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XI Science 4

Dea KarmilaFanny Nuzhida FebrianaHana HumairaNadia HumairoNanda Kartika RamadhaniNur Endah WidyawatiOkky Dewi Saputri

The Three Sheiks and Queen of Arabia Maura, who liked to be thought of as the most beautiful and powerful queen

of Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she discarded them, until her list was reduced to just three sheiks, all equally young and handsome, rich and strong. It was very hard to decide who would be the best of them. One evening, Maura disguised herself and went to the camp of the three sheiks, as they were about to have dinner, and asked them for something to eat.

The first gave her some leftover food; the second gave her some unappetizing camel's tail; the third sheik, who was called Hakim, offered her some of the most tender and tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised queen left the sheiks' camp.

The following day the queen invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She ordered her servants to give each one exactly what they had given her the evening before.

Hakim, who received a plate of delicious meat, refused to eat it if the other two could not share it with him, and this act finally convinced Queen Maura that he was the man for her."Without question, Hakim is the most generous of you," she announced her choice to the sheiks." So it is Hakim I will marry."

1. What does the story teach us ?A. If we want to give something to other people, we shall give the best.B. Do not be cowards. D. As a beggar.C. Be the cowards. E. Don’t be lazy.

2.The three sheiks were not ........A. Rich C. strong E. Handsome B. Young D. gloomy

3. Which statement is TRUE about the queen ........A. The queen was the most powerful queen in Africa.B. The queen was very proud of her beauty and riches.C. The queen herself served the sheiks with delicious food.D. The queen was very careful in deciding whom she would marry.E. The queen was very satisfied with the food given by the sheiks.

4. The Queen ordered her servants to give the sheiks the same kind of food she got from the evening before because ........A. she wanted to entertain her guestsB. she wanted to test the sheiks's tasteC. she wanted to see the sheiks's reactionsD. she wanted to make a joke of the sheiksE. she wanted to repay the sheik's kindness

Key Answer

1. A. If we want to give something to other people, we shall give the

best.

2. D. gloomy

3. D. The queen was very careful in deciding whom she would marry

4. E. she wanted to repay the sheik's kindness

The King of The Jungle

One day a tiger saw a fox walking alone. Then, he intended to attack the fox. When Tiger jumped on Fox, Fox cried out,

"How dare you attack the king of the jungle?" Tiger looked at him in amazement. "Non sense! You are not King!"

"Certainly I am," replied the Fox. "All the animals run from me in terror! If you want proof, come with

me."  Fox went into the forest with tiger in heels. When they came to a herd of deer, the deer saw Tiger behind the Fox and ran in all direction.

They came to a group of monkey, the monkey saw the tiger behind fox and they fled. Fox looked to tiger and said, "Do you need more proof than that? See how the animals flee at the first sight of me?" "I am surprised, but I've seen it with my own eyes. Forgive me attacking you, Great King." Tiger bowed low with great ceremony, he let the fox go.

1. What does the text actually tell us about

a) Where the tiger and fox meet.

b) Who the king of the forest is.

c) What the king is.

d) Why the fox still exists.

2. When tiger jumped on Fox, Fox cried out, "How dare you attack the king of the jungle". What did the Tiger answer?

e) "Ok, you are king."

f) "Sorry, you are a good fox."

g) "Nonsense, you are not king".

h) "All Right. You are patient."

3. The moral value that we can learn from the story is ...

i) the truth must appear in the world.

j) false confidence often lead disaster.

k) misfortune tests the sincerity of our friends.

l) an intelligent person defeats a strong man.

4. The monkey saw Tiger behind Fox and they fled. The underlined word refers to ...

a) the tiger

b) the foxes

c) the monkey

d) the fox and the tigers

Key Answer

1. B. Who the king of the forest is

2. C. "Nonsense, you are not king".

3. A. the truth must appear in the world.

4. C. the monkey

Princess Azhima and The King Contest

While the sun was shining brightly one summer day. A beautiful baby was born in Al-Mubarak Palace. She had straight hair and slanting eyes. The King and Queen named her Princess Azhima. The name Azhima was taken from the word ‘Azhiim, which means noble.

Princess Azhima grew into a beautiful and gentle Princess. She was loving and kind-hearted. She never lied, let alone be up mischief.

One day, the king and queen held a contest for all the Princes and Princesses in the kingdom. “I will gave you each a bird egg and a magical flower seed,” said the king. “whoever brings the most beautiful bird and flower net summer, we will honor the person as the crown prince or Princess.” Continued the queen.

The Princes and Princesses left with a bird egg and a magical flower seed. As soon as they arrived home, they laid the egg in the nest ant planted the magical flower seed. Princess Azhima also did the same thing.

One week, two weeks, . . . one month passed by. The bird egg had not catched yet. The magical flower seed had not sprouted either. But, Princess Azhima continued to check on the bird egg and water the magical flower seed.

“Why are you so sad, Princess Azhima?” asked Princess Laila. “I’m the only one who hasn’t succeeded in hatching the bird egg and sprouting the magical flower seed said Princess Azhima. “oh, that… there’s a very easy solution.” Said Princess Laila.

I ordered my servants to buy the most beautiful bird and flower in this kingdom,” said Princess Laila. “oh, I cannot do that, Princess Laila. I have to do this by my self,” said Princess Azhima, pulling herself together. “hahaha! Princess Azhima, you are funny. All Princes and Princesses in Al-Mubarak kingdom did the same thing,” Princess Laila laughed at her mockingly.

Finally, it was time for the Princes and Princesses to bring their birds and their magical flowers. Al-Mubarak Palace was filled with lovely birds chirps and beautiful flower fragrances. Only princess Azhima brought a bird egg and an empty flower pot.

“the winner is, … Princess Azhima!” exclaimed the king. Everybody was astounded. “Princess Azhima has won this contest for her honesty and pure heart,” said the king. “the eggs and seeds we gave you were damaged, so they unlikely to hatch and grow.

All of the Princes and Princesses were embarrassed for changing the bird egg and the megical flower seed. Princess Azhima was honored as the crown Princess. Princess Azhima’s honesty and pure heart became an example to everyone in Al-Mubarak Kingdom.

1. What is the name of the palace where Princess Azhima was born?

2. Where is the name Azhima taken from?

3. What is the prize for the person winning the contest?

4. Why did Princess Azhima win the contest?

5. What do you think is the moral value we can learn from this story?

Key Answer

1. Al-Mubarak Palace

2. Taken from the word ‘Azhiim

3. Will be honored as the crown Prince or Princess

4. Because of her honesty and pure heart

5. We should be honest whatever it takes

Goldilocks and the Three BearsOnce upon a time, there was a little girl named Goldilocks.  She  went for a

walk in the forest.  Pretty soon, she came upon a house.  She knocked and, when no one answered, she walked right in.At the table in the kitchen, there were three bowls of porridge. Goldilocks was hungry.  She tasted the porridge from the first bowl.

"This porridge is too hot!" she exclaimed.

So, she tasted the porridge from the second bowl.

"This porridge is too cold," she said

So, she tasted the last bowl of porridge.

"Ahhh, this porridge is just right," she said happily and she ate it all up.

After she'd eaten the three bears' breakfasts she decided she was feeling a little tired.  So, she walked into the living room where she saw three chairs.  Goldilocks sat in the first chair to rest her feet.  

"This chair is too big!" she exclaimed.

So she sat in the second chair.

"This chair is too big, too!"  she whined.

So she tried the last and smallest chair.

"Ahhh, this chair is just right," she sighed.  But just as she settled down into the chair to rest, it broke into pieces!

Goldilocks was very tired by this time, so she went upstairs to the bedroom.  She lay down in the first bed, but it was too hard. Then she lay in the second bed, but it was too soft. Then she lay down in the third bed and it was just right.  Goldilocks fell asleep.

As she was sleeping, the three bears came home.

"Someone's been eating my porridge," growled the Papa bear.

"Someone's been eating my porridge," said the Mama bear.

"Someone's been eating my porridge and they ate it all up!" cried the Baby bear.

"Someone's been sitting in my chair," growled the Papa bear.

"Someone's been sitting in my chair," said the Mama bear.

"Someone's been sitting in my chair and they've broken it all to pieces," cried the Baby bear.

They decided to look around some more and when they got upstairs to the bedroom, Papa bear growled, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed,"

"Someone's been sleeping in my bed, too" said the Mama bear

"Someone's been sleeping in my bed and she's still there!" exclaimed Baby bear.

Just then, Goldilocks woke up and saw the three bears.  She screamed, "Help!"  And she jumped up and ran out of the room.  Goldilocks ran down the stairs, opened the door, and ran away into the forest.  And she never returned to the home of the three bears.

1. Why did she walk right into the bear’s house?

2. What did she say about the porridge on the first bowl?

3. Whose porridge did she fully eat?

4. Why did she fall asleep?

Key Answer

1. Because no one answered when she knocked the door

2. The porridge is too hot

3. Baby bear’s porridge

4. She is tired

Princess RasyidaWhen the roses blossomed, a pretty baby girl was born in the Palace of

Barakah. She was named Princess Rasyida. The name Rasyida was derived from the word rasyid, meaning intelligent.

Princess Rasyida grew up to be a very smart girl. She liked to read, as well as find out new things.

One day, Princess Rasyida received an invitation to Prince Haikal’s birthday party. The other princesses were finding new gowns and birthday presents. “I haven’t decided yet on which gown to wear and what present to give him,” said Princess Rasyida whenever somebody cared to ask.

When Princess Rasyida thought about her plan for coming to the party, suddenly a little bird flew into her bed room. “Princess Rasyida, I just heard a conversation between two person on the street. They are going to hurt Prince Haikal at the party this evening,” said the bird which was Princess Rasyida’s best friend.

“Oh, we have to prevent them from doing so. Do you know how they look?” asked Princess Rasyida. “No, I don’t. Their faces were hidden behind a shawl. I believe this evening they will come in disguised. I also overheard that they will carry some metal arrows,” informed the little bird.

Princess Rasyida thought hard. Finally, she found the way. She made a necklace with a big magnetic pendant. She will a necklace as her birthday present for Prince Haikal.

When Princess Rasyida presented the necklace, many guests criticized her. “How come a princess give a prince a magnetic necklace which has not value at all,” they whispered. The kind-hearted Prince Haikal immediately wore the magnetic necklace.

During the party, suddenly a guard stood in front of Pince Haikal. He aimed his arrow directly at the prince. “Here, have this arrow!” shouted the villain who disguised himself as a palace guard.

WUSSSH! Sreeettt . . . !!! The arrow aimed at Prince Haikal change at direction. Because the tip of the arrow was made of iron, it was pulled by the magnetic pendant. Prince Haikal was saved.

The guards immediately captured the disguised villain. “Thank you, Princess Rasyida. Because of your present, my life is saved,” said Prince Haikal. “The real help comes from God. I only help as best as I can,” replied Princess Rasyida.

The other guests were sorry for insulting Princess Rasyida earlier. They acknowledged Princess Rasyida’s intelligence in choosing the right present for Prince Haikal. No wonder that several years later Prince Haikal married Princess Rasyida.

1. What is the name of the palace where Princess Rasyida was born?

2. Where is the name Rasyida derived from?

3. What did the bird tell to Princess Rasyida?

4. What is the present she give to Prince Haikal?

5. Why did the tip of arrow was pulled by the magnetic pendant?

Key Answer

1. Palace of Barakah

2. derived from the word rasyid

3. There are people going to hurt Prince Haikal at the

party that evening

4. necklace with a big magnetic pendant

5. Because the tip of the arrow was made of iron