Narrative Text (SMP)

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

One day a man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted to send it to his mother who lived far in another town through a delivery company. Meanwhile he was looking at sad young girl who was sitting in front of the flower shop. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother but my money is not enough”. The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl a rose and he ordered for his own mother flowers too.

After buying a rose flower for the girl the man offered the girl a ride to her home. She said” yes please! You can take me to my mother. She directed him to a cemetery. The girl placed the rose on her mother’s fresh grave. Knowing the girl’s mother had died the man realized that he must show his love to his mother while she was still alive. Then the man returned to the flower shop. He cancelled the flower delivery order picked up the rose flower and drove to reach his mother’s house.

5. We can learn that we have to ….      A. Show our loves to our mother      B. Buy flowers for our mothers      C. Keep our mother alive      D. Obey to our mother

6. What did the man do after buying the girl a red rose?      A. He gave her a ride to her home      B. He took the girl to her mother’s cemetery      C. He went to his own home      D. He placed the rose on his mother’s grave

7. The main idea of the first paragraph is …      A. A sad girl was thinking of her mother      B. A man helped a girl by buying her a flower      C. A girl needed a man to deliver her a flower      D. A man bought a flower for a girl

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".

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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