Long time ago, a young man lived in a valley in North Sumatera. He was poor and lived with nobody. Every day, he went to the river and caught some fish to eat. One day, he went fishing after working in the fields. But not like the other days, he got nothing even after waiting for hours. When he decided to go home, he felt the rod bolted. That's fish! He pulled the rod out and he was jolly to see a small goldfish. Imagining that he would eat a goldfish, he went home excitedly. At home, the young man put the small fish on the table. He prepared some firewood to cook. When everything was ready, he went back to the kitchen. But he saw nothing on the table! The fish disappeared! Instead, he saw a beautiful woman. After having a short conversation, the young men asked to marry her. She accepted only in one condition, the man should never mention where she came from the man agreed and they got married. They had a handsome yet naughty boy named Samosir. One day, Samosir made his father angry. The man shouted loudly and said the prohibited words. He said that Samosir was son of fish suddenly, rain fell for weeks and turned the valley into a lake. What is the moral lesson of the story?

Contoh jawaban untuk soal ini adalah: "You must keep your promise." (Kamu harus menepati janjimu.) Soal ini menanyakan pesan atau amanat cerita yang bisa didapat dari teks tertera. Untuk menjawab soalnya, perhatikan beberapa kalimat berikut: Paragraf 1 "Long time ago, a young man lived in a valley in North Sumatera. He was poor and lived with nobody. Every day, he went to the river and caught some fish to eat." (Pada dahulu kala, seorang pemuda tinggal di sebuah lembah di Sumatera Utara. Dia miskin dan hidup sebatang kara. Tiap hari, dia pergi ke sungai dan menangkap ikan untuk dimakan.) Kalimat 5 dan 6 di paragraf 2 "He pulled the rod out and he was jolly to see a small goldfish. Imagining that he would eat a goldfish, he went home excitedly." (Dia menarik pancingannya dan dia gembira melihat seekor ikan emas kecil. Membayangkan bahwa dia akan memakan ikan emas, dia pulang ke rumah dengan riang.) Kalimat 1, 4, dan 5 di paragraf 3 "At home, the young man put the small fish on the table. ... But he saw nothing on the table! The fish disappeared! Instead, he saw a beautiful woman." (Di rumah, si pemuda menaruh ikan kecil itu di atas meja. ... Tapi di atas meja tidak ada apa-apa. Ikannya menghilang! Sebagai gantinya, dia melihat seorang wanita cantik.) Paragraf 4 "After having a short conversation, the young men asked to marry her. She accepted only in one condition, the man should never mention where she came from the man agreed and they got married. They had a handsome yet naughty boy named Samosir." (Setelah berbincang sebentar, si pemuda melamarnya. Dia menerima lamaran tersebut dengan satu syarat, si pemuda selamanya tidak boleh menyebutkan asal mula wanita itu. Si pemuda setuju dan mereka menikah. Mereka memiliki anak laki-laki yang tampan serta nakal bernama Samosir.) Paragraf 5 "One day, Samosir made his father angry. The man shouted loudly and said the prohibited words. He said that Samosir was son of fish. Suddenly, rain fell for weeks and turned the valley into a lake." (Suatu hari, Samosir membuat ayahnya marah. Dia berteriak kencang dan mengatakan kata-kata terlarang. Dia berkata bahwa Samosir adalah anak ikan. Tiba-tiba, hujan turun berminggu-minggu dan mengubah lembah itu menjadi danau.) Dilihat dari arti kalimat-kalimat di atas, diketahui bahwa ayah Samosir telah ingkar janji untuk tidak mengatakan asal-usulnya yang merupakan seekor ikan pada siapapun, termasuk anaknya, Samosir. Karena ingkar janji, lembah yang dia tinggali berubah menjadi danau. Itu tandanya, pesan atau amanat yang bisa diambil dari teks cerita di soal ini adalah 'tepatilah janji'. Jadi, jawaban untuk soal ini adalah: "You must keep your promise." (Kamu harus menepati janjimu.)