Once upon a time there was a monkey called
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Ram. He lived on a big mango tree near the lake.
The tree had the sweetest mangoes growing on it.
Near the tree lived a crocodile with his wife.
The crocodile, called Karo, and Ram
become friends. Sometime Ram used to throw
Karo some delicious mangoes for himself and his
wife.
One day, Karo’s wife told him, “The monkey
eats such sweet fruit every day, he must be having
the sweetest heart. Get his heart for me, dear
husband!”. “I cannot, he is my friend,” replied
Karo, “That means you do not love me,” cried the
wife.
So sadly, Karo went to Ram the next day.
“Ram, please come to my house, I want you to
meet my wife.” “My friend, how can I come? I
live on the land and you in the water,” answered
Ram.
“Don’t worry, my friend, just sit on my
back and I shall carry you, “Karo cunningly
offered him. The poor monkey sat jumped on his
friend’s back and off they went.
Ram, was having a lot of fun when he saw
that Karo was very sad and quiet. The monkey
asked, “Why are you so quiet, my friend?” Karo
replied, “Because your life is short. My wife wants
to eat your heart and that is why we‘re going to
her.”
Ram was shocked but could not run. He came
up with a plan in his mind and sad, ”Why did you
not tell me before? I always leave my heart in the
tree when I go out.” “Oh, no!” cried Karo, “Now,
what can we do?” “Let’s go back and take it,” said
the clever monkey.
So the foolish Karo turned around and swam
for the mango tree. As soon as Ram could rich a
tree branch, he swung up into the tree to safety. He
laughed down at the crocodile, “How can I be
alive without my heart! Go! Tell your greedy wife
how foolish you are!”
From that day, Karo didn’t only lose a friend
but the delicious mangoes as well.
Answer these questions based on the text!
1. What is the text about?
a. A big mango tree near the lake
b. A crocodile with his wife
c. Karo, the foolish monkey
d. The clever monkey and the foolish
crocodile
2. How many characters are there in the story?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
3. Where did the story take place?
a. In Karo’s house
b. On the land
c. Near a big mango tree
d. On a big mango tree near the lake
4. What is the moral values implied in the story?
a. Being honest is not always wise
b.
c. To love to means to share
d. To be greedy is not good
5. What is the purpose of the text?
a. to amuse the readers with actual or
imaginary experience in different ways
b. to persuade the readers that something is
the case
c. to show how to do something through a set
of steps
d. to inform the readers about event of the
day which is considered newsworthy
6. The generic structure of the text above is …
a. Orientation – resolution – complication
b. Resolution – orientation – complication
c. Complication – resolution – Orientation
d. Orientation – resolution – complication
e. Orientation – complication – resolution
7. “Once upon a time there was a monkey
called Ram. He lived on a big mango tree
near the lake. The tree had the sweetest
mangoes growing on it. Near the tree lived
a crocodile with his wife.”
This part of the text is called the …
a. Introduction
b. Orientation
c. Resolution
d. Complication
8. The complication started when …
a. Karo and Ram become a friend
b. Ram laughed down at the crocodile
c. Ram sat jumped on his friend’s back and
off they went.
d. Karo’s wife asked her husband to get
Ram’s heart for her.
9. The Tense is used in the text is …
a. Simple present tense
b. Simple past tense
c. Present continuous tense
d. Past continuous tense
10. These are kind of narrative text, except .....
a. Folklore
b. Fairytale
c. Poem
d. Legend