Peggy the milkmaid was going to market. There she planned to sell the fresh, sweet milk in the pail that she had learned to carry balanced on her head. As she went along, she began thinking about what she would do with the money she would get for the milk. "I'll buy the plumpest chickens from Farmer Brown" she said, "And they will lay eggs each morning. When those eggs hatch, I'll have more chickens. Then I'll sell some of the chickens and some of the eggs, and that will get me enough money to buy the blue dress I've wanted and some blue ribbon to match. Oh, I'll look so lovely that all the girls will be jealous. But I don't care; I'll just toss my head at them, like this!" She tossed back her head. The pail flew off, and the milk spilled all over the road. So Peggy had to return home and tell her mother what had happened. "Ah, my child," said her mother. "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched." 1. What is the purpose of the story above? a. To entertain the readers with the story about a daydreaming milkmaid. b. To tell the readers about a milkmaid who counted eggs. C. To entertain the readers about a milkmaid's success of selling milk. d. To amuse the readers with the story about hatching eggs.

Jawaban: A. To entertain the readers with the story about a daydreaming milkmaid. Hello Fadiya, Kamu diminta untuk menjawab pertanyaan ini berdasarkan teks yang tersedia. Pertanyaan "What is the purpose of the story above?" memiliki makna "Apa tujuan dari cerita tersebut?" Coba kita perhatikan kutipan berikut ini: (1) "Peggy the milkmaid was going to market." (Peggy si pemerah susu pergi ke pasar.) (2) "As she went along, she began thinking about what she would do with the money she would get for the milk." (Sambil berjalan, dia mulai berkhayal tentang apa yang akan dia lakukan dengan uang yang akan dia dapatkan untuk membeli susu itu.) (3) "The pail flew off, and the milk spilled all over the road. So Peggy had to return home and tell her mother what had happened." (Ember itu pun terbang, dan susu tumpah ke seluruh jalan. Jadi Peggy harus kembali ke rumah dan memberi tahu ibunya apa yang telah terjadi.) Berdasarkan makna tersebut, kita bisa tahu bahwa ini adalah cerita Narrative tentang seorang pemerah susu yang bernama Peggy, ia berkhayal sambil berjalan ke pasar yang akhirnya menyebabkan susu yang dibawanya tumpah di jalanan, dan ia tidak jadi menjualnya. Narrative text adalah cerita fiksi yang bisa berbentuk dongeng, mitos, cerita rakyat, cerita binatang, dan lain sebagainya. Tujuan (Purpose of the text) Narrative adalah untuk menghibur pembacanya (to amuse/to entertain the readers). Dengan demikian, jawaban yang benar adalah "To entertain the readers with the story about a daydreaming milkmaid" (Untuk menghibur pembaca dengan cerita tentang pemerah susu yang melamun/berkhayal.) Semoga mudah dipahami penjelasannya, tetap semangat belajar ya.