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APPLYING CHUNKING STRATEGY TO
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COMPREHENSION OF NARRATIVE TEXT AT
THE SECOND GRADE OF SMP NEGERI 6
DUAMPANUA KAB. PINRANG

Instrumen penelitian

Dalam penelitian ini, peneliti akan menggunakan pre-experiment dengan

memberikan pre-tes dan post-test pada kelas yang dijadikan sebagi sample penelitian

serta dilengkapi dengan instruksi pada instrumen sebagai berikut:

 INSTRUMENT OF THE PRE-TEST

Read carefully the text below and answer the question!

True Friends
Once upon a time, there were two close friends who were walking through the
forest together. They knew that anything dangerous can happen any time in the forest.
So they promised each other that they would always be together in any case of
danger.
Suddenly, they saw a large bear getting closer toward them. One of them
climbed a nearby tree at once. But unfortunately the other one did not know how to
climb up the tree. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground
breathless and pretended to be a dead man.
The bear came near the one who was lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears,
and slowly left the place because the bears do not want to touch the dead creatures.
After that, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend that was on the
ground, “Friend, what did the bear whisper into your ears?” The other friend replied,
“Just now the bear advised me not to believe a false friend.”
Questions:

1. Where was the story happen?

a. At market
b. In the forest
c. In the garden
d. At river
2. What did the beer do to the man who was lying on the ground?
a. Beat him
b. Kill him
c. Step on him
d. Smell in his ears
3. “They promised each other that they would always be together in any case of
danger” the underlined phrase can be replaced by….
a. Never leave each other
b. Save our self
 c. Together in any case of happiness
d. Stay alone
4. “One of them climbed a nearby tree at once” the synonym of the underlined
word….
a. Imminent
b. Close
c. Far
d. Offing
5. “They knew that anything dangerous can happen any time in the forest” the
underlined word refers to….
a. The beers
b. The writer
c. The two friends
d. The reader

Read carefully the text below and answer the question!

Multiple choices 6-10

Essay 1-5

A hungry crocodile
One day, there was a hungry crocodile waiting a prey near the lake in the
jungle. That crocodile hiding under the surface of the lake for a long time, but there
was not yet any prey approaching that lake to drink. That crocodile was so cruel and
thus it had no friend and the other animals hate it so much.
At the afternoon, the crocodile could not stay any longer to the lake. It finally
walked to the ground. But that day was unlucky day for that crocodile. After getting
at the bank of the lake suddenly there was a big branch of the tree falling upon its
neck. The crocodile could not move at all. Not long after the falling branch, finally
there was a buffalo coming to the lake to drink. The buffalo saw the crocodile and the
buffalo was afraid and would leave that lake soon. But the crocodile asked it sadly to
help.
The buffalo felt sad about it and decided to help the crocodile. But after
helping the crocodile, the buffalo got something unexpected. The crocodile bit the
buffalo’s leg and the buffalo shouted loudly asking help for any other animal near it.
Kancil that was at the way to go to the Lake heard the buffalo’s voice. Kancil run
quickly to see what had happened to the buffalo. Near the lake, kancil saw the buffalo
and the crocodile.
Kancil asked: “what happened?” And the buffalo answered: “the crocodile
bite my leg after I help to remove the big branch from its neck”. The crocodile also
said: “I’m hungry and you are at my territory, therefore I bit you poor buffalo.” The
crocodile laughed at the buffalo. Kancil said to buffalo, “It is impossible you had
helped the crocodile, thus the crocodile had the right to bite you.” The buffalo said,
“I’m not telling a lie. I can prove it.” Kancil said, “I believe that crocodile is right, but
then you can try to prove your telling. But first crocodile must release your bite,
okay?” Crocodile said, “Okay, it is easy, but after that I will eat the buffalo.” Kancil
said, “Okay, deal.”
The buffalo laid the big branch at the former position, upon the crocodile’s
neck. After that suddenly kancil said, “Lets run buffalo, lets run!” The buffalo and
kancil run as fast as possible and the crocodile had realized that it is had been fooled
by kancil. The crocodile was still trapped there and there was no one helped it.
Question:

6. Where the crocodile was wait a prey?

a. At jungle
b. At lake
c. At forest
d. At river
7. What happen with Buffalo after helping crocodile?

a. The crocodile bit buffalo’ leg

b. Buffalo leave crocodile

c. Buffalo bit crocodile’ leg

d. Kancil bit buffalo’ leg

8. How many main characters in the story?

a. Two

b. Three

c. Four

d. five
 9. “The buffalo said, I’m not telling a lie. I can prove it” the underlined phrase

can replace by...

a. I tell the truth

b. I tell nonsense

c. Kancil tell the reality

d. The buffalo the truth

10. How the character of kancil?

a. Poor

b. Clever

c. Greedy

d. Stupid

Essay

1. What did kancil do before asking buffalo to run fast?..

2. When the story happen?...

3. What we can learn from the story above?..

4. What was the character of crocodile?..

5. After read the story above, what is your message for crocodile?..

The Donkey of Guizhou

Once upon a time, there was a donkey in Guizhou. Someone officious shipped
one there, but finding no use for it, he set it loose at the foot of the mountain.
A tiger ran out from the mountains. When he saw this big tall thing, he
thought it must be divine. He quickly hid himself in the forest and surveyed it from
under cover, sometimes the tiger ventured a little nearer but still kept a respectful
distance.
One day the tiger came out again. Just then the donkey gave a loud bray, I
thinking the donkey was going to eat him, the tiger hurriedly ran away. After a while,
he sneaked back and watched the donkey carefully. He found that though it had a
huge body it seemed to have no special ability.
 After a few days, the tiger gradually became accustomed to its braying and
was no longer so afraid. Sometimes, he even came near and circled around the
donkey.
Later the tiger became bolder. Once, he walked in front of the donkey and
purposely bumped it. This made the donkey so angry that it struck out his hind legs
and kicked wildly. Seeing the tiger was very gleeful, such a big thing as you can do
so little!’ With a roar, he pounced on the donkey and ate it up.

Answer the questions based on the text above!

6. Was there a donkey in Guizhou?
7. When did the tiger hide himself in the forest and survey it from under cover?
8. Why did the tiger hurry run away?
9. Why did the donkey feel angry to the tiger?
10. What did the donkey do then?
 INSTRUMENT OF THE POST-TEST
Read the following text to answer question number 1-3.

A story from the farm two roosters was fighting fiercely to be king of the farm
yard. One finally gained advantage and the other surrendered.
The loosing rooster slunk away and hides itself in a quiet corner. The winner
flew up to a high wall, flapped its wings and crowed its victory as loud as it could.
Suddenly, an eagle came sailing through the air and carried it off, with its
talons. The loosing rooster immediately came out of its corner and ruled the farm
yard from then on.

1. From the text we know that….

a. Only one rooster can rule the roost
b. The roosters are fighting to flap their wings
c. The eagle had watched the all day
d. The arm needs a new king
2. What is the main idea of paragraph 3
a. An eagle watching the rooster from a distance
b. The loosing rooster came out from its hiding place
c. The eagle took the winning rooster as its prey
d. The winning roosters celebrates its winning proudly
3. What can we learn from the story?
a. There’s always a bigger enemy in this life
b. Your friend can be your enemy
c. Always grab an opportunity before you
d. Don’t be cocky when we have achieved our goal
Read the following text to answer question number 4-7
Mouse Deer and Mr. Crocodile
One day, a mouse deer was walking by the river. He was very starving because
he hadn't eaten since morning. It was midday. But he found nothing in the land but
dying trees. "Huh...I hate this branches, I don't like it!"
 Across the river, there was green grassland, with young leaves. 'Hmm.. it seems
delicious' imagined the mouse deer, 'but how can I get there? I can't swim, the current
is very rapid?'
The mouse deer was figuring out the way how to reach there. Suddenly, he
jumped to the air,'aha.: he then walked to the edge of the river. He didn't see the
reflection because the water flowed very fast. He dipped one of his fore legs into the
water. A few moment later, appeared Mr. Crocodile showing his sharp teeth. He then
laughed, "Ha... ha... ha, you can't run away from me, You'll be my tasty lunch!" said
the crocodile.
"Of course I can't. You are very strong, Mr. Croco," replied the mouse deer
frightenedly. Then, the other crocodiles approached moving [Link] approached
the edge of the river.
"But, before you all have a party, I wonder how many your members are there
in the river. If I know your number exactly, I can distribute my meat evenly,"said the
mouse
deer.
"Oh...o, great, good idea! But we are a large group, I can't count it precisely,"
Mr. Croco moaned. "Leave it to me, and I can make it for you!" Now, can you ask the
others to line up, from one edge to the other edge of the river? The mouse deer
requested. Then the crocodiles arranged themselves in line from one edge to the other
edge of the river. The mouse deer jumped to the body of one crocodile to the others
while he was counting, 'one, two, three; and so forth up to ten. Then at last he arrived
at grassland, and he thanked to the dumb crocodiles.

4. Why did mouse deer want to go across the river

a. Because he was very hungry
b. Because he wanted to cheat Mr. crocodile
c. He wanted to eat some dying trees
d. He was afraid of the current of the river
 5. How many crocodile were thee in the story above?
a. Three crocodiles
b. Ten crocodiles
c. Thirteen crocodile
d. Not mentioned
6. “… But we are a large group, I can’t count it precisely,” the underlined word
has closest meaning with…
a. Accurately
b. Objectively
c. Definitely
d. Obviously
7. After reading the text, we may conclude that the mouse deer was….
a. Very greedy animal
b. Cunning animal
c. Dumb animal
d. Frightened animal
Read the following text to answer question number 8-10
A Woman and the Wolves
A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories. There were
only a few villages. If the people wanted to go from one village to another, they often
had to pass through wild and unsafe forest.

One day, a farmer’s young wife went to the next village to visit her own
mother and brother. She brought along her baby son. When it was time for her to
leave, her brother said “it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the
forest.”

So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her
baby. When they were in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They
began to run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell down. At
once the wolves caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, “ please eat my
own son instead.” Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves
and took her nephew away.

Everyone understood that this was because the woman was very good and
kind. She had offered her own son’s life to save her nephew.

They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched
thick sticks and went back with her into the forest. When they got there, they saw
something very strange. Instead of eating the woman’s baby the wolves were playing
with him.

8. What separated between one villages to another a long time ago in the New
Territories?
a. Another village
b. Mountains
c. Forests
d. Towers and logs
9. What did the villagers bring sticks for?
a. For the weapon to beat the wolves
b. To bring the woman’s nephew
c. For the fire woods.
d. For building a house for the woman.
7. “all men in the village fetched thick stick … “ the word “ fetched” has a similar
meaning to :
a. Caught
b. Got
c. Hit
d. Lifted
Read the following text to answer question number 1-10
An ugly chick
One day, at the farm there was a hen with her 7 eggs. The one of those eggs
was too big for the usual hen’s egg. The hen did not understand how she had that egg
but she still took care of it.
At one morning, all of those eggs cracked. There were six cute yellow chicks
and one big black and ugly chick. The mother did not understand why one of his
chicks was too big and black and ugly. That ugly chick also grew too fast than the
other six chicks. All chicken at farm laughed at that ugly chick and every day they
mocked him. That ugly chick was so sad. He felt different and ugly and he was so shy
of his appearance.
One day, the ugly chick decided to run away from the farm. He asked the
other bird about his kind but there was no bird knew about him. He was more and
more sad and lonely. He walked slowly near the river to get food. He saw his
appearance at the river and it was true that he was so ugly and different from the other
chicks. When the ugly chick went alone, a man come and caught him. The man took
it home and kept it in a stall.
Every day that man gave some food and water for that ugly chick. He was
saved actually but he felt alone inside that stall. He can see the other chicken outside
the stall. He did not understand why that man did not release him outside the stall.
The chick grew bigger and he did not know how long he had been in the stall so far.
He did not know yet how he looked like after he grew bigger. What he knew was that
all chickens on that farm were afraid of him. That made him became more and more
sad and felt ugly.
One day, the man released him outside that stall because its stall was not
enough for his size. He can feel a little bit happier because finally he could walk
around. He saw a big and beautiful bird came close to him. That bird was as big as
him and has so very beautiful feather. He was afraid and the he run away.
 Near the pool at that farm, finally he can see his appearance. He was the same
with the big bird he had seen before. Then he understood that he was not a chicken
but a bird. Then he came to that bird and asked about his kind. He told all of his sad
stories to that bird. Finally, he knew that he was a peacock and he was happy because
he was not alone and ugly anymore. He was a beautiful peacock with his new family.

1. How many egg that the hen has?

2. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

3. Where was an ugly chick met with a man?

4. Why an ugly chick leaves the farm?

5. Who catch an ugly chick?

6. “He saw his appearance at the river and it was true that he was so ugly and
different from the other chicks” the underlined phrase can refers to…

7. “He was afraid and the he run away” what is the synonym of the italic word?

8. What is your message for all chicken at farm who laughed at that ugly chick
and every day they mocked him?

9. When an ugly chick knows that he was not a chick?

10. What we can learn from the story?