99 hut in a farming field. He did some
gardening and fishing for his daily life.
One day, while the man was fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap. It was
the biggest catch which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned into a
beautiful princess. He felt in love with her and proposed her to be his wife. She said;
“Yes, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about the secret that I was once a
fish, otherwise there will be a huge
disaster”. The man made the deal and they got married, lived happily and had a
daughter.
Few years later, his daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in the fields.
One day, his daughter was so hungry and she ate his father’s lunch. Unfortunately, he
found out and got furious, and shouted; “You damned daughter of a fish”. The
daughter ran home and asked her mother. The mother started crying, felt sad that her
husband had broken his promise.
Then she told her daughter to run up the hills because a huge disaster was about to
come. When her daughter left, she prayed. Soon there was a big earthquake followed
by non-stop pouring rain. The whole area got flooded and became Toba Lake. She
turned into a fish again and the man became the island of Samosir.
17. What is the complication in paragraph 3?
a. The mother started crying, felt sad that her husband had broken his
promise .
b. His daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in the fields.
c. His daughter was so hungry and she ate his father’s lunch.
d. The daughter ran home and asked her mother.
18. Finally, what did happen to the man? a. He sunk
b. He turned into a lake c. He turned into a fish
d.
He turned into an island
19. What can we learn from the text above? a. We must obey our parents
b. We must not break our promise c. We
must not eat our father’s meal d. We must go fishing to find a golden
fish
20. What is the best title of the text above? a. The Story of Toba lake and Samosir
in North Sumatera b. The man, the fish and their daughter
c. The story of Samosir island d.
The story of Toba Lake. TEXT V
Two Brothers
Long time ago, there were two brothers called Akomi and Ombah. They were
ambitious and winning. Akomi, the elder brother said, “If we become the King’s
employees, we can make laws to collect more money from the people. We will
become very rich.” They went to see King Aruya. Akomi
said, “Your Majesty, let us be your ministers. We will make good laws. All
your subjects will be happy. I am wise and clever. I know everythi
ng.” King Aruya said angrily
, “That is not true Nobody knows everything. For example,
do you know how many stars there are in the sky? Guards Throw this liar into the
river of crocodiles”
100 Ombah’s hands trembled. Then he
thought to himself, “King Aruya will also punish me if I say the wrong thing.
My brother said he knew everything and his answer was wrong. So if I say the
op
posite, my answer will be right.” Ombah then said to King Aruya, “Your
majesty, I know nothing.” King Aruya said, “That is also a lie.
Nobody knows
nothing, truly
Everybody knows at least something. For example, you know your father’s
name, don’t you? Guards Throw him into the river of crocodiles, too”
21. The two brother’s ambition was
to…. a.
Become rich
b. Become ministers c. Help the King make good laws
d. M ake the King’s subjects happy
22. Ombah said I know nothing because he…
a. Did not want to lie to King Aruya
b. Wanted to see the crocodiles c. Did not know how many stars
there were
d. Thought that the answer would
be right
23. Ombah’s hand trembled because
he… a.
Was afraid
b. Knew nothing c. Was thinking hard
d. had the right answer
24. From the story, we can see that King Aruya….
a. Keep many crocodiles b. Could make good laws
c. Did not need any ministers d.
Disliked people who told lies
25. “Ombah’s hands trembled. Then he
thought to himself…” he refers to…. a.
Ombah’s hand b. King Aruya
c. Ombah
d. Akomi
