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Narrative Exercise on Flood Story

1. Mr. Sarkawi and his wife were traveling home by bicycle from visiting his brother when it began raining heavily. They took shelter under a neighbor's hut as the rain increased. 2. As the rain continued, Mr. and Mrs. Sarkawi grew worried about their children and decided to continue on despite the downpour. They heard an alarm coming from their village. 3. Upon reaching their flooded village, they saw people evacuating their homes. Mr. Sarkawi pushed the bicycle to their house where they found their two children packing belongings, as the water level rose outside.

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Narrative Exercise on Flood Story

1. Mr. Sarkawi and his wife were traveling home by bicycle from visiting his brother when it began raining heavily. They took shelter under a neighbor's hut as the rain increased. 2. As the rain continued, Mr. and Mrs. Sarkawi grew worried about their children and decided to continue on despite the downpour. They heard an alarm coming from their village. 3. Upon reaching their flooded village, they saw people evacuating their homes. Mr. Sarkawi pushed the bicycle to their house where they found their two children packing belongings, as the water level rose outside.

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Read the text and do the exercise

On the night of the flood. Mr sarkawi and his wife were on their way home from visiting his brother
in another village. They went home by bicycle, Mr sarkawi peddling and Mrs Sarkawi on the back
seat. They just left his brother’s village when it suddenly began to rain. They stopped at the side of
the road and wheeled the bicycle under a shade. It was a hut belonging to Mr Sarkawi’s neighbour.

The rain did not stop. it even got heavier and heavier. water poured down very hard. Dark clouds
hung heavily in the sky. They started to get tired and worried. ‘This will take a long time, Mrs sarkawi
said. Mr sarkawi though the same thing. ‘we must get moving ‘he said. ‘the children might be in
danger.’ His wife agreed and she took the raincoat from her bag.

They were on the bicycle again, under one raincoat. Mr Sarkawi peddled as fast as he could and the
rain poured even harder. Suddenly, they heard the sound of kentongan from the direction of their
village. Mr Sarkawi tried to peddler harder. Mrs Sarkawi got very worried, too. but she kept silent.
They knew that something bad was happening in their village.

They finally reached the gate of their village. The road was flooded. The water rose knee-high.
People were running in and out their houses. Now Mr Sarkawi had to push the bicycle toward their
house. he put the bicycle in the shade and they burst into their house. their two children were
pushing chairs to the side of the room. They were glad that their parents were home. Now,
everybody was busy packing some clothes and other things. Outside, the water rose still higher. They
gathered their bags and things in the front room. they waited for the truck that would take them to
a safer place.

1. The story is mainly about……

a. the flood

b. Mr sarkawi’s bicycle

c. the shade

d. Mr Sarkawi’s children

e. Mr sarkawi’s village

2. The main idea of paragraph 1 is….

a. it suddenly began to rain

b. The hut belonged to Mr Sarkawi’s neighbour

c. two people went home from visiting

d. Mr sarkawi only had one bicycle for two persons

e. Mr sarkawi and his wife are visiting his brother


3. It started to rain…….

a. when Mr and Mrs Sarkawi were still in their brother’s house

b. before they reached their house

c. Just after they left their brother’s house

d. after they went home

4. Mr and Mrs Sarkawi got tired and worried because….

a. They were in danger

b. they had only one raincoat

c. They got tired

d. they didn’t agree with each other

5. Mr and Mrs Sarkawi knew that something bad was happening in their village from….

a. The sound of the water on the hut

b. The sound of the rainwater

c. the sound of kentongan

d. the speeding

e. The sound of the people in the village

6. Paragraph 4 mainly tells that….

a. Mr and Mrs Sarkawi finally reached their house

b. many people were running in and out of their houses

c. the bags and things were in the side of the room.

d. Mr sarkawi had to push the bicycle toward their house

e. they found their children.

7. How many people in that text?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

e. 5
8. How is the main actor on that text?

a. Mr sarkawi

b. Mr jamaldi

c. Mr munwir

d. Mr anwar

e. Mr dino

9. ’Flood’ in that text means….

a. Gempa

b. Banjir

c. Hujan

d. panas

e. Halilintar

10. ’Raincoat’ in that text has meaning….

a. payung

b. tempat teduh

c. jas hujan

d. lapangan

e. tas

11. How many children who pushing the chairs?

a. one

b. two

c. five

d. many

e. some
12. What is the suitable tittle for that text?

a. flood

b. Hurricane

c. rain

d. sun

e. Warm

Read the text and do the exercise On the night of the flood. Mr sarkawi and his wife were on their way home from visiting his
3. It started to rain……. a. when Mr and Mrs Sarkawi were still in their brother’s house b. before they reached their house c.
8. How is the main actor on that text? a. Mr sarkawi b. Mr jamaldi c. Mr munwir d. Mr anwar e. Mr dino 9. ’Flood’ in that tex
12. What is the suitable tittle for that text? a. flood b. Hurricane c. rain d. sun e. Warm

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