The Old Woman and The Sparrow

Once upon a time, there lived a kind hearted man and his wife. One morning, his wife found a poor little sparrow. She took it gently and fed it. To show its gratitude, the sparrow stayed with them and sang every morning. But there was an ill-tempered old woman who didn't like the sparrow. She cut the sparrow's tongue. That's why the bird flew away to its previous nest.

Knowing that their sparrow flew away, the kind man and his wife looked for the sparrow. They walked a long way, crossed the bridges, climbed the mountains and passed the woods.

At last, they could find the sparrow's nest. The sparrow welcomed them and provided a feast for them. Before they went home, the sparrow brought two baskets; one was large and looked heavy, and the other one was small and light. The sparrow asked them to choose only one. They chose the small and that was the best choice. There were many rolls of silk and piles of gold in it.

Being jealous, the ill-tempered old woman did the same thing as the kind man and his wife did. She chose the big basket which actually contained wasps and venomous crawlers, such as scorpions, centipedes, and other horrible creatures. Finally, they stung and bit her to death.

17. What is the purposes of the text ?

a. to inform something scum

b. to entertain the reader

c. to persuade the reader to agree with

d. to describe someone

e. to report something

18. What is the sparrow. It is .....

a. a chicken

b. a bird

c. a cat

d. a lion

e. a fly

19. What is the "resolution" of the story?

a. a kind-hearted women found a poor little sparrow

b. an ill-tempered woman cut the sparrow's tongue.

c. The kind-hearted man and woman looked for the sparrow

d. The horrible creatures stung and bit the il-tempered old woman to death

e. There were many rolls of silk and piles

20. What is the best title for the story?

a. The old woman and the sparrow

b. The sparrow nest

c. The brave of sparrow

d. The tongue of sparrow

e. The tongue

Pembahasan

Narrative text adalah teks yang bertujuan untuk menghibur pembacanya. Terdapat beberapa jenis narrative text, yaitu:

1. Fable

2. Legend

3. Fairy tale

4. Horror

5. Romance

6. Mystery

7. Myth

8. dan lain lain

Social Function: To entertain the reader or to amuse the reader.

Generic Structure dari Narrative Text adalah:

• Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced.(berisi pengenalan tokoh, tempat dan waktu terjadinya cerita (siapa atau apa, kapan dan dimana)

• Complication : Where the problems in the story developed. (Permasalahan muncul / mulai terjadi dan berkembang)

• Resolution : Where the problems in the story is solved. Masalah selesai, secara baik “happy ending” ataupun buruk “bad ending”.

• Coda / reorientation (optional) – lesson from the story

Language Features dari Narrative Text adalah:

• Use Past tense (killed, drunk, etc)

• Use adverb of time (Once upun a time, one day, etc)

• Use time conjunction (when, then, suddenly, etc)

• Use specific character. The character of the story is specific, not general. (Cinderella, Snow White, Alibaba, etc)

• Use action verbs. A verb that shows an action. (killed, dug, walked, etc)

• Use direct speech. It is to make the story lively. (Snow White said,”My name is Snow White). The direct speech uses present tense.

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Detil Jawaban

Kelas: SMP

Mapel: B Inggris

Kategori: Narrative

Kata kunci: The old woman and the sparrow