LATIHAN SOAL - Teks Narrative Legend 1
LATIHAN SOAL - Teks Narrative Legend 1
LATIHAN SOAL - Teks Narrative Legend 1
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 by a show of strength.
After that, Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan had 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.
2. Why the wicked fairy did used her magic to make Raden Begawan unconscious?
A. She didn’t like Raden Begawan
B. She didn’t want Raden Prabu marry the princess
C. She wanted Teja Nirmala to forget about her wedding
D. She didn’t want the prince of Blambangan marry the princess
3. What do you think will happen if gods or goddesses cannot mingle in the affairs of people
in the earth at that time?
A. Princess Segara will have married with Raden Begawan
B. Wicked Fairy will not take Raden Begawan’s life
C. Raden Begawan will not die
D. Teja Nirmala will stay in the Kahyangan
4. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan. (Paragraph 2) The word her in the sentence
refers to…
A. The wicked fairy
B. The nice fairy
C. Princess Nirmala
D. Prince Teja
Once upon a time in west java, lived a writer king who had a beautiful daughter. Her name
was Dayang Sumbi. She liked weaving very much. Once she was weaving a cloth when one
of her tools fell to the ground. She was very tired, at the same time she was too lazy to take
it. Then she just shouted out loudly.
Anybody there! Bring me my tool. I will give you special present. If you are female. I will
consider you as my sister if you are male, I will marry you sunddenly a male dog, its name
was Tumang came. He brought her the falling tool. Dayang Sumbi was very surprised. She
regretted her words but she could not deny it. So she had marry Tumang and leave her
father. Then they lived in a small village. Several months later they had a son. His name
was Sangkuriang. He was a handsome and healthy boy.
Sangkuriang liked hunting very much, especially deer. He often hunted to the wood usying
his arrow. When he went hunting , Tumang was always with him.
One day Dayang Sumbi wanted to have deer’s heart so she asked Sangkuriang to hunt for a
deer. Then Sangkuriang when to the wood with his arrow and his faithful dog. Tumang, but
afher several days in the wood Sangkuriang could not find any deer. Then where all
disappeared. Sangkuriang was exhausted and desperate. He did not want to disappoint her
mother so he killed Tumang. He did not know that Tumang was his father. Tumang’s heart
to her mother. But Dayang Sumbi knew that it was Tumang’s heart. She was so angry that
she could not control her emotion. She hit Sangkuriang at his head Sangkuriang was
wounded. There was a scar in his head. She also repelled her son. Sangkuriang left her
mother in sadness.
Many years passed and Sangkuriang became a strong young man. He wandered everywhere.
One day he arrived. at his own village but he did not realize it. There he met Dayang
Sumbi. At the time Dayang Sumbi was given an eternal beauty by God so she stayed young
forever. Both of them did know each other. So they fall in love and then they decided to
marry. But then Dayang Sumbi recognized a scar on Sangkuriang’s head. She knew that
Sangkuriang was his son. It was impossible for them to marry. She told him but he did not
beliave her. He wished that they marry soon. So Dayang Sumbi gave very difficult
condition. She asked Sangkuriang to build a lake and a boat in one night! She said she
needed that for honeymoon.
Sangkuriang agreed. With the help of genie and spiritis, Sangkuriang tired to build them. By
midnight he had completed the lake by building a dam in Citarum river. Then he started
making the boat. It was almost dawn when he almost finished it. Meanwhile Dayang Sumbi
kept watching on him. She was very worried when she knew this. So she made lights in the
east. Then the spiritis thought that was already dawn. It was time for them to leave. They
left Sangkuriang alone. Without their help he could not finish the boat.
Sangkuriang was angry. He kicked the boat. Then the boat turned upside down. It, leter,
became Mounth Tangkuban Perahu. Which means an upside-down boat. From a distant the
mount really looks like an upside down boat.
12. “He brought her the falling tool”. The underline word “He” refers to……
A. Samgkuriang
B. Tumang
C. Dayang Sumbi
D. The king
13. “ if you are male, I will marry you’ (paragraph 2). the sentence mean that the one who
helped Dayang Sumbi became her….
A. Husband
B. Maid
C. Boss
D. Son
15. “once upon a time, in west java, Indonesia lived a wise king who had beautiful
daughter.” (paragraph 1). What is the function of the above sentence?
A. A complication
B. An orientation
C. A reorientation
D. A resolution
Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with her aunt and
uncle because her parents were dead.
One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because
they both wanted to go to America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow White.
Snow White didn’t want her uncle and aunt to do that so she decided that it would be best if
she ran away. The next morning she ran away into the woods. She was very tired and
hungry. Then she saw a little cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went inside
and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. There they found Snow White
sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs.
The dwarfs said, “What is your name?”
Snow White said, “My name is Snow White.”
Then, Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story.
The dwarfs said, “If you want, you may live here with us.”
Snow White answered, “Oh, could I? Thank you.”
Finally, Snow White and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.
16. What type of the text is used by the writer?
A. narrative
B. report
C. anecdote
D. comparative
20. Where did Snow White live after she ran away to the woods?
A. She lived in the cave
B. She lived in the lion nest
C. She lived everywhere in the woods
D. She lived in the dwarfs’ cottage
21. According to the text, before she ran away into the woods, why did Snow White live with
her uncle and aunt?
A. because she loved them very much
B. as a result of forcing attitude from them
C. because her parents were dead
D. because she were afraid of the dwarfs