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DRILL 3
Text 1 for questions 1 to 4
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl called Cindrella. She lived
with her step sister and step mother. They were very bossy. She had to do all
the housework.
One day an invitation to the ball came to the family. Her step sister did
not let her go, so Cinderella was very sad. The step sister went to the ball
without her.
Fortunately, the fairy good other came and helped her to get to the
ball. At the ball, Cinderella danced with the princes. The prince fell in love
with her then he married her. They lived happily ever after.
1. The communicative purpose of this text is ..
a. to describe how Cinderella went to the ball
b. to entertain the readers with fairy tale
c. to explain the life of Cinderella
d. to inform the readers about Cinderellas marriage
e. to persuade the readers to read the story
2. The organization of the text above is ..
a. orientation, complication, resolution, re-orientation
b. orientation, re-evaluation, events, re-orientation
c. general statement, explanation, recommendation
d. complication, orientation, re-evaluation, re-solution
e. resolution, complication, identification, description
3. Which the following statement is TRUE about the text?
a. Cindrella was allowed by her step sister to attend the party
b. Her step sister and her step mother were so kind to Cindrella
c. The princes hated Cindrella and asked Cindrella to leave the ball
d. The family always did the housework together
e. The fairy helped Cindrella to come to the ball
4. They were very bossy. (Paragraph 1).
The underlined word is similarly in meaning with ..
a. arrogant
d. domineering
b. reluctant
e. poor
c. rude
Text 2 for questions 5 to 8
Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived
with her aunt and uncle because her parents had died.
One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about living Snow White
in the castle because they both wanted to go to America and they didnt
have money to take Snow White with them.
Snow White didnt want her uncle and aunt to do this so she decided to
run away. The next day she ran away from home when her aunt and uncle
were having breakfast .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. They went
inside there they found Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She
saw dwarfs, one of the dwarfs asked: What is your name? Snow White
answered, My name is Snow White.
The dwarf said, If you wish, you may live here with us. Snow White
said, Oh, could I? Thank you. Then Snow White told the dwarfs the whole
story about. Snow White and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever.

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5. Snow White ran from home

a. at noon.

d. at midday.

b. at midnight.
e. in the evening
c. in the morning
6. The third paragraph describes in detail ..
a. where snow whites aunt and uncle had breakfast.
b. with whom snow white ran away into woods.
c. what snow white did after hearing her uncles plan.
d. how snow white went into cottage.
e. whom snow white met in the woods.
7. The dwarfs said, if you wish, you may live here with us.
What did the dwarf mean with the words underlined?
a. He asked Snow White for a permission to stay with her.
b. He offered Snow White to stay with them.
c. He showed his interest in Snow White.
d. He agreed to stay with Snow White.
e. He wishes to stay with Snow White.
8. Snow White didnt want her uncle and aunt to do this so she decided to
run away. (Paragraph 3)
The synonym of the underlined word is
a. throw
d. hold
b. reach
e. flee
c. appear
Text 3 for questions 9 to 11
Miss Crow has stolen a big piece of cheese, and flew away on to a
branch to enjoy it. A sly fox, who wanted the cheese for himself, came up
and spoke politely to her.
Oh, Miss Crow, how beautiful you are! What a lovely beak, what a
lovely feathers you have! What pretty eyes! If only you could sing, you
would be the most beautiful bird in the world.
Very pleased to hear all of this abut herself, Miss Crow gave a loud
croak to show that she could sing. Of course, the moment she opened her
beak, the cheese fell down, and Mr. Fox ran away with it, laughing loudly.
9. The story is telling us about ..
a. a clever fox and a stupid crow
and silly fox
b. a stupid fox and a silly crow
of cheese
c. a beautiful crow and polite fox
10. What did the crow open his mouth for?
a. Giving the cheese to the fox
sing
b. Attracting the fox to flatter her
cheese away to the fox
c. Cheating the fox to come up
11. How did the fox get the cheese from the
a. asking the crow to give him the cheese
with a fine talk
b. laughing at the crow loudly
crow
c. stealing the cheese from the crow

d.

a felt down cheese

e.

a clever crow and a piece

d.

Showing that she could

e.

Throwing

the

crow? By ...
d.
cheating the crow
e.

speaking polite to the

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Text 4 for questions 12 to 15

The Lion and The Mouse
Once when a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and
down upon him; this soon awoke the lion, who placed his huge paw upon
him, and open his big jaws to swallow him. Pardon, O king, cried the little
mouse, Forgive me this time, I shall never forget it; perhaps I may be able
to do you a good turn some of these days.
The lion was so tickled at the idea of the mouse being able to help
him. Then, he lifted up his paw and let him go.
Sometime after, the lion was caught in a trap. Some hunters, who
wanted to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a tree while they went in
search of a wagon to carry him in. Just then, the little mouse happened to
pass by and see the sad plight in which the lion was. The little mouse went
up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bounded the king of the
beasts. Soon after the little mouse had finished gnawing away the ropes,
he asked the lion to run away.
12. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To entertain the readers
b. To persuade the readers that something should or should not be the
case
c. To inform the readers about the events of the day which are considered
newsworthy
d. To explain something
e. To present at least two points of view about an issue
13. What is the moral value of the text?
a. Dont look at someone because of his clothes
d.
United we
stand, divided we fall
b. It is best for prepare for the days of necessity
e.
Honestly
begins at home
c. Common people may prove great ones
14. Paragraph three mainly tells us that
a. The little mouse asked for forgiveness
b. The hunters carried the lion alive to the King
c. The lion was tied to a tree by the hunters
d. The little mouse could prove that he could help the lion
e. From the first, the lion believed in what the little mouse said
15. What did the little mouse do to prove his words?
a. He would never forget the lion
b. He tried hard to help the lion free
c. He ran up and down upon the lion
d. He asked for apology to the king of the beast
e. He tied the lion to the tree so that the hunters could carry him
DRILL 4
Text 1 for questions 1 to 3
Once upon a time, a rabbit wanted to cross a river, but he could not swim. He
had an idea. He saw a boss of crocodile swimming in the river. The rabbit asked the
boss of crocodile, How many crocodiles are there in the river? The boss of crocodile
answered, We are twenty here. Where are they? the rabbit asked for the second
time. What is it for? the boss of crocodile asked.

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All of you are good, nice, gentle and kind, so I want to make a line in order.
Later Ill know how kind you are, said the rabbit. Then, the boss of crocodile called
all his friends and asked them to make a line in order from one side to the other side
of the river. Just then, the rabbit started to count while jumping from one crocodile
to another; one .. two three.. four .. until twenty, and finally, he thanked all
crocodiles because he had crossed the river.
1. The story mainly tells us about ..
a. twenty crocodiles
d. a rabbit and the boss of crocodile
b. the boss of crocodile
e. the boss of crocodile and all
his friend
c. a rabbit and twenty crocodiles
2. We know from the first paragraph that the rabbit actually wanted
a. to cross the river
d. to know where the crocodiles are
b. to swim across the river
e. to know the number of
crocodiles there
c. to meet the boss of crocodile
3. All of you are good, nice, gentle, and kind . (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word is synonymous with .
a. wild
d. cheerful
b. easygoing
e. diligent
c. honorable
Text 2 for questions 4 to 6

The Hen with the Silver Eggs

One day, in an Arabian city, a woman went to the market and bought a
beautiful hen. A few days later to her surprise the hen she bought laid a silver egg. If
the hen could only be persuaded to lay more than one egg each day, the woman was
sure she would never have to work again.
So the woman decided to make the hen eat more, so that it could lay more
eggs. But the only result was that the hen died of indigestion and did not lay more
eggs at all.
4. Paragraph 3 mostly discusses about ...
a. the hen's eggs
d. what the hen eats to lay
more eggs
b. what the woman did to her hen
e. why the woman wanted to
get more eggs
c. what the hen did for the woman
5. The hen died because it ...
a. ate nothing
d. was badly injured
b. ate too much
e. was forced to lay Eggs
c. laid more eggs
6. From the text we may conclude that the woman was ........
a. active
d. miserly
b. furious
e. greedy
c. dangerous
Text 3 for questions 7 to 10

Malin Kundang

Long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatera, lived a woman
and her son, Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang's father had passed away when he was a
baby, and he had to live hard with his mother. Malin Kundang was a healthy, diligent,

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and strong child. He usually went to the sea to catch fish, and brought it to his
mother, or sold it in the town.
One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing as usual, he saw a merchant's ship which
was being raided by a small band of pirates. With his brave and power, Malin Kundang
defeated the pirates. The merchant was so happy and asked Malin Kundang to sail
with him. Malin Kundang agreed. Many years later, Malin Kundang became a wealthy
merchant, with a huge ship, loads of trading goods, many ship crews, and a beautiful
wife. In his journey, his ship landed on a beach. The villagers recognized him, and the
news ran fast in the town: Malin Kundang became a rich man and now he is here. His
mother, in deepful sadness after years of loneliness, ran to the beach to meet her
beloved son again.
When the mother came, Malin Kundang, in front of his well-dressed wife, its
crews and his own glories, denied meeting that old, poor and dirty woman. For three
times she begged Malin Kundang and for three times yelled at him. At last Malin
Kundang said to her "Enough, old woman! I have never had a mother like you, a dirty
and ugly peasant!" Then he ordered his crews to set sail.
Enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn into a stone if he did not
apologize. Malin Kundang just laughed and set sail. In the quiet sea, suddenly a
thunderstorm came. His huge ship was wrecked and it was too late for Malin Kundang
to apologize. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship, fell on a small island, and
suddenly turned into stone.
7. What is the topic of the text?
a. The legend of Malin Kundangs ship.
d. The loyal boy from West
Sumatra.
b. The immortal man from West Sumatra.
e. The disobedient son from
West Sumatra.
c. The obedient son from West Sumatra.
8. What is the complication of the story?
a. Malin Kundang defeated the pirates.
d. Malin Kundang was a rich
man.
b. Malin Kundang denied his own mother.
e. Malin Kundang was cursed by
his mother.
c. Malin Kundang became a stone forever.
9. Based on the text, which statement is NOT TRUE?
a. Malin Kundang's father died when he was baby.
b. Malin Kundang became rich man.
c. Malin Kundang's mother missed her son so much.
d. Malin Kundang accepted her mother happily.
e. Malin Kundang asked forgiveness from his mother.
10., he saw a merchant's ship which was being raided by a small band of pirates."
The bold word means .
a. fugitives
d. bandits
b. victims
e. merchants
c. sailors
Text 4 for questions 11 to 15
Once upon a time there were two sisters. One of them was rich but had no
children, while the other was a poor widow who had five children.
One day, the poor widow no longer had enough food to satisfy herself and her
children. In her need, therefore, she went to her sister and said, My children and I
are suffering the greatest hunger. You are my beloved sister and you are rich. Please
give a mouthful of bread.
The very rich sister was too stingy to give some food to her sister and said, I
myself have nothing in the house, and she drove away her sister with harsh words.

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After some time, the husband of the rich sister came home and was just going
to cut himself a piece of bread. When he made the first cut into the loaf, out flowed
red blood.
When the maid saw that, she was very terrified and told him what his wife had
done to the poor widow. After hearing the maids story, the husband hurried away to
help the poor widow and her children. But when he entered the widows room, he
found her praying. She had her two youngest children in her arms and the three eldest
were lying dead. He offered her food, but she refused it and answered, We no longer
have a desire for earthly food. God has already satisfied the hunger of the three of us,
and He will listen to our supplications likewise.
After she uttered these words, the two little ones drew their last breath. Five
second later, the poor widow sank down and died.
11.What is the story about?
a. Dead children
d. The Hungry God
b. The poor widow and her rich sister
e. Two poor widows
c. A rich husband
12.A person who is rich but too stingy to give something to the poor is called
a. tyrant
d. a stubborn person
b. an helpful person
e. a lunatic
c. a mean person
13. The communicative purpose of the text is .
a. to amuse or to entertain the readers
d. to describe the poor widow
b. to explain sequence of events
e. to tell past event
c. to express sorrow
14.The very rich sister was too stingy to give some food to her sister. (paragraph
2)
What is the opposite of the underlined word?
a. Selfish
d. Economical
b. Greedy
e. snobbish
c. generous
15.and He will listen to our supplications likewise. (paragraph 5)
What does the underlined pronoun refer to?
a. maid
d. God
b. Widow
e. Children
c. Husband

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