SOAL KD 1 OK 2009

SOAL ULANGAN HARIAN
KD 1

PART 1
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions!

A farmer and his three sons
A farmer had tree sons. They were strong and young but never agreed with one another. They often quarreled among them shelves. The farmer had given them a lot of advice. But they always turned a deaf ear. They disliked advice. The farmer felt very sad about it.
The farmer thought a lot and then he thought up a good plan. He called his sons and ordered, “Bring me a few sticks!”The farmer tied the sticks into a bundle.
“Each of you, break this bundle of the sticks!”Said the farmer. They did so but they could not break it. Then, the farmer untied it the sticks and gave each of his sons a stick. Each of them broke the stick easily in the twinkling of an eye.
“There you are, my sons, “he shouted.” if you were united, you would be strong.” If you quarrel with one another, you will be broken one by one easily. Do you understand what I mean?”
At last, the advice worked out. They lived in harmony and united ever after. The felt relieved. “Now I can die peacefully, “He whispered.

1. They did so but they could not break it (paragraph 3)
The underlined word means….
a. Stick d. The farmer’s stick
b. The bundle e. Eye
c. This bundle of sticks

2. Why did the farmer feel sad?
a. Because he didn’t have money
b. Because his harvest was fail.
c. Because he did not have son.
d. Because his sons were die.
e. Because his sons often quarreled among themselves.

3. Which of the following statements is not true according to the text?
a. The farmer’s son were strong and young
b. The farmer’s son lived in harmony since they were child
c. The farmer had given many advices to his sons
d. The farmer’s son often quarreled among themselves
e. The farmer’s son couldn’t break the bundle of the sticks

4. The synonym of the word quarreled is….
a. Cried d. Shouted
b. Disputed e. Loved
c. Helped

5. If you were united, you would be strong. The fact is….
a. You were strong d. You are weak
b. You are strong e. You are united
c. You were weak

The Thirsty Crow
On a hot day, a thirsty crow flew over a field looking for water. For a long time, she could not find any. She felt very exhausted, almost giving up. Suddenly, she saw a water jug bellow her, she flew straight down to see if there was some water inside the jug.
The crow tried to push her head into the jug. Sadly, she found that the neck of the jug was too narrow. Then, she tried to push the jug down for the water to flow out but she found that the jug was too heavy.
The crow thought hard for a while. Then looking around her., she saw some pebbles. She suddenly had a good idea. She started picking up the pebbles. One by one, dropping each into the jug. As more and more pebbles filled the jug, water level kept rising. Soon it was high enough for the cow to drink. “It’s working!” she said

6. What kind of the text is the text above?
a. a recount text
b. a news item text
c. an explanation text
d. a narrative text
e. an anecdote text

7. What does the writer want with the story?
a. to tell the past event
b. to persuade the reader to be honest
c. to explain about how to do some thing
d. to entertain the reader with the story
e. to tell the reader about the personal experience

8. Where did the story take place?
a. in the morning
b. in the afternoon
c. in the rice field
d. in the jug
e. in the city hall

9. In which part the writer identify the main character of a story, the time and place where the story happened?
a. complication
b. orientation
c. resolution
d. crisis
e. re-orientation

10. She felt very exhausted, almost giving up. The underlined word has similar meaning with ….
a. interesting
b. very happy
c. very funny
d. very dangerous
e. very tired

PART 2
ESSAY
Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech!
1. “What time will you pick me up?” Ratu asked me.
2. “Will you tell me that you need me?” Prabu asked
3. I saw jack at the party a few months ago and he seemed fine.






Good luck!