Jumat, 25 Maret 2011

The Lake of Colour

Once upon a time,there was a kingdom. The kingdom had a kind and wise named Prabu. He and all his people lived in happiness. There was only one thing that made Prabu and his people sad. Prabu did not have any children. There was no prince or princess in the kingdom.
One day, Prabu went to the jungle to pray God. Every day be begged for a child. And after several time, the dream came true. The Queen got pregnant. All people in the kingdom felt happy so did Prabu and the king. Many of them sent presents to the palace.
The Queen gave birth of a beautiful princess and Prabu and all his people got happier. Many of the people sent present to the palace. Everyone in the kingdom loved her. So did the King and the Queen. Everyhing she wanted must a realized.
She became a spoiled girl. Her 17th birthday was coming and Prabu prepared a beautiful necklace as her birthday present. The party was so crowded and all people in the kingdom came and attended the party.
And then, Prabu presented the necklace to his beloved daughter and said that the beautiful necklace was presented by all people in the kingdom. Suddenly, the Princess threw the necklace and said that she did not like the necklace. She said that she did not want accept that necklace.
All people, including Prabu and the Queen, were sad began to cry. Then, there was a miracle. Suddenly, the Earth was crying. It made a pool water. The Palace was getting full. Soon the place became a big lake. The lake sank the entire kingdom and became Telaga Warna (Lake of Colour).

Question :

1. What is the text about ?
a. The rising of a princess
b. The love of parents
c. The life of a kingdom led by king Prabu
d. The beginning of Telaga Warna *
2. “The lake sank the entire kingdom and became Telaga Warna (Lake of Colour)”. (last paragraph)
This part of the text is the … of the story.
a. Orientation
b. Complication
c. Resolution *
d. Consclusion
3. The writer wrote the text to … to the readers.
a. Entertain and narrate a story *
b. Propose some opinions
c. Express some ideas
d. Persuade the readers
4. How were the people of the kingdom ?
a. All people in the kingdom lived happily *
b. All people suffered from diseases
c. All people were very poor
d. There was no one having children
5. How did the king and his people feel about the birth of the princess ?
a. The hated the birth
b. They were unhappy
c. The did not expect this
d. They were happy *
6. Why did people in the kingdom send gifts to palace ?
a. The paid tax to the kingdom
b. They were forced to do so
c. They were happy with the birth of their princess *
d. They wanted to meet Prabu
7. How did the princess become a spoiled girl ?
a. She always wanted to look beautiful
b. The King always gave her anything she wanted
c. Her mother wanted her to be the Queen
d. The people of the kingdom loved her very much *
8. What did the princess do with the necklace given by the King ?
a. She threw it out *
b. She acceptant it
c. She gave it to the people of the kingdom
d. She kept it and thanked the King
9. Where did the water come from ?
a. A very heavy rain
b. Tsunami
c. Tears of the people and the earth*
d. Flood
10. “Suddenly, the Earth was crying.”
The word suddenly in the sentence has similar meaning to …
a. Expenctedly *
b. Unexpectedly
c. Predictably
d. Naturally

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