The Tale of Lake Toba
Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He lived in a simple hut in a farming field. The did some gardening and fishing for his daily life.
One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a huge golden fish in his trap. It was the largest catch which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned into a gorgeous princess. He felt in like with her and proposed her to be his wife. She said; “Yes, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about the secret that I was once a fish, otherwise there will be a huge disaster”. The man made the deal and they got married, lived happily and had a daughter.
Few years later, this daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in the fields. One day, his daughter was so hungry and she ate his father’s lunch. Unfortunately, he found out and got furious, and shouted; “You damned daughter of a fish”. The daughter ran home and questioned her mother. The mother started crying, felt sad that her husband had broke his promise.
Then she told her daughter to run up the hills because a huge disaster was about to come. When her daughter left, she prayed. Soon there was a huge earthquake followed by non-stop pouring rain. The whole area got flooded and became Toba Lake. She turned into a fish again and the man became the island of Samosir.
1. What is the text about?
a. the man who living in the shore in North Sumatera
b. the tale of lake toba
c. the man’s hobby is fishing
d. the man was a farmer
2. What is the main idea of the first paragraph above?
a. there was a man who was living in north Sumatra
b. the man was living in the complicated place
c. the man likes hunting in the jungle
d. the man likes fishing
3. Which of the following statement is false according to the text above?
a. the gold fish have changed to the beautiful princess
b. the man has one daughter
c. the man happily ever after
d. his wife became a huge golden fish back
4. What is the purpose of the text above?
a. to retell the story between the man and a fish
b. to know the reader about the man who was living in North Sumatera ago
c. to describe the lake in North Sumatera
d. to inform the reader about the tale of lake toba
5. Based on the next, we can conclude that the relationship between the man and a huge golden fish are...
a. father and sister
b. husband and wife
c. father and daugther
d. father and his friend
6. She said; “Yes, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about the secret that I was once a fish, otherwise there will be a huge disaster.” The underlined word means...
a. Agreement
b. Appointment
c. Application
d. aproximately
7. What lesson can we learn from the story?
a. take care of your self
b. fullfil you have a promise
c. always believe your friend
d. obeying your mother’s advice
8. She said; “Yes, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about the secret that I was once a fish, otherwise there will be a huge disaster”. What does the word “you” in the sentence refer to?
a. the daughter
b. the golden fish
c. the man
d. someone else
9. Why did daughter want to come back to home after met his father?
a. because, her mother asked to her come back to home
b. because, a big disaster will be happen
c. because, her father said that she was a fish
d. because, her father asked to her bring his lunch
10. What did her mother do after know the reason why her daughter cry ?
a. asked her husband to run up the hills
b. suggest her daughter to run up the hills
c. she was crying and screaming
d. she was angry
Kunci Jawaban
1. b
2. a
3. c
4. d
5. b
6. b
7. b
8. c
9. c
10. b
