NARRATIVE

The Lamb and the Wolf

One day the wolf was slaking his thirst at a stream when he chanced to see a lamb, also drinking, at some distance down the stream.
Outraged, he growled, "You are muddying my drinking water, now I shall eat you."
The lamb protested, "But, Sir, how can I be muddying your drinking water? I am farther down stream than you are. The water is flowing from your part of the stream to where I am."
"Upstream or downstream, your drinking is muddying my water, and I shall eat you." So saying, the wolf leaped upon the lamb and devoured him.

1. Where did the story happen?
A. On the river.
B. In the forest
C. In the jungle
D. At the zoo.

2. The following facts made the wolf get angry with the lamb, except ...
A. the lamb muddied the water
B. the wolf wanted to eat the lamb
C. the lamb drank at the same stream
D. the lamb protested him

3. We can learn from the story that …
A. Never drink the river water,
B. Never clean our body on the stream.
C. The bad will always beat the good.
D. The strong will always rule the weak.
Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a real princess . He traveled all over the world to find one, but in vain. He always found faults in every princess he met. So he came home again and was sad.
One evening a terrible storm broke out; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents. Suddenly a knocking was heard at the city gate, and the old king went to open it.
There in front of him a princess was standing. She was completely drenched and trembling.
"Well, we'll soon find out who she is," thought the old queen. But she said nothing, went into the bed-room, took all the bedding off the bedstead, and laid a pea on the bottom; then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on it. On this the princess had to lie all night.
In the morning she was asked how she had slept. "Oh, very badly!" said she. "I have scarcely closed my eyes all night. Heaven only knows what was in the bed, but I was lying on something hard. It's horrible!" Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had felt the pea right through the twenty mattresses. Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive as that. So the prince took her for his wife, for now he knew that he had a real princess.

4. The best title for the text is ….
A. The Kind Old King
B. The Wise Queen
C. The Prince and the Bride
D. The Princess and the Pea

5. What did the queen do to find out whether she was a real princess?
A. She allowed the princess sleep with her in her room
B. She asked her to sleep on the mattresses with a pea at the bottom.
C. She asked the prince to hide a pea under the twenty mattresses.
D. She asked the king to put a pea under the twenty mattresses.

6. What do we know about the princess?
Shewas ….
A. very honest.
B. looking for a husband.
C. a princess in disguise.
D. Impolite

7. ‘… then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on it, …’ (Paragraph 4).
What does the underlined word refer to?
A. the bedroom
B. the bedstead
C. the pea
D. the bedding

8. It's horrible!" (Paragraph 5). The underlined expression refers to ….
A. her sleepless night
B. her being drenched
C. the twenty mattresses
D. the queen’s unfriendliness

The Lost Caterpillar
Seven worms were walking happily. Their mother was leading them. They have just had their breakfast on a big tree near a river.” Come on children. Let’s go home”, mama worm said.
Suddenly, a cricket said, “your last child is ugly!” asked mama worm. Then she looked at the child. He was not the same as her other children. “Hey, ugly!” she said, “You are not my child. Go away!”
The little brown worm walked away. He was very sad. When he was near lake, he looked into the water.
“Oh, how ugly I am,” he cried.
“You are not ugly,” said a voice. “Oh. I find you, my child.”
The worm looked around. There was a beautiful big caterpillar and her children. They all looked the same as he.
“They may call you ugly,” said mother caterpillar. “But you are the most beautiful child in the world. One day, you will turn into a beautiful butterfly.
9. Who have had just breakfast?
A. the cricket
B. the worms
C. the caterpillar
D. the butterfly

10. What is the problem you find in the text?
A. Mother Worm asked the caterpillar to go away
B. The cricket disliked the caterpillar
C. The children worm hated the caterpillar
D. The caterpillar will never become a butterfly

11. The main idea of paragraph 2 is …
A. One of the worm's children is beautiful
B. All the worm’s children are ugly
C. One of the worm's child is ugly
D. All the worm’s children are bad

12. What will turn into a beautiful butterfly?
A. mother worm
B. the cricket
C. the little worm
D. the caterpillar

The Lion’s Den
Once the lion, king of all animals, assembled his subjects and said, “You are all my friends. Tell me honestly. How does my den smell? After a timid silence, an old dog spoke up. “Your majesty.” Said the honest but unwise dog, “It smells rather unpleasant. In fact forgive me but it stinks!”
“How dare you!” roared the lion, and springing upon the dog, he tore him to bits. Then the lion repeated the question. Seeing that an honest answer was not what the lion wanted, an eager monkey said, “ sir, your honorable den smells like a palace garden. Over there , “ and he pointed the one corner, “ Your den smells like roses,” and he pointed to another corner, “Your den smells like Hyacinths …”
“Oh?” said the lion, interrupting him. “ Well, for this false flattery you deserve the same treatment as the dog, “ and he destroyed the monkey, also. The question was this time directed at the fox. “Your majesty, “replied the fox, “for sometime now, I’ve had a bad cold, and I really can’t tell … “ and saved his precious life , of course

13. Who was honest but not wise?
A. The fox
B. The dog
C. The monkey
D. The hyacinths

14. Who can answer the lion's question safely?
A. the dog
B. the fox
C. the monkey
D. the hyena

The lion was having a nap when a little mouse woke him up. The lion was annoyed, so he picked up the little mouse and threatened to eat him up. “ Please spare me, oh, king of jungle. If you do, I will do something for you one day!” begged the mouse.
“What! A little thing like you? Ha! This is really funny”, laughed the lion. Then he got the little mouse free because he thought that the little creature did not even taste good.
Several days later the lion was walking in the jungle, he got into a trap. He struggled hard, but still could not free himself. When he was about to give up, the little mouse came. He gnawed the ropes of the net and then said,” Didn’t you once laugh at me for being little? Look how I have saved your life today.”

15. When did the lion picked up the little mouse and threatened to eat him up
A. In the morning
B. In the afternoon
C. In the evening
D. at night

16. Where did the story happen?
A. In the kingdom
B. In the village
C. In the jungle
D. In the field

17. How could the lion be free from the problem?
A. The mouse woke up the lion
B. The lion walked into the trap
C. The lion killed the little mouse
D. The mouse gnawed at the net and set it free

18. What can we learn from the story?
A. Don’t put your friend in trouble
B. Help your friend only if you get a reward
C. Don’t underestimate those who are smaller
D. Strength is always useful when we are in trouble

The Clever Judge
Once upon a time, a lion, a fox and a donkey set off for a day’s hunting. They made an agreement to have equal share on what was caught. After a time, they were able to kill a fat buck. The lion asked the donkey to divide the prize. The obliging donkey cut up the buck into three equal parts 19) … invited the lion to take his choice.
This made the lion so furious and killed the donkey with his powerful blow.
Then the lion told the fox to divide the meat. The fox was cunning. He put aside a big heap for the lion share and kept only a small piece for himself.
On seeing this, the lion 20) … and said “Master Fox, this needs the most satisfactory divisor. Who taught you to be so clever?
“The dead donkey has been my teacher,” replied the fox.” From his foolish conduct I have learned to be wise.”

19. A. then
B. although
C. after
D. so that

20. A. looked very disappointed
B. seemed very angry
C. thought very happy
D. looked very pleased

Two Brothers
Long ago, there were two brothers called Akomi and Ombah. They were ambitious and winning. Akomi, the elder brother, said, "If we become the King's employees, we can make laws to collect more money from the people. We will become very rich."
They went to see King Aruya. Akomi said, "Your Majesty, let us be your ministers. We will make good laws. All your subjects will be happy. I am wise and clever. I know everything."
King Aruya said angrily, "That is not true! No body knows everything. For example, do you know how many stars there are in the sky? Guards! Throw this liar into the river of crocodiles!"
Ombah's hands trembled. Then he
thought to himself, "King Aruya will also punish me if I say the wrong thing. My brother said he knew everything and his answer was wrong. So if I say the opposite, my answer will be right." Ombah then said, to King Aruya, "Your
majesty, I know nothing."
King Aruya said, "That is also a lie. Nobody knows nothing, truly! Everybody knows at least something. For
example, you know your father's name, don't you? Guards! Throw him into the river of crocodiles, too!"

21. The two brother's ambition was to .
A. become rich
B. become ministers
C. help the King make good laws
D. make the King's subjects happy

22. King Aruya called Akomi a liar because Akomi ……...
A. knew everything
B. made him angry
C. did not tell the truth
D. wanted to collect money

23. Ombah said I know nothing because he …………..
A. did not want to lie to King Aruya
B. wanted to see the crocodiles
C. did not know how many stars
there were
D. thought that the answer would be
Right

24. Ombah's hands trembled because he...
A. was afraid
B. knew nothing
C. was thinking hard
D. had the right answer

25. From the story, we can see that King
Aruya .
a. kept many crocodiles
b. could make good laws
c. did not need any ministers
d. disliked people who told lies
An Honest Woodsman and His Axe
There was once an honest Woodsman who lived with his family in a forest. He worked hard, cutting down trees so he could sell the firewood. This is how he supported his family. All day long you could hear the sound of his faithful axe ringing through the woods.
One day he was cutting down trees near the edge of a deep pool of water in the forest. With strong, steady strokes he chopped away until it grew quite late in the day. The Woodsman was tired, for he had been working since early
morning, and his strokes were not as strong and steady as they had been. He raised his tired arms high for a final blow and his axe slipped, flew out of his hands and landed with a ‘plonk’ into the pool, sinking to the bottom.
The Woodsman cried out, “No! All is lost!” As he stood, wringing his hands, pulling his hair and weeping, the god Mercury suddenly appeared. “What is wrong Woodsman?” asked the god. The Woodsman wept, “My axe fell into the water! It is too deep and I cannot get it back! My axe is all I have to make a living with, and I don’t have enough money to buy a new one. My family will have nothing to eat.”
Hearing this, Mercury dove with a splash down to the bottom of the pool. When he surfaced he held in his hand an axe that glinted in the setting sun, for this axe was made of pure gold! Mercury held up the golden axe and asked, “Is this your axe, Woodsman?”
The Woodman’s mouth fell open and his eyes grew large with desire as he
looked at the golden axe, but he shook his head. “No. That is not my axe.”
Mercury dove again with a splash down to the bottom of the pool. This time
when he surfaced he held in his hand an axe that sparkled like the silvery drops of water falling from it, for it was made of pure silver!
“Is this your axe, Woodsman?” asked Mercury. The honest Woodsman gazed with amazement at the beautiful silver axe, but again shook his head and said, “No. That is not my axe. My axe is just an ordinary old axe with a plain wooden handle.”
Mercury dove down for the third time with a splash, and when he surfaced he held in his hand the Woodman’s battered old axe. “Is this your axe, Woodsman?” he asked.
The Woodsman was so glad his axe had been found! He cried out, “That’s my axe!” He eagerly took the axe and thanked the kind god again and again. Mercury looked at the Woodman and smiled. “I admire your honesty, Woodsman. And it shall be rewarded. You may keep all three axes, the gold and the silver as well as your own.” And then Mercury disappeared as suddenly as he had come.
The Woodsman gathered the three axes in his arms and hurried home where he was met by his wife. She was so happy when she saw the gold and silver axes, she cried out, “Husband! We’ll never be hungry again!”

26. The story is about ....
A. the golden axe
B. an honest woodsman
C. God Mercury
D. the secret pool
27. What did the woodsman do to earn money?
A. Selling golden and silver axes.
B. Selling home-made axes.
C. Selling axes and firewood.
D. Cutting down trees and selling the firewood.
28. How did he lose his axe?
A. He lost his grab on the axe because he was tired.
B. He dropped it intensely to call Mercury.
C. He put it near the pool and fell in it by accident.
D. He played with his axe and dropped it coincidentally.

29. What axes did Mercury show the woodsman before the ugly one?
A. A bronze and a golden axes.
B. A steel and a golden axes.
C. A golden and a silver axes.
D. A silver and a steel axes.

30. What reward did the woodsman get from Mercury?
A. He deserves his own axe only.
B. He deserved all the axes.
C. God Mercury gave him a lot of food.
D. God Mercury gave him a beautiful wife.

31. “No! All is lost!” What does the expression means?
A. The woodsman lost all his money.
B. The woodsman lost the only friend in his life.
C. The woodsman lost his self-esteem because of his lying.
D. The woodsman lost his only thing to make money.

32. “Husband! We’ll never be hungry again!” Why did the wife say so?
A.Because they would be able to work harder and got more money using the axes.
B. Because they could get money for their food by selling the axes.
C. Because they could hire people to help them cutting trees in the forest.
D.Because the axes had a secret power of resisting the users from hunger.

33. “And it shall be rewarded.”
The word it in the sentence refers to....
A. the woodsman’s axe
B. the woodsman’s honesty
C. the golden axe
D. the silver axe

34. “He eagerly took the axe and thanked the kind god again and again.”
The word eagerly in the sentence is similar in meaning to....
A. reluctantly
B. weakly
C. unwillingly
D. excitedly

35. “I admire your honesty, Woodsman.”
The word honesty in the sentence is opposite in meaning to....
A. lying
B. integrity
C. clearance
D. openness
Once upon a time, there was a girl named Cinderella. She lived with her step-mother and step- sisters. They were very bossy. She had to do the housework.
One day, the King invited all the ladies in the Kingdom to go to a ball in the palace. He wanted to find the crown prince a wife. Her step-mother and step-sisters would not let her go. She was very sad. Her step-sisters went to the ball without her.
Fortunately, a fairy godmother came and helped her to get the ball. At the ball, Cinderella danced with the prince. The Prince fell in love with her and then he married her. They lived happily ever after.

36. Why was Cinderella sad? Because … .
A. Her stepsisters were very bossy
B. She has to do all the housework
C. The king invited all the ladies in the Kingdom
D. She couldn’t go to the palace like the others

37. Who helped Cinderella finally?
A. The Prince
B. The King
C. Her step-mother
D. A fairy godmother

Long ago, in the Nederland, there lived a very beautiful princess, Snow White. The queen was her stepmother. She was very jealous for her beauty. So she wanted her to die.
Snow White knew about the evil plan. She escaped into a forest. There she made friends with seven dwarfs.
The Queen turned into a witch. Snow White did not realize it. She gave her a poisoned apple. As a result, snow white was put into sleep for years.
Fortunately, in the end, Prince Charming revived her with a kiss. They lived together happily ever after.

38. What was the evil plan of the Snow White’s step mother?
A. giving her a poisoned apple
B. escaping to the forest
C. turning her into a witch
D. killing her

39. What made the step mother jealous of Snow white?
A. her cleverness
B. her beauty
C. her friends
D. her luck

40. “She escaped into a forest”
The word “escaped” has the same meaning as ….
A. chased
B. entered
C. captured
d. ran away

The Tiger and the Fox
A tiger once caught a fox while hunting for food. The fox was very bold, and so he said “I am the king of the forest.” But the tiger grew very angry and said that he would eat the fox at once.
“If you don’t believe me, come for a walk with me.’ answered the fox quite calmly. “You’ll soon see whether all the other animals are afraid of me or not.”
The tiger agreed to go with the fox. When all the animals saw the coming, they ran away as fast as they could. The tiger never found out that the animals were actually frightened of him, not of the fox.
41. What did the fox do to prove to the lion what he said was true?
A. He fought the tiger bravely
B. He agreed to go with the tiger
C. He asked the tiger to for a walk with him
D. He ordered all animals in the jungle to run away

42. What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. Be yourself
B. Don’t easily be tricked
C. Don’t be greedy
D. Believe in your close friend

The Farmer and the Beet
Once upon a time, a farmer planted a beet. The beet grew and grew.
One day the farmer pulled on the beet, but the beet did not come up. “Horse, please help me pull up this beet. I want to eat it for dinner,’ said the farmer. “Sure I’ll help you,” said the horse. But the beet did not come up.
Then the farmer went to the cow. “Dear cow, please help me pull up this beet. I want to it for dinner,” said the farmer. ”Sure I’ll help you,” said the cow. But the beet did not come up. So the farmer went to a goat. “My lovely goat, please help me pull up this beet. I want to eat it for dinner,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help,” said the goat. But the beet did not come up.
Next the farmer went to the cat. “Oh my dear cat, please help pull up this beet. I want to eat it for dinner,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help,” said the cat. But again the beet did not come up. So the farmer went to the mouse. ”Lovely mouse, please help pull up this beet,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help,” said the mouse. So the mouse pulled on the cat. The cat pulled on the goat, and the goat pulled on the cow. The cow pulled on the house, the house pulled on the farmer, and the farmer pulled on the beet. And the beet came up.
“Thank you horse, thank you cow, thank you goat, thank you cat, and thank you mouse,” said the farmer. “Now we can all eat dinner.” And they did.

43. What is the story about?
A. A farmer and a beet
B. A farmer and his pet
C. A farmer and many animals
D. A farmer, a beet, and some animals

44. How many animals did the farmer ask for help?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six

45. “Sure, I can help,” said the cow.
The word ‘sure’ means ….
A. No
B. Please
C. Sorry
D. Of course

46. The story has a … ending
A. sad
B. funny
C. happy
D. surprising

47. The story teaches us that a difficult job can become easy when it is done ….
A. slowly
B. quickly
C. together
D. with no help