Exercise Narrative & Descriptive Text Read the following text to answer questions
Class : IX
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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
number 5 to 7.
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".
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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 8 to 10.
Kediri is a name of a town. It is situated in a
valley between the Kelud and Willis mountains and
inhabited by about 1.3 million people. In the centre
of the town there is a large hill which is called the
Dathok Mountain. Because of the topography of the
region, Kediri is called a chilly town by the locals.
There is a big river called Brantas cutting off the
centre of the town.
Beside the temples, Kediri is also famous for
its products like cigarettes and a special kind of tofu
or bean curd. This highly nutritious food is delicacy
of Kediri and has a distinctive taste. The cigarettes
factory dominates the town economy and employs
the majority of the women labor force. Kediri and
the cigarettes factory are inseparable and it is
considered the biggest cigarette factory in Indonesia.
Most of the local people work in this factory. Those
who do not work here are farmers or traders.
8. What does the above text tell about?
A. The history of Kediri
B. The famous products of Kediri
C. The description of Kediri
D. The people
9. Which one has a distinctive taste?
A. The cigarette
B. The special food
C. The bean curd
D. The highly nutritious food
10. "Those who do not work here ..." (last
sentence). The underlined word refers to ....
A. The local people
B. The factory workers
C. The farmers
D. The traders
Read the following text to answer questions
number 11 to 13.
Masjid Sultan Suriansyah
Masjid Sultan Suriansyah is a historical
mosque. Built 300 years ago, this building is the
oldest mosque in South Kalimantan. The mosque is
located in the North Kuin Village of Banjarmasin. It
was built in the reign of Sultan Suriansyah known as
Pangeran Samudera. He was the first Banjarnese
King who converted into Islam. This mosque was
found on the bank of the Kuin River, near
KampungKraton, which was destroyed by the Dutch
colonial.
The construction of Masjid Sultan Suriansyah
was unique. The roof is layered. It took the Banjar's
past architecture before Islam came. Different from
any other old mosques in Banjar, the mihrab has its
own roof, separated from the main building.
11. Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was constructed in the
era of ....
A. Banjar people
B. Dutch colonial
C. Kalimantan King
D. Sultan Suriansyah
12. What is mainly discussed in the text?
A. A king reign
B. A palace complex
C. An Islamic location
D. A historical mosque
13. From the text we know that ....
A. Some construction of the mosque takes the
local style
B. Banjar people burned down the mosque
C. There is nothing special from this mosque
D. The Dutch colonial built the mosque
Read the following text to answer questions
number 14 to 15
Barack Obama is the president of United
States. He is an African-American. He is tall and thin.
He is bald. He has dark complexion, pointed nose,
and oval face.
He is the first black man who becomes the
president of United States. He is known as a smart
and wise man. He is a loving husband for his wife
and a good father for his two children. People from
all over the world adore him because of his spirit and
action in creating peace in this world. He also looks
friendly because he always smiles a lot.
14. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To persuade the readers to choose him in
the
election
B. To entertain the readers about the story of
Barack Obama
C. To report the life of the president of United
States of America
D. To describe Barack Obama's physical
appearance and personality
15. "... dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval
face." The antonym of the underlined word
is ....
A. Flat
B. Short
C. Straight
D. Handsome
ESSAY
My Sam
This is my robot. His name is Sam.
Sam has two arms, three round eyes, two ears
and an antenna on his head. He is tall and handsome
and made of metal. Sam wears a black tuxedo. He
walks fast, though he has only one leg.
Sam is a helpful robot. He plays with me and
helps mum serve meals.
1. Who is Sam?
2. What are his characteristics?
3. What does he wear?
4. Why does Firman say that Sam is a helpful robot?
5. Does Firman like Sam or not? How do you know?