Sonora.ID - Melansir dari buku Jenis-Jenis Teks dalam Bahasa Inggris, dijelaskan bahwa narrative text merupakan sebuah teks menceritakan sebuah kejadian yang berupa dongeng, cerita rakyat atau legenda dengan tujuan untuk menghibur para pembaca.

Cerita-cerita tersebut pun biasanya mengambil latar di masa lalu dan sudah banyak diketahui serta berkembang di masyarakat, misalnya, Malin Kundang.

Narrative text ini pun memiliki beragam jenis seperti fable, myth, legend, folktale, fairy tales, personal experience hingga horror stories.

Berikut ini pun beberapa kumpulan soal narrative text lengkap dengan pembahasan jawabannya sebagai bahan untuk memahaminya, dikutip dari berbagai sumber.

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Contoh Soal Narrative Text

The following test is for question 1 to 4.

Once upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. They had been sharing machinery, trading a labour and goods as needed without a hitch. Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a major difference which exploded into an exchange of bitter word followed by week of silence.

One morning there was a knock on the elder brother’s door. He opened it to find a man with a carpenter’s tool box. “i am looking for a few small jobs here and there. Could i help you?”

“Yes1″ said the elder brother. ” i do have a job for you. Look across the creek at that farm! That’s my neighbour in fact, it’s my younger brother and we don’t get along. Last week he dug a wider passage for water into his farm. But he ended up creating a very wide creek in between our farms and i am sure he did it just to annoy me. I want you to build me something so that we don’t have stand and see each other’s face from across.”

The carpenter said, “i think i understand the situation. i will be able to do a job that will please you.” The elder brother had to go to town for supplies, so he helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing, nailing.

At sunset when the elder brother returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The elder brother’s eyes opened wide and his jay dropped. It was not what he had even thought of or imagined. It was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work, beautiful handrails. To his surprise, his younger brother across the creek was coming to meet him with a big smile and arms wide open to hug him.

“You are really kind and humble, my brother! After all i have done and said to you, you still show that blood relations can never be broken! i am truly sorry for my behaviour,” the younger brother said as he hugged his elder brother”

• What is the text about?

Two brothers is dispute.

• What is actually requested by the elder brotherto the carpenter?

A wall.

• What did the little brother feel towards his brother after seeing the bridge?

Angry

• “You are really kind and humble, my brother!”

What is the synonym of the bolded word?

Courageous

The following test is for question 5 to 14.

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 forests.

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 through 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. 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.

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.

• What is the purpose of the writer in writing the story above?

To entertain the readers of the story.

• What separated one village from another a long time ago in the New Territories?

Forests.

• Who was Ah Tim?

The young woman's brother's son.

• Who walked in front when they were in the forest?

Ah Tim.

• How could the wolves catch Ah Tim?

He was stumbled by a stone.

• The woman gave her son to the wolves because ...

She thought about how her brother would be.

• What did the villagers bring sticks for?

For the weapon to beat the wolves.

• "all men in the village fetched thick stick …" The word "fetched" has a similar meaning to:

Got

• From the passage we learn that the villages were ...

Separated by untamed jungles.

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

Ah Tim would be a guardian for them.

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The following test is for question 15 to 16.

Long, long ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the affairs of mortals, there was a small kingdom on the slope of Mount Wayang in West Java. The King, named Sang Prabu, was a wise man.

He had an only daughter, called Princess Teja Nirmala, who was famous for her beauty but she was not married. One day Sang Prabu made up his mind to settle the matter through a show of strength.

After that, the Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan won the competition.  Unfortunately, the wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with Raden Begawan and used magic power to render him unconscious and he forgot his wedding. 

When Sang Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan saw him and soon realized that he had been enchanted by the wicked fairy. The fairy could not accept this, so she killed Raden Begawan. When Princess Teja Nirmala heard this, she was very sad. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan.

• Which one of the following statements is false about Sang Prabu?

Sang Prabu was taken to Kahyangan by a wicked fairy.

• The similarity between fairies and humans according to the text.

The jealousy that they possess.

The following test is for question 17 to 20.

Once, a hunter lived a village. He used to boast of his brave hunting trips to the villagers. The villagers respected him a lot. He mostly told everyone how he had fought a lion bare-handed. He said that the tiny animals used to get scared even at the sight of him.

One day, the hunter was passing through a forest. He met a woodcutter from the same village.

The boastful hunter approached him and said, “How are you? it’s a fine day, isn’t it?”

“Yes, yes, indeed!” the woodcutter replied.

“Well, can you tell me if you have seen some footprints of the lion nearby? it’s been months since i defeated any.”

The woodcutter knew that the hunter only boasted, so he said, “Yes, a lion is in a nearby den. Can i take you there?”

The scared hunter said, “No … No … i only just wanted to see his footprints.”

Finally, the boastful hunter ran away from the spot.

• What is the best title for the text?

A Boastful Hunter.

• What did the hunter boast about himself?

He was the most courageous man.

• What did hunter feel when the woodcutter said that there was a lion in a nearby den?

Scared.

• If the hunter met a wild animal on the way, he probablyy would … it.

Fight.

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