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A Beggar

A beggar found a purse containing 100 gold coins in the marketplace and returned it to a merchant who had offered a reward. However, the merchant accused the beggar of stealing and said the purse actually contained 200 coins. The beggar insisted on taking the case to court. There, the judge determined that since the purse the beggar found only had 100 coins, it could not be the same one the merchant lost that supposedly had 200 coins. The judge therefore awarded the purse and coins to the honest beggar.

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A Beggar

A beggar found a purse containing 100 gold coins in the marketplace and returned it to a merchant who had offered a reward. However, the merchant accused the beggar of stealing and said the purse actually contained 200 coins. The beggar insisted on taking the case to court. There, the judge determined that since the purse the beggar found only had 100 coins, it could not be the same one the merchant lost that supposedly had 200 coins. The judge therefore awarded the purse and coins to the honest beggar.

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A beggar

A beggar found a leather purse that someone had dropped in the marketplace. Opening it, he
discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. Then he heard a merchant shout, “A reward! A
reward to the one who finds my leather purse!”
Being an honest man, the beggar came forward and handed the purse to the merchant says, “Here
is your purse. May I have the reward now?”
“Reward?” scoffed the merchant, greedily counting his gold. “Why the purse I dropped had 200
pieces of gold in it. You’ve already stolen more than the reward! Go away or I’ll tell the police.”
“I’m an honest man,” said the beggar defiantly. “Let us take this matter to the court.” In court,
the judge patiently listened to both sides of the story and said, “I believe you both. Justice is
possible! Merchant, you stated that the purse you lost contained 200 pieces of gold. Well, that’s a
considerable cost. But, the purse this beggar found had only 100 pieces of gold. Therefore, it
couldn’t be the one you lost.” And, with that, the judge gave the purse and all the gold to the
beggar.
1. The passage mainly tells about ….
A. a beggar
B. a stolen purse
C. an honest beggar
D. a reward of a stolen purse
E. a beggar and a merchant

2. A beggar is ….
A. a person asked for money for living
B. a person sold something for a living
C. a man stole the purse
D. a place sold the purse
E. a very smart person

3. What is the character of the merchant?


A. Deceitful.
B. Honest
C. Clever.
D. Smart.
E. Calm.

4. Which paragraph told that the merchant was deceiving?


A. Paragraph 1.
B. Paragraph 2.
C. Paragraph 3.
D. Paragraph 4.
E. Paragraph 5.
5. Why did the beggar return the purse to the beggar? Because of he ….
A. had counted the 100 pieces of gold
B. heard the merchant saying
C. wanted to get the reward
D. had opened the purse
E. was an honest man

6. Which of the following statement is true?


A. The beggar got 100 pieces of gold.
B. The purse contained 200 pieces of gold.
C. The merchant admitted losing 100 pieces of gold.
D. The beggar wanted to hide the purse in the marketplace.
E. The court couldn’t solve the problem between the beggar and the merchant.

7. Therefore, it couldn’t be the one you lost. (par.6). The underlined word refers to ….
A. the court
B. the purse
C. the beggar
D. the merchant
E. the 100 pieces gold

8. … he discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. (par.1) The underlined word means ….
A. funded
B. found
C. fixed
D. took
E. put

9. From the text, we know that ….


A. the beggar was very greedy
B. the purse belonged to the merchant
C. the merchant was a very good person
D. the court could solve the problem wisely
E. the court concluded the purse belonged to the merchant

10. What is the moral value of the passage?


A. Be a humble man.
B. Don’t beg to a mean person.
C. Deceiving makes more benefits.
D. Honesty brings more advantages.
E. Being a beggar is valuable for a living.

On the night of the flood. Mr sarkawi ad his wife were on their way home from visiting his
brother in another village. They went home by bicycle, Mr sarkawi peddling and Mrs Sarkawi on
the back seat. They just left his brother’s village when it suddenly began to rain. They stopped at
the side of the road and wheeled the bicycle under a shade. It was a hut belonging to Mr
Sarkawi’s neighbour.
The rain did not stop. it even got heavier and heavier. water poured down very hard. Dark clouds
hung heavily in the sky. They started to get tired and worried. ‘This will take a long time, Mrs
sarkawi said. Mr sarkawi though the same thing. ‘we must get moving ‘ he said. ‘the children
migh be in danger.’ His wife agreed and she took the raincoat from her bag.
They were on the bicycle again, under one raincoat. Mr Sarkawi peddled as fast as he could and
the rain poured even harder. Suddenly, they heard the sound of kentongan from the direction of
their village. Mr Sarkawi tried to peddler harder. Mrs Sarkawi got very worried, too. but she kept
silent. They knew that something bad was happening in their village.
They finally reached the gate of their village. The road was flooded. The water rose knee-high.
People were running in and out their houses. Now Mr Sarkawi had to push the bicycle toward
their house. he put the bicycle in the shade and they burst into their house. their two children
were pushing chairs to the side of the room. They were glad that their parents were home. Now,
every body was busy packing some clothes and other things. Outside, the water rose still higher.
They gathered their bags and things in the front room. they waited for the truck that would take
them to a safer place.

1.The story is mainly about……


a.the flood
b.Mr sarkawi’s bicycle
c.the shade
d.Mr Sarkawi’s children
e.Mr sarkawi’s village

2.The main idea of paragraph 1 is…..


a.it suddenly began to rain
b.The hut belonged to Mr Sarkawi’s neighbour
c.two people went home from visiting
d.Mr sarkawi only had one bicycle for two persons
e.Mr sarkawi and his wife are visiting his brother

3.It started to rain…….


a.when Mr ad Mrs Sarkawi were still in their brother’s house
b.before they reached their house
c.Just after they left their brother’s house
d.after they went home

4.Mr and Mrs Sarkawi got tired and worried because…..


a.They were in danger
b.they had only one raincoat
c.They got tired
d.they didn’t agree with each other

5.Mr and Mrs Sarkawi knew that something bad was happening in their village from…..
a.The sound of the water on the hut
b.The sound of the rainwater
c.the sound of kentongan
d.the speeding
e.The sound of the people in the village

6.Paragraph 4 mainly tells that….


a.Mr and Mrs Sarkawi finally reached  their house
b.many people were running in and out of their houses
c.the bags and things were in the side of the room.
d.Mr sarkawi had to push the bicycle toward their house
e.they found their children.

7.How many peole in that text?


a.1
b.2
c.3
d.4
e.5

8.How is the main actor on that text?


a.Mr sarkawi
b.Mr jamaldi
c.Mr munwir
d.Mr anwar
e.Mr dino

9.’Flood’ in that text means…..


a.Gempa
b.Banjir
c.Hujan
d.panas
e.Halilintar

10.’Raincoat’ in that text has meaning…..


a.payung
b.tempat teduh
c.jas hujan
d.lapangan
e.tas

11.How many children who pushing the chairs?


a.one
b.two
c.five
d.many
e.some

12.What is the suitable tittle for that text?


a.flood
b.Hurricane
c.rain
d.sun
e.Warm

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