The Ant And The Dove

The 3rd Exercise Of Narrative Text! 

By: Miss Wulan

       








      One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a spring. 

       To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of glass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water. 

      She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not helped her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon, it carried her safely to dry ground. 

     Just at that time, a hunter nearby was throwing out his net towards the dove. Hoping to trap it.       Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. Quickly, the dove flew away to safety. 

(Source: Practise Your English Competence 2) 

The question! 

1. What did the dove do to save the ant?
    Answer:...
2. What did the hunter do to the dove?
     Answer:...
3. Give sign TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) these statements according to the text?
    a. The dove bit the hunter on the heel.
    b. Both animals were finally safe.
    c. The hunter killed the dove.
    d. The ant bit the dove.
4. What is the purpose of the text?
    Answer:...
5. What can we learn from the story?
    Answer:...
6. “... she came to a spring.” The underlined word means ...
    Answer:...
7. “Soon, it carried her safety ...” (paragraph 3). The underlined word refers to...
    Answer:...
8. “... the dove quickly plucked a leaf... (paragraph 3). The underlined word means ...
    Answer:...

The key: 
1. The dove plucked a leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant.
2. The hunter was trying to trap it.
3. a. (F), b (T), c (F), d (F)
4. The purpose of the text is to entertain the readers.
5. We can learn from the story that one good turn deserve another.
6. The underlined word means the water emerging from underground.
7. The underlined word refers to the leaf.
8. The underlined word means to pull something.