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Answer the questions correctly based on the following texts!
Text 1
Putri Kemuning
Putri Kemuning and her mother lived in a jungle. They were poor. Putri Kemuning helped her mother collect woods in the jungle and sell them to the market. In the jungle, Putri Kemuning had animal friends.
One day, Putri Kemuning's mother was very ill. Putri Kemuning was very sad because she did not have enough money to buy medicine. She then collected many woods and planned to sell them. She wanted to spend the money to buy medicine.
While she was collecting the woods, Putri Kemuning met her animal friend, the rabbit. He was worried because Putri Kemuning looked very sad. Putri Kemuning told the problem to the rabbit. "I can help you. Take this ring and then sell it," says the rabbit. "Is this your ring?" asked Putri Kemuning. "No. This is the King Ngarancang Kencono's ring. It fell when he was hunting here." Putri Kemuning hesitated. She really needed the money but it was not her ring. Finally she said, "No, I have to return this ring to the king."
Putri Kemuning then went to see the king at his palace. "What is your name and what is your purpose here?" said the king. "My name is Putri Kemuning. I want to return your ring," said Putri Kemuning. "Thank you very much. Now, I want to give you something. What do you want?" "I don't want anything. I just want to go home. My mother is very ill," replied Putri Kemuning. "You are a very kind girl. Now, take this gift," said the king.
Putri Kemuning went home. When she arrived, Putri Kemuning told her mother about the king's ring. Her mother was very proud of her. When they opened the gift, they saw a bag full of gold coins. They were very happy because they can buy medicine.
1. In which paragraph does the writer begin the complication of the story?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
2. What is this sentence She then collected many woods and planned to sell them called in relation to the previous ones in paragraph 2?
A. Orientation
B. Complication
C. Resolution
D. Reorientation
E. Moral value
3. It can be inferred that Putri Kemuning was ... about returning the ring.
A. Sincere
B. Kind
C. Desperate
D. Doubtful
E. Ambiguous
4. We can conclude from the text that the King ... honest people.
A. Appreciated
B. Adored
C. Denounced
D. Detested
E. Encouraged
5. What is the moral lesson of the story?
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed
B. Fortune favours the bold
C. Honesty is the best policy
D. No pain no gain
E. Silence is gold
Text 2
A Purse of Gold
A beggar found a leather purse that someone had dropped in a market place. Opening it, he discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. Then he heard a merchant shout, "A reward! A reward to the one who finds my leather purse!"
Being an honest man, the beggar came forward and handed the purse to the merchant saying, "Here is your purse. Will you keep your word to give a reward now?"
"Reward?" scoffed the merchant greedily counting the amount of gold. "The purse I dropped had 200 pieces of gold in it. You've already stolen more than the reward I'll give to you! Go away or I'll tell you to the police."" I'm an honest man," said the beggar defiantly. "Let's take this matter to the court!"
In the court, the judge patiently listened to both sides of the story and said, "I believe you both. Justice is possible! Merchant, you stated that the purse you lost contained 200 pieces of gold. Well, that's a considerable cost. But the purse the beggar found had only 100 pieces of gold. Therefore, it couldn't be the one you lost." And, with that, the judge gave the purse and all the golds to the beggar.
6. It can be inferred from the text that the beggar was a/an ... person.
A. Greedy
B. Insensitive
C. Insincere
D. Persistent
E. Submissive
7. Then he heard a merchant shout, "A reward! (Paragraph 1, line 2). What is the language feature of the bold word?
A. Past tense
B. Direct speech
C. Adverb of time
D. Adjective
E. Action verb
8. The merchant claimed to have dropped 200 pieces of gold because...
A. He did not mean to give a reward
B. He had had that amount of gold in his purse
C. He wanted to make a profit
D. He believed the beggar took 100 pieces of gold
E. He was sure there were 200 pieces of gold in his purse
9. From the text, we may conclude that the judge was... in his decision.
A. Wise
B. Wrong
C. Unfair
D. Uninformed
E. Careless
10. What is the moral lesson of the story?
A. A beggar can never be bankrupt
B. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
C. Don’t judge book by its cover
D. Empty vessels make the most noise
E. Greed will cause pain