Recount

Text 1
      On Friday, my sister and I went shopping. We found a nice Batik shirt. We bought it and wrapped it in a blue paper. Blue is my Grandpa’s favourite colour.
      On Saturday morning, my brother and I were in the kitchen. We made a birthday cake. It was a big and beautiful. I wrote Happy Birthday on it. We put some chocolate on it and a big candle on top of it. On Sunday evening, we had a party. My uncle and my aunt came to my house. They brought some cake and flowers for my Grandpa. We sat together in our living room. My Dad said a beautiful prayer. Then, we sang “Happy Birthday” and my Grandpa blew out the candle. He cut the cake and gave it to everybody in that room. He opened his present and he was very happy with the shirt.
      Finally, my grandma told us some stories about my Grandpa.

1.What is the topic of the text?
A.Party
B.Nice Shopping
C.Grandpa’s birthday
D.Weekend in grandpa’s house

2.What did the writer do in the kitchen?
A.Cooked meal
B.Prepared for lunch
C.Roasted a lobster
D.Made a cake

3.How many the siblings that the writer has?
A.One
B.Two
C.Three
D.Four

4.What was the present from the writer?
A.Cake
B.Flowers
C.Chocolate
D.Batik shirt

5.It was a big and beautiful cake. The word Itin paragraph three refers to?
A.Batik shirt
B.Cake
C.Flowers

D.Chocolate

Text 2    
  On Wednesday, my students and I went to Jogjakarta. We stayed at Dirgahayu Hotel which is not far from Malioboro.

      On Thursday we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples, the Brahmana, Syiwa and Wisnu Temples. They are really amazing. We visited only Brahmana and Syiwa temples, because Wisnu temple is being renovated.

      On Friday morning we went to Jogja Kraton. Wespent about two hours there. We were lucky because we were led by a smart and friendly guide. Then we continued our journey to Borobudur. We arrived there at four p.m. At 5 p.m. we heard an announcement that Borobudur gate would be closed.

      In the evening we left for Jakarta by Wisata bus.

1. The text above mainly discusses about ____.

a.       the writer’s trip to Jogjakarta

b.       the writer’s first visit to Prambanan

c.        the writer’s impression about the guide

d.       the writer’s experience at Jogja Kraton

e.       the writer’s impression about Borobudur

2. Which temple was being renovated?

a. Syiwa.

b. Wisnu.

c. Brahmana.

d. Borobudur.

e. Syiwa and Wisnu.

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. The writer and the students went to Jogjakarta for having a research.

b. The writer went to Borobudur first and then to Kraton.

c.  The writer was very disappointed with the guide.

d.  Malioboro is very far from Dirgahayu Hotel.

e.  The writer left for Jakarta on Friday.

Text 3

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted,”It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!”

I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing

1. When did the clock stopped?

A. At 5.12                                                       

B. At 11.55

C. At 12.00                                                     

D. At 12.02

2. Why did the people gather under the Town Hall clock?

A. To welcome the New Year                                    

B. To see the newly bought clock

C.To strike the laughing people                      

D. To stop people who shouted

3. Based on the text, where was the writer?

A. At the center of the town

B. At home

C. AT the beach

D. At the market

4. When did the event happen?

A. in the middle of the year

B. the end of the year

C. Christmas celebration

D. at the weekend as usual

5. Which of the following is not true according to the text?

A. the writer was waiting to celebrate the New Year.

B. the writer brought a watch.

C. the writer was very happy.

D. The writer celebrated the New Year with his family.


Text 4

Accident

Last week, Mr. Damiri’s wife had an accident. Her youngest child, Yusuf, was at home when it happened. He was playing with his new toy car. Suddenly Yusuf heard his mother calling, “Help! Help! He ran to the kitchen. His mother had burnt herself with some hot cooking oil. She was crying with pain and the pan was on fire. Mr. Damiri had gone to his office. The other children had gone to school.

Yusuf was too small to help his mother, and she was too frightened to speak sensibly to him. But he ran to the neighbour’s house and asked his neighbor to come and help his mother. The neighbor soon put out the fire and took Yusuf’s mother to the clinic.

When Mr. Dardiri came home, his wife told him what had happened. He was very proud of his son, “When you are a man, you will be just like your father,” he said.

1. Who took Mrs. Damiri to the clinic?

A. her son                C. her husband

B. her neighbour       D. her children

2. The main idea of the second paragraph is …

A. Mrs. Damiri had an accident.

B. Mr. Damiri was proud of his son.

C. Yusuf asked his the neighbor for help.

D. Mr. Damiri and his other children had gone

3. How did the neighbor help Mrs. Damiri?

A. He called Mrs. Damiri’s husband and ran to the kitchen.

B. He called the fireman and put out the fire.

C. He put out the fire and took Mrs. Damiri to the clinic.

D. He called the fireman and advised Mrs. Damiri to stay calm.

Text 5 
On Thursday 24 April we went to the Botanical Gardens. We walked down and boarded the bus.

After we arrived at the garden, we walked down to the Education Centre.

The third grade students went to have a look around. First, we went to the first farm and Mrs. James read us some information. Then, we looked at all the lovely plants. After that we went down to a little spot in the Botanical Garden and had a morning tea break.

Next, we did sketching and then we met the fourth grade students at the Education Centre to have lunch. Soon after that, it was time for us to go and make our terrariums while the fourth year students went to have walk.

A lady took us into special room and introduced herself, then she explained what we were going to do. Next, she took us to a pyramid terrarium. It was

really interesting.

After we had finished, we met the fourth grade students outside the gardens.

Then we reboarded the bus and returned to school.

1. Most events mentioned in the text happened….

a. at the Education Centre

b. in the botanical garden

c. on the bus to Botanical Garden

d. outside the school

2. The writer of the text is….

a. a fourth grade students

b. a school teacher

c. a third grade students

d. Mr. and Mrs. James

3. What did the fourth grade students do after lunch?

a. They had a walk

b. They made their terrarium

c. They returned to school

d. They went to a pyramid terrarium

4. What was the second activity of the writer during the excursion to the Botanical Garden?

        a. Gathering at the Education Centre

        b. Going to a small garden

        c. Looking at the lovely plants

        d. Visiting a beautiful lady

      

5. “It was very interesting.” (par. 4) What does the underlined word refer to?

        a. A pyramid terrarium

        b. A specific room

        c. Education Centre

        d. First farm
        e. the Football Match

Text 6

One day I was sitting in the local library, I started to read a medical encyclopedia that was lying on the table in front of me. The first illness I read about was cholera. As I read the list of symptoms, it occurred to me that perhaps I had cholera myself. I sat for a while, too frightened to move.

Then, in a kind of dream, I started to turn the pages of the book again. I came to malaria. Yes, there was no doubt about it - I had malaria too. And I certainly had hepatitis. And yellow fever. And so it went on. I read through the whole book, and by the end I came to the conclusion that I had every illness. There was only one illness I didn’t have – and that was housemaid’s knee.

I sat and thought, and I became more and more worried. I wondered how long I had to live. I examined myself. I felt my pulse. At first, I couldn’t find it at all; then, suddenly it seems start off. I looked at my watch to time it – it was beating 147 times a minute. I tried to feel my heart. I couldn’t feel it. It wasn’t beating.

I stuck my tongue out and tried to look at it. I could only see the end of it, but from that I was even more certain than before that I had yellow fever. I went straight to my doctor, who was a good friend of mine. “What’s the matter with you?” he asked. “I have every illness in the medical encyclopedia.” I told him how I read the medical encyclopedia. Then he opened my mouth and looked at my tongue, and felt my pulse, and he listened to my heart. Then he sat down and wrote a prescription. It said:

-          3 good meals every day.

-          A two-mile walk every day morning.

-          Be in bed at 11 o’clock every night.

-          Don’t read medical books!

I followed the doctor’s instructions, and I am happy to say that now feel quite well again.

1.       Where does the writer read an encyclopedia ….

A.       In the doctor’s room.

B.       In the waiting room.

C.      In the local library.

D.      In the class room.

E.       In his room.

2.       What was the first illness he thought he had ….

A.       Cholera.

B.       Malaria.

C.      Hepatitis.

D.      Yellow fever.

E.       Housemaid’s knee.

3.       What book was he reading ….

A. Healthy magazine.

      B. Medical encyclopedia.

C. Medical journal.

D. Doctor’s workbook.

E. Medical text book.

4.       How did he check himself ….

A. By going to the doctor.

B. By reading the list of symptoms.

     C. By having a general check up.

D. By reading the doctor’s workbook.

E. By checking his blood pressure.

5.       What was the doctor’s advice ….

A. Four good meals every day.

B. A two-mile walk every week.

C. Be in bed at 8 o’clock every night.

D. Check his medical condition regularly.

E. Don’t read medical books.

Text 7

One day in June, we planned to have a trip to Taman Safari Bogor. We got up early in the morning, took a bath, took a morning prayer, and had breakfast. Then we went to the railway station. We brought our suitcases and plastic bags. We went to Taman Safari via Jakarta. When we arrived at the railway station, we met our friends. They looked happy because we came in time.

We arrived in Jakarta at ten o’clock. We saw the top of the tall buildings and sky scrapers and concrete above. When we reached to the station, we had to take another train. It headed straight to Bogor.

Bogor is a beautiful city. The weather was not as hot as the weather in Jakarta. After visiting Bogor, we went to Taman Safari by bus. The scenery was very beautiful. The road was winding because the land in this area was hilly. When we arrived there, we saw some wild animals on the left side. We hurriedly fixed the camera, took the photographs of the lions, tiger, and the bear from distance. We also saw giraffes, zebras, and elephants. After relaxing we went straight to Bandung by bus.

1.     What is text mostly about ?

a.     Taman Safari.

b.     Having a trip.

c.     Going to Bandung.

d.     Going to Bogor.

                 2.     How many animals did they see in Taman Safari ?

a.     Five

b.     Seven

c.     Eight

d.     Six

                  3.     What does the second paragraph tell about ?

a.     They arrived in Jakarta.

b.     They saw top building in Jakarta.

c.     They visited to Jakarta.

d.     They came to the railway station.

4.   Which statement is correct based on the text above ?

a.     The writer went to Taman Safari Bogor with his/her friends.

b.     They went to Jakarta to see the tall building and sky scrapes.

c.     The trip was dangerous because the road was winding.

d.     They visited many places during the trip.

                  5.     “When we arrived  there, we saw … ” (Par. 3)

                 What does the underlined word refer to ?

a.     Taman Safari.

b.     Railway Station.

c.     Jakarta.

d.     Bogor.

Text 8

                   James Cook, 1728-1778, was an English explorer and navigator. He was the son of a Yorkshire agricultural labourer and received little formal education.

              After an apprenticeship with of shipowners at Whitby, in 1755 he joined the royal navy. Five years later, he surveyed the St. Lawrence Channel and then the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador for four years since 1763.

              Later, Cook was command of the Endeavour and sailed on an expedition to chart the transit of Venus in 1768 and returned to England in 1771. He had also circumnavigated the globe and explored the coasts of New Zealand, which he accurately charted for the first time and Australia.

              Cook next commanded an expedition to the South Pacific of two ships, the Resolution and the Adventure, from 1772 until 1775. On this voyage he disproved the rumor of a great southem continent, explored the Antarctic Ocean and the New Hebrides, and visited New Caledonia. During the voyage, he applied strict diets and hygiene which prevented him and his crew from scurvy, heretofore the scourge of long voyages.

              Cook sailed again in 1776 and in 1778 he visited an island and named it Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). However, he unsuccessfully searched the coast of North America for a Northwest Passage. On the return voyage, he was killed by natives on the island of Hawaii.

              During the course of his journeys Cook visited about ten major Pacific island groups and more than 40 individual islands, also making first European contact with a wide variety of indigenous people.

1.   The best title for the above text is…

a.       James Cook’s Journey to South Pacific.

b.       A Journey to Find a New World

c.       James Cook’s Experience while Travelling

d.       The Life of James Cook, Great Sea Explorer

e.       James Cook’s Carrier and Achievements.

2.   Falsely, long voyages were identic with…

a.       Scurvy

b.       Rough waves

c.       Extreme weathers

d.       Inadequate education

e.       Monotonous journeys

3.   What can you conclude from the text?

a.       Cook was the first Englishman to explore the world by sea.

b.       Cook paid a little concern towards his crew’s health

c.       Cook was an insignificant explorer in the world

d.       Cook was able to reach North American before being killed

e.       Cook made the first map of New Zealand.

Text 9 

Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. She was born on April 17, 1974, in the 1990’s with the pop group “The Spice Girls”, and was known as posh Spice. In 1999, she married the Manchester United and England footballer, David Beckham. They have four children, three sons and a daughter.

After the Spice Girls split up, she persuaded a solo singing career, but also started her own fashion range called dVb Style, Since this initial foray into fashion Victoria Beckham has brought our her own range of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled “Intimately Beckham” and a range of handbags and jewellery.

In addition she had written two best-selling books: one her autobiography and the other, a fashion guide.

                  1.   What did Victoria do before being a solo singer?

a.       Married to David Beckham

b.       Worked as fashion designer

c.       Joined The Spice Girls

d.       Created fashion style

e.    Wrote many books

2.    We found in the text that…

a.       Victoria named her fragrance by dVb style

b.       Beckham is Victoria’s autobiography

c.       Beckham is Victoria’s brand for her fragrance

d.       “Posh Spice” is the title of her new album

e.       Spice girls is Victoria’s label for her wardrobe

                 3.   Based on the text, what do we know about Victoria?

a.       She is an ordinary woman

b.       She is a multi-talented woman

c.       She designed The Spice Girls

d.       She Married to an ordinary person

e.       She arranged many songs for The Spice Girls

Text 10

General  Sudirman was born on 24^th January  1916 in purbalingga.He studied at the Dutch Natice school in Purwokerta and later transferred to a nationalist school.

         Sudirman was selected as daiddancho (battalion commander) in PETA.After independence Day,he joined the indonesia army . He srtuggled against colonialist who intended to re-colonise Indonesia.He won a battle in Ambarawa and was elected as the commander-in-chef of the Indonesia forces.He continued his struggle to defend indeendence ,leading the guerilla was against the Dutch although he was affected by tuberculosis.

          He died on 29^th January 1950 in Magaleang  and was buried in the Heroes’  Cemetery in Semaki,Yogyakarta.He remains one Indonesia’s most revered national heroes .His leadership style and personal ideals about the Indonesian military as the personal ideals about the Indonesian military as the steadfast defender of the Indonesian nation laid the founation for the Indonesian military system.

1. How old was General Sudirman when he passed away?

a.       19 years old                                                             

b.       29 years old                                                              

c.       34 years old                                                              

d.       43 years old                                                              

e.     51 years old

2. Which of the following statements is true about General  Sudirman?

 a.    He was a good leader

 b.    He graduated from a Dutch school

 c.    He joined PETA after Independence Day

 d.    He was born in Magelang ,Central Java

 e.      He led the guerilla war before Indenpendence Day