Takatuliang, the
Woodcarver
Long
time ago, on the Island of Simbau, in the Celebes Sea, lived a King and his
beautiful daughter. Not only was the princess beautiful, but she was also wise
and kind.
Many
princes wanted to marry the King’s daughter and this made the King confused.
He, then, announced a contest. Whoever presented the princess with the most
valuable gift would marry her.
Takatuliang,
a poor woodcarver, wanted to join the contest, but he was so poor that he had
nothing to present. Then, he went far into the forest. There he chose the best
tree and carved it into a doll. Next, he took an old piece of cloth and sewed
it into a dress for the doll. After that, he cut his own hair and glued it to
the doll’s head.
On
the contest day, all of the princes gathered before the King and the princess.
One by one, they presented their gifts: diamonds, silk, gold, jewelry, and
other expensive gifts. The came Takatuliang’s turn.
“What
do you have?” asked the princess.
“I
bring only a doll,” said Takatuliang softly.
“How
many dolls like this do you have?” asked the princess again.
“Only
this one. I carved it myself and decorated it with my own hair and my father’s
old cloth. He already died and this is the only thing he left for me,” answered
Takatuliang.
The
princess was very touched to hear Takatuliang’s story. She decided to marry
Takatuliang because he had presented everything he had. Together, Takatuliang
and the princess lived happily ever after.
1. What
can we learn from the story above?
A. We should relax and take things
easily.
B. We must do our best with whatever
we have.
C. We need to be rich to win a
competition.
D. We must give our valuables to get
what we want.
2. Why
did Takatuliang carve a doll as a gift?
A. That was the only thing that he
could do.
B. He was a poor wood carver.
C. His father told him to do it.
D. He found the best tree in the
forest.
to
marry– because – the wood carver – was touched
–she – the princess –
1 2 3 4 5 6
by
his sincerity – decided
7 8
3. The
best arrangement of the words to make a sentence is ….
A. 6 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 5 – 8 – 4 – 7
B. 6 – 8 – 1 – 3 – 2 – 5 – 4 – 7
C. 6 – 4 – 7 – 2 – 3 – 8 – 4 – 5
D. 6 – 8 – 4 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 7 – 3
Read the text to answer questions 4 to 6!
A young lion prince was born in Africa to
the Lion King, Mufasa. His parents named him Simba. Simba's birth made his
uncle, Scar, the second in line to the throne. His presence made his cruel
uncle envious that he had a bad idea to destroy them. Scar plotted with the
hyenas to kill King Mufasa and Prince Simba, to make himself a King.
The decision day came at last. The king
was killed and Simba was led to believe that it was his fault that the King was
murdered. This left the kingdom in shame. Simba felt guilty about his father
death so that he decided to live in exile.
While the uncle ruled with iron hands,
the prince grew up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy “leave no
worries for the rest of your days”. Simba and his friends sang a song entitled
“Hakuna Matata”, a Swahili phrase from Kenya which roughly means “no worries to
any problems”, whenever they face difficulties.
When his past came to haunt him, the
young Prince had to decide his fate : would he remain an outcast, or face his
demons and become what he needed to be? After years in exile, he was persuaded
to return home to bring down Scar and claimed the kingdom as his own,
completing the “Circle of Life” with the help of his friends , Timon and
Pumbaa. Eventually, righteous defeated evil. Simba succeeded to take over the
Kingdom from his uncle and became the King. He was a wise King just like his
father.
4. This
text is mainly about ....
A. the
evil plant of Scar's
B. the
battle of Simba and Scar
C. the
downfall of Scar
D. the
prince Simba
5. Which
characteristic best describes Simba?
A. Patient.
B. Cheerful.
C. Courageous.
D. Adventurous.
6. The
underlined word in " he was persuaded to return home to bring down ...
"in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .
A. convinced
B. asked
C. requested
D. invited
(Diambil dari soal Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris SMP/MTs Tahun 2019)
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