The Ant and The Cicada
Long ago, ants and cicadas were friends. The ants were very industrious, but the cicadas were lazy. During the summertime, the ants were busy preparing for winter when they would have to stay in all the time.
One day, when the cicadas were singing and dancing, they saw a long line of ants carrying food to their anthill. The cicadas invited the ants to join them. But the ants said “We have to get ready for the winter. If you don’t do the same thing, you’ll be sorry later!”
The cicadas answered, “We can fly anywhere we want with our strong wings. Stupid ants!” And, the cicadas kept on singing and dancing.
When the winter came, it was chilly and damp all the time. Inside the anthill, the ants sang and danced. But, the cicadas were hungry. They asked the ants if they could borrow some food. The ants said “We thought you could fly anywhere you wanted!”
But, the cicadas wings were wet from the rain and snow. The ants said ”We’re sorry. If you had told us, we would have worked harder and saved some food for you, but now it is too late. If we lend you food, there will not be enough food for us. Sorry, very sorry.” Then, they closed their door.
The next day, when the ants opened their door, they found the cicadas dead. That’s why, nowadays, we can hear cicadas sing in the summer, but not in the winter.
A. Fill in the blank!
1. What are the characters in the story?
2. Who sang and danced in the winter?
3. Why didn’t ants give food to the cicadas?
4. What does the word “they” in the second paragraph refer to?
5. What happened to the cicadas in the winter?
6. What is the lesson taken from the text?
B. Choose the best answer!
1. The statement are true based the text, except…
a. The ants were very diligent
b. The cicadas weren’t industrious
c. The cicadas sang and danced in winter
d. The ants sang and danced in winter
2. The ants don’t give food to the cicadas because…
a. The cicadas were lazy
b. If the ants lent the cicadas food, there would not be enough food for them
c. The cicadas has enough food in winter
d. The ants weren’t industrious
3. The purpose of the writer telling the story is…
a. To describe the way things
b. To amuse the readers
c. To educate the readers
d. To explain the processes of natural phenomena
4. The synonym of word “industrious” is…
a. Lazy
b. Diligent
c. Stupid
d. Strong
5. The definition which has similar meaning too “anthill” is…
a. A small insect that lives in large group
b. A period of time during which summer lasts
c. A mound of earth formed by ants when they are making a nest
d. A winged insect with transparent wings
C. State whether the statements are True (T) or False (F)!
1. ants give food to the cicadas (...)
2. The ants weren’t industrious (...)
3. The cicadas hasn’t enough food in winter (...)
4. The cicadas were lazy (...)
5. The cicadas sang and danced in winter (...)
6. The characters in the story is ants and cicadas (...)
D. Key Answer!
A.
1. Ants and cicadas
2. Ants
3. Because If the ants lent the cicadas food, there would not be enough food for them
4. Refer to the cicadas
5. Cicadas dead
6. Prepare yourself for the future
B.
1. D
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. C
C.
1. F
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. F
6. T
sumber: Lks bahasa inggris SMA kelas XII semester 1
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