Contoh soal Recount Text

My officemates and I went by plane to Makassar, the capital city of South South Sulawesi by Srivijaya
Air from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The flight took approximately two hours, but please
bear in mind that Makassar (GMT+8) is one hour ahead of Jakarta (GMT+7). We left Jakarta at 6 am
(GMT+8) and arrived in Makassar at 7 am (GMT+7). It was a business trip and accordingly we need to
stay in a hotel near Sultan Hassanudin International Airport in Makassar. We decided to stay in Dharma
Nusantara Hotel II located at only 15 minutes from the airport. It's a nice hotel with a good-deal rate
and near the airport.

We had dinner at Surya Super Crab Restaurant in downtown Makassar. The restaurant is fancy and
really decent. The restaurant had a good reputation for providing many delicious, rich and tasteful
dishes. We ordered black pepper crab, shrimp, and salads which really satisfied us that evening.

The next day, the weather was not perfect but it was quite fine for us to have an adventurous
experience. Early in the morning we left the hotel and went to Losari beach.
(Adapted from novryanpahlawan[dot]blogspot[dot]com)
Vcabularies:
Glossary
Capital city Ibu kota
Flight Penerbangan/perjalana
n
Approximatel Diperkirakan
y
Bear in mind Perlu diketahui
Trip Perjalanan
Accordingly Olehnya
Decided Memutuskan
Recommende Direkomendasikan
d
Looking for Mencari
Fancy Indah/dekoratif
Decent Baik
Dishes Hidangan

Answer the following questions based on the above text.

1. What is the best title for the text?
2. How long was the writer's flight from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Makassar?
3. We left Jakarta at 6 am ....
 Pronoun 'we' in line 3 refers to ....
4. What was the purpose of the writer to go to Makassar?
5. Where was Surya Super Crab Restaurant located?
6. What did the writer and his friends eat in Surya Super Crab Restaurant?
7. How was the restaurant according to the writer?
8. When did the writer go to Losari beach?

Text 3 for questions number 9 to 12

Albert Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany. He graduated from the University of Zurich in
Switzerland in 1905. In 1905 he also did some of his famous work in Physics. In 1919 he won the
Noble Prize for Physics. Between 1919 and 1933 he lived in Germany and traveled a lot to talk to other
scientists. Then, in 1933 he had to leave Germany because of Hitler and the Nazy Party. He moved to
United States from 1933 until his death. He lived in Princetown, New Jersey. He died on 18th April
1955.

4. What is the topic of the text?

a. The achievement of Albert Einstein
b. The life of Albert Einstein
c. Albert Einsteins childhood

d. Albert Einsteins home town

e. Albert Einsteins study

5. When did Albert Einstein win the Noble Prize?

a. In 1905
b. In 1919
c. in 1933
d. Between 1919 and 1933
e. in 1955

6. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

a. Albert Einstein was a Deutsch
b. Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prizes for Chemistry
c. Albert Einstein had done some famous work in Physics before 1905
d. Albert Einstein had spent the rest of his life in America for 21 years
e. Albert Einstein died on age of 75 years old

7. In 1905 he also did some of his famous work in physics.

What is the similar meaning of the underlined word?
a. Familiar c. Well known
b. Very good
c. Excellent d. Great

Text 4 for questions number 13 to 15

I think my first memories started when I was about three or perhaps four years old. I remember falling
from a tree and breaking my arms. I think I was playing in the garden of the big, old house we lived in.
It was in a suburb of London. I can remember starting school when I was five.
There was a little boy called Thomas in the same class. He used to pull my hair when the teacher was
not looking. One day I hit him on the head with a book and he began to cry. The teacher was very angry
with me. I remember him saying, Little girls dont do things like that. But since then Thomas never
pulled my hair again.

8. The writer started studying in his school when she was years old.
a. 3 d. 4
b. 7
c. 5 e. 6

9. Thomas never pulled the writers hair again because

a. He was afraid of the writer
b. The teacher was angry with the writer
c. The writer was bigger than he was
d He moved to another school
c. He was afraid of the teacher

10. One day I hit him on the head with (Paragraph 2).
The underlined word means
a. broke
c. offended
e. bumped
b. attacked
d. struck

Contoh Soal Narrative Text

Text 1
Snow White
Once upon a time, there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with her aunt and uncle
because her parents were dead.
One day, she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they both
wanted to go to America and they didnt have enough money to take Snow White.
Snow White did not want her uncle and aunt to do this, so she decided it would be best if she ran away.
The next morning, she ran away from home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast. She ran
away into the woods.
She was very tired and hungry. Then, she saw this little cottage. She knocked, but no one answered, so
she went inside and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There they found
Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said, Whats
your name? Snow White answered, My name is Snow White.
The other dwarfs asked, If you wish, you may live here with us. Snow White said, Oh, could I?
Thank you! Then Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story, and the seven dwarfs lived happily
ever after.
1. What kind of text is it?
a. Narrative c. News item e. Report
b. Analytical Exposition d. Hortatory Exposition

2. What is the communicative purpose of the story?

a. To entertain the readers
b. To describe the way things
c. To retell an event with humorous twist
d. To persuade by presenting arguments or to analyze or explain
e. To persuade the readers or the listeners that something should or should not be the case

3. What is the generic structure of the story?

a. Orientation Complication Resolution
b. Orientation Events Twist
c. Identification Description
d. Identification Events Reorientation
e. Thesis Arguments Reiteration

4. What kind of tenses is used in the story?

a. Present Simple c. Present Continuous e. Present Perfect
b. Past Simple d. Past Continuous

5. .because her parents were dead. (p.2)

The synonym of the underlined word is
a. Lived b. Loved c. Passed away d. Ran away e. kind

Text 2
Cinderella
Long, long time ago, there lived a beautiful girl named Cinderella. Her parents passed away, she lived
with her step mother and step sisters. Cinderella was very sad everyday because she had to do the
housework alone.
One day, the king wanted to find the wife if his son. He invited all the beautiful girls to come.
Cinderella was very sad because her step sister did not let her go. Her sisters went to the palace
without Cinderella.
Luckily, The Angel cam and helped Cinderella to go to the palace. In the palace, Cinderella danced
with the Prince. He fell in love with her; then he married her. They lived happily ever after.

6. What kind of text is it?

a. Descriptive b. News item c. Spoof d. Narrative e. Recount

7. What is the communicative purpose of the story?

a. To entertain the readers
b. To describe the way things
c. To retell an event with humorous twist
d. To describe particular person, place or things
e. To persuade the readers or the listeners that something should or should not be the case

8. What is the generic structure of the story?

a. Orientation Complication Resolution
b. Orientation Events Twist
c. Identification Description
d. Identification Events Reorientation
e. Thesis Arguments Reiteration To report something
9. Her parents passed away. (p.1)
The synonym of the underlined word is
a. Ran away b. dead c. went away d. go away e. far away

10. Which statement is not true?

a. Cinderella was young. d. The King married Cinderella
b. The Angel helped Cinderella. e. The Prince married Cinderella
c. The King had a son.

Text 3
Once upon a time, The King Prabu ruled a Kingdom in West Java. King Prabu and his wife were wise
and kind so that their people were prosperous.
The problem came because The King didnt have children. They tried many ways to have children, but
they always failed.
One day, Prabu prayed to God, and he was very happy because God accepted his prayer. Soon, they
had a child that was beautiful but spoiled and had the bad behavior.
For her seventeenth birthday party, the princess got the gold necklace from her parents. Unfortunately,
when she saw it, she didnt like it and threw it away into the floor. Everybody was shocked because
from the ground emerged a lot of water. All of the kingdom suddenly became a big lake.
People call it Telaga Warna and believed that the colours came from the Princess necklace.
11. The Kingdom was located in..
a. Sumatera b. Sulawesi c. Java d. Papua e. Bali

12. People.the King Prabu.

a. hated b. liked c. disliked d. connected with e. ruled

13. Which statement is Not Correct?

a. The queen had one daughter.
b. The lake swallowed the Kingdom.
c. The King adopted a girl as his child.
d. The princess had the bad behavior.
e. The Prabu and his wife were wise.

14. What kind of text is it?

a. Descriptive b. Report c. Narrative d. Recount e. Procedure
15. The communicative purpose of the story is..
a. to describe the King c. to entertain the readers e. to persuade the readers
b. to describe the Kingdom d. to retell the past experience

16. The first paragraph is called..

a. Complication b. Orientation c. Resolution d. Reorientation e. Coda