"What a queer carriage he has!" laughed another in a loud voice. "I pity his horses," said another.
This made the tortoise so angry that he cried out, "You--" but no one knows what he was going to say, for he fell to the ground and was killed.
7. What is the text about?
A. The pity horse
B. The tortoise and the ducks
C. The way how to fly
D. Story of ridiculous haymakers
Jawaban: B
8. "This made the tortoise so angry that he cried out, .... (last paragraph)." What does the underline word refer to?
A. The pity horses
B. The duck's promise
C. The stolen wings
D. The haymakers ridicule
Jawaban: D
9. What can we learn from the story?
A. You should help other willingly
B. Never underestimate to the weakest opponent
C. Don't be broke the promise that you've been make
D. Foolish, curiosity and vanity often lead to misfortune
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Jawaban: D
The text is for question 10-12
Once there was a wise King. He had two sons. He appointed aminent scholars to teach them all arts. After a few years, The King fell ill badly. So he wanted to select the next king for his kingdom. He wanted to test his sons’ abilities.
He called both of them and gave them a room to each one. He said, “You must fill your room completely with anything you wish. It can be anything! But there should not be any space left behind and you should not seek advice from other!"
The next day, the king visited the elder son’s room. The room was completely filed with hay. The king sighed on the foolishness of the elder son.
Then he went to the room given to the younger son. But it was kept closed. The King knocked at the door. The younger son asked his father to get in and closed the door again. There was darkness everywhere and the king shouted at his son angrily.
But the younger son lighted a candle and said, “I have filled this room with light!" Now the king felt very happy and hugged his son proudly. He understood that the younger son would be the right person to rule the kingdom.
10. The king appointed the second son his successor, because...
A. The son would bring brighteness to people
B. The king loved the second son very much
C. The son could illuminate the dark room
D. The room decoration impressed the king
Jawaban: A
11. "... and you should not seek advice from the other!" The underline word is closest in meaning to...
A. grasp
B. approve
C. compete
D. request
Jawaban: D
12. ... but it was kept closed (paragraph 4). What does the underline world refer to?
A. Elder son's room
B. Younger son's room
C. The king's room
D. The kingdom
Jawaban: B
The text is for question 13-15
A Peacock, … (7) with vanity, met a Crane one day, and to impress him spread his gorgeous tail in the Sun. "Look," he said. "What have you to compare with this? I am dressed in all the glory of the rainbow, …….. (8) your feathers are gray as dust!" The Crane spread his broad wings and flew up toward the sun. "Follow me if you can," he said. But the Peacock stood where he was among the birds of the barnyard, while the Crane …… (9) in freedom far up into the blue sky.
13. A. envied
B. humbled
C. puffed up
D. hidden out
Jawaban: C
14. A. while
B. however
C. in spite of
D. in order to
Jawaban: A
15. A. dropped
B. sadden
C. soared
D. weaken
Jawaban: C
The text is for question 16-19
The Two Horses and the Robbers
Two horses were on the same path. The first, who worked for a miller, was loaded with oats.
The other was owned by a banker and carried a chest full of golden coins. Because of this, it trotted along the way proudly, full of itself.
Hearing the clinking, some robbers realized that it was carrying treasure.
As they stole it, they beat the horse badly with sticks. “You see,” explained the first horse. “Being rich and important has its drawn backs.”
16. Whom did the first horse work for?
A. A robber
B. A banker
C. A miller
D. A thief
Jawaban: C
17. Why did the second horse trot along the way proudly?
A. Because it was strong
B. Because it carried oats
C. Because it carried golden coins
D. Because it was courageous
Jawaban: C
18. Which of the following statemnts is NOT TRUE accroding to the text?
A. The robbers killed the first horse
B. The first horse was carrying oats
C. The second horse was cery porud of itself
D. The two horses walked on the same path
Jawaban: B
19. "... that it was carrying treasure." The word 'it' refers to...
A. The robber
B. The banker
C. The first horse
D. The second horse
Jawaban: D
The text is for question 20-23
The Honest Woodcutter
Once there was a poor woodcutter who cried aloud because he had dropped his axe into a deep pond. Suddenly, a friendly water spirit appeared before him with a silver axe and asked, “IS this yours?”
“No,” the woodcutter said. The spirit returned with a golden axe. “Is this yours?” she asked again.
“No, it is not mine,”said the woodcutter.
Then, the spirit appeared with his plain wooden axe.
“That one is mine!” said the woodcutter happily.
To hear the answer, the spirit said, “You’ve been so honest, so take the gold and silver axes too!”
On the way home, the woodcutter met a rich merchant. When the merchant heard the woodcutter’s story, he ran to the pond and dropped his wooden axe in it. He also cried aloud. The same thing happened. The spirit appeared with a silver axe. The same merchant shouted quickly, “That one is mine!”
“You know it is not,” said the spirit, and disappeared. The rich man’s wooden axe stayed at the bottom of the deep pond.
20. Where did the story take place?
A. In a forest
B. At seashore
C. At a pond
D. On the road
Jawaban: C
21. What was the woodcutter's axe like?
A. It was plain and made of gold
B. It was decorated and made of wood
C. It was plain and made of silver
D. It was plain and made of wood
Jawaban: D
22. Which of the following statemnts is TRUE according to the text?
A. The woodcutter brought home wooden, silver, and gold axes
B. At first the spirit appeared before the woodcutter with a gold axe
C. The woodcutter looked for his silver axe in the pond
D. The merchant dropped a gold axe into the pond
Jawaban: A
23. What can we learn from the story?
A. We should be generous
B. We should be honest
C. We must work hard
D. We can't live without others
Jawaban: B
The text is for question 24-30
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 forests.
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 through 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.
24. What separated one village from another a long time ago in the New Territories?
A. Another village
B. Mountains
C. Forests
D. Hills
Jawaban: C
25. Who was Ah Tim?
A. The young woman's brother
B. The young woman's son
C. The young woman's brother and nephew
D. The young woman's brother's son
Jawaban: D
26. Who walked in front when they were in the forest?
A. Ah Tm
B. The woman
C. The woman's son
D. Her brother's nephew
Jawaban: D
27. 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
Jawaban: C
28. The woman gave her son to the wolves because...
A. She loved her nephew than her son
B. She thought about how her brother would be
C. She wanted her son was eaten by the wolves
D. She was crazy
Jawaban: B
29. What did the villagers bring sticks for?
A. For the weapon to beat the wolves
B. To bring the woman's nephew
C. For the fire woods.
D. For play
Jawaban: C
30. "all men in the village fetched thick stick …" The word "fetched" has a similar meaning to:
A. Received
B. Caught
C. Got
D. Hit
Jawaban: D
31. The generic structure of narrative text is...
A. Complication, Resolution, and Orientation
B. Resolution, Orientation, and Complication
C. Orientation, Resolution, and Complication
D. Orientation, Complication, and Resolution
Jawaban: D
32. What is the resolution of narrative text?
A. Problem solving
B. Story
C. Moral value
D. Massages
Jawaban: A
33. What is narrative text?
A. A story to entertain/amuse people
B. A story tells about past experience
C. A funny story
D. A fact sotry
Jawaban: A
Read this text below to answer questions on 34-35!
In a kingdom, there lived 3 corn farmers. All three are smart and diligent farmers. In one season, the land of the three farmers experienced pest problems. Their corn harvest is in danger of failing.
To overcome this, farmers first use pesticides. The second farmer built a cage around his land to prevent pests from entering. The third farmer tried to make a scarecrow. all to no avail.
Then, the king called the three farmers. The king gave a stick to each and told them to break it. The sticks break easily. Then the king gave him a hundred sticks and the three of them had trouble breaking them.
The king said, “When you work alone, you are weak, but together you become strong.” Three farmers worked together, combined strategies, and succeeded.
34. From the text we know that the three farmers earned money by…
A. Cultivating their fields
B. Selling crops to a market
C. Collecting firewood
D. Working on others fields
Jawaban: A
35 .What is the conflict faced by the farmers in the story?
A. Three farmers with the king
B. Three farmers have a good harvest
C. The village head gave the three farmers challenge
D. The three farmers efforts to help their crops failed
Jawaban: D
2. Uraian
Read this text below to answer questions on 36-45
The Legend of Lutung Kasarung
Long time ago, there was a king named Prabu Tapa Agung. Prabu Tapa Agung was an old king. He had two daughters, Purbararang and Purbasari. Prabu Tapa Agung planned to retire as a king. He wanted Purbasari to replace him as the leader of the kingdom. Hearing this, Purbararang was angry.
"You cannot ask her to be the queen, Father. I'm older than she is. It's supposed to be me, not her. It’s impossiple, Father!" said Purbararang.
“No, Purbararang, no. It’s because i love you and I choose Purbasari as the queen because she is only one who deserves to be a queen. After all, she is your littlesister," answered the king.
“No, Father. It’s hurt me.”
Purbararang then set a bad plan with her fiance, Indrajaya. They went to a witch together and asked her to put a spell on Purbasari. Then they gave her a bowl of drinks and told Purbasari to drink it.Later, Purbasari had a bad skin. There were black dots all over her body.
“Oh my God, what happen with my skin, my body, my face, and my breathe!” said Purbasari.
"Hahaha..... You are not as beautiful as I am. You cannot be the queen. Instead, you have to leave this palace and stay in a jungle," said Purbararang.
Purbasari was very sad. Now she had to stay in the jungle. Everyday she spent her time playing with some animals there. There was one monkey that always tried to cheer her up. It was not just an
ordinary monkey, he had magical power. And he also could talk with humans. The monkey's name was Lutung Kasarung. He was actually a God. His name was Sanghyang Gurumina. Lutung Kasarung planned to help Purbasari. He made a small lake and asked her to take a bath there.
“My princess, I'll help you to get back to the palace,” said Lutung Kasarung.
“Thank you, Lutung. You're very good. But how can I go back to the palace. While my body is smell and disgusting,” replied Purbasari.
“Never say never, Princess. You only need to bathe in the small lake which I have made.”
Amazingly, her bad skin was cured. Now she got her beautiful skin back.
After that, she asked Lutung Kasarung to accompany her to go back to the palace. Purbararang was very shocked. She knew she had to come up with another bad idea. She then said, "Those who have longer hair will be the queen."
The king then measured his daughters' hair. Purbasari had longer hair than Purbarang. But Purbararang did not give up.
"A queen must have a handsome husband. If my fiance is more handsome than yours, then I will be the queen," said Purbararang.
Purbasari was sad. She knew Purbararang's fiance, Indrajaya, was handsome. And she did not have a fiance yet.
"Here is my fiancé, Indrajaya. Where is yours?" asked Purbararang.
Lutung Kasarung came forward. Purbararang was laughing very hard. "Your fiance is a monkey, ha ha ha."
“Lutung, what should I do?” asked Purbasari.
“Do not worry, My Princess. I have a good idea."
Suddenly, Lutung Kasarung changed into a very a handsome man. He was even more handsome than Indrajaya. Purbararang and Indrajaya very surprised. Purbasari then became the queen. She forgave Purbararang and her fiance and let them stay in the palace
36 .What is the story about?
Jawaban: narrative text
37. What is the social function of the story above?
Jawaban: to entertain the readers, to teach or inform, to change social opinion
38. What is the generic structure of the story?
Jawaban: 1. orientation, 2. complication, 3. resolution, 4 re-orientation.
39. What is the complication of the story?
Jawaban: Purbararang was angry because her father wanted Purbasari to replace him as the leader of the kingdom. Purbararang wanted to be a queen.
40. Which part of story that showed problem is developed?
Jawaban: Purbararang then set a bad plan with her fiance, Indrajaya. They went to a witch together and asked her to put a spell on Purbasari. Then they gave her a bowl of drinks and told Purbasari to drink it. Later, Purbasari had a bad skin. There were black dots all over her body.
41. Which part of story that showed problem is resolved?
Jawaban: Suddenly, Lutung Kasarung changed into a very a handsome man. He was even more handsome than Indrajaya. Purbararang and Indrajaya very surprised. Purbasari then became the queen. She forgave Purbararang and her fiance and let them stay in the palace.
42. Who are the characters? What are they like?
Jawaban: Prabu Tapa Agung = wise; Purbararang = wicked; Purbasari = good, patient, like to forgive the people.
43. Where did the story happen?
Jawaban: In the kingdom
44. What is the ending of the story? Sad ending or happy ending? Mention your reasons!
Jawaban: The ending is happy ending because finally Purbasari then became the queen. She forgave Purbararang and her fiance and let them stay in the palace.
45. What is/are the moral value of the story?
Jawaban: The moral lesson of Lutung Kasarung is that we should not be greedy towards anyone, and that we should always be patient, because kindness will bring us good fortunes.
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