Narrative Text

Narrative text

Narrative text is a story with complication or problematic events and it tries to find the resolutions to solve the problems. An important part of narrative text is the narrative mode, the set of methods used to communicate the narrative through a process narration.

·        The purpose of narrative text

The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.

A. Generic Structures of Narrative Text

1) Orientation

Sets the scene: where and when the story happened and introduces the participants of the story: who and what is involved in the story.

2) Complication

Tells the beginning of the problems which leads to the crisis (climax) of the main participants.

3) Resolution

The problem (the crisis) is resolved, either in a happy ending or in a sad (tragic) ending

4) Re-orientation/Coda

This is a closing remark to the story and it is optional. It consists  of  a  moral  lesson,  advice  or  teaching  from  the writer.

The Monkey and The Crocodile

One day there was a monkey. He wanted to cross a river. There he saw a crocodile so he asked the crocodile to take him across the other side of the river. The crocodile agree and told the monkey to jump on its back. Then the crocodile swam down the river with the monkey on his top.

Unluckily, the crocodile was very hungry, he stopped in the middle of the river and said to the monkey, “My father is very sick. He has to eat the heart of the monkey. So he will be healthy again.”

At the time, the monkey was in dangerous situation and he had to think hard. Then he had a good idea. He told the crocodile to swim back to the river bank. “What’s for?” asked the crocodile. “Because I don’t bring my heart,” said the monkey. “I left it under a tree, near some coconuts in the river bank.”

The crocodile agreed and turned around. He swam back to the bank of the river. As soon as they reached the river bank, the monkey jumped off the crocodile’s back. Then he climbed up to the top of a tree.

“Where is your heart?” asked the crocodile. “You are foolish,” said the monkey to the crocodile. “Now I am free and I have my heart.

1.      What was the monkey saw when he wanted to cross a river?

a.      A crocodile

b.      A fish

c.       Monkey’s friend

d.      A man

2.      The first paragraph is about?

a.      Conclusion

b.      Complication

c.       Resolution

d.      Orientation

3.      What idea had the monkey?

a.      Told the crocodile to swim continue

b.      Told the crocodile to stop swimming

c.       Told the crocodile to swim back

d.      A and B is false

4.      What was crocodile asked when turn around and swam back to the bank of river?

a.      Where are you going?

b.      What’s for?

c.       What are you doing?

d.      Where is your heart?

5.  What is the characteristic of the monkey?

a.      Tricky

b.      Stupid

c.       clever

d.      good

The Smartest Parrot

Once upon time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot could say every word, except one word. The parrot would not say the name of the place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.

The man felt excited having the smartest parrot but he could not understand why the parrot would not say Catano. The man tried to teach the bird to say Catano however the bird kept not saying the word.

At the first, the man was very nice to the bird but then he got very angry. “You stupid bird!” pointed the man to the parrot. “Why can’t you say the word? Say Catano! Or I will kill you” the man said angrily. Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say it. Then the man got so angry and shouted to the bird over and over; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”. The bird kept not to say the word of Catano.

One day, after he had been trying so many times to make the bird say Catano, the man really got very angry. He could not bear it. He picked the parrot and threw it into the chicken house. There were four old chickens for next dinner “You are as stupid as the chickens. Just stay with them” Said the man angrily. Then he continued to humble; “You know, I will cut the chicken for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will eat you too, stupid parrot”. After that he left the chicken house.

The next day, the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and was very surprised. He could not believe what he saw at the chicken house. There were three death chickens on the floor. At the moment, the parrot was standing proudly and screaming at the last old chicken; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”.

6.      What is the tittle of the text?

a.      The Smartest a Bulbul

b.      The Smartest a Dove

c.       The Smartest Parrot

d.      The Smartest Eagle

7.      The parrot could say every word, except..........

a.      Catano

b.      The name owner of parrot

c.       Chicken

d.      Stupid bird

8.      Why the man got very angry to the parrot?

a.      Because the parrot can’t whistle

b.      Because the parrot can’t sayCatano

c.       Because the parrot stay at the chicken house

d.      Because the parrot can’t say anything

9.      What is the text about?

a.      Report text

b.      Narrative text

c.       Recount text

d.      Report

10.       Who was picked the parrot and threw it into the chicken house?

a.       Mother

b.      Father

c.       The man

d.      The women