RECOUNT TEXT

Last year, I joined the Chicago Marathon, my first marathon. I had to run 26,2 miles to
complete it. It was hard but I learned valuable things from joining it.
At first, I just wanted to get experience of joining a marathon. I thought it would be on elife
time experience. After finishing it, I changed my mind. I wanted to join another one. I was interested in
completing at least one more marathon and improve my time. I also experienced a good feeling
between participants and spectators, that made me happy. It was a very wonderful thing for me. So I
decided that I had to join another marathon the following year because I was not satisfied with this first
one.
1. When did the writer change his/her mind about marathon?
a. When preparing for the race
c. After finishing the race
b. During the race
d. Before the race
2. I had to run 26,2 miles to complete it. ( paragraph 1 )
The underlined word refers to
a. chicago marathon
b. valuable things c. Last year
d. 26,2 miles
3. What is the purpose of the text ?
a. To entertain the readers
c. To retell the writers experience
b. To tell the readers how to join marathon
d. To describe about the marathon
4. We can find orientation in .
a. paragraph 2
b. paragraph 1
c. last line
d. paragraph 1&2
5. We can conclude that the kind of text is
a. descriptive
b. report
c. recount
d. narrative
Yesterday, I read the notice .. ( 6). The notice said : Keep the room .. ( 7 ).
I understand that we should not throw ..( 8 ) in that room.
6. a. in the sky b. on the wall
c. on the tree
d. in the box
7. a. dirty
b. clean
c. tired
d. tight
8. a. an animal b. a parachute
c. rubbish
d. a season
Last week, I ate out in the famous restaurant in my city. It was my first time to eat there. The
restaurant was nice, clean and comfortable. I went there alone. I ate chicken soup for introduction. The
soup was too salty I thought. So I ate the chicken and the vegetables. But the chicken flesh was still raw
and the vegetables were hard.
Next, I ordered the main menu. People said roasted Kakap was the best menu. I wanted to
taste it. A few minutes later, it was on my table. The roasted Kakap smelled nice. It was servedwith
chili sauce, slices of cucumber, cabbages and a plate of rice. It looked very delicious. Soon, I took a
little piece with my fork gnawed it. Whats a pity, it was tasteless. It was not so delicious as I thought.
But I was very hungry, I ate them.
A glass of orange juice was my beverage. After forcing my stomach to eat the tasteless food, I
drank my orange juice. Ups! It was not sweet. It was sour. May be the waiter forgot to give it some
sugar.
A slice of yellow water melon was served for my dessert. I have no desire to eat it but I wanted
something fresh for my mouth. So I take a little with my spoon to make sure that it was sweet and
fresh. Unfortunately, the last menu also disappointed me. That fruit was overripe. Then I paid my bill in
the cashier and left that restaurant soon. I promised in my deepest heart that I would not eat at the
restaurant anymore.
9. What kind of text is it ?
a. descriptive
b. recount
c. procedure
d. narrative
10. Ups! It was not sweet. The underlined word has opposite meaning with
a. bitter
b. hot
c. sour
d. fresh
11. What is the purpose of the text?
a. to persuade the readers not to go to the restaurant
b. to entertain the readers with writers story
c. to tell the writers experience
d. to describe about the restaurant

12. The last paragraph is

a. orientation
b. reorientation

c. complication

d. resolution

Last week, I was sick, so I went to Bhayangkara Hospital.

In the hospital, I made a registration. After waiting for half an hour, the nurse called my name,
and I came into the room to meet the doctor. The doctor examined me. First, he checked my blood
pressure and my temperature. He gave me the prescription.
After that, I went to the drugstore. I purchased the medicine there. I paid Rp 150.000,-. At
home, I directly drank the medicine and slept.
It was good that the next day I felt much better.
13. What kind of text is the story ?
a. descriptive
b. recount
c. narrative
d. report
14. I came into the room to meet the doctor. ( paragraph 2 line 2 )
The antonym of the underlined phrase is ..
a. came out
b. get into
c. disappear
d. walk into
15. The communicative purpose of the text is
a. to describe about hospital
c. to retell the writers experience
b. to entertain the readers
d. to give information about hospital
16. Where can we find orientation ?
a. paragraph 1,2,3,4
b. paragraph 1
c. paragraph 2
d. paragraph 3
My End of the Week
On Sunday morning my family and I went on a boat cruise.
We went underneath the port bridge and then we went past some cargo ships. When we got to
Lincoln Park we had a picnic. After we had finished, we played on the rock climbing tower. Then Mr.
John smith came over and said Mr. Brown was giving out some apples. Then after we finished that, we
went home.
Although it was tiring we were happy.
17. Where did the writer have a picnic ? On
a. boat cruise
b. Lincoln Park
c. a bridge port
d. rock climbing
18. When did the writer have a boat cruise ?
a. Sunday morning
b. Tuesday morning c.Monday morning d. Wednesday morning
19. Although it was tiring, we were happy. The underlined word refers to .
a. the picnic
b. the rock climbing c. the family
d. the boat cruise
20. With whom did the writer go ?
a. his wife
b. his daughter
c. his sisters
d. his family
21. How did the writer and his family feel after
the journey ?
a. bored
b. satisfied
c. annoyed
d. worried
22. What is the genre of the text above ?
a. report
b. descriptive
c. narrative
d. recount
23. How is the generic structure of the text ?
a. orientation-events-twist
c. goal - materials/ingredients - steps
b. orientation - events - reorientation
d. orientation - reorientation - events
24. What kind of tense is used mostly in the text ?
a. simple present tense b. simple future tense c. simple past tense d. present perfect tense
25. What paragraph belongs to Reorientation?
a. paragraph 1
c. paragraph 2
b. paragraph 3
d. paragraph 1 and 3
Good Luck