FAIRY TALES

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Text for no 4 – 6
Once upon a time there was a prince. He was
good looking and very rich. He lived in a beautiful
castle together with his knights and servants.
One rainy dark night, a woman came to his
castle. She was old and ugly. The prince didn't like
her and sent her away. After he sent the woman
away, she turned into a beautiful fairy. She cast a
spell over the prince and his castle. The prince
became a beast. He was no longer good looking. He
looked very ugly instead and all his servants turned
into furniture.
One day, an old man named Maurice was
traveling past the castle. It was raining so hard that
he decided to enter the castle. When the beast saw
him, he captured him. After sometime Maurice's
daughter, Belle began to worry about him.
She started to look for him. Finally, she arrived in
the castle and she found her father there. She asked
the beast to let her father go but he refused. Belle,
then, agreed to stay in the castle so that her father
could go home.
While Belle was staying at the castle the beast
slowly changed. He was not meant anymore. Belle
began to like him and finally they fell in love with
each other. Right after she declared her love for him
the spell was broken. The beast and her servants
became human again.Then, the beast and Belle got
married. They lived happily ever after.
4. What is discussed in the text?
A. The Prince and the Fairy
B. The Prince and his Knights
C. Beauty and her Father
D. Beauty and the Beast
5 . Why did the prince send away the woman who
came to his house?
A. she liked to steal something
B. she wanted to kill the prince
C. she was old and bad looking
D. she asked the prince for money
6 . “Right after she declared her love for him…”
The underlined word is closest in meaning to…
A. announced C. said
B. talked D. told
Text for no 7 – 10
Long, long ago, a terrible dragon came to the
kingdom of Tarania. It carried away the princess.
“Oh, oh, oh save my princess,” the king of Tarania
shouted. “Who can save Princess Tara?”
“I can save Princess Tara. I’m the bravest knight
in your kingdom,” Prince Gregor said proudly.
“I can save her too, but I’m the poorest boy in
your kingdom,” said Thomas humbly.
“You? Ha..ha..ha..,” Prince Gregor laughed
loudly. “How can you save the princess? You have
no soldiers and no swords.” “I’ll save the princess,
beggar boy.”
Ready! Get set! Charge! The terrible dragon
roared! Prince Gregor and his soldiers ran away. But
Thomas did not run away. He opened his basket
and took out a ladder, a flute, a rope, a piece of
meat, a spear, and a blanket. Then Thomas ran into
the cave and saved princess Tara.
7. The text is written in order to….
A. describe Princess Tara and Prince Gregor
B. entertain readers about the story of Princess
Tara and the poorest boy
C. present information about Princess Tara and
the boy
D. tell readers that could save the Princess
Tara at the end of the story
8. Why did Prince Gregor underestimate Thomas?
A. The dragon roared
B. The soldiers ran away
C. He has no soldiers and swords
D. The princess didn’t like him
9. What would happen to Princess Tara if Thomas
didn’t save her? She would….
A. run away
B. hate him
C. marry Prince Gregor
D. be killed by the dragon
10. After reading the story the readers can learn
about…
A. responsibility
B. perception
C. loyalty
D. hope
The following text is for questions 11 to 13
King Fergus and Queen Elinor ruled the kingdom
of DunBroch in Scotland. They had three sons and
one daughter, the beautiful Princess Merida. All four
children were mischievous! Queen Elinor tried to
teach Merida how to behave like a perfect princess.
But Merida liked to slip away from the palace to
practice with her bow and arrow. She was a skilled
archer.
One night, the queen announced that three clans
were coming to visit. Each would present a suitor to
compete for Merida’s hand in marriage. Merida was
horrified. “I won’t go through with it!” she shouted. To
Merida’s dismay, the suitors arrived as planned.
Merida sat waiting on her throne for the archery
contest to begin.
She knew she could handle a bow and arrow far
better than the suitors could! Once the suitors had
taken their shots, Merida marched onto the field.
The queen yelled for her to stop, but Merida didn’t
listen. She fired her arrows and hit each target dead
center. She had won! Now she wouldn’t have to
marry anyone!
11. What is the text about?
A. Princess Merida
B. King Fergus Battle
C. The clanns fighting
D. The legend of Scotland
12. What is the problem of the text above?
A. The King had three sons and one daughter
B. The Princess refused to marry with the man
C. The Princess Merida liked to slip away from
the palace
D. The Princess Merida finally wouldn’t have to
marry anyone
13. What happened to Princess Meida after deciding
to fight in the field ?
A. Every one shouted to her
B. She could not use her arrow well
C. She neglacted the queen advice to surender
D. The Princess shot all the target and won the
contest
The following text is for questions 14 to 16
Once upon a time, there was an old king who
was very sad because he did not have a boy as a
successor to his throne. The king finally decided to
adopt a son who will be a prince by doing a
competition. The king got an idea. He distributed
seeds to all the boys proposed. Then he said that
anyone who could grow the seeds into beautiful
flowers would become the prince.
All the boys in the country planted and cared
the seeds carefully. Including a boy named Yong
Tu, he planted that seed well. He also watered and
gave fertilizer to the seed every day. But after some
time, he wondered why the seed didn’t grow into a
plant.
Shortly after that, the election of the prince
arrived. All the boys in the country lined up and
carried pots containing plant with beautiful flowers
except a boy in the back row, holding an empty
flower pots. The king approached the boy and
asked, “Why are you carrying a pot that no plant
flowers?” “I maintain the seed that I sowed every
day, but it did not germinate at all.” The boy replied
and cried. Then the king smiled at him. “This is my
adopted son who will be a prince” said the king to
the people. “I shared you the seed that has been
boiled. Those seeds should not grow into plants.
“The king explained the reason.
14. What does the text emphasize?
A. An old king
B. Adopted son
C. The honest boy
D. The seeds from the king
15. When does the problem of the story happen?
A. the seed didn’t grow into a plant
B. the king didn’t have a son
C. the king found his adopted son
D. all boys brought a pot with beautiful flowers
16. “I shared you the seed that has been boiled.
The underlined word refers to ...
A. Yong Tu C. A prince
B. The boys D. Adapted son