The Hermit and His Padi Seeds
Many years ago, there lived a hermit in a forest of Sumatra. He did not grow
tood but depended on the jungle fruit to survive. Soon, there was a drought and
all the plants and fruit trees in the jungle died.
The old man had nothing to eat now, so he turned to be a beggar. He went to
a nearby village trying to get some food. At first, the villagers were happy to help
him. However, when he came continually, they refused to give him food anymore,
They told him to grow his own food.
One day, while the hermit was sitting in his hut, sad and hungry, he began to
think about growing his own food. Just then, a boatman stopped by. The boatman
took pity on the hermit and gave him some padi seeds
Before the boatman went away, he said, "These seeds will grow and give you
everlasting harvests if you work very hard. If you are tired of the work, the padi
plants will turn into weeds."
The old hermit worked hard to clear the land and sowed the seeds before the
rains came. Strangely, after a short period of time, the padi was ready for harvesting.
The old man qot a lot of rice from the harvest After each harvest, the plants araw
back again right away. When the villagers heard about the hermit and his wonderful
padi, they flocked to his padi-field and took home as much padi as they could
One day, the hermit became so tired of harvesting the padi that he shouted.
"Oh, stop growing, you wretched thing!" As soon as he had said that the padi
turned into weeds.
Many years ago, there lived a hermit in a forest of Sumatra. He did not grow
tood but depended on the jungle fruit to survive. Soon, there was a drought and
all the plants and fruit trees in the jungle died.
The old man had nothing to eat now, so he turned to be a beggar. He went to
a nearby village trying to get some food. At first, the villagers were happy to help
him. However, when he came continually, they refused to give him food anymore,
They told him to grow his own food.
One day, while the hermit was sitting in his hut, sad and hungry, he began to
think about growing his own food. Just then, a boatman stopped by. The boatman
took pity on the hermit and gave him some padi seeds
Before the boatman went away, he said, "These seeds will grow and give you
everlasting harvests if you work very hard. If you are tired of the work, the padi
plants will turn into weeds."
The old hermit worked hard to clear the land and sowed the seeds before the
rains came. Strangely, after a short period of time, the padi was ready for harvesting.
The old man qot a lot of rice from the harvest After each harvest, the plants araw
back again right away. When the villagers heard about the hermit and his wonderful
padi, they flocked to his padi-field and took home as much padi as they could
One day, the hermit became so tired of harvesting the padi that he shouted.
"Oh, stop growing, you wretched thing!" As soon as he had said that the padi
turned into weeds.
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The Hermit and His Padi Seeds
Many years ago, there lived a hermit in a forest of Sumatra. He did not grow food but depended on the jungle fruit to survive. Soon, there was a drought and all the plants and fruit trees in the jungle died.
The old man had nothing to eat now, so he turned to be a beggar. He went to a nearby village trying to get some food. At first, the villagers were happy to help him. However, when he came continually, they refused to give him food anymore. They told him to grow his own food.
One day, while the hermit was sitting in his hut, sad and hungry, he began to think about growing his own food. Just then, a boatman stopped by. The boatman took pity on the hermit and gave him some padi seeds.
Before the boatman went away, he said, “These seeds will grow and give you everlasting harvest if you work very hard. If you are tired of the work, the padi plants will turn into weeds.”
The old hermit worked hard to clear the land and sowed the seeds before the rains came. Strangely, after a short period of time, the padi was ready for harvesting. The old man got a lot of rice from the harvest. After each harvest, the plant grew back again right away. When the villagers heard about the hermit and his wonderful padi, they flocked to his padi-field and took home as much padi as they could.
One day, the hermit became so tired of harvesting the padi that he shouted, “Oh, stop growing, you wretched thing!” As soon as he had said that, the padi plants turned into weeds.
Questions:
30. The main idea of paragraph 5 is...
D. It needs a short time to harvest the padi.
31. Why did the padi plants turn into weeds? Because...
E. The hermit shouted ordering the padi plants to stop growing.
32. Which statement is true about the hermit?
B.He went to the village to ask for some food.
33. What do you call text type of text 4?
D.Narrative
34. What is the major complication of the story?
A. The villager refused to give him some food anymore.
35. This paragraph is ...... of the story?
D. Resolution
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
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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Mapel: B Inggris
Kategori: Narrative
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