Narrative Text : The Legend of Toba Lake

Once a fisherman named Batara Guru Sahala lived in Batakland. One day, he caught a fish. To his surprise, he found that the fish could talk! It begged Sahala to set it free. Sahala did accordingly.

As soon as the fish was free, it changed into a woman. She was so beautiful that the fisherman fell in love with her at once. He asked her to marry him. The woman agreed to marry Sahala. However, she told him that he must never let out the secret that she was once a fish. Sahala promised her that he would not tell anyone about it.

They were happily married, and had two daughters. Every morning, Sahala went out fishing. His daughters would bring him his lunch. One day, however, instead of bringing the food to their father, the girls ate it. When Sahala learnt what they had done with his meal, he got very angry. He shouted at them, saying, “You behaved exactly like the daughters of a fish.”

The girls did not understand what their father meant. They went home and asked their mother about it. When they told her what he had said, she was very annoyed. Although Sahala apologized to her later, she would not forgive him for breaking his promise.

Then, the earth began to tremble, and volcanoes started to erupt. The earth cracked to form a big hole. People said that this hole became Lake Toba.

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Indikator              : Menentukan informasi rinci.

·         Indikator soal      : Disajikan sebuah teks narrative siswa dapat menentukan jawaban pertanyaan tentang informasi rinci di dalam teks dengan tepat.

·         Soal no. 28

28. Why did the girls’ mother get angry with Sahala?

A.    She broke his promise.

B.     He did not get the food.

C.     She apologized for the daughters.

D.    The girls did not understand him.

·         Kunci Jawaban   : A

·         Pembahasan        : Dari konteks kalimat, khususnya pada paragraph 4 diketahui adanya kalimata yang memberi alasan mengapa Ibu anak-anak perempuan itu marah pada Sahala. Alasannya adalah karena Sahala tidak menepati janjinya untuk menjaga rahasia mereka. Jadi jawaban soal ini adalah A.

·         Indikator              : Menentukan pokok pikiran paragraph.

·         Indikator soal      : Disajikan sebuah teks narrative siswa dapat menentukan jawaban pertanyaan tentang pokok pikiran paragraf tertentu teks dengan tepat.

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2. What is the main idea of last paragraph?

A.    The earth began to erupt and tremble very hard.

B.     What happened after Sahala broke his promise.

C.     The volcanoes erupted as soon as the earth trembled.

D.    The earth and the volcanoes made a hole for the people.

·         Kunci Jawaban   :  B

·         Pembahasan        : Bila kita baca kalimat-kalimat pada paragraf terakhir maka jelas semuanya menjelaskan apa yang terjadi setelah Sahala tidak menepati janjinya. Jadi jawaban yang paling tepat untuk soal ini adalah jawaban B.

·         Indikator              : Menentukan pesan moral.

·         Indikator soal      : Disajikan sebuah teks narrative siswa dapat menentukan jawaban pertanyaan tentang pesan moral dari isi teks dengan tepat.

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3. What is the moral value of telling the story?

A.    Father has to care all his daughters.

B.     Children must obey their mother.

C.     It is not good to break our promise.

D.    We have to be good with our wife.

·         Kunci Jawaban   :  C

·         Pembahasan        : Bila kita baca teks dan pahami isi teks di atas jelas kisah ini diceritakan untuk menyampaikan pesan kalau orang itu tidak baik mengingkari janjinya. Jadi jawaban yang paling tepat untuk soal ini adalah C.