Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Narrative Text - The Necessity of Salt

The Necessity of Salt
    Once upon a time there was a king who had three daughters. Because they were good and beautiful he loved them all sincerely. He did not know which one he should appoint as queen.
    As his birthday approached he summoned his daughters and said to them, “My dear children, I love all three of you sincerely, and for a long time have not known which one of you I should name to be the heir to my throne. But I have one decided that the one of you shall become queen who brings to me a birthday present that is most necessary in human life. Go and make your plans accordingly and with utmost diligence.”
    The old king’s birthday arrived, and the two oldest daughters brought him presents that were very necessary, but at the same time extremely expensive. However, the youngest daughter brought him nothing more than a little pile of salt in a decorated container. When the king saw her present, he became very angry, and he drove his daughter out of the castle, forbidding her ever again to let herself be seen by him.
    With deep sorrow the rejected daughter went out into the unknown world, comforted only by her faith in her own good sense. After walking a good while she came to an inn. There she found a female innkeeper who thoroughly understood cooking. She entered an apprenticeship with her and soon exceeded even the innkeeper in the art of cooking.
    News spread far and wide of the excellent cook in this inn, and everyone who came this way and who still had a few Kreutzer left in  his pocket stopped to be served a roast or something even more elegant.
    The king heard of the cook’s reputation, and he hired her as a court cook. Now it came to pass that the oldest princess was getting married, and the famous cook was assigned the preparation of the wedding feast, with no expenses to be spared.
    Thus on the wedding day one elegant dish after the other was served until the table almost cracked. Everything was excellently prepared, and everyone praised the cook. Finally the king’s favorite dish arrived. Quickly taking a spoon he tasted it. “This has not been salted!” he cried out angrily. “Have the cook brought before me!”
    They quickly ran for the cook, who entered the hall undaunted.
    “Why did you forget to salt my favorite dish, you youngest daughter because she thought that salt was so necessary. Perhaps you can now see that your child was not so wrong.”
    When the king heard these words he recognized his daughter, begged her for forgiveness, asked her to be seated at his side, and accepted her once again as his dear child. Then the wedding became doubly joyful.
    The king lived happily with his children for many years thereafter.
(taken from “Materi BBS-SBI XI)

Choose the best answer based on the text.
1.      What is the text about?
         A.      The old king’s birthday party
         B.      The salt party
         C.      How meaningful of salt for king’s life is
         D.      the old king’s birthday presents
         E.      the wedding party of king’s daughters
2.      How did the king decide which of the king’s daughters queen? By deciding …
         A.      the one who gave great care to the king
         B.      the oldest one
         C.      the one who could give something the most necessary in human life
         D.      the one who is the most intelligent
         E.      the one who gave the most expensive thing for the king
3.      The youngest daughter was finally driven away by the king because …
         A.      she gave only a little pile of salt.
         B.      she gave something expensive
         C.      she could not cook delicious meal
         D.      she prepared the dishes without salt
         E.      she gave more salt in the king’s dishes
4.      The following statements are correct, except …
         A.      salt finally made the king accept her daughter again
         B.      the female in keeper was well known for her excellent cook
         C.      king was getting with his youngest daughter’s present
         D.      king hired his own youngest daughter as a court cook
         E.      king didn’t like salt in his dishes
5.      Paragraph 2 tell us about …
         A.      the king’s birthday party
         B.      the king asked his daughter to prepare his birthday party
         C.      how the king decided who would be the queen
         D.      how the king loved his all daughters
         E.      why the king held his great birthday party
6.      … forbidding her ever again to let herself be seen by him (paragraph 3)
         The synonym of the underlined word is …
         A.    permitting      D.      banning
         B.    allowing         E.      asking
         C.    suggesting

Answer the questions below based on the text!
1.    What is the text about? …
2.    Why was it hard for the King to decide which his daughter to be appointed as queen? …
3.    How did the old king decide which one to be a queen? …
4.    What did the old king’s daughters give present to the king at his birthday? …
5.    Why did the king drive his youngest daughter out of his castle? …
6.    Whom did the king’s youngest daughter meet in her wander? …
7.    What did she do then? …
8.    What did people hear about the news? …
9.    What did the king do the famous cook? …
10.    Why did the cook forget to salt the king’s dish? …
11.    How did the king finally recognize his rejected youngest daughter? …
12.    How was the story ended? …

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