A Woman and the Wolves

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. => Orientation

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. => COMPLICATION

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.=> RESOLUTION

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.=> REORIENTATION

Language Features
Past tense

 Very people lived in the new territories

 There were only a fee villages.

Simple past continuous

The wolves were playing with him

– Adverb of time

A long time ago, one day

– Time conjunction (when, at once, etc)
– Specific character.

Young wife, Ah Tim, Baby Son

– Action verbs.

Went

Followed

Locked

Caught

Cried
– Direct speech.

“ it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the forest.”

“please eat my own son instead.”

Question and Discussion

1. What separated between one village to another a long time ago in the New Territories ?

a. Another village

b. Mountains

c. Forests

d. Hills

e. Towers and logs

Jawaban C

Pembahasan. Perhatikan kalimat ini “ ….. they often had to pass through wild and unsafe forest…..”
yang berarti setiap desa dipisahkan oleh hutan.

2. 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

e. One of the men who fetched a stick

Jawaban.

Pembahasan. Perhatikan kalimat ini “…it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the
forest...” yang menunjukkan bahwa Ah Tim adalah anak dari kakak perempuan tersebut.

3. 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

e. The baby and his mother

Jawaban A

Pembahasan. Perhatikan kalimat di bawah ini So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed
behind….” Sehingga jelas yang berjalan didepan adalah Ah Tim.

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

Jawaban. B

Pembahasan. Perhatikan kalimat ini. , but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell down. At once the
wolves caught him,,,,

5. 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

e. She kept a grudge on his brother

Jawaban. B

Pembahasan. Perempuan tersebut memberikan anaknya karena merasa tidak enak pada kakaknya
dan kasian kepadanya
6. 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

e. For building a house for the woman.

Jawaban. A

Pembahasan. Para warga membawa stik atau tongkat untuk senjata melawan para Serigala.

7. “ all men in the village fetched thick stick … “ the word “ fetched” has a similar meaning to :

a. Received

b. Caught

c. Got

d. Hit

e. Lifted

Jawaban C

8. From the passage we learn that the villages were ….

a. Located in one huge area

b. Situated in a large district

c. Separated by untamed jungles.

d. Wild and unsafe

e. Dark and very dangerous

Jawaban. C
Pembahasan. Berdasarkan cerita diatas kita tahu bahwa desa dipisahkan oleh sebuah hutan yang
tidak jinak ( untamed Jungle)

9. The brother let her son go with his aunt as she left home because ….

a. Ah Tim wanted to see the wolves

b. His aunt wanted him to come long

c. Ah Tim was bored to live with his parents

d. The baby was too cute to be alone

e. Ah Tim would be a guardian for them

Jawaban. E

Pembahasan. Maksud dari si kakak perempuan tersebut menyuruha Ah Tim adalah untuk menemani
si wanita muda tersebut.seperti pada pilihan E

10. What is the purpose of the writer by writing the story above ?

a. To describe the danger of the villages

b. To entertain the readers of the story

c. To tell the villagers’ relationship

d. To explain how important a relative is

e. To narrate how the wolves were playing with the baby.

Jawaban B

Pembahasan. Cerita tersebut adalah narrative text, sehingga mempunyai fungsi social untuk
menghibur pembaca.

Read the following passage for question 1-5!

Once upon a time there lived a kind-heated man and his wife. One morning, his wife found a poor
little sparrow. She took it gently and fed it. To show its gratitude, the sparrow stayed with them and
sang every morning. But there was an ill-tempered old woman who didn’t like the sparrow. She cut
the sparrow’s tongue. That’s why the bird return to its previous nest.
Knowing that their sparrow flew away, the kind man and woman looked for their sparrow. They
walked a long way, crossed the bridge, climbed a mountain, and passed the wood. Not long
afterwards, they found the sparrow’s nest. The sparrow welcomed them and provided a feast for
them. Before they went home, the sparrow brought two baskets: one was large and looked heavy,
and the other one was small and light. The sparrow asked them to choose one

They choose the small one. And that was the best choice. There were many rolls of silk and piles of
gold in it. Being jealous, the ill-tempered old woman did the same thing as the kind man and woman
did.

She chose the big basket which actually contained wasps and venomous crawlers, such as scorpions,
centipedes, and other horrible creatures. Finally, they stung and bit her to death.

1. The purpose of the text above is to…

A. Inform something

B. Describe someone

C. Entertain the reader

D. Report something

2. Sparrow is a kind of ...

A. Dog

B. Rabbit

C. Fish

D. Bird

3. “The sparrow welcomed them ...” (Paragraph 2)

The bold typed word refers to the ...

A. Nest

B. Sparrow

C. Baskets

D. Kind man an woman

4. “... and other horrible creatures”. (Last paragraph)

The underlined word has similar meaning with ...

A. Interesting

B. Attracting

C. Dreadful

D. Rare

5. The suitable title for the text above is…

A. The sparrow’s nest

B. The tongue and the sparrow

C. The evil woman

D. The old woman and sparrow

Read the following passage for question number 6-10!

A beggar

A beggar found a leather purse that someone had dropped in the marketplace. Opening it, he
discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. Then he heard a merchant shout, “A reward! A
reward to the one who finds my leather purse!”

Being an honest man, the beggar came forward and handed the purse to the merchant says, “Here is
your purse. May I have the reward now?”

“Reward?” scoffed the merchant, greedily counting his gold. “Why the purse I dropped had 200
pieces of gold in it. You’ve already stolen more than the reward! Go away or I’ll tell the police.” “I’m
an honest man,” said the beggar defiantly. “Let us take this matter to the court.” In court, the judge
patiently listened to both sides of the story and said, “I believe you both. Justice is possible!
Merchant, you stated that the purse you lost contained 200 pieces of gold. Well, that’s a
considerable cost. But, the purse this beggar found had only 100 pieces of gold. Therefore, it
couldn’t be the one you lost.” And, with that, the judge gave the purse and all the gold to the
beggar.
1. The passage mainly tells about ….

A. a beggar

B. a stolen purse

C. an honest beggar

D. a reward of a stolen purse

E. a beggar and a merchant

2. A beggar is ….

A. a person asked for money for living

B. a person sold something for a living

C. a man stole the purse

D. a place sold the purse

E. a very smart person

3. What is the character of the merchant?

A. Deceitful.

B. Honest

C. Clever.

D. Smart.

E. Calm.

4. Which paragraph told that the merchant was deceiving?

A. Paragraph 1.

B. Paragraph 2.

C. Paragraph 3.

D. Paragraph 4.

E. Paragraph 5.

5. Why did the beggar return the purse to the beggar? Because of he ….
A. had counted the 100 pieces of gold

B. heard the merchant saying

C. wanted to get the reward

D. had opened the purse

E. was an honest man

6. Which of the following statement is true?

A. The beggar got 100 pieces of gold.

B. The purse contained 200 pieces of gold.

C. The merchant admitted losing 100 pieces of gold.

D. The beggar wanted to hide the purse in the marketplace.

E. The court couldn’t solve the problem between the beggar and the merchant.

7. Therefore, it couldn’t be the one you lost. (par.6). The underlined word refers to ….

A. the court

B. the purse

C. the beggar

D. the merchant

E. the 100 pieces gold

8. … he discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. (par.1) The underlined word means ….

A. funded

B. found

C. fixed

D. took

E. put

9. From the text, we know that ….

A. the beggar was very greedy

B. the purse belonged to the merchant

C. the merchant was a very good person

D. the court could solve the problem wisely

E. the court concluded the purse belonged to the merchant

10. What is the moral value of the passage?

A. Be a humble man.

B. Don’t beg to a mean person.

C. Deceiving makes more benefits.

D. Honesty brings more advantages.

E. Being a beggar is valuable for a living.