Narrative Text Pt. 1 & 2

 Narrative Text

Definition & Purpose of Narrative Text

Narrative text is a type of text in English to tell a story that has a series of connected chronological events. The purpose of this text is to entertain the reader about a story or stories.

Types of Narrative Text

Narrative text can be imaginary or factual. Here is an example of the genre of Narrative text:

• Fairy Tale
• Mystery
• Science Fiction
• Romance
• Fable
• Horror
• Myth & Legend
• History
• Slice of Life
• Personal Experience
• etc
  
  

Narrative Text Features

• Using Action Verbs in Past Tenses.
• Using certain nouns as personal pronouns.
• Using adjectives that form a noun phrase.
• Use conjunctions to order events.

Narrative Text Structure

• Orientation : Usually called the introduction, it contains about who, when, where a story is set.
• Complication : Tells the beginning of the problem that causes the peak of the problem or what is commonly called the climax.
• Resolution : This part is the end of the story or a solution to the problem that occurs. It could be better or worse.
• Re-Orientation : This section is the conclusion of an optional story. Re-orientation can contain moral lessons, suggestions or teachings from the author.

Example of Narrative Text

True Friends

Once upon a time, there were two close friends who were walking through the forest together. They knew that anything dangerous can happen any time in the forest. So they promised each other that they would always be together in any case of danger.

Suddenly, they saw a large bear getting closer toward them. One of them climbed a nearby tree at once. But unfortunately the other one did not know how to climb up the tree. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless and pretended to be a dead man.

The bear came near the one who was lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and slowly left the place because the bears do not want to touch the dead creatures. After that, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend that was on the ground, "Friend, what did the bear whisper into your ears?" The other friend replied, "Just now the bear advised me not to believe a false friend."

Moral of the Story- A true friend in need is a friend indeed.

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Conclusion of Narrative Text

Narrative text is a type of text in English to tell a story that has a series of connected chronological events. The purpose of this text is to entertain the reader about a story or stories. So many types of genres in Narrative Text, the one that appears most often are fairytale dan fable. The structure of Narrative Text there are Orientation, Complication, Resolution, and Re-Orientation.

Perhatikan teks berikut untuk menjawab soal no. 1-3!

A long time ago, there lived on the island of Bali a giant-like creature named Kbo Iwo.  The people of Bali used to say that Kbo Iwo was everything, a destroyer as well as a creator.  He was satisfied with the meal, but this meant for the Balinese people enough food for a thousand men.

Difficulties arose when for the first time the barns were almost empty and the new harvest was still a long way off.  This made Kbo Iwo wild with great anger.  In his hunger, he destroyed all the houses and even all the temples.  It made the Balinese turn to rage.

So, they came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant by using his stupidity.  They asked Kbo Iwo to build them a very deep well, and rebuild all the houses and temples he had destroyed.  After they fed Kbo Iwo, he began to dig a deep hole.

One day he had eaten too much, he fell asleep in the hole.  The oldest man in the village gave a sign, and the villagers began to throw the limestone they had collected before into the hole.  The limestone made the water inside the hole boiling .  Kbo Iwo was buried alive.  Then the water in the well rose higher and higher until at last it overflowed and formed Lake Batur.  The mound of earth dug from the well by Kbo Iwo is known as Mount Batur.

1. Which the following fact is true about Kbo Iwo?

    A.  Kebo Iwo ate a little amount of meat

    B.  Kebo Iwo is a destroyer that cannot make anything

    C.  Kebo Iwo was angry because his food was stolen by Balinese people

    D.  Kebo Iwo destroyed all the house but not the temple

    E.  Kebo eat food was equal for food of thousand people

2. Why did Kbo Iwo feel angry to the Balinese people?

    A.  Because Balinese people ate his meal

    B.  Because Balinese people took his food so his barns was empty

    C.  Because Balinese people didn’t give him food

    D.  Because Balinese people were in hunger

    E.  Because Balinese people turned to rage

3. According to the story, if Kbo Iwa is never existed in Bali island, what do you think will happen?

    A.  There will be no Bali island

    B.  Bali People will never be angry

    C.  All Bali people will live in a prosperous way

    D.  We are not able see the beauty of Lake Batur

    E.  Mount Batur will not be a sacred place now

Perhatikan teks berikut untuk menjawab soal no. 4-5!

The old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set Gretel to clean the house.  She planned to eat them both.  Each night the children cried and begged the witch to let them go.

Meanwhile, at home, their stepmother was beginning to wish she had never tried to get rid of the children.  “I must find them,” she said and set off into the forest.

Many hours later, when her feet were tired from walking and her lips were dry from thirst, she came to the cottage belonging to the witch.  The stepmother peeped through the window.  Her heart cried out when she saw the two children.

She picked up the broom leaning against the door and crept inside.  The witch was putting some stew in the oven when the stepmother gave her an almighty push.  The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door.

‘Children, I have come to save you,’ she said hugging them tightly.  I have done a dreadful thing.

I hope in time you will forgive me.  Let me take you home and become a family again.  They returned to their home and the stepmother became the best mother anyone could wish to have, and of course they lived happily ever after!

4. The story is about….

    A.  Two children went to school for the first time

    B.  A witch who is really kind

    C.  A father who begged a witch for money

    D.  A stepmother who saved her children from a witch

    E.  Two children saved their stepmother from a witch

5. “The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door.” (Paragraph 4).  The underlined word “shut” can be replaced by the word…

    A.  Marked

    B.  Painted

    C.  Opened

    D.  Polished

    E.  Closed

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