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Question for numbers 1-5.
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 through a show of strength.
After that, the Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan 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.
1. Which one of the following statements is false about Sang Prabu?

A. Sang Prabu was the 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.
2. Why the wicked fairy did use her magic to make Raden Begawan unconscious?
A. She didn't like Raden Begawan.
B. She didn't want Raden Prabu to marry the princess.
C. She wanted Teja Nirmala to forget about her wedding.
D. She didn't want the prince of Blambangan to marry the princess.
3. What do you think will happen if gods or goddesses cannot mingle in the affairs of people on earth at that time?
A. Princess Segara will have married Raden Begawan.
B. Sang Prabu will not hold a strength competition.
C. Raden Begawan will not die
D. Wicked Fairy will not take Raden Begawan's life.
4. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan. (Paragraph 2) The word here in the sentence refers to ...
A. The wicked fairy
B. The nice fairy
C. Princess Nirmala
D. Prince Teja
5. The similarity between fairies and humans according to the text.
A. The place they live.
B. The jealousy that they possess.
C. The way they don't feel love.
D. The strength they have.
Question for numbers 6-15.
A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories. There were only a few villages. If the people wanted
to go from one village to another, they often had to pass through wild and unsafe forests.
One day, a farmer's young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother and brother. She brought along her
baby son. When it was time for her to leave, her brother said "it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you
through the forest".
So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby. When they were in the forest,
suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They began to run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone
and fell down.
At once the wolves caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, "please eat my own son instead". Then,
she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves and took her nephew away. Everyone understood that
this was because the woman was very good and kind. She had offered her own son's life to save her nephew.
They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched thick sticks and went back with her
into the forest. When they got there, they saw something very strange. Instead of eating the woman's baby, the
wolves were playing with him.
6. What separated one village from another a long time ago in the New Territories?
A. Another village
B. Mountains
C. Forests
D. Hills
7. Who was Ah Tim?

A. The young woman's brother.
B. The young woman's son.
C. The young woman's brother and nephew.
D. The young woman's brother's son.
8. Who walked in front when they were in the forest?

A. Ah Tm
B. The woman
C. The woman's son.
D. Her brother's nephew.
9. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim?

A. He was afraid.
B. He was stumbled by a stone.
C. He ran slowly.
D. The woman cried.
10. The woman gave her son to the wolves because ...
A. She loved her nephew than her son.
B. She thought about how her brother would be.
C. She wanted her son was eaten by the wolves.
D. She was crazy.
11. What did the villagers bring sticks for?

A. For the weapon to beat the wolves.
B. To bring the woman's nephew.
C. For the fire woods.
D. For play
12. "all men in the village fetched thick stick …" The word "fetched" has a similar meaning to:
A. Received
B. Caught
C. Got
D. Hit
13. From the passage we learn that the villages were ...
A. Located in one huge area.
B. Situated in a large district
C. Separated by untamed jungles
D. Wild and unsafe
14. The brother let her son go with his aunt as she left home because ...
A. Ah Tim wanted to see the wolves.

B. His aunt wanted him to come along.
C. Ah Tim was bored living with his parents.
D. Ah Tim would be a guardian for them
15. What is the purpose of the writer in writing the story above?
A. To describe the danger of the villages.
B. To entertain the readers of the story.
C. To tell the villagers relationship.
D. To explain how important a relative is.
Questions for numbers 16 - 20
The Two Candles

Once a wax candle and a tallow candle were having a conversation. The wax candle was very vain
and boasted, “I will be placed in a silver candle stand at tonight’s party.” The tallow candle answered, “It is
certainly better to be made of wax than of tallow but I am happy that I burn in the kitchen where food is cooked.”
Suddenly, a rich lady came and picked up all the candles. Seeing the tallow candle along with the wax
candle, the lady gave it to a poor boy who was passing by.
The poor boy took the tallow candle home. Seeing the small cottage. the tallow candle thought, “How
lucky the wax candle is to be in its rich home.”
Meanwhile, the mother lit the tallow candle. One of the children said, “Oh, we have light in the house
today!” The tallow candle saw the joy in his eyes and was happy to be in the cottage and did not envy the wax
candle again.
16. How was the wax candle characteristic?

A. Nice
B. Wise
C. Arrogant
D. Shy
17 .To whom was the tallow candle given?

A. The lady
B. The poor boy
C. The wax candle
D. The mother
18. How did the tallow candle feel in the end after being in the poor boy's cottage?
A. Happy
B. Envy
C. Strange
D. Not satisfied
19. What can you learn from the story above?

A. We have to trust each other
B. We must compete to win someone else's heart
C. Be confident because you are the best
D. Don't be jealous of other people's life
20. What is the synonym of the word ENVY in the sentence

".....and did not envy the wax candle again."
A. Jealous
B. Trust
C. Suspicious
D. Fear
Questions for numbers 21 - 23
Flowers from the Moon
Once there lived a handsome prince on a high mountain. He wanted to go to the moon because he loved the
gentle moonlight. He loved the moon’s gentle white shine.
One day. he fulfilled his dream and really went to the moon. There he met the Moon King’s daughter. She was a
lovely young princess. They fell in love with each other and wandered together all over the moon among the
flowers and danced together.
But soon, it was time to go back to earth and the prince felt very sad. The princess gave him a beautiful flower that
grew on the moon, so that the prince could always look at it and remember her. The prince took the flower, bid the
princess goodbye and went all the way back to earth. He planted the flower, and soon it covered all the mountains
like a lovely white carpet.
It is believed that this is how the alpine flowers reached the earth from the moon!
21. Why did the prince want to go to the moon?

A. Because he loved to fly there
B. Because he wanted to marry the Moon Princess
C. Because he wanted to dance on the moon
D. Because he loved the gentle moonlight
22. Why did the princess give the prince a beautiful flower?
A. To make the prince could always look at it and remember her
B. In order to make the prince remember the moon
C So that the prince could easily go back to the moon
D. To make the flower grow on earth
23. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

A. The prince planted the flower on earth
B. The prince went back to earth
C. The prince could finally go to the moon
D. The prince and Moon Princess fell in love to each other
Questions for numbers 24 – 25
The Fox and The Grapes
One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from over a lofty
branch. “Just the thing to quench my thirst,” he thought.
Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few paces back
and he tried to reach them but still failed.
Finally, giving up, the fox turned up his nose and said, “They’re probably sour anyway,” and proceeded to walk
away.
24. From the text we know that .....

A. The fox was walking through the river when he spotted the grapes
B. The fox worked very hard and successful
C. The fox gave up after several trials
D. The fox was starving so he wanted to eat the grapes so much
25. What did the fox think about the grapes in the end?
A. fresh
B. sweet
C. sour
D. tasty

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Question for numbers 1-5.

1. Which one of the following statements is false about Sang Prabu?

Question for numbers 6-15.

7. Who was Ah Tim?

8. Who walked in front when they were in the forest?

9. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim?

11. What did the villagers bring sticks for?

A. Ah Tim wanted to see the wolves.

Questions for numbers 16 - 20

The Two Candles

16. How was the wax candle characteristic?

17 .To whom was the tallow candle given?

19. What can you learn from the story above?

20. What is the synonym of the word ENVY in the sentence

Questions for numbers 21 - 23

Flowers from the Moon

21. Why did the prince want to go to the moon?

23. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

Questions for numbers 24 – 25

The Fox and The Grapes

24. From the text we know that .....

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