Responsi B. Inggris X

RESPONSI B.INGGRISKELAS X8 Januari 2016

Activity 1

Read the story carefully. Then answer the question!

The Young Frog and the Old Frog

        One day a young frog came home and told his father, "Oh, Father, I saw a very big animal this morning."

       "Did he do you any harm, my dear?" his father asked anxiously.

"No, not at all. He looked so terri­bly big, so 1 dared not get close to him", answered the young frog.

       "What did it look like?" asked the old frog.

        "It is a bit difficult to describe but he had hair..."

        "Oh, it would be Mr. Bob's horse", interrupted the old frog. 

         The young frog proudly looked up to his father,

         The old frog, guessing his son's

thought, make up his mind to show that he was not any clever, but also superior. So he added, "He is not so e.g. I can easily make myself as a big as he is. Just watch me!" and started to blow himself out.

        "Was he as a big as this?" he asked his son a minute later.

        "No, he was much  bigger."

         The old frog blew and blew again. For several times he asked his son and the answer were that animals that the animals was much  bigger than he was.

        "Are you sure?" the old frog puffed.

        "Yes, father, I'm quite sure! He was much bigger", answered the son se­riously.

        Then the old frog started to blow again. At this moment mother Frog came forward and said, "Please stop blowing out yourself!"

       "Don't worry, dear," answered Father Frog, "I've only just begun."

         Mother Frog kept on trying to pre­vent father frog. At last father. Frog got angry and said, "Leave me alone and mind your own business." Then, turning to his son, Father Frog said as he continued to blow, "I'm sure he was not so big as this ..."

        Suddenly, Father Frog burst!

                         Taken from: Selected fables

Question:

1. In your opinion what is the purposes of this reading text?

2. Who are involved in the story?

3. Does the story have happy ending or sad ending?

4. What is the moral value of the story?

Activity 2

Do you still remember the story about "The Young Frog and the Old Frog?" Identify Some Direct Speeches uses in the story, when write them in the following box (at least 10)

Direct Speech:

1.    A young frog told his father, "I saw a very big animal this morning."

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Activity 3

Change the Direct Speeches in the Activity 6 into Indirect Speeches. Write them in the box below.

Indirect Speech:

1.    A young frog told his father, "I saw a very big animal this morning."

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