Narrative Module

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KATA PENGANTAR

Sejak diberlakukannya Permendiknas 22 tahun 2006 ten-
tang Standar Isi , pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris di SMP meng-
gunakan pendekatan berbasis jenis teks ( Genre Based Ap-
proach ).
Jenis-jenis teks yang diajarkan di SMP meliputi Descrip-
tive text, Procedure text, Recount text, Report text dan Narrative
text.
Modul ini berisi rangkuman berbagai materi mengenai
jenis Narrative Text, tujuan komunikasi, struktur dan ciri-ciri ke-
bahasaannya yang dapat membantu siswa dalam memahami dan
menguasai jenis Narrative Text .
Modul ini juga diperlengkapi dengan Materi Pembahasan
dan contoh-contoh analisis teks berbentuk naratif serta latihan
dan materi tes ketrampilan berbahasa Reading (membaca), dan
Writing (menulis), yang diambil dari berbagai sumber.
Tiada gading yang tak retak, sangat disadari bahwa
modul ini jauh dari sempurna sehingga kritik dan saran yang
membangun sangat diharapkan.
Semoga modul ini bermanfaat.

Semarang, Januari 2011

Penulis

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Daftar Isi

Kata Pengantar …………………………………….. i

Daftar Isi …………………………………………… ii

Petunjuk Siswa …………………………………….. 1

Standar Kompetensi, Kompetensi Dasar, Indikator . 2

Dan Tujuan Pembelajaran

Materi Pembahasan ,……………………………… 5

Analyzing The Generic Structure ………………… 16

Exercises …………………………………………. 21

Test ……………………………………………….. 30

Daftar Pustaka ……………………………………. 41

Kunci Jawaban …………………………………… 42

UNDERSTANDING TEXT TYPES 1

PEMBELAJARAN TEKS BERBENTUK NARRATIVE
UNTUK SISWA KELAS IX SEMESTER 2

Nuning Purnamawati
NIP. 19670602 199403 2 005

Petunjuk Siswa
 Siswa mempelajari Materi Pembahasan tentang Narrative
Text sebelum menerima penjelasan guru. Siswa mencatat
kata-kata sulit untuk ditanyakan kepada guru.

 Dalam mempelajari contoh-contoh menganalisa Narrative
Text dan latihan-latihan akan dipandu oleh guru.

 Langkah terakhir adalah siswa mengerjakan test secara
mandiri.

MATERI PEMBAHASAN

A. WHAT IS NARRATIVE TEXT ?

Narrative is an account of a sequence of events, usu-

ally in chronological order. Relating to kinds of text, which

student has to complete studying in high school, narrative is

a text which retells the story or previous experiences.

The purpose of the text is to entertain or amuse read-

ers or listeners about the story.

B. FORMS OF NARRATIVES TEXT

Common forms of narrative text which are studied in high
school are:

1. Legend
A legend is a narrative of human actions that are perceived
both by teller and listeners to take place within human his
story. Typically, a legend is a short,traditional and historicized
narrative performed in a conversational mode. Some define
legend as folktale.

The example of legend in narrative text are :
 Sangkuriang
 Malin Kundang
 The legend of Tangkuban Perahu
 The story of Toba lake , etc

2. Fable

A fabel is a short allegorical narrative making a moral point,
traditionally by means of animal characters who speak and act
like human beings.

The example of fable in narrative text are:

 Mousedeer and crocodile.
 The Ants and the Grasshopper
 The smartest parrot, etc

3. Fairy tale

A fairy tale typically features such folkloric characters as fair-
ies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usu-
ally magic or enchantments. The example of fairy tale in nar-
rative text are:
 Cinderella
 Snow white
 Pinocchio
 Beauty and the beast
 The story of Rapunzel, etc

4.Science Fiction

Science fiction is fiction based upon some imagined develop-
ment of science, or upon the extrapolation of a tendency in
society. Science fiction is that class of prose narrative treating
of a situation that could not arise in the world we know. Some
examples of science fiction are:
 To the Moon from the Earth by Jules Verne
 Starship Trooper by Robert Heinlein
 A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

C. THE SOCIAL FUNCTION OF NARRATIVE TEXT

The social function ( the purpose/the goal ) of narrative
text is to tell stories or past events and entertain the readers or
listeners about the story.
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D. GENERIC STRUCTURE OF NARRATIVE TEXT

 Orientation:(Beginning or introduction)

Introduces main characters, setting and time.The open-
ing paragraph introduces characters / participants of the
story and sets the scene (it answers the questions who,
when, what and where)

 Complication:(Middle)

The problem happens among the characters .It is about
the problems which involve the main characters in the
story developed

 Resolution:(Ending)

The problem is dissolved. It is about how the problems
in the story are solved (better or worse). Here, the main
characters find ways to solve the problems.

E. LANGUAGE FEATURES OF NARRATIVE TEXT

 Using processes verbs
 Using temporal conjunction (Penggunaan kata pen-
ghubung yang menunjukkan waktu ex : One day, a week,
later, then, a long, long time ago, when, etc
 Using Simple Past Tense (Penggunaan Tenses Masa
Lampau)
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

A. THE USE :
TO DESCRIBE THE ACTION THAT HAPPENED IN THE
PAST.
B. THE FORMS :
VERB 2
(+) SUBJECT + VERB 2 + COMPLEMENT
(--) SUBJECT + DIDN’T + VERB 1 + COMPLEMENT
(?) DID + SUBJECT + VERB 1 + COMPLEMENT + ?

TO BE 2 ( WAS , WERE )
WAS IS USED IF THE SUBJECT : I, HE, SHE, IT
WERE IS USED IF THE SUBJECT : YOU, WE , THEY
C. THE ADVERB OF TIME :
 YESTERDAY (KEMARIN)
 LAST……(YANG LALU)
 LAST WEEK( MINGGU YANG
LALU)
 LAST MONTH
 LAST YEAR
 LAST SUNDAY
 LAST MONDAY
 ……. AGO (YANG LALU)
 TWO DAYS AGO
 THREE WEEKS AGO
 A YEAR AGO

VERB 1 VERB 2

DO DID
CUT CUT
EAT ATE
WRITE WROTE
GO WENT
SAY SAID
DRIVE DROVE
READ READ
COOK COOKED
BORROW BORROWED
HELP HELPED
PAINT PAINTED
GET GOT
CLEAN CLEANED
STUDY STUDIED
READ READ
SPEAK SPOKE
TELL TOLD
SWEEP SWEPT
HAPPEN HAPPENED
END ENDED
PRAY PRAYED
DANCE DANCED
TRY TRIED
FOLLOW FOLLOWED
DRINK DRANK
LIVE LIVED
LEAVE LEFT
BEGIN BEGAN
START STARTED
BUY BOUGHT
BRING BROUGHT
DRAW DRAWED
TEACH TAUGHT
SLEEP SLEPT
LEARN LEARNED
Take TOOK
PUT PUT
HIT HIT

 Using noun phrases

(Penggunaan frasa kata benda yang kaya dengan

adjective ,

misalnya : long black hair, two red apples.

 Using Pronouns ,

example: I, me, they, their, its, it etc.

 Using Nouns,

example :: traveler, bundles, tree, road, stepsister,

housework (pekerjaan rumah tangga), etc.

 Using Saying verb yang menandai ucapan

example said, told, promised dan thinking verb

yang menandai pikiran, persepsi atau perasaan

tokoh dalam cerita misalnya : thought, understood,

felt etc.

F. TYPES OF NARRATIVE:

1. Adventure narrative that contain about the struggle,

dangerous, survived, heroic, treacherouse.

2. Fiction narrative that contain about the aliens, laser,

space suttle, dimension, mutant.

3. Fantasy narrative that contain about magical, appari-

tion, vanishing, shimmering, supernatural.

4. Romance narrative that contain about the embrace,

jealously, desire, true love etc.

5. Mystery / crime narrative that contain about identify,

investigate, secret, surveillance.

6. Historical narrative that contain about the historical of

country, town, city and land.

Istilah-istilah penting yang perlu diketahui dalam Narrative
Genre :
 Specific/individual participant : Tokoh cerita bersifat
spesifik atau khusus, yang mengacu pada satu atau
beberapa individu dan tidak berlaku pada semua/
general.
 Material Process disebut juga dengan istilah “Action
verb” yaitu kata kerja yang mengacu pada aksi atau
tindakan dari si tokoh, misalnya : makan (eat/ate/
eaten), tidur (sleep/slept), berenang (swim/swam/
swum),dll.
 Behavioral process disebut juga dengan istilah
lain “Verbal process” atau “speaking verbs” misal-
nya, say, tell,speak, etc.
 Relational Process disebut juga dengan isti-
lah “Linking verb” (Kata kerja penghubung) yang
berguna untuk menghubungkan subjek dengan pe-
lengkap (sebagai Subject Complement). misalnya, to
be (is,am,are,was,were) taste, look, seem, become,
smell, consist of, derive from, function as, etc.
 Mental Process disebut juga “Thinking verb” yaitu
kata kerja yang berhubungan dengan persepsi panca
indra atau persepsi batiniah, misalnya guess, think,
feel, etc.
 Temporal conjunction : Konjungsi/kata penghubung
waktu yang menghubungkan kejadian satu dengan
yang lain, misalnya firstly, then, next, afterthat,
meanwhile, at that time, etc.
 Temporal circumstance : Keterangan waktu, misal-
nya Once, once upon time, etc.

ANALYZING THE GENERIC
STRUCTURE

Tittle :The Ant and the Dove

Orientation There was once a little black ant that has
ever been saved by a kind white dove
form a danger searching for food at the
bottom of the tree.
Suddenly he heard something moving
slowly nearby.

Complication Looking up the saw a cruel-looking man
stalking forward toward the tree. He had
a big gun which he kept pointed up in
the air, ready to shoot.
How horrified our friend must have felt,
for at that moment he caught sight of his
friend, the dove in that tree. The dove
had saved his life
Quickly, and with all his strength, the ant
ran up the tree, calling the bird to fly
away.

Resolution The bird recognized her fiend, the ant
and in a twinkle she had spotted the man
with the gun. Quikcly she flew away,
and the bird was out of sight in a
moment.

Reorientation The ant was so happy because he had
been able to warm this friend in time
and so save the bird a horrible death.

Analyzing Text PAGE 17

Example 1.

Cinderella

Once upon a time there was a girl
called Cinderella. She lived with her
stepsisters. They were very bossy. They
made Cinderella do all the housework.
One day an invitation to the ball came to the family.
Her stepsisters would not let her go. Cinderella was sad be-
cause she wanted to go to the ball too. Her stepsisters went to
the ball without her.
Fortunately, the fairy Godmother came and helped her
to get to the ball. At the ball, Cinderella dance with the prince.
The prince fell in love with her then married her. They lived
happily ever after.

A. Generic Structure Analysis

Orientation : introducing participants,
Cinderella and her stepsisters. They lived to
gether once time

Complication : describing the conflict among the participants.
Cinderella wanted to come to the ball but her s
tepsisters did not let her go

Resolution : stating a problem solving, a happy ending.
A fairy Godmother helped her to come to the
ball

Analyzing Text

B. Language Feature Analysis

Process verb : did, helped, fell in love,

lived

Simple past tense pattern : there was a girl,

she lived,
an invitation came to the
ball, etc

Pronouns : She, her, they

Nouns : girl, stepsisters,

Cinderella, housework,

invitation, ball, family,

fairy God mother, prince.

C. Social Function of Narrative

Purpose of narrative is to amuse, / entertain and to deal
the reader.

Analyzing Text PAGE 19

Snow White

Once upon a time there lived a little, named Snow
White. She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents
were died.
One day she heard her aunt and uncle talking about

leaving Snow White in the castle because they wanted to go to
America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow
White with them.
Snow White didn’t want her uncle and aunt to do this.
So she decided to run away. The next morning she run away
from home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast,
she run away into the wood.
In the wood she felt very tired and hungry. Then she
saw this cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she
went inside and felt asleep
Meanwhile seven dwarfs were coming home from
work. They went inside. There, they found Snow White woke
up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said; “What is your
name?”. Snow White said; “My name is Snow White”. One of
the dwarfs said; “If you wish, you may live here with us”.
Snow White told the whole story about her. Then Snow white
and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.

Analyzing Text

A. Generic Structure Analysis

Orientation : introducing specific participants; Snow White
Complication : revealing a series of crisis: Snow White’s aunt
and uncle would leave her in a castle, Snow
White run away, Snow White felt hungry in
the wood.
Resolution : the crisis is resolve: the dwarfs permitted
Snow White lived in their cottage .

B . Language Feature Analysis

o Using saying verb : answered
o Using thinking verb : decided
o Using action verb : run away
o Using time conjunction : once upon a time, one day
o Using connectives : then, meanwhile
o Using past tense : he heard her uncle

Exercises PAGE 21

Task 1. Read the text and then analyze the generic structure of the
text !

The Legend of Toba Lake

Once upon time, there was a handsome man. His name was
Batara Guru Sahala. He liked fishing. One day, he caught a fish. He was
surprised to find out that the fish could talk. The fish begged him to set
it free.
Batara Guru could not bear it. He made the fish free. As soon as
it was free, the fish changed into a very beautiful woman. She attracted
Batara Guru so much. He felt in love with that fish-woman. The woman
wanted to marry with him and said that Batara Guru had to keep the se-
cret which she had been a fish. Batara Guru aggreed and promised that
he would never tell anybody about it.
They were married happily. They had two daughters. One day
Batara Guru got very angry with his daughter. He could not control his
mad. He shouted angrily and got the word of fish to his daugters. The
daughters were crying. They found their mother and talked her about it.
The mother was very annoyed. Batara Guru broke his promise.
The mother was shouting angrily. Then the earth began to shake. Volca-
noes started to erupt. The earth formed a very big hole. People believed
that the big hole became a lake. Then this lake is known as Toba lake.

Generic Structure:
ORIENTATION : ………………………………………………………………………………
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COMPLICATION : ………………………………………………………………………………
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RESOLUTION : ……………………………………………………………………………...
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THE FAIRY TULIP

Once upon a time, there was a good old woman who
lived in a little house. She had a bed in her beautiful striped
tulip garden. One night, she was awakened by the sound of
sweet singing and babies laughing. The sounds seemed to
come from the tulip bed., but she could see nothing.
On the following night she was again awakened by the
sweet singing and the babies' laughing. She arose and walked
quietly to the garden. To her surprise, she saw a little fairy
mother crooning and rocking athe flower like a cradle. In each
cup of the flower lay a little fairy baby playing and laughing.
The old woman walked back to her house, and from
that time on she never picked the flowers, nor did she allow
her neighbours to touch them.

(TARGET Bahasa Inggris SMP kelas VIII)

Generic Structure:
ORIENTATION : ………………………………………………………………………………
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COMPLICATION : ………………………………………………………………………………
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RESOLUTION : ……………………………………………………………………………...
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Task 2. Read the text and answer the questions that
followed !

Why Doesn’t a Bear Have a Long Tail?
One afternoon, a mouse deer was sitting in a pit,
eating nuts. He heard a tiger was coming closer and he thought
the tiger was going to eat him.
The mouse deer was very scared and his heart beat so hard.
Then, an idea came to his mind and he made a loud noise of
chewing nuts, saying, "Wow, how delicious is this tiger's eye!"
He repeated it for five times.
Tiger, the king of jungle, was so scared to hear that and he
moved back.
Tiger met a bear on the way and he said, "Hey, Bear. Do
you hear what did the animal on the pit over there, eating tiger's
eyes?"
Bear said, "I don't know, Your Majesty,"
Tiger said, "Then let's see."
Bear replied "But I'm scared, Your Majesty"
Tiger said, "Don't worry. Let's make a deal with me. We're go-
ing to stay together, uniting our tails. If anything happens, both
of us will face it."
Tiger and Bear tied their tails and moved into the pit
with full cautions because they were expecting to see a big en-
emy.
The mouse deer was surprised again.
He thought quickly and yelled, "Oh, that's the glutton tiger! His
father owes us a white bear, now he will pay us with a black
bear. Come on black, over here."
Bear was so surprised. "Hey, it's a Tiger's trick! He wanted to
use me to pay his father's debt!"

Bear went into a panic, which also made Tiger panic
because they were tied each other.
Accidentally, Tiger stepped on the Bear's tail, then
jumped. Bear was beaten on the ground hard, and his tail was
cut off.
That's why Bear doesn't have long tail.
Thus the mouse deer escaped from the tiger twice.

(Sahadadi Mulyana: 2004)

Question
1. What does the story tell you?
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2. Who are the main characters of the story?
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3. Where is the setting of the story ?
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4. Why did the mouse deer feel so scared?!
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5. What did the mouse deer do to frighten the tiger?
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6. How did the bear lose his tail? Tell us!
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7. Is there any moral value of the text above? Mention!
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Task 3. Complete the story with the words in the box.

Long time ago, _________(1) Arthur and his queen
whished for a child. At last a daughter was born. They named it
Regina. To ________(2) the baby princess, the King held a
great party. Nobles and peasants, __________(3) and their la-
dies, were invited. All were in the joyful moment. King Arthur
also invited his good friend, Baron Camelot. The Baron
brought his young son, ______(4) Henry, with him.
Among the quests were one good ________(5). She
was Catherine . She wished the _________(6) with a gift.
Waving her hand, Catherine said, “ My gift shall be…..,”
Before she could continue her speak, the _________(7)
door flew open. It was the devil ______(8) named Darkea.
She was furious because the King didn’t invite her to the_____
(9) . “ And my gift for the child is,” said the witch, “ before the
sun sets on her seventeenth birthday, she shall prick her finger
on the spindle of a spinning wheel and sleep forever.”. Then
she disappeared.
But Catherine was still there. She said, “ When there’s
true love’s kiss, the _______(10) shall break and the princess
open her eyes.”.

(Adapted: http/www.geocities.com/disneywonders/story4.html)
Castle spell feast King prince Princess knights
honor fairy witch

Text Organi- A Bat and The Weasels Language Features
zation
Orientation One evening, a bat went out to
when hunt for food even though he was Action Verbs
who not well. As he flew after some (Red Color)
where insects, he felt dizzy and fell to
the ground in a field.
Complication Before he could get up, a weasel
A crisis arises pounced on him. “Please, Mr. Saying Verbs
Weasel,” the bat pleaded,” please (In Italics)
let me go!”. The weasel just
laughed, “Certainly not! I am a
great hunter of birds!”
Resolution Thinking quickly, the bat replied,”
The crisis is Oh, but I am not a bird, I am a Feeling verbs
resolved mouse. Look closely at my face. (in bold)
Don’t I look like a mouse?”. The
weasel agreed and let him go.
Complication Time conjunc-
A short time later, the bat fell to
Another crisis the ground again and was caught tions and connec-
arises by a second weasel. Once again, tives
he had to plead for his life. “Why
(underlined)
shouldn’t I kill you? I hunt mice!
Exclaimed the weasel.
Resolution “Oh, but I am not a mouse,” he
The crisis is answered. “ I am a bat. Have you
resolved ever a mouse with wings?” he
asked, spreading his wings for the
weasel to see. The weasel was
convinced and set him free.
Rose Wilson,2003:12

Task 4. Answer the following questions
1. What does the writer want with the story?
______________________________________________
_____________________________
2. In which part does the writer identify the main character of the
story?
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_____________________________
3. In which part does the writer identify the time and place where
the story happened?
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4. Who are the characters in this story?
______________________________________________
_____________________________
5. Who is the main character?
______________________________________________
_____________________________
6. When did the story happen?
______________________________________________
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7. Where did this story take place?
______________________________________________
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8. What do you learn from the complication?
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9. What do you learn from the resolution?
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_____________________________
10. What moral do you learn from this story?
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_______________________

Task 5. Read this jumbled story, then arrange it into cor-
rect order

A. The underworld went to Hades (Pluto). He is not only
called the God of Death but also the God of Wealth be-
cause of the precious metals hidden in the earth.
B. The story goes that Cronus learned that one of his chil-
dren would overthrow him. To prevent this, every time
Rhea gave birth to a child he would swallow it. How-
ever, when their son Zeus (Jupiter) was born, Rhea had
him hidden on the island of Crete. Then she presented
Cronus with a stone, instead of the baby, wrapped in
swaddling clothes. Cronus swallowed the stone, and
Zeus grew to manhood. Zeus then forced his father to
disgorge his brothers and sisters, and with their help
overthrew Cronus and the other Titans.
C. The greatest power in this new universe went to Zeus,
who ruled over all gods and men from his palace high on
mount Olympus. He was the God of justice and the God
of oaths and hospitality. He married his sister Hera, and
together they became the heads of a divine family made
up of themselves and ten other gods and goddesses.
D. In the beginning, according to the ancient Greeks, there
was Chaos – a great mass of darkness without shape or
sound or meaning. Out of this grew Night and Erebus,
the shadowy world under the earth, which is the home
of death. The came a wonderful thing called Love,
which produced Light and Day. Mother earth, called
Gaea, appeared next with Heaven’s blue, star-studded
dome on high.

E. One brother, Poseidon, ruled the sea. He always carried
a three-pronged spear. When he drove his golden
chariot over the waters, they became calm and smooth
before him.
F. Now that Zeus and his brothers and sisters had power
over the universe, they drew lots to see who should con
trol different kingdoms
G. Monsters first inhabited this mythological world, but in
time giants called Titan drove them out. Cronus was
the ruling Titan, and Rhea, his sister, was his queen

(Buku Paket Bahasa Inggris Kelas III Program Bahasa: 1999)

Put the result of your discussion into this chart.
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________
5. __________
6. __________
7. __________

TEST

Choose the correct answer by crossing a,b,c,d or e
The Princess and the Bowling Ball
Once upon a time there was a Prince. And this Prince’s
dad and mum somehow got it into their royal heads that no prin-
cess would be good enough for their boy unless she could feel a
pea trough one hundred mattresses .
So it should come no surprise that the Prince had a very
hard time finding a Princess. Every time he met a nice girl, his
mum and dad would pile one hundred mattresses on top of a pea
and then invite her to sleep over.
When the Princess came down for breakfast, the queen
would ask, “How did you sleep dear?”.
The Princess would politely say, “Fine, thank you.”
And the King would show her to the door.
Now this went for three years. And of course nobody ever
felt the pea under on hundred mattresses .Then the Prince set up a
plan. He invited a Princess to sleep over in the palace. The Prince
told her what must she said in the next morning.
When the Princess came down for breakfast the next
morning, the Queen asked, “ How did you sleep, dear?”.
“This might sound odd” said the Princess. “But I think
you need another mattress. I felt like I was sleeping on a lump as
big as bowling ball.”
The King and Queen were satisfied, and the Prince and
The Princess were married. And everyone lived happily, though
maybe not completely honestly, ever after.
(Paket Bahasa Inggris Kelas 3 SMA jurusan Bahasa, 1994)

1. Dina : What kind of text is it?
Arif : It is … text.

A. Procedure C. narrative
B. Recount D. eport

2. Shania : What is the purpose of this text?
Dania : It is used to ……
A. explain the audience how or why something occur
B. tell about embarrassing or unforgettable experience
C. tell about funny stories
D. amuse or entertain the audience
3. Sandra : If I’m not mistaken, our teacher had explained
about the generic structure of the text above.
But, I forget it. Can you tell me?
Dyah : Of course, they are…
A. Orientation, events, re-orientation.
B. Orientation, events, twist
C. Orientation, complication, resolution
D. Issue, argument for, argument against, conclusion.
4. Alifa : What kind of tense is mostly used in the text?
Aliya : It uses ……..
A. simple present tense C. present continuous tense
B.simple past tense D. past continuous tense
5. Sherly : How long did the Prince have hard time to find
the suitable Princess for him?
Carly : It took about …
A. two years C. our years
B. three years D. five years
6. Rina : How the King and the Queen tested the princess
for their Prince?
Nadia : They asked the Princess…..
A. to have breakfast with them
B. to sleep over in the palace.
C. To talk about their personal experience
D. To sleep through 100 mattresses to feel a pea.
7. Satrio : And everyone lived happily, though maybe not
completely honestly, ever after. What is the
closest synonym for the underlined word?
Sari : I think it is …. .
A. Lasting C. ended
B. forever D. forward

The Legend of Prambanan Temple

A long time ago in Prambanan palace, lived a king
named Baka with his beautiful daughter called Roro
Jonggrang. Many rulers wanted to marry Roro, so they
competed for her. When Bandung Bondowoso con-
quered Prambanan, he managed to kill King Baka in a
battle.
Bandung let Roro live, but she was supposed to
marry Bandung. However she refused to marry him vol-
untarily. Her refusal made Bandung humiliated and of-
fended. Although Roro had tried to escape, her struggle
was in vain.
Finally, Roro agreed to marry Bandung, but on one
condition: Bandung had to build her a big wonderful pal-
ace with one thousand statues in it. Also, the task must
be completed before the sun rose. Bandung agreed, he
was so confident he could complete the task easily.
Bandung immediately called his invisible friends
for help. They did what their master ordered. The work
had started and it seemed the palace would be soon com-
pleted before dawn. Knowing it, Roro was worried.
“What can I do?” Roro thought in panic. Suddenly, she
had an idea. She awoke her maids and nannies, then
asked them to do their daily routines as if morning had
come. They also made shadow as if there was a sun in
the sky.
Bandung was stunned. The sky looked red, the
roosters started crowing, and the people pounded rice.
Meanwhile, the job had not been finished yet. The evil
spirits disappeared because they were scared of light.
They hurriedly left Bandung worked to build his palace
and temples alone.

When Bandung realized that Roro had used
tricks, he was very angry. He then cursed her. He turned
her into a stone, which completed the palace and tem-
ples. Even today, the statue of Roro Jonggrang remains
in the temple.

8. Who was the King of Prambanan Palace?
A. Baka
B. Prambanan
C. Roro Jonggrang
D. Bandung Bondowoso
9. Why was Bandung stunned?
A. Because Roro agreed to marry him.
B. Because the job had been finished.
C. Because Roro turned into a statue.
D. Because he thought that the morning had come.

10. “When Bandung Bondowoso conquered Prambanan…” (Par
1, line 3)
The underlined word has a similar meaning with …
A. hit
B. ruled
C. defended
D. uninhabited

11. What moral value can you learn from the story?
A. We should appreciate what Bandung Bondowoso did.
B. We should not follow what Roro Jonggrang did.
C. One will get deed that he/she has done.
D. One may trick to other if it is possible.

The Stingy and the Generous
Long, long time ago there lived two brothers. They had
completely different characters. The big brother was very stingy
and greedy. He never shared his wealth with poor people. The
little brother was exactly the opposite. He was generous and
kind to poor people. He even had no money left because he had
shared it with the poor.
One day the generous brother was sitting in his garden
when suddenly a little bird fell on his lap. It was wounded. He
took care of it, fed it, and put it in a nice cage. After the bird was
healthy, the generous brother let it fly. After some time the bird
returned to him and gave him a watermelon seed.
The generous brother, then, planted the seed and watered
it until it grew into a good watermelon plant. Yet, the plant was
very strange. It had only one fruit; a big and heavy one. When
the watermelon was ripe enough, the generous brother picked it
and cut it into two. How surprise he was. The watermelon was
full of gold.
The generous brother sold the gold and became very rich. He
built a big house and bought very large field. Still, he never for-
got to share his wealth with the poor.

12. How did the generous brother get the watermelon
seed?
A. Finding in the field
B. Curing a wounded bird
C. Planting the watermelon
D. Asking for the seed to his brother

13. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. They had completely different characters
B. He never shared his wealth with poor people
C. Long time ago there lived two brothers.
D. He generous and kind to poor people

14. What can you learn from the story?
A. Being greedy is a fault.
B. Helping people is a must
C. Having good behaviour causes good things in return
D. Sharing your money with others make you poor

15. The best arrangement of the following sentences is ....
1. When he opened his mouth, his piece of meat fell into
the water and was gone.
2. On the way home, he came to a bridge over a river.
3. In the river he saw another dog with a piece of meat.
4. Once, a dog was carrying a piece of meat home.
5. He wanted that meat too, so he tried to bite the other
dog.
6. Finally he went home with nothing.
7. As he crossed over the bridge, he looked down into the
river.
A. 3 – 5 – 6 – 2 – 4 – 7 – 1
B. 3 – 5 – 2 – 6 – 4 – 7 – 1
C. 4 – 2 – 3 – 1 – 5 – 7 – 6
D. 4 – 2 – 7 – 3 – 5 – 1 – 6

THE SHIRT OFA HAPPY MAN
There was once a king who was very powerful and rich.
But he was unhappy, because he felt ill all the time. No doctors
knew how to cure him, nor did any medicine do him good.
One day, he called all his wise men to his palace and asked
them what to do. “There is only one way”, said a very old man. “If
you can find a happy man, take his shirt and wear it, you’ll be soon
cured“
So the King sent his men to search far all the happy men.
They traveled all over the country, but they could not find one.
There was no body who was completely satisfied.

The men were very tired of their long search, and did not
know when to go home. Just as they were worrying about that,
they saw a workman who was singing merrily while he was at
work.
“Are you happy?” they asked the man. “Yes, I am happy as a
lark”, answered the man.
‘“Give us your shirt’ said the men, “Well give you as much
money as you need”. J
“Alas!” cried the man, “My shirt is dirty.”

16. Why was the King always unhappy?
A. He was not powerful anymore
B. His men in a palace is greedy
C. There were no good doctors
D. He got sick all the time

17. What is the first paragraph about?
A. A powerful and happy king.
B. A king who is always sick.
C. A hard working workman.
D. An unhappy old wise man.

18. There was no body who was completely satisfied
(paragraph 3)
The word ‘completely’ in the sentence means ….
A. Mainly
B. Fully
C. Usually
D. nearly

19. What can you learn from the story?
A. Looking for a good doctor is not easy
B. Money can solve our difficulty
C. It teaches us to be generous to the poor.
D. Standing on our own feet is important

Once, Juno, the queen of gods, announced,” I will give a pre-
cious prize to the animal who has the most beautiful baby.”
So all the animals gathered at one place. They had their baby
with them. Juno went to all the animals one by one. When she
saw a flat-nose baby of a monkey, she remarked,” What an ugly
baby! This baby can never get a prize at any rate.”
The monkey’s mother was deeply hurt by Juno’s insulting
comment. She held her baby close to her heart and whispered into
the baby’s ear. “Don’t bother, my dear child. I love you most
dearly. To me you are the most precious prize. I don’t want any
other prize. May God grant you a long life.”

20. Who offered valuable prize to the animals with the most
beautiful baby?
A. the mother monkey
B. the baby monkey
C. Juno
D. the ugly baby

21. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. The monkey hoped the God granted her baby a
long life.
B. The monkey’s mother was deeply hurt by Juno’s
insulting comment.
C. She held her baby close to her heart and whispered
into the baby’s ear.
D. The monkey loves her baby very much, and for her
she is the most precious prize.

22. What is the main idea of the text above?
A. The most precious prize.
B. The most beautiful baby contest.
C. A flat-nose baby of a monkey.
D. The ugliest baby of a monkey

23. What can we learn from the story above?
A. We should be aware of animals.
B. It is about how to take care of our baby.
C. Winning the prize is not easy.
D. Mother’s love has no equals.

24. The best arrangement of the following sentences is ....
1. When he opened his mouth, his piece of meat fell into
the water and was gone.
2. On the way home, he came to a bridge over a river.
3. In the river he saw another dog with a piece of meat.
4. Once, a dog was carrying a piece of meat home.
5. He wanted that meat too, so he tried to bite the other
dog.
6. Finally he went home with nothing.
7. As he crossed over the bridge, he looked down into the
river.
A. 3 – 5 – 6 – 2 – 4 – 7 – 1
B. 3 – 5 – 2 – 6 – 4 – 7 – 1
C. 4 – 2 – 3 – 1 – 5 – 7 – 6
D. 4 – 2 – 7 – 3 – 5 – 1 – 6

A long time ago in Minahasa lived an old man with his grandson,
Nando. Nando was limped. He could not walk well. His grandfa-
ther loved him very much. He never permitted Nando to go out
alone. Nando's grandfather's job was looking for wood in the jun-
gle. Nando really wanted to go to the forest with him but he never
gave permission. But finally he let Nando to go to the forest with
him.
In the forest, Nando walked slowly behind his grandfather. He was
very excited. He saw some monkeys. When his grandfather looked
back, he was shocked. Nando was lost. He looked for him every-
where but he couldn't find him. Sadly, the grandfather went back
home.

The following day, the grandfather was back to the jungle. When he
was walking, he heard a strange bird making sound "Moo poo ...
Moo poo". He felt the bird said, "Opoku ... Opoku". It means "My
grandpa ... My grandpa ...... The grandfather was surprised. He ap-
proached the bird. It was limped. There were tears in the bird's eyes.
He knew that Nando had changed into a bird.

25. What did Nando really want to do?
A. To go to the forest with his grandfather.
B. To be a strange bird in the jungle.
C. To look for woods in the jungle.
D. To walk slowly behind his grandfather.

26. From the story we know that Nando was a ... boy.
A. dishonest
B. cruel
C. selfish
D. disobeyed

27. "He was very excited." (paragraph 2)
The underlined word means ....
A. curious
B. glad
C. eager
D. relieve

28. What can we learn from the story?
A. Be an obedient boy.
B. Be a kindhearted boy.
C. Be a supportive boy.
D. Be a diligent boy.

29. Arrange the following sentences into a good
narrative text.

1. The five-footed bear liked to help other animals. A
rabbit under a mahogany
2. One afternoon, when the five-footed bear went home,
he found a rabbit under a mahogany tree.
3. But all animals who lived with him didn’t feel strange.
4. Once upon a time there was a strange bear who lived in
a jungle.
5. Then, the five-footed bear brought him to his home.
6. His home was open for anyone who wanted to stay.
7. He had five feet.
8. The rabbit looked hungry.

A. 4 – 7 – 3 – 5 – 6 – 8 – 2 – 1
B. 4 – 7 – 1 – 3 – 8 – 6 – 5 – 2
C. 4 – 7 – 3 – 1 – 6 – 2 – 8 – 5
D. 4 – 7 – 3 – 1 – 5 – 2 – 6 – 8

Once there was an ant who lived with his colony
under the ground. He liked not only cheating his friends but
also being careless. His parents always 30…. Him but
he didn’t care about it. One day he was very hungry and
came to a little house there was a plate of delicious choco
late cake and ate it hungrily although he was so full, he still
wanted to tasted a glass of sweet orange juice near the
cake. But the juice was too deep to drink and the surface
was slippery. Poor ant, he fell down into the juice and time
by time the juice sank him down.

30. A. agreed with C. promoted
B. warned D. said

Standar Kompetensi, Kompetensi Dasar,
Indikator, dan Tujuan Pembelajaran

READING ( MEMBACA )

A. Standar Kompetensi

11. Memahami makna teks tulis fungsional dan esei pendek
sederhana berbentuk narrative dan report untuk berinteraksi
dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari

B. Kompetensi Dasar

11.3 Merespon makna dan langkah retorika dalam esei pendek
sederhana secara akurat, lancar dan berterima untuk
berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari dalam teks
berbentuk narrative dan report

11.4 Membaca nyaring bermakna teks tulis fungsional dan esei
pendek sederhana berbentuk narrative dan report dengan
ucapan, tekanan dan intonasi yang berterima untuk
berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari

C. Indikator

 mengidentifikasi berbagai informasi dari teks naratif/report
 melafalkan kata, frasa dan kalimat dengan baik dan benar
 membaca kata frasa dan kalimat dengan intonasi yang benar
 membaca nyaring teks naratif/report dengan baik dan benar

D. Tujuan Pembelajaran

 Siswa dapat mengidentifikasi berbagai informasi dari teks
naratif/report
 Siswa dapat melafalkan kata, frasa dan kalimat dengan baik
dan benar
 Siswa dapat membaca kata frasa dan kalimat dengan
intonasi yang benar
 Siswa dapat membaca nyaring teks naratif/report dengan
baik dan benar

WRITING ( MENULIS )

A. Standar Kompetensi

12. Mengung kapkan makna dalam teks tulis fungsional dan
esei pendek sederhana berbentuk narrative dan report
untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari

B. Kompetensi Dasar

12.2. Mengungkapkan makna dan langkah retorika dalam esei
pendek sederhana dengan menggunakan ragam bahasa
tulis secara akurat, lancar dan berterima untuk berinteraksi
dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari dalam teks berbentuk
narrative dan report

C. Indikator

 Melengkapi teks naratif/report
 Menyusun teks
 Menulis teks berbentuk naratif/report

D. Tujuan Pembelajaran

 Siswa dapat melengkapi teks naratif/report
 Siswa dapat menyusun teks
 Siswa dapat menulis teks berbentuk naratif/report

DAFTAR PUSTAKA

Akhmadi , Ali, SMP Kelas 9 SMArt Steps KTSP , Ganeca,
Bandung, 2007
http://desudjia.wordpress.com/2010/12/12/narrative-texts/
http://mmursyidpw.wordpress.com/download/
http://nurmanali.blogspot.com/2011/04/narrative-text.html
http/www.geocities.com/disneywonders/story4.html
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results=2
http://www.scribd.com/doc/79570122/What-is-Narrative-Text
Priyana, Jaka, BSE, Scaffolding English for Grade IX Students,Pusat
Perbukuan Departemen Pendidikan Nasional , Jakarta, 2008

KUNCI JAWABAN

EXERCISES
Task 1
Orientation : Once upon time.....( par 1 )
Complication : One day Batara Guru got very angry ....( par 3 )
Resolution : The mother was very annoyed ..... ( par 4 )

Orientation : par 1
Complication : par 2
Resolution : par 3

Task 2
1. It is a fabel that tells about why a bear doesn’t have a long
tail.
2. The main characters are mouse deer, tiger and bear.
3. The setting of the story is in a jungle.
4. Because he thought the tiger was going to eat.
5. He made a loud noise of chewing nuts and saying “ Wow ,
how delicious is this tiger’s eye !” he repeated it for five
times.
6. Bear went into a panic, which also made Tiger panic
because they were tied together. Accidentally, Tiger stepped
on Bera’s tail, then jumped so bear was beaten on the
ground hard, and his tail was cut off.
7. Yes, there is. The moral value of the story is we must be
smart to escape from a danger.

Task 3
1. King 5. fairy 9. feast
2. honor 6. princess 10.spell
3. Knights 7. castle
4. Prince 8. witch

Task 4.
1. To amuse the reader.
2. In the orientation
3. In the orientation
4. A bat and weasels
5. A bat
6. One evening
7. In a field
8. The bat fell to the ground and was caught by a weasel twice
9. The bat could escape from the weasel.
10. Smart think is needed to save a life.

Task 5
1. D
2. G
3. B
4. F
5. E
6. A
7. C

TEST

1. C 11. C 21. B
2. D 12. B 22. C
3. C 13. C 23. D
4. B 14. C 24. D
5. B 15. D 25. A
6. D 16. D 26. D
7. B 17. B 27. B
8. A 18. B 28. A
9. D 19. C 29. C
10. A 20. C 30. B

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