Hai Quipperian! Gimana persiapan menghadapi Ujian Nasional? Sudah mantap belum? Pastinya sudah berupaya maksimal dalam belajar ya. Nah, di antara mata pelajaran yang diujikan pada UN 2017 terdapat pelajaran bahasa Inggris.
Biasanya, pelajaran ini menjadi momok di antara kalian bukan? Tenang saja, ada Quipper Video Blog di sini yang akan siap membantumu. Pada artikel kali ini, Quipper Video Blog akan membahas perihal contoh soal narrative text pelajaran bahasa Inggris. Yuk, langsung saja disimak!
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Perhatikan Teks Berikut Untuk Soal 1-2
Once upon a time there lived a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a group of elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats. Many of them were even crushed to death.
Then taking of rats decided to approach the elephant’s chief and request him to guide his herd through another route. On hearing the sad story, the elephant’s king apologized and agreed to take another route. And so the lives of the rats were saved.
One day elephant-hunters came to the jungle and trapped a group of elephants in huge nets. Then the elephant king suddenly remembered the king of the rats. He summoned on of the elephants of his herd, which had not been trapped, to go seek help from the king and told him about the trapped elephants.
The rat’s king immediately took his entire group of rats and they cut open the nets which had trapped the elephant’s herd. The elephant herd was totally set free. They danced with joy and thank the rats.
1. What destroyed the homes of all rats?
A. The hunter did
B. Elephant-hunter did
C. A group of mice did
D. Elephant’s herd
E. A group of elephant did
Hal pertama dalam mengerjakan soal bahasa Inggris ialah kamu harus sudah mengerti bahasa Inggris. Untuk memahami bahasa Inggris sebenarnya tidak jauh berbeda dengan memahami pelajaran bahasa Indonesia. Perbedaannya hanya pada bahasanya.
Trik pengerjaan soal narasi di atas ialah baca dulu soalnya baru teksnya. Pada soal ditanyakan ‘apa yang menghancurkan rumah para tikus?’. Jawaban atas pertanyaan tersebut terdapat pada paragraf pertama, yakni pada kutipan ‘Once upon a time there lived a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a group of elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats.’
Pada kutipan tersebut disebutkan bahwa yang menghancurkan rumah para tikus ialah sekelompok gajah yang tengah melintasi hutan. Jadi, jawaban yang tepat untuk soal tersebut ialah E.
2. What helped the elephant’s herd free?
A. The hunters did
B. The trapped elephants did
C. A group of king did
D. Entire group of rats did
E. The elephant-hunter did
Sama halnya dengan soal sebelumnya, jawaban untuk soal ini terdapat dalam teks di atas. Kunci utama untuk menjawab soal tersebut terdapat pada paragraf terakhir, yakni ‘The rat’s king immediately took his entire group of rats and they cut open the nets which had trapped the elephant’s herd. The elephant herd was totally set free. They danced with joy and thank the rats.’
Pada paragraf disebutkan bahwa yang menolong sekumpulan gajah yang terjebak adalah sekumpulan tikus. Jadi, jawaban yang tepat untuk soal tersebut ialah D.
Perhatikan Teks Berikut!
A fox fell into a well and couldn’t get out. By and by a thirsty goat came along. Seeing the fox in the well it asked if the water was good. “Good,” said the fox, “It’s the best water I’ve tasted in all my life. Come down and try it yourself.”
The goat was thirsty so he got into the well. When he had drunk enough, he looked around but there was no way to get out. Then the fox said, “I have a good idea. You stand on your hind legs and put your forelegs against the side of the well. Then I’ll climb on your back, from there. I’ll step on your horns, and I can get out. And when I’m out, I’ll help you out of the well.”
The goat did as he was asked and the fox got on his back and climbed out of the well. Then he coolly walked away. The goat called out loudly after him and reminded him of his promise to help him out. The fox merely turn to him and said, “if you only had thought carefully about getting out, you wouldn’t have jumped into the well.”
The goat felt very sad. He called out loudly. An old man walking nearby heard him and put a plank into the well. The goat out and thanked the old man.
3. What do we learn from the text?
A. How the fox helped goat
B. The fox thirsty
C. The fox deceiving goat
D. The goat deceiving fox
E. Both fox and goat trapped by old man
Jawaban soal tersebut dapat diketahui dengan membaca teks secara keseluruhan. Sebab, pertanyaan dari soal tersebut ialah apa yang dapat diketahui dari teks narasi. Bila membaca secara keseluruhan teks tersebut maka dapat diketahui bahwa teks narasi itu menceritakan tentang rubah yang menipu kambing. Nah, atas kesimpulan itu, maka jawaban yang tepat ialah C.
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Baca Seksama Teks Berikut Untuk Soal Nomor 4-5
Long, long ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the affairs of mortals, there was a small kingdom on the slope of Mount Wayang in West Java. The King, named Sang Prabu, was a wise man. He had an only daughter, called Princess Teja Nirmala, who was famous for her beauty but she was not married. One day Sang Prabu made up his mind to settle the matter by a show of strength.
After that, Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan had won the competition. Unfortunately, the wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with Raden Begawan and used magic power to render him unconscious and he forgot his wedding. When Sang Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan saw him and soon realized that he had been enchanted by the wicked fairy. The fairy could not accept this, so she killed Raden Begawan. When Princess Teja Nirmala heard this, she was very sad. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan.
4. Which one of the following statements is false about Sang Prabu?
A. Sang Prabu was a father of his only daughter
B. Sang Prabu was a king of a kingdom in West Java
C. Sang Prabu was taken to Kahyangan by a wicked fairy
D. Sang Prabu was a wise man
E. Sang Prabu didn’t have a son
Soal tersebut menuntut kamu menemukan mana fakta yang ada dalam teks dan mana yang bukan. Tipe soal tersebut ialah mencari yang bukan fakta dalam teks.
Untuk menjawab soal semacam ini, kamu perlu membaca teks dengan seksama. Sebab, kuncinya terdapat pada kesimpulanmu terhadap pembacaan teks. Dalam teks tersebut, pilihan jawaban A, B, D, dan E merupakan fakta yang terdapat dalam teks. Jadi, jawaban yang tepat untuk soal tersebut ialah C.
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5. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan. (Paragraph 2) The word her in the sentence refers to…
A. The wicked fairy
B. Princess Nirmala
C. Prince Teja
D. The prince of Blambangan
E. The nice fairy
Pertanyaan ini cukup mudah dijawab kalau kamu sudah memahami isi teks narasinya. Kutipan teks pada soal terdapat pada akhir paragraf kedua. Kunci jawaban untuk menjawab soal tersebut terdapat pada kalimat sebelumnya, yakni ‘When Princess Teja Nirmala heard this, she was very sad.’ Dari kutipan itu diketahui bahwa jawaban yang tepat untuk soal tersebut ialah B.
Nah, itulah beberapa contoh soal narrative text bahasa Inggris. Bila kamu sering berlatih maka soal-soal semacam itu pasti dapat kamu hadapi dengan mudah. Kalau kamu mencari contoh soal dan materi mengenai narrative text untuk membantu belajar maka kamu bisa mendapatkannya di Quipper Video. Jadi, tetap semangat belajar ya!
Penulis: Muhammad Khairil