NARRATIVE TEXT

 

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I hope those who read this blog are healthy and always adhere to health protocols. In this blog, I will discuss about NarrativeText.

 

NarrativeText

 

Definition

Narrative text is a text that contains imaginary stories, fairy tales, or true stories that have been exaggerated. Usually there is a moral value to be learned at the end of the story.

 

Purpose

to entertain the reader about a story written by the author and at the same time imply a moral message to be conveyed to the reader.

 

Types

1. Adventure stories

2. Fables

Stories whose characters are animals, but show human-like behavior such as talking.

3. Fairy-stories

Stories that are generally fantasy or full of magic.

4. Historical narratives

5. Horror stories

6. Legends

The stories told are based on facts, but the characters don't really exist.

7. Myth

The story tries to explain about the world and how we should react to it.

8. Mysteries

9. Science fiction

10. Slice of life

 

Characteristic features

- The tenses used are those that show events in the past > Past Tense.

- Adverbs of time which are commonly used at the beginning of sentences, such as long time ago, once, one, once upon a time.

- There are snippets of conversation between characters.

- Use of adjectives to provide a more detailed description in the form of a noun phrase.

 

Structure

1. Orientation

In this paragraph we introduce the core of the story, the characters/characters, the place, as well as the time of the story that we want to write, buddy.

2. Complications

In this section, we can write down the conflicts in the story to its climax. In writing a conflict there are also 4 different things, namely:

a. Physical: marked by physical conflict between characters.

b. Natural: marked by conflicts between characters and things related to natural forces.

c. Social: marked by a meeting between figures, but have different interests.

d. Psychological: characterized by a conflict within oneself between choosing good or bad things, being arrogant or humble, also being greedy or not.

3. Evaluation

This section is optional, usually contains an insertion of an assessment or evaluation of the story or the existing conflict.

4. Resolution

in this section we can show solutions or solutions to existing conflicts.

5. Re-orientation

The last part of the narrative text is also optional. As writers, we can provide a moral message, advice, or lesson in the closing section for readers that comes from the story.

The Struggle of a Street Singer to Become a Famous Singer

 

One day there was a child who was singing at a red light. The child is named Rizky. Rizky was forced to do this because his father had died and his mother was sick. He had to work to make ends meet and eat daily. He lives with his mother in a house that is arguably less suitable to live in. Even though he should have gone to school like the other friends, circumstances forced him to do all of this.

Until one day when Rizky was around looking for a place to hang out, he saw a father who was walking while receiving a call and then when he took something in his pants, suddenly his wallet fell. Rizky who saw it immediately took his wallet and he returned it to the man. The man just said thank you while catching a glimpse of Rizky's face. After returning his wallet, Rizky rushed to his house because the sky was almost dark and he also had to take care of his mother who was sick.

A few days after the incident, when Rizky was singing at a red light, he met the father he helped again and the man was attracted by his voice because his voice was beautiful, melodious and distinctive, he wanted to make Rizky a great singer. Then the man invited Rizky to come with him as a sign of gratitude for finding his fallen wallet. It turned out that Rizky was invited to a restaurant not far from there. Then the man introduced his name, it turned out that his name was Pak Irwan. Then Mr. Irwan offered Rizky to eat, but he refused because he remembered that his mother was at home who had not eaten, but Mr. Irwan convinced Rizky and promised to buy his mother food too and take her home. After finishing the meal, the father invited Rizky to chat while waiting for food for his mother to come, but suddenly Mr. Irwan offered Rizky to record a song and make him a singer. Of course he was interested in the offer because he wanted to become a singer, but he had to discuss it with his mother first and Mr. Irwan allowed him and gave his card so that Rizky could easily contact him. Then, after the food for his mother arrived, Rizky said goodbye to go home because he was worried about his mother.

At night, before going to bed Rizky discusses the offer given by the father with his mother, then his mother agrees and says that if you have succeeded in becoming a famous singer, you must not be arrogant and remain humble. In addition to asking his mother for permission, he did not forget to pray for directions to God.

Several years later, Rizky's life has changed, unlike before. Currently Rizky has become a famous singer and has many fans. He also has a house, a car, etc. But his attitude and character have not changed at all, he remains a polite, responsible, humble person, not arrogant, etc. He also always remembers his mother until now his mother has also recovered and is not sick anymore. He also always remembers his services and is very grateful because Mr. Irwan has made him the famous singer he is today.

A man in Puerto Rico had a wonderful parrot.  There was no other parrot like it.

It was very, very smart.  This parrot would say any word-except one.  He would not say the name of the town where he was born.  The name of the town was Catano.

The man tried to teach the parrot to say Catano.  But the bird would not say the word.  At first the man was very nice, but then he got angry.  “You are a stupid bird! Why can’t you say the word? Say Catano, or I will kill you!” but the parrot would not say it.  Then the man got to so angry that the shouted over and over, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!” but the bird wouldn’t talk.

One day after trying for many hours to make the bird say Catano, the man got very angry.  He picked up the bird and threw him into the chicken house.  “You are more stupid than the chickens.  Soon I will eat them, and I will eat you, too.” In the chicken house there are four old chickens.  They were for Sunday’s dinner.  The man put the parrot in the chicken house and left. The next day the man came back to the chicken house.  He opened the door and stopped.  He was very surprised at what he saw! He saw three dead chickens on the floor.  The parrot was screaming at the fourth chicken, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!

 

1.   Where does the story take place?

A.  Indonesia

B.  Brazil

C.  Puerto Rico

D.  New York

E.  Jepang

2.   From the text we learn that…

A.  We have to follow others

B.  We have to respect pet owner

C.  We have to imitate others

D.  We are not allowed to force others

E.  We are not allowed to help others

3.   Which statement is false according to the text?

A.  Catano was the name of the city where the parrot came from

B.  The man got angry at the parrot

C.  The parrot couldn’t say Catano

D.  The man killed the parrot

E.  The parrot could say Catano

4.   “It was very, very smart”.  The underlined word “It “refers to…

A.  The chicken

B.  The man

C.  The Catano

D.  The city

E.  The bird

 

Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White.  She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were dead.

One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they both wanted to go to America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow White.

Snow White didn’t want her uncle and aunt to do that so she decided that it would be best if she ran away.  The next morning she ran away into the woods.  She was very tired and hungry.  Then she saw a little cottage.  She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work.  There they found Snow White sleeping.  Then Snow White woke up.  She saw the dwarfs.

The dwarfs said, “What is your name?”

Snow White said, “My name is Snow White.”

Then, Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story.

The dwarfs said, “If you want, you may live here with us.”

Snow White answered, “Oh, could I? Thank you.”

Finally, Snow White and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.

5.   What type of the text is used by the writer?

A.  narrative

B.  report

C.  anecdote

D.  comparative

E.  news item

6.   To tell the plot, the writers uses…

A.  a rhetorical question and an exclamation

B.  time sequences

C.  contrastive evidences

D.  past tense

E.  concessive conjunctions

7.     Why Snow White ran away to the woods?

A.  Her parents passed away

B.  Her uncle was angry with her

C.  Her uncle and aunt would go to America

D.  Snow White was happy to run away

E.  Snow White liked playing in the woods.

8.     When did Snow White run away to the woods?

A.  In the afternoon

B.  In the morning

C.  In the evening

D.  In the full moon

E.  In the middle of night

9.   Where did Snow White live after she ran away to the woods?

A.  She lived in the cave

B.  She lived in the lion nest

C.  She lived everywhere in the woods

D.  She lived in the dwarfs’ cottage

E.  She lived on the street

10. According to the text, before she ran away into the woods, why did Snow White live with her uncle and aunt?

A.  because she loved them very much

B.  as a result of forcing attitude from them

C.  because her parents were dead

D.  because she were afraid of the dwarfs

E.  because she ran away from a monster

11. The communicative purpose of this text is…..

A.  to inform the readers about important and newsworthy events

B.  to entertain readers with fairy tale

C.  to share an account of an unusual event

D.  to persuade readers to accept his/her opinions

E.  to denote or propose something as the case

12. The organization of the text above is…..

A.  abstract, orientation, crisis, incident,coda

B.  thesis, argument: plot-elaboration, argument: plot-elaboration, argument: plot-elaboration, conclusion

C.orientation, major complication, resolution, complication, resolution, complication, major complication

D.  description, background events, sources

E.  orientation, event, event, event