Personal Recount Text

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Last weekend, I visited my pen pal’s house. His Name is Anto. There were many activities I did there. In the morning, Anto and I had breakfast. We had traditional food. I liked it very much.

After breakfast, he took me to the garden behind his house. The garden was very big and beautiful. There is a big bird cage in the garden. There were many kinds of birds in that cage. I spent a long time feeding the birds. I also took pictures with those beautiful birds.

After visiting the bird cage, Anto and I went to the flower garden not far from his house. We took a rest and had lunch under a big tree and watch butterflies flying above colourful flowers. In the afternoon, we swam in the pool in the backyard. It was so fun. I really enjoyed my time with Anto.

1.   The text above tells us about …

• A holiday at friend's place

• A picture of bird

• A big bird cage

• A big garden

Read the text below and answer the question correctly.

Last weekend, I visited my pen pal’s house. His Name is Anto. There were many activities I did there. In the morning, Anto and I had breakfast. We had traditional food. I liked it very much.

After breakfast, he took me to the garden behind his house. The garden was very big and beautiful. There is a big bird cage in the garden. There were many kinds of birds in that cage. I spent a long time feeding the birds. I also took pictures with those beautiful birds.

After visiting the bird cage, Anto and I went to the flower garden not far from his house. We took a rest and had lunch under a big tree and watch butterflies flying above colourful flowers. In the afternoon, we swam in the pool in the backyard. It was so fun. I really enjoyed my time with Anto.

2.   What is the last paragraph about?

• Anto had butterflies as his pet

• The writer’s friend is a good swimmer

• There are a lot of flowers in Anto’s house

• The writer had a good time with his friend

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Rina went to a cooking festival in the morning to join the cooking competition. She wanted to cook fried rice. She arrived at eight and directly prepared for the competition. At first, she thought that she has brought everything, but suddenly she relised that she had left the rice in the kitchen at her house. She couldn’t cook fried rice and lost the competition. She felt very disappointed.

3. Why did Rina go to the cooking festival?

• To watch her friend competing

• To join a cooking competition

• To check the rice

• To eat fried rice

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Rina went to a cooking festival in the morning to join the cooking competition. She wanted to cook fried rice. She arrived at eight and directly prepared for the competition. At first, she thought that she has brought everything, but suddenly she relised that she had left the rice in the kitchen at her house. She couldn’t cook fried rice and lost the competition. She felt very disappointed.

4. What was the first thing Rima did when she arrived at the cooking festival?

• Preparing for the competition

• Starting the competition

• Losing the competition

• Leaving the rice

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Rina went to a cooking festival in the morning to join the cooking competition. She wanted to cook fried rice. She arrived at eight and directly prepared for the competition. At first, she thought that she has brought everything, but suddenly she relised that she had left the rice in the kitchen at her house. She couldn’t cook fried rice and lost the competition. She felt very disappointed.

5. How did Rina feel?

• Cheerful

• Excited

• Happy

• Upset

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Rina went to a cooking festival in the morning to join the cooking competition. She wanted to cook fried rice. She arrived at eight and directly prepared for the competition. At first, she thought that she has brought everything, but suddenly she relised that she had left the rice in the kitchen at her house. She couldn’t cook fried rice and lost the competition. She felt very disappointed.

6. What is the purpose of the writer in writing the text?

• To persuade the readers to go to cooking festival.

• To inform the readers about Rina’s hobby.

• To describe past events that happened to Rima

• To describe the cooking festival.

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On Wednesday, my students and I went to Yogyakarta. 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 Yogya Kraton. We spent 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 the announcement that Borobudur gate would be closed. In the evening we left for Jakarta by wisata bus.

7. The text about mainly discusses about …

• the writer’s trip to Yogyakarta

• the writer’s first visit to Prambanan

• the writer’s impression about the guide

• the writer’s experience at Yogya Kraton

Read the text below and answer the question correctly.

On Wednesday, my students and I went to Yogyakarta. 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 Yogya Kraton. We spent 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 the announcement that Borobudur gate would be closed. In the evening we left for Jakarta by wisata bus.

8. The text is written in the form of a …

• recount

• narrative

• report

• descriptive

Read the text below and answer the question correctly.

On Wednesday, my students and I went to Yogyakarta. 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 Yogya Kraton. We spent 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 the announcement that Borobudur gate would be closed. In the evening we left for Jakarta by wisata bus.

8. The text is written in the form of a …

• recount

• narrative

• report

• descriptive

Arrange the jumble words into the correct sentence.

10. I and my family – for picnic – to Kaliurang – went – last month

        1                           2                   3                4              5

• 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5

• 1 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 2

• 1 – 5 – 2 – 4 – 3

• 1 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 5