Narrative text adalah bagian dari soal pelajaran Bahasa Inggris yang berbentuk bacaan yang sangat menarik,

baik itu merupakan pengalaman pribadi / kejadian aktual, maupun merupakan khayalan dari si penulis. Dalam
pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia, Narrative Text bisa berarti dongeng atau kisah. Beberapa contoh soal Narrative
Text dibawah ini bisa memperkaya pengetahuan kita tentang Narrative Text itu sendiri.

CONTOH SOAL NARRATIVE TEXT

Chandra received a business degree from a well-known University in 1990 and took a job with a large
company. His career got off to a good start. By 2002, his salary was IDR 25.000.000,- and he was in charge of
three-person analys team.
Chandra was not happy with career progress, however. Although his salary was satisfactory, his level of
responsibility was only slightly greater than it had been during his first year or two in the company. He had
been stuck in a staff job at the home office for more then 10 years and felt that he would like a change. He
requested a transfer to a line marketing job.
Chandra was told that he was too valuable in his current job tobe transferred. He was overpaid for a lower-
level line position, and too inexperienced to be promoted to a middle or upper level line position.

1.Joe couldn't be promoted to a higher position because:

A. he didn't have enough experience

B. he was in charge of a three person team
C. he was needed in his present position
D. he was slightly irresponsible
E. he got off to good position

2. Why was Chandra unhappy?

A. he had too much responsibility

B. he was over qualified
C. his work took long hour
D. he wanted to have a better salary
E. his job was no longer chalengging

Once upon a time, a rabbit wanted to cross a river but he could not swim. He had an idea. He saw a crocodile
swimming in the river. The rabbit asked the crocodile, "How many crocodiles are in the river?" then the
crocodile answered, " we are twenty here". "where are they?" the rabbit asked for. "what is it for?" the
crocodile asked.
"All of you are good, nice, adn gentle. so I want to make a line in order. Later I will know how kind all of you
are", rabbit said. Then crocodile called all his friend and asked them to make a line in order from one side to
the other side of the river. Then the rabbit started to count while jumping from one crocodile to another
crocodile: one..two..three..four..until twenty, and finally, he thanked all crocodiles because he had crossed the
river.

1. We know from the first paragraph that the rabbit actually wanted:
A. to know the number of crocodiles there
B. to cross the river
C. to know where the crocodiles are
D. to swim across the river
E. to meet the boss of crocodile

2. the story mainly tell us about:

A. the boss of the crocodile and all his friends

B. twenty crocodiles
C. a rabbit and crocodiles
D. a rabbit and twenty crocodiles
E. the boss of the crocodile

Health officials who made checks at the cemeteries discovered that cemeteries had become one of the main
causes for the spread of dengue fever in urban areas. They were shocked to find a lot of aedes mosquitoes
breeding in cemeteries. The aedes mosquito spreads Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever, DHF, to man.
The official found a lot of pots, bottles and vases holding flowers at the graves left there by people visiting the
graves of their relatives. These container had eventually accumulated rain water and they soon become
breeding grounds for these mosquitoes. Those living near cemeteries also became victims of dengue fever.
Sadly it was the death of a caretaker of a cemeteries that promoted the officials to investigate the surroundings
near his house. This has led to the discovery of cemeteries as a breeding ground for aedes mosquitoes.
Since this discovery, the Health Department has appealed to the caretakers and the different associations in
charge of graveyards to clear all containers left at graves as quickly as possible. The number of dengue case
notified was highest among the chinese, followed by the Malays, Indians, and others. All these cases had been
mainly from the city areas. The Health Department is continually strengthening dengues prevention and
control by holding talks, shows, fogging housing estates, and conducting checks at homes.

1. According to the tax, all of the following sentences about DHF prevention and control are TRUE, except:

A. giving talks to people in charge of graveyards

B. ordering people to throw away all the containers they have in their homes
C. informing the general public about DHF
D. eliminating possible breeding grounds of mosquitoes at graveyards
E. fogging the houses in every neighbourhood

2. The main information of the text was about:

A. prevention and control of DHF

B. the causes of DHF in urban areas
C. the victims of DHF in Asian countries
D. the instructions of Health Department
E. cemeteries as the source of aedes mosquitoes

3. To prevent aedes mosquitoes from breedin in cemeteries, the government does not allow:
 A. health official to keep a check on cemetery visitors
B. Chines, Malays, and Indians to go to cemeteries
C. any container that holds water to be left at the graves
D. people to bring flowers to the cemetery
E. talks about DHF to be conducted at cemeteries.

Text 1
Snow White
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 did not want her uncle and aunt to do this, so she decided it would be best if she
ran away. The next morning, she ran away from home when her aunt and uncle were having
breakfast. She ran away into the woods.
She was very tired and hungry. Then, she saw this little cottage. She knocked, but no one
answered, so she went inside and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There they
found Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said,
”What’s your name?” Snow White answered, “My name is Snow White.”
The other dwarfs asked, “If you wish, you may live here with us.” Snow White said, “Oh,
could I? Thank you!” Then Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story, and the seven dwarfs
lived happily ever after.
1. What kind of text is it?
a. Narrative c. News item e. Report
b. Analytical Exposition d. Hortatory Exposition
2. What is the communicative purpose of the story?
a. To entertain the readers
b. To describe the way things
c. To retell an event with humorous twist
d. To persuade by presenting arguments or to analyze or explain
e. To persuade the readers or the listeners that something should or should not be the case
3. What is the generic structure of the story?
a. Orientation – Complication – Resolution
b. Orientation – Events – Twist
c. Identification – Description
d. Identification – Events – Reorientation
e. Thesis – Arguments – Reiteration
4. What kind of tenses is used in the story?
a. Present Simple c. Present Continuous e. Present Perfect
b. Past Simple d. Past Continuous
5. …….because her parents were dead. (p.2)
The synonym of the underlined word is……
a. Lived b. Loved c. Passed away d. Ran away e. kind
Text 2
 Cinderella
Long, long time ago, there lived a beautiful girl named Cinderella. Her parents passed
away, she lived with her step mother and step sisters. Cinderella was very sad everyday because
she had to do the housework alone.
One day, the king wanted to find the wife if his son. He invited all the beautiful girls to
come. Cinderella was very sad because her step sister did not let her go. Her sisters went to the
palace without Cinderella.
Luckily, The Angel cam and helped Cinderella to go to the palace. In the palace, Cinderella
danced with the Prince. He fell in love with her; then he married her. They lived happily ever
after.
6. What kind of text is it?
a. Descriptive b. News item c. Spoof d. Narrative e. Recount
7. What is the communicative purpose of the story?
a. To entertain the readers
b. To describe the way things
c. To retell an event with humorous twist
d. To describe particular person, place or things
e. To persuade the readers or the listeners that something should or should not be the case
8. What is the generic structure of the story?
a. Orientation – Complication – Resolution
b. Orientation – Events – Twist
c. Identification – Description
d. Identification – Events – Reorientation
e. Thesis – Arguments – Reiteration To report something
9. Her parents passed away. (p.1)
The synonym of the underlined word is………
a. Ran away b. dead c. went away d. go away e. far away
10. Which statement is not true?
a. Cinderella was young. d. The King married Cinderella
b. The Angel helped Cinderella. e. The Prince married Cinderella
c. The King had a son.

Text 3
Once upon a time, The King Prabu ruled a Kingdom in West Java. King Prabu and his wife
were wise and kind so that their people were prosperous.
The problem came because The King didn’t have children. They tried many ways to have
children, but they always failed.
One day, Prabu prayed to God, and he was very happy because God accepted his prayer.
Soon, they had a child that was beautiful but spoiled and had the bad behavior.
For her seventeenth birthday party, the princess got the gold necklace from her parents.
Unfortunately, when she saw it, she didn’t like it and threw it away into the floor. Everybody
was shocked because from the ground emerged a lot of water. All of the kingdom suddenly
became a big lake.
People call it Telaga Warna and believed that the colours came from the Princess’ necklace.
11. The Kingdom was located in……..
a. Sumatera b. Sulawesi c. Java d. Papua e. Bali
12. People……….the King Prabu.
a. hated b. liked c. disliked d. connected with e. ruled
13. Which statement is Not Correct?
a. The queen had one daughter.
b. The lake swallowed the Kingdom.
c. The King adopted a girl as his child.
d. The princess had the bad behavior.
e. The Prabu and his wife were wise.
14. What kind of text is it?
a. Descriptive b. Report c. Narrative d. Recount e. Procedure
15. The communicative purpose of the story is…..
a. to describe the King c. to entertain the readers e. to persuade the readers
b. to describe the Kingdom d. to retell the past experience
16. The first paragraph is called…..
a. Complication b. Orientation c. Resolution d. Reorientation e. Coda

Narrative

Contoh soal:
The Story of the Smart Parrot

A man in Puerto Rico had a wonderful parrot. There was no another 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?
Sat 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!
(sumber: detik-detik UN bahasa Inggris; 2005/2006; Intan Pariwara)

Vocabularies: wonderful: hebat, parrot: burung beo, bird: burung, picked up: mengambil, throw:
melemparkan, stupid: bodoh, put: menaruh, saw: melihat, scream: berteriak, smart: pandai

1. Where does the story take place?

A. London C. Jakarta
 B. Puerto Rico D. Buenos Aires
Jawaban B
2. What is the word that the parrot cannot say?
A. Catano C. Canato
B. Tacano D. Nacato
Jawaban A
3. How often did the owner teach the bird how to say the word?
A. Always C. Many times
B. Everyday D. Every second
Jawaban C
4. .Which statement is true according to the text?
A. The parrot could say Catano
B. At last the parrot could say Catano
C. Catano was the name at the parrot
D. The man never got angry at the parrot
Jawaban B
5. What does the man do to the bird because the bird cannot say the name of a place.
A. The man ate the bird.
B. The sold the bird.
C. The man killed the bird.
D. The man taught the bird.
Jawaban D
6. It is most likely that ….
A. The bird killed the three chickens.
B. The three chickens killed the bird.
C. The bird played with the chicken.
D. The bird killed one of the three chickens.
Jawaban A
7. What is the story about?
A. A parrot and a cat
B. A parrot and a chicken
C. A parrot and the owner
D. A parrot, the owner, and chickens
Jawaban C
8. “It was very, very smart”
The underlined word refers to ….
A. The man
B. The bird
C. The chicken
D. Puerto Rico
Jawaban B
9. “The parrot was very, very smart”
The word ‘smart’ means ….
A. Stupid C. Stubborn
B. Clever D. Beautiful
Jawaban B
10. “The parrot was screaming at the fourth chickens”
What does the underlined word mean?
A. Smiling C. Shouting
B. Crying D. Laugh
Jawaban C