Narrative Text Worksheet
Narrative Text Worksheet
Narrative Text Worksheet
First Meeting
Exercise 1
Watch the video about Bawang Merah Bawang Putih and complete the story below with the
correct words from the boxes.
You can access the video in this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10RAyQm3eYI
Exercise 2
Answer these questions based on the text above.
4. Complication
5. Resolution
6. Re-orientation
8. Adjectives
9. Nouns
Third Meeting
Exercise 4
Choose one of the following videos. The videos contain some narrative stories. Click the link
and watch it. Write the story. Then retell it in front of your friends.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5hIz5FqMMw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNuijUocWis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFxCr9HvZ6Q&t=32s
Fourth Meeting
Exercise 5
Read the following narrative texts. What kinds of narrative texts are they?
TEXT 1
Fox and A Cat
One day, a cat and a fox were having a conversation. The fox, who was a conceited
creature, boasted how clever she was. “Why, I know at least a hundred tricks to get away
from our mutual enemies, the dogs,” she said. “I know only one trick to get away from
dogs,” said the cat. “You should teach me some of yours!”. “Well, maybe someday, when I
have the time, I may teach you a few of the simpler ones”, replied the fox airily.
Just then they heard the barking of a pack of dogs in the distance. The barking grew
louder and louder – the dogs were coming in their direction! At once the cat ran to the
nearest tree and climbed into its branches, well out of reach of any dog. “This is the trick I
told you about, the only one I know”, said the cat. “Which one of your hundred tricks are
you going to use?”.
The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she should use. Before she
could make up her mind, the dogs arrived. They fell upon the fox and tore her to pieces.
TEXT 2
Golden Cucumber
Long time ago in the island of Java, Indonesia, lived a couple of farmers. They had
married for some years but they had no children. So, they prayed to a monster called Buta
Ijo to give them children. Buta Ijo was a ferocious and powerful monster. He granted their
wish on one condition. When their children had grown up, they had to sacrifice them to Buta
Ijo. He liked eating fresh meat of human being. The farmers agreed to his condition. Several
months later the wife was pregnant.
She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. They named her Timun Emas. The farmers
were happy. Timun Emas was very healthy and a very smart girl. She was also very diligent.
When she was a teenager Buta Ijo came to their house. Timun Emas was frightened so she
ran away to hide. The farmers then told Buta Ijo that Timun Emas was still a child. They
asked him to postpone. Buta Ijo agreed. He promised to come again. The following year
Buta Ijo came again. But again, and again their parents said that Timun Emas was still a
child.
When the third time Buta Ijo came their parents had prepared something for him.
They gave Timun Emas several bamboo needles, seeds of cucumber, dressing and salt.
‘Timun, take these things’ ‘What are these things?’ ‘These are your weapons. Buta Ijo will
chase you. He will eat you alive. So run as fast as you can. And if he will catch you spread
this to the ground. Now go!’
Timun Emas was scared so she ran as quickly as she could. When Buta Ijo arrived,
she was far from home. He was very angry when he realized that his prey had left. So, he
ran to chase her. He had a sharp nose so he knew what direction his prey ran.
Timun Emas was just a girl while Buta Ijo was a monster so he could easily catch her
up. When he was just several steps behind Timun Emas quickly spread the seeds of
cucumber. In seconds they turned into many vines of cucumber. The exhausted Buta Ijo
was very thirsty so he grabbed and ate them. When Buta Ijo was busy eating cucumber
Timun Emas could run away.
But soon Buta Ijo realized and started running again. When he was just several steps
behind Timun Emas threw her bamboo needles. Soon they turned into dense bamboo trees.
Buta Ijo found it hard to pass. It took him some time to break the dense bamboo forest.
Meanwhile Timun Emas could run farther.
Buta Ijo chased her again. When he almost catches her again and again Timun Emas
threw her dressing. This time it turned into a lake. Buta Ijo was busy to save himself, so
Timun Emas ran way. But Buta Ijo could overcome it and continued chasing her.
Finally, when Timun Emas was almost caught she threw her salt. Soon the land
where Buta Ijo stood turned into ocean. Buta Ijo was drowned and died instantly. Timun
Emas was thankful to God and came back to her home.
TEXT 3
Pinocchio
In the past, there was a puppeteer whose name is Geppetto. He eager to have a son
very much but his wife passed away several years ago. One day, he got an idea to make a
puppet in order not to be lonely again. He made a puppet all day long. Finally, in the
morning he had finished his work and he named the puppet Pinocchio. Soon he felt lonely
again since Pinocchio couldn’t walk or talk by itself. One night, Geppetto prayed to the God
to become a real boy. He always thought it on his mind in his dream.
In the next morning, he was surprised that Pinocchio was alive. He taught Pinocchio
how to walk, how to read, how to speak and to do other things as human. He then studied
at an elementary school. One day, Pinocchio felt bored, and it made him go home late.
When Pinocchio finally came home, Geppetto asked him. He said that he was on school, but
he wasn’t. Instantly, Pinocchio’s nose grew longer and longer, and it meant that Pinocchio
has lied.
The next morning, Pinocchio was kidnaped by the owner of circus. Pinocchio soon
became a slave for the circus. He was so famous because he was a puppet which can talk.
Geppetto worried about him because Pinocchio had not been going home for almost two
days. He tried to find Pinocchio everywhere, but he found nothing. When he searched him
on the sea, big wave smashed him. He was then in whale’s stomach when he awoke. He
couldn’t find the way to go out.
In the other side, Pinocchio finally could escape out from the circus. He came home
but nobody was there. Later on, he searched Geppetto in the sea. He got the same accident
like Geppetto and he met Geppetto in whale’s stomach. Both of them got out from its
stomach by making a fire. In the end of the story, they went home together and lived
happily ever after.
Exercise 6
Look at Exercise 5. Read those texts carefully. Then analyze them by completing the table
below.
1 Title
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2 Purpose
.
3 Text Structure
.
Orientation
Complication
Resolution
Re-orientation
4 Language
. Features
Adjectives
Nouns
Simple Past Tense
Fifth Meeting
Exercise 7
Read these jumbled paragraphs carefully. Arrange them into a good narrative text.
Sidi Mantra felt so sad and ask the dragon to bring his son back to life. The dragon
agreed as long as he could get tail back. With his power, Sidi Mantra got the dragon’s
tail back and Manik Angkeran alive.
“Long time ago in Daha Kingdom, lived a great Brahma named Sidi Mantra. He had a
son named Manik Angkeran who fell in big debt due to gamble. Sidi Mantra knew
about the treasure in Agung Mountain that was safeguarded by Besukih Dragon. With
a bell in his hand, Sidi Mantra recited a spell to call the dragon. Once the dragon came
out, Sidi Mantra asked for help. The dragon agreed to give him gold.
Although Manik Angkeran felt sorry, Sidi Mantra knew they could not live together
again. He put a stick on the ground between him and his son. Suddenly, water came
out from the ground and became strait, which separates Bali Island and Java Island.”
Manik Angkeran was so happy to see the gold, but greed made him want more. He
stole his father bell and go to Agung Mountain to meet the dragon himself. After the
dragon gave him gold, he became greedier and cut the tail of the dragon to get more.
The dragon got angry and burnt him to death.
Sixth Meeting
Exercise 8
Look at these series of pictures. Create a narrative text based on the pictures.
ENGLISH WORKSHEET
NARRATIVE TEXT
GRADE 10
NAME : _________________________
CLASS : _________________________