Narrative text - Post Test

What is the purpose of a narrative text?

• A. To describe a person, place, or thing

• B. To entertain the readers with a story

• C. To explain how something works

• D. To persuade the readers to buy something

Which of the following is the correct generic structure of a narrative text?

• A. Orientation – Complication – Resolution

• B. Identification – Description – Conclusion

• C. Introduction – Argument – Reiteration

• D. Goal – Materials – Steps

Read the excerpt below and answer the question:

"Long ago in West Java, there was a powerful man named Sangkuriang. He fell in love with a beautiful woman named Dayang Sumbi. But when Dayang Sumbi discovered that Sangkuriang was actually her own son, she tried to stop the marriage by asking him to build a lake and a boat in one night."

What is the main conflict in the story?

• A. Sangkuriang failed to complete the boat

• B. A woman is forced to marry a stranger

• C. Dayang Sumbi lost her memory

• D. A son unknowingly wants to marry his own mother

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a narrative text?

• A. It has characters and setting

• B. It tells a chronological story

• C. It focuses on providing factual data

• It usually uses past tense

Mention 2 examples of narrative text titles that you are familiar with. The stories may originate from Indonesia or other countries