Narrative text di kelas 8 sudah lebih kompleks dibanding kelas 7. Kamu bukan cuma diminta mengenali orientation, complication, dan resolution, tapi juga menganalisis konflik, karakter, hingga moral value secara lebih dalam. Banyak siswa merasa sudah paham cerita, tapi tetap salah saat menjawab soal inferensi. 

Nah Goldeners, di artikel ini kamu akan menemukan 30 contoh soal narrative text kelas 8 pilihan ganda lengkap dengan jawaban yang bisa langsung kamu jadikan bahan latihan.

Text 1: The Lion and the Mouse

Once when a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down upon him. This soon wakened the lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him. “Pardon, O King,” cried the little mouse. “Forgive me this time. I shall never forget it. Who knows but what I may be able to do you a turn some of these days?” The lion was so tickled at the idea of the mouse being able to help him that he lifted up his paw and let him go.

Sometime after, the lion was caught in a trap, and the hunters tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on. Just then the little mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight in which the lion was, went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the Beasts. “Was I not right?” said the little mouse.

1. What is the purpose of the text?

  1. To describe a mouse
  2. To entertain the readers
  3. To report a lion’s life
  4. To explain how to catch a lion

2. What was the mouse doing when the lion was asleep?

  1. Sleeping next to the lion
  2. Eating the lion’s food
  3. Running up and down upon the lion
  4. Gnawing the ropes

3. Why did the lion let the mouse go?

  1. Because the mouse was too small to eat
  2. Because he was afraid of the mouse
  3. Because he was amused by the mouse’s promise
  4. Because the mouse was his friend

4. What happened to the lion sometime after?

  1. He was killed by hunters
  2. He was caught in a trap
  3. He became the king of mice
  4. He ran away from the forest

5. How did the mouse help the lion?

  1. By bringing food to him
  2. By fighting the hunters
  3. By gnawing the ropes
  4. By calling other mice

6. “The lion was so tickled at the idea…” The underlined word means…

  1. Angry
  2. Sad
  3. Amused
  4. Scared

7. Where did the story take place?

  1. In a house
  2. In a forest
  3. In a cage
  4. In a city

8. What is the moral value of the story?

  1. Small friends can be great friends
  2. Don’t wake up a sleeping lion
  3. Never trust a mouse
  4. Hunters are dangerous

9. “The hunters… tied him to a tree.” What is the opposite of the bold word?

  1. Bind
  2. Released
  3. Caught
  4. Pulled

10. Who are the characters in the story?

  1. The lion and the hunters
  2. The mouse and the hunters
  3. The lion and the mouse
  4. The King and the Beasts

Text 2: Malin Kundang

A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, lived a woman and her son, Malin Kundang. They were poor but they loved each other. One day, Malin Kundang told his mother that he would go to the town and work there. At first, his mother didn’t allow him, but finally, she let him go with a heavy heart.

Malin Kundang worked hard and many years later he became a wealthy merchant. He had a huge ship and a beautiful wife. When he returned to his village, his mother ran to him and tried to hug him. However, Malin Kundang was ashamed of his poor mother and denied her. He shouted at her and told her to go away. His mother was very sad and cursed him. Suddenly, a big storm came and Malin Kundang’s ship was wrecked. Malin Kundang turned into a stone.

11. Where did Malin Kundang live?

  1. East Java
  2. North Sumatra
  3. West Sumatra
  4. South Kalimantan

12. Why did Malin Kundang leave his village?

  1. To go on a holiday
  2. To find his father
  3. To work and get a better life
  4. To buy a new ship

13. How was Malin Kundang’s life many years later?

  1. He became a poor fisherman
  2. He became a wealthy merchant
  3. He stayed at home with his mother
  4. He lost his ship in the sea

14. Why did Malin Kundang deny his mother?

  1. He didn’t recognize her
  2. He was ashamed of her
  3. He was busy with his ship
  4. His wife didn’t like her

15. What did Malin Kundang’s mother do when he denied her?

  1. She cried and went home
  2. She gave him more money
  3. She cursed him
  4. She asked for help from the king

16. What happened to Malin Kundang at the end of the story?

  1. He became a rich king
  2. He was drowned in the sea
  3. He turned into a stone
  4. He stayed with his mother

17. The first paragraph of the text is called…

  1. Complication
  2. Resolution
  3. Orientation
  4. Re-orientation

18. “Malin Kundang was ashamed of his poor mother.” The underlined word means…

  1. Proud
  2. Feeling embarrassed
  3. Happy
  4. Angry

19. What is the moral of the Malin Kundang story?

  1. We must work hard to be rich
  2. We should never forget our parents’ love
  3. Wealth is everything
  4. We must have a big ship

20. What caused the ship to wreck?

  1. A big monster
  2. A fire
  3. A big storm
  4. The hunters

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  1. B | 2. C | 3. C | 4. B | 5. C | 6. C | 7. B | 8. A | 9. B | 10. C
  2. C | 12. C | 13. B | 14. B | 15. C | 16. C | 17. C | 18. B | 19. B | 20. C

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