Contoh soal Simple Present Tense, Narrative Text, Recount Text

 Berikut adalah contoh latihan soal campuran dari materi: Simple Present Tense, Narrative Text, Recount Text

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A.      Choose the correct answer!

The following text is for questions number 1 – 2.

One day, a hound dog went hunting by himself in the woods. He saw a rabbit in the bush and chased him out into an open. The rabbit ran. The dog followed. The rabbit ran around trees and through an open field. When the dog began to be tired, the rabbit, with its last energy, jumped into the bush and disappeared.

As the dog turned back home, a goat herder who had seen the chase smiled at him saying, “Why did you let that rabbit go?”. “You forget,” replied the tired dog, “I was only running for my dinner. He was running for his life!”

 

1.       Where did the story take place? …………..      

a.       On an open field.                                                             d. In the woods

b.       Behind the bush.                                                              e. In front of the house

c.       Around trees

 

2.       What can you learn from the above story? .........

a.       People should protect endangered rabbits                                          

b.       A big and strong hound dog is the best man’s friend

c.       We should have a dog to chase any dangerous animals

d.       One should make any possible efforts to safe their life

 

Questions number 3 to 5 are based on the following text.

The Football Match

My brother and I went to a football match yesterday. Our school team was playing against another High School team. Our team wore red and white shirts, white short, and red stockings. The opponent team wore orange and black shirts, orange shorts, and black stockings. “They look like bees”, my brother said, and we laughed.

They play like bees too. They ran very fast, attacked very hard, and passed the ball to each other very fast. Soon they scored their first goal. My brother and I shouted and shouted, “Come on, Valley School! Come on, the Valleys!.” Our headmaster was near us and he was shouting too. He seemed very enthusiastic. However, the high school scored another goal. We were very sad.

 

3.       The text tells about ......

a.       Joining a football match                                d. The school football team

b.       Winning a football match                              e. Playing football

c.       Attending a football match

 

4.       Which statement is true according to the text?

a.       The writer and his brother will watch a football match

b.       The writer’s school team wore orange and black shirts

c.       The writer called his school team the “bees”

d.       The writer’s school team scored the first goal

e.       The opponent scored the first goal

 

5.       What is the genre of the text?

a.       Narrative                                                             d. Report

b.       Recount                                                               e. Explanation   

c.       Descriptive

 

6.       She gets good score after study hard.

The negative form of the above sentence is ....

a.       She is not get good score after study hard

b.       She do not get good score after study hard

c.       She do not gets good score after study hard

d.       She does not get good score after study hard

e.       She does not gets good score after study hard

 

7.       Choose the correct Simple Present Tense sentence!

a.       They is do the test happily

b.       She don’t go to school today

c.       Are I take your pencil?

d.       My friend gives me this candy

e.       We speaks the truth

 

8.       They _____ climbing the tree and she is________down below.

(Mereka sedang memanjat pohon sedangkan dia sedang menunggu dibawah)

The correct to be and verb to complete the sentence above are .....

a.       Are – waiting                                                      d. was - waiting

b.       Are – wait                                                            e. Were - wait

c.       Is – waiting

Choose the correct verb (Simple Past Tense) for the text below!

The Rats and the Elephants

Once upon a time, there _________(9) a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a group of elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats. Many of them were crushed to death.Then the king of rats decided to approach the elephant’s chief and request him to guide his herd through another route. And so the live of the rats _______(10) saved.

9.       a. living                                                                         10. a. were

 b. lives                                                                                 b. was

 c. lived                                                                                 c. is

 d. is lived                                                                             d. am            

 e. is living                                                                            e. are            

 

B.Answer the questions correctly!

1.Arrange the following words into a good sentence!

night – my – go – you  – to – last – Did – house – ?

 

Fill in the blank with correct verb of Present Continuous Tense!

2. She __________(sleep) now.

3. Are you ___________(listen) the conversation?

 

4. Change the sentences into interrogative (?) form.

The water flows across the river.

 

5. Arrange the sentence into a good paragraph!

    (1) at the further of the wood was another pretty cottage

    (2) there was once a sweet maid who lived in a pretty cottage

    (3) she gave her a red clock with a hood which she always wear

    (4) where grandmother lived in

    (5) everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother loved her most of all

    (6) so, people called her “Red Riding Hood”