ULANGAN HARIAN KD 3.

7 KLS 9
A Bat and The Weasels
One evening, a bat went out to hunt for food even though he was not well. As he flew
after some insects, he felt dizzy and fell to the ground in a field. Before he could get
up, a weasel pounced on him. “Please, Mr. Weasel,” the bat pleaded,” please let me
go!”. The weasel just laughed, “Certainly not! I am a great hunter of birds!” Thinking
quickly, the bat replied,” Oh, but I am not a bird, I am a mouse. Look closely at my
face. Don’t I look like a mouse?”. The weasel agreed and let him go. A short time
later, the bat fell to the ground again and was caught by a second weasel. Once
again, he had to plead for his life. “Why shouldn’t I kill you? I hunt mice! Exclaimed
the weasel. “Oh, but I am not a mouse,” he answered. “ I am a bat. Have you ever a
mouse with wings?” he asked, spreading his wings for the weasel to see. The
weasel was convinced and set him free.
1. The bat eats…..
A. mice, weasels, bats, birds B. ants, butterflies, dragonflies
C. birds, swans, ducks D. lizards, ants, ladybugs

2. What did the bat say to the first weasel

A. I am a mouse B. I’m not a mouse
C. I’m a bird D.I am neither bird nor mouse

3. What is the moral value of the text?

A. Don’t go anywhere if you do not feel well B. A fault fessed is half of true
C. A bad excuse is better than none at all D. The bat’s face is like a
mouse

The Rabbit Revenge

Long, long ago a rabbit and lion were neighbors. The lion was very proud, and was
fond of boasting about his strength. And thought they were such close neighbors, the
lion look down upon the rabbit, and use to bully and frighten her. Finally, the rabbit
could stand it no longer and wanted to get her own back.
One day she went to the lion and said,” Good day, respected elder brother. Image it,
I met an animal over there who looked exactly like you, and he said to me, ‘Is there
anyone in the world who dares stand up to me? If there is, let me come and have a
duel with me. If there is no one, all of you have to submit to my rule and be my
servants!” “Oh, he was an intolerable braggart! He is so puffed up with pride that his
eyes can’t even light on anymore!” added the rabbit.
“Oho,” the lion said. “Didn’t you mention me to him?”
“Yes, indeed, “the rabbit replied. “But it would have been better if I hadn’t. When I
described how strong you were, he just sneered and said dreadfully rude things. He
even went so far as to say that he wouldn’t take you for his attendant!”
The lion flew into a rage and roared, “Where is he? Where is he?”
Soon the rabbit took the lion a hill and, not going to near herself, pointed to a well
from a distance, and said, ”He is down there, in the well.”
The lion hastened to the well and glared angrily into it. Yes there was his rival who
even glared back at him angrily. The lion roared, and his enemy roared back. The
lion become so furious that his hair stood on end. So did his enemy on the well. The
lion show his teeth and lashed out with his paws to scare his rival and his enemy in
the well retaliated! In a fit of anger the lion sprang into the air with all his might and
then flung himself at the enemy in the well. The result was that the proud lion was
instantly drowned.
4. What do you think of the animal on the well?
A. The image of the lion himself. B. An intolerable braggart.
C. A stronger animal. D. Another lion.

5. The lion was proud of his…

A. hair B. eyes C. teeth D. strength

6. What can we learn from the story?

A. Be a good neighbor. B. Don’t be so arrogant.
C. We must help each other. D. An enemy can be a good
friend.

Once upon a time an old woman went to the riverside to wash clothes. She then
found a peach on the river. She took it home to show her husband. At home, she
tried to cut the peach in half, but suddenly a boy just came out . And they called the
boy Momotaro. Momotaro grew up and became a powerful boy. But there were
devils bothering the villagers and Momotaro decided to fight against the devils on the
devils’ island. Momotaro’s mom made special dumplings that can give a human
being the power of 100 people. Momotaro took some dumplings with him and left.
On the way another fighter, a dog joined him because Momotaro gave them
dumplings. A monkey and a bird also joined them on the way to the island. They
traveled to the devils’ island to fight with the biggest devil. On the island they saw
many devils waiting for them. When they met the biggest devil, the dog bit the devil’s
leg. The monkey scratched the back of the devil. The bird poked the devil in the eye.
Together they beat all the devils. They got all the treasure the devils had. The devils
also promised not to bothers the villagers again. They lived happily ever after.
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7. What does the text mostly talk about?
A. A boy. B. A
woman. C. Momotaro. D. Momotaro’s mom.

8. What is the problem of the text above?

A. They traveled to the devils’ island. B. Momotaro gave them
dumplings.
C. They got all the treasure the devils had. D. There were devils
bothering the
villagers.
9. What happened after dog, monkey, and bird together beat all the
devils?
A. They met the biggest devil.
B. The bird poked the devil in the eye.
C. The monkey scratched the back of the devil.
D. The devils promised not to bother the villagers again.

10. Momotaro looked like....

A. A son who powerful, big, and coward.
B. A son who tall, big, diligent, but coward and lazy.
C. A boy who grew up, naughty, but friendly and diligent.
D. A boy who grew up and became a powerful and also intrepid.

There was once a nightingale in a cage by a window which was his habit to sing
only at night An owl was puzzled by this and went to ask the nightingale what the
reason was. “When I was captured ,” explained the nightingale. It was day and I was
singing. In this way I learned to be more careful and to sing only at night.”
Are you afraid you might be captured a second time?” asked the owl. “Oh, it
would have been better if you had been more careful the first time when your
freedom was at risk. Now it doesn’t matter anymore, right?”
11. What is the purpose of the text?
A. Informing a past events. B. Entertaining the readers.
C. Describing a particular thing. D. Telling how to make something step
by step.

12.What was the nightingale’s reason for singing only at night?

A. Because he like singing only at night.
B. Because he was afraid of some predators.
C. Because he could not sing in the morning
D. Because he was captured when he was singing in a daytime

13. “Oh, it would have been better if you had been more careful the first time
when your freedom was at risk. What does the word ‘ your’ refer to ?
A. A cage. B. An owl. C. A window. D. A
nightingale.
Once, there was a beautiful Javanese princess whose name was Rara Jonggrang.
Rara Jonggrang whose beauty was very famous in the land was the daughter of
Prabu Baka, and evil king.
One day, a handsome young man with super natural power named Bandung
Bondowoso defatted and killed Prabu Baka. On seeing Princess Rara Jonggrang’s
beauty, Bandung Bondowoso fell in love with her and wantted to marry her.
Meanwhile, Princess Rara jonggrang felt sad due to her death father. She did
not want to marry Bandung because he had killed her father. But she was also afraid
of Bandung. So to refuse politely, she made a condition. “I will marry you but you
have to build one thousand temples in one night as a wedding gift” requested Rara
Jonggrang. Bandung Bondowoso agreed with the condition. Helped by the spirit of
the demons, Bandung Bondowoso started building the temples. Approaching
midnight, the work would nearly be done. Rara Jonggrang knew and thought, “What
shall I do? Bandung Bondowoso is smarter than I. I would lose against Bandung.”
Suddenly she got an idea. She woke up all the women in the palace and
ordered them to make the noisy sounds of grinding rice so that the rooster thought at
had already been dawn. Bandung Bondowoso got frustrated because he failed
completing the thousandth temple.
“The Princess has deceived me!” Following his anger, he cursed Roro
Jonggrang, “You have been cheated. Now, the thousandth temple is you!”At once,
the Princess turned into a statue. knowing this, Bandung Bondowoso regretted and
he went away into a farm land. From then people called the temple Prambanan
Temple and the Princess statue Rara Jonggrang statue.
14. What does the text mostly talk about?
A. An evil king B. The death of Prabu
Boko
C. The legend of Prambanan temple D. The history of Rara
Jonggrang statue

15. What is the problem of the text above?

A. Bandung Bondowoso helped by the spirit of the demons
B. Bandung Bondowoso cursed Roro Jonggrang to be the thousandth temple
C. Rara Jonggrang asked Bandung Bondowoso to build one thousand temple in
one night
D. Rara Jonggrang woke up all the women in the palace and ordered them to
make the
noisy sounds

16.What happened to Rara Jonggrang after Bandung cursed her?

A. She became prettier B. She became a statue
C. She woke the woman D. She became very evil

17. Based on the story, Rara Jonggrang was described as a woman who ...
A. was clever B. was lucky C. was
jealous D. was cheated
King Fergus and Queen Elinor ruled the kingdom of Dun Broch in Scotland. They
had three sons and one daughter, the beautiful Princess Merida. All four children
were mischievous! Queen Elinor tried to teach Merida how to behave like a perfect
princess. But Merida liked to slip away from the palace to practice with her bow and
arrow. She was a skilled archer.
One night, the queen announced that three clans were coming to visit. Each
would present a suitor to compete for Merida’s hand in marriage. Merida was
horrified. “I won’t go through with it!” she shouted. To Merida’s dismay, the suitors
arrived as planned. Merida sat waiting on her throne for the archery contest to begin.
She knew she could handle a bow and arrow far better than the suitors could! Once
the suitors had taken their shots, Merida marched onto the field. The queen yelled
for her to stop, but Merida didn’t listen. She fired her arrows and hit each target dead
center. She had won! Now she wouldn’t have to marry anyone!
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18. What does the text mostly talk about?
A. Princess Merida B. King Fergus Battle
C. The clans fighting D. The legend of Scotland

19. What is the problem of the text above?

A. The King had three sons and one daughter
B. The Princess refused to marry with the man
C. The Princess Merida liked to slip away from the palace
D. The Princess Merida finally wouldn’t have to marry anyone

20. What happened to Princess Merida after deciding to fight in the field ?
A. Every one shouted to her
B. She could not use her arrow well
C. She neglected the queen’s advice
D. The Princess shot all the target and won the contest

21. The Princess was described as a woman who ...

A. was foolish and greedy B. was brave, smart and
pretty
C. was disobey, friendly and lazy D. was very rich, strong but
foolish

Ali Baba
Once upon a time there were 40 cruel thieves who put their stolen money and
treasures in a cave. They went in the cave by saying ”Open Sesame” to the cave
entrance. A poor person, named Ali Baba saw them while they were doing that, so
he heard the opening word. After they left, he went toward the cave and opened it.
Suddenly he found a very large quantity of money and golden treasures. He took
some of it and went back home. After that he became a rich man and his brother
wanted to know how he became rich.
Ali Baba turned into the richest man in his village. His evil brother was really
jealous of him, and wanted to know how he could get such a lot of money. Therefore,
when Ali Baba went to the cave again to take some more money, his brother
followed him. He saw everything, and decided to go back the next day to take some
money for himself. The next morning he found a lot of money in the cave, and he
wanted to take all of them. Unfortunately, when he was busy carrying the money to
his house, the thieves came. The boss of the thieves asked him how he knew about
the cave. He told everything, but unluckily they killed him and went to Ali Baba’s
house.
After finding Ali Baba’s house, they made a plan to kill him the following night.
Some of the thieves hid in big jars, and the boss pretended that he was a merchant
who wanted to sell the jars to Ali Baba. Ali Baba who was a kind man invited the
boss of the thief to have lunch together.
After lunch they took a rest. Luckily, the house maid went out of the house,
and found that there were thieves inside the jars. She finally boiled hot oil and
poured it into the jars to kill all of them. The boss of the thieves was caught, and put
into prison.
Ali Baba was saved from the danger, and he finally lived happily ever after
with his maid who became his wife shortly after.
22. What does the text mostly talk about?
A. A greedy brother B. A lucky man
C. A magic cave D. A poor house maid

23. What is the problem of the text above?

A. Ali Baba knew the password to enter the cave
B. The brother followed Ali Baba to the cave
C. The house maid knew that there thieves in the jars
D. The thieves wanted to kill Ali Baba because toke the treasure

24. What happened to the boss of the thieve after being caught by Ali Baba?
A. He got money B. He became a prisoner
C. He was killed by Ali Baba D. He became a very cruel thief

25. Based on the story, Ali Baba was described as a man who ...
A. was foolish B. was lucky C. was jealous D. was smart

A 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 some day, 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.

26. What is the writer’s intention to write the text?

A. To make us know carnivore B. To inform about mammal
story
C. To amuse the reader with a story D. To give detail information A
fox and A cat

27. Knowing that the dog came, what did the cat do?
A. Asked for a help to the fox B. Jumped up from the nearest tree
C. Showed the fox how to escape from dog D. Sat under the tree and waited the
dog came

28. “Before she could make up her mind, the dogs arrived. “(par. 1) The word
“she” refers to….
A. The cat B. The fox C. The dog D. A pack of dogs

The legend of Philippines

Many thousands of years ago, a man and his wife lived in the Philippines,
they were called Angngalo and Angngarab.
One morning, they went to gather some shellfish. Inside one, they found a pearl. It
was an unusual yellow colour and very large. Angngalo gave it to Angngarab. “Oh!”
she said, “I can find many more pearls than you!”
Soon they were quarrelling and shouting at each other. They ran along the seashore
looking for shellfish. Before, they had a big pile in front of them. They pulled open the
shells and looked in them for pearls.
“I’ve go more pearls than you!” shouted Angngalo.
“No, you haven’t!” answered Angngarab. “Anyway, my pearls are bigger than yours!”
Soon, they were fighting. They threw the shells and pearls at each other. (That is
why there are so many shells and pearls in the Philippines) They rolled on the
ground and stamped their feet.
There was aloud “Boom!” and “Crack!”. The mountains and hills began to split. The
water in the rivers and lakes flooded the land.
They still continued fighting. Suddenly, there was a great storm, with thunder lighting.
The land broke into several parts. Luzon was in the north, the Visayan Islands were
in the middle, and Mindanao in the south.
Because of this, there are now over seven thousand islands in the Philippines.
29. What does the text mostly talk about?
A. A legend of pearl B. A legend about name of
a place
C. A narrative about shells and pearls D. A story of a husband
and a wife

30. What is the problem of the text above?

A. Angngalo did not find any pearl
B. Angngarab found bigger pearl
C. The husband and wife begun to fight each other
D. There was a great storm, with thunder lighting suddenly
The Ugly Duckling

A long time ago on an old farm, lived a duck family. One day, Mother Duck had been
sitting on a clutch of a new eggs. One nice morning, the eggs hatched and six
beautiful yellow duckling popped out. But one egg was bigger than the rest, and it did
not hatch. Mother Duck was surprised. How did it get there? ‘Tock! Tock!’ The
duckling in that egg was pecking inside his shell.

‘Did I count the eggs wrongly?’ Mother Duck wondered. Before the Mother Duck had
time to think about it, the last egg hatched. A strange looking duckling with grey
feathers worried Mother Duck. The ducklings grew quickly, but Mother Duck has a
secret worry.

‘I can’t understand how this ugly duckling can be one of mine?’ she said to herself,
shaking her head. Well, the grey duckling certainly was not pretty. He ate far more
than his brothers, so that he was outgrowing the other ducklings. By the time passed
by, the poor ugly duckling felt more and more unhappy. His brothers did not want to
play with him. He was so clumsy, and all the farmyard animals laughed at him
because he is ugly. He felt sad and lonely, while Mother Duck did her best to cheer
up him.

Then one day, the ugly duckling ran away from the farmyard. He began to question
all the other birds. ‘Do you know of any ducklings with grey feathers like mine?’ But
everyone shook their heads in scorn.

‘We don’t know anyone as ugly as you,’ they said.

The ugly duckling did not lose heart, however, and kept on asking everyone he met.
Then one day, his travels took him near an old countrywoman’s cottage. The old
woman caught the ugly duckling because she was thinking he was a stray goose.

‘I’ll put this in a hutch. I hope it’s female and lays plenty of eggs!’ said the old woman,
whose eyesight was poor. The ugly duckling, however, did not lay a single egg. Then
hen kept frightening him. She said that the woman would cook him if he could not lay
egg. The duckling was frightened.

Then one night, the ugly duckling found the hutch door ajar, so he escaped. Once
again he was all alone. He fled as far away as he could, and at dawn, he found
himself in a thick bed of reeds. One day at sunrise, he saw some beautiful birds flew
above him. They were white, with long slender necks, yellow beaks and large wings.
They were flying south to find food and new nests.

‘If only I could look like them, just for a day!’ said the duckling, admiringly. Finally
winter came. The weather became cold and the water was frozen. The poor duckling
left home to seek food in the snow. He was exhausted and dropped to the ground.
Luckily, a farmer found him and put him in his big jacket pocket. The farmer and his
children look after him well.

However, by springtime, he had grown so big that the farmer decided. ‘I’ll set him
free by the pond!’ That was when the duckling saw himself mirrored in the water.

‘Goodness! How I have changed! I hardly recognize myself!’ He was surprised

because he became a beautiful duckling.

The flight of swans flew north again and glided on to the pond. The duckling realized
he was one of their kind when he saw them, and soon made friends.

‘We’re swans like you!’ they said, warmly. ‘Where have you been hiding?’

‘It’s a long story,’ the young swan replied, still astounded. Now, he swam majestically
with his fellow swans. One day, he heard children on the river bank exclaim: ‘Look at
that young swan! He is the most handsome swan among them all!’

Question:

1. How was the duckling like when he came out of the last egg?
2. Did the duckling’s brother behave well towards him?
3. Why did the ugly duckling leave from the farmyard?
4. Who caught the duckling after he had left the farmyard?
5. What did the hen do when the duckling couldn’t lay egg?
6. Who took care of the duckling well?
7. Who was actually the young swan?
8. Can you mention the characters in the story?
9. What can we learn from this story?
10. What’s your opinion if the duckling’s brother behave well towards him?

Kunci Jawaban:

1. He had grey feathers. He was ugly.

2. No, he did not. He did not want to play with the ugly duckling.
3. Because he was unhappy that his brothers did not want to play with him, he was
so clumsy, and all the farmyard animals simply laughed at him so he felt sad and
lonely.
4. The old woman
5. The hen was frightening the ugly duckling that if he did not lay egg the old woman
would cook him.
6. The farmer and his children took care of the duckling well.
7. The young swan was the ugly duckling.
 8. The ugly duckling, Mother Duck, the od woman, the hen, the farmer and his
children, the swan

KEY ANSWER:

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. D
10. A
11. B
12. D
13. D
14. C
15. C
16. B
17. D
18. A
19. B
20. D
21. B
22. B
23. D
24. B
25. B
26. C
27. C
28. B
29. B
30. C