NARRATIVE TEXT

 Nama : Tarisa Nur Aida 

 Class   : XII IPS 1 

Definition of Narrative Text

Narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people.

Generic Structure of Narrative Text

# Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced.

# Complication : Where the problems in the story developed.

# Resolution : Where the problems in the story is solved. 

# Coda / reorientation (optional) – lesson from the story.

Purpose of Narrative Text

The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.

The Characteristics/ Language Features of Narrative Text

– Past tense (killed, drunk, etc)

– Adverb of time (Once upun a time, one day, etc)

– Time conjunction (when, then, suddenly, etc)

– Specific character. The character of the story is specific, not general. (Cinderella, Snow White, Alibaba, etc)

– Action verbs. A verb that shows an action. (killed, dug, walked, etc)

– Direct speech. It is to make the story lively. (Snow White said,”My name is Snow White). The direct speech uses present tense.

Example of narrative text

Surabaya

At one time there lived two strong animals. They were Sura the shark and Baya the crocodile. The two lived together in a river in a dense forest. These two animals had an equation that was to eat greedily.

Due to their gluttony, various foods such as small fishes, crabs and shrimps continued to decrease. Finally, Sura and Baya lacked food.

Once upon a time, Baya went down to the river in search of food close to Sura. Sura got angry, and finally there was a fierce fight. Since they were equally strong then no one won.

Finally, they both decided to divide the river into two, upstream for Baya while downstream for Sura. Some time later there was a prolonged dry season.

The water downstream was getting less and less which made Sura difficult to get food. Finally, Sura went downstream to look for the food. This was known to Baya and in the end there was a violent fight between the two. This caught the attention of many people and watched the fight.

Baya and Sura are both strong and this causes both animals to die. An old man then said “from today I call this place Surabaya, in memory of this unusual event”. People who witnessed this accepted the old man’s statement. From then on it was known as the Surabaya area.

Narrative Text Part I

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.

Moral: A single plan that works is better than a hundred doubtful plans.

Narrative Text Part 2

QNA

Once upon a time there was a wife of a rich man fell sick, and soon she closed her eyes and departed. Everyday, Cinderella went out to her mother’s grave, and wept, and she remained pious and good .When winter came, the snow spread a white sheet over the grave, and by the time the spring sun had drawn it off again, the man had taken another wife. The woman had brought with her into the house two daughters, who were beautiful and fairy of face but vile and black of heart. Since then a bad time for the poor step-child began.
One day the King gave orders for a festival and all the beautiful young girls in the country were invited, in order that his son might choose himself a bride.When the two step-sisters heard that they were to appear among the number, they were delighted, called Cinderella and made to help them grooming, Cinderella obeyed, but wept, because she too would have liked to go with them to dance, and begged her step-mother said” you cannot go with us, you have no clothes and cannot dance.
When the step-mother and her daughters had gone away, Cinderella went to her mother’s grave and cried, Shiver and Quiver, My little tree, silver and gold throw down over me.” Suddenly a bird threw down a magnificent gold and silver dress to her,and were golden too. At the party her step-sister and the step-mother however did not recognize her, and thought she must be a foreign princess, for she looked so beautiful in the golden dress.

1. The story above tells about..
a. Snow White
b. Sleeping Beauty
c. Dwarfs
d. Cinderella
e. Princess

ANS : A

2. The first paragraph is the… of the story
a. complication
b. reorientation
c. orientation
d. resolution
e. coda

ANS : C

3. Why does Cinderella’s mother dead ? Because she..

a. fell sick

b. fell injured

c. fell disappointed

d. fell ill

e. fell wounded

ANS : A

4. The genre of the text is..

a. recount

b. procedure

c. narrative

d. legend

e. news item

ANS : C

5. When the winter came, the snow..

a. spread a white sheet

b. spread a white shout

c. spread a shout

b. spread a white sheets

e. spreading white sheet

ANS : A