The Ant and the
Grasshopper
In a field one summer’s
day a grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart’s
content. An ant passed by bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was
taking to the nest.
“Why not come and chat
with me, “ said the grasshopper,”instead of toiling and moiling in that way?”
“I am helping to lay
up food for the winter,”said the ant, “and recommended you to do the same.”
“Why bother about
winter?”said the grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present. “The ant
went on its way and continued its toil.
When the winter came
the grasshopper found itself dying of hunger while it saw the ants distributing,
everyday, corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer.
24. What does the text
tell us about?
a. two friendly
animals
b. the boastful Grasshopper
c. The regret of the
Grasshopper
d. the diligent ants
and the lazy grasshopper
25. What did happen to
the grasshopper when the winter?
a. it had enough food
for the winter
b. it distributed corn
and grain from the stories
c. be extra careful
with strangers
d. it hooped about,
chirped and sang to its heart’s content
26. We learn from the
story above that we must . . . .
a. be patient
b. work hard to be
successful
c. be extra careful
with strangers
d. share with others
The Legend of Lake
Toba
There was a handsome
man named Batara Guru Sahala, who enjoyed fishing so much. One day, he caught a
fish. He was surprised and set the fish free. As soon as it was free, the fish
changed into a very a beautiful woman. Batara Guru Sahala fell in love with the
fish woman and wanted to marry her. Batara Guru Sahala also promised to keep
the secret that she had been a fish and would never tell anybody about it.
They were happily
married. They had two daughters. One day, Batara Guru Sahala got very angry
with his daughters. He could not control his temper. He shouted angrily and the
word fish reached his daughters. The daughters were crying. They found their
mother and told it about it.
The mother was very
angry. Batara Guru Sahala broke his promise. The mother started shouting
angrily, then the earth began to shake and volcanoes started to erupt. The earth
formed a very big hole. People believed that the big hole became a lake. Today the
lake is known as Lake Toba.
27. Why was the mother
very angry? Because . . . .
a. her daughter was
crying and found her.
b. Batara Guru Sahala
broke his promise
c. the earth began to
shake and volcanoes started to erupt
d. Batara Guru Sahala
had two daughters.
28. What is the main
idea of the fourth paragraph?
a. how lake Toba was
formed
b. their daughters
were crying
c. the daughters found
their mother
d. Batara Guru Sahala
had two daughters
29. “Batara Guru
Sahala broke his promise."
The similar meaning of
the underlined word is . . . .
a. Shock
b. Surprise
c. Swear
d. Tell
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