REMEDIAL NARRATIVE

FOR GRADE VIII SMP NEGERI BERNAS

Read the text then answer questions well!

THE FOX AND THE CAT

One day a cat and a fox were having a conversation. The fox, who was a conceited creature, boasted how clever she was. 'Why, I know at least a hundred tricks to get away from our mutual enemies, the dogs,' she said.

'I know only one trick to get away from dogs,' said the cat. 'You should teach me some of yours!'

'Well, maybe some day, when I have the time, I may teach you a few of the simpler ones,' replied the fox airily.

Just then they heard the barking of a pack of dogs in the distance. The barking grew louder and louder - the dogs were coming in their direction! At once the cat ran to the nearest tree and climbed into its branches, well out of reach of any dog. 'This is the trick I told you about, the only one I know,' she called down to the fox. 'Which one of your hundred tricks are you going to use?'

The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she should use. Before she could make up her mind, the dogs arrived. They fell upon the fox and tore her to pieces.

Questions

1. How many character are there on the story?

2. What was they are talking about?

3. Why did the cat run to the nearest tree?

4. Why did the fox sit silently?

5. Which animal are cleverer based on the story?

8. What is moral value that you van get from the story?

9. What is social function of the text?

10. Identify generic structure of the text?