RECOUNT exercise

Read the dialogue to answer the questions!

Man        : Have you heard the latest news from the football match? I heard that the Quick Club won the competition.

Woman    : No, I haven’t. It wasn’t really interested in watching the football match. I prefer watching badminton to watching football.

 

What is true about the woman?

• She has heard about the football match.

• She likes watching football matches.

• She has never watched football match.

• She isn’t interested in watching football matches.

Read the dialogue to answer the question.

Man           : Why did Sarah come late this morning?

Woman      : Her car ran out petrol in the middle of the traffic jam.

 

What can be inferred about Sarah?

• She came early in the morning.

• She was walking to the office.

• Her car ran out of petrol in the middle of the traffic jam.

• She bought a new car.

Read the text below to answer the question.

I am a vocational school student. I joined an e-sport club last month. I understood that many people against this sport, including my parents. They thought that this sport was not useful for students because it was only a game. I thought those people just did not know the right information about e-sports.

What can be understood from the text?

• A sport that may people knew about.

• A sport that only school students knew about it.

• A negative judgement about e-sport.

• A positive side of e-sport.

Read the text below to answer the question.

Doni has never heard about e-sport before. Last Sunday, he read an article about it. It was an interesting article. He read it and began to be interested in finding out more about e-sport. Although it was a new sport for him, he got excited to read more about it. He hoped he would get much information from the internet.

What is the text about?

• An interesting article about e-sport.

• A man who wrote an article.

• A woman who found something interesting from the internet.

• Information about e-sport.

Last Saturday, I went to Wonosobo with my family. We went there by car. My mother booked two hotel rooms for us. One room was for my mother, my sister, and my little brother and the other was for me and my father. The rooms had two beds, television, AC, hair drier, refrigerator and a safe deposit box. The most interesting thing I got from my holiday there was the view from the hotel room. I could see Mount Dieng from my hotel room. It was an unforgettable experience when you open your window curtain to see Mount Dieng not far away from you.

What can be learned from the text?

• The author was having fun on Monday.

• The author stayed in a hotel last Saturday.

• The author went to Wonosobo with his friends.

• The author went to Wonosobo to attend a party.

Last Saturday, I went to Wonosobo with my family. We went there by car. My mother booked two hotel rooms for us. One room was for my mother, my sister, and my little brother and the other was for me and my father. The rooms had two beds, television, AC, hair drier, refrigerator and a safe deposit box. The most interesting thing I got from my holiday there was the view from the hotel room. I could see Mount Dieng from my hotel room. It was an unforgettable experience when you open your window curtain to see Mount Dieng not far away from you.

Where is the hotel?

• It is in Wonosobo.

• It is near Jakarta.

• It is near Yogyakarta.

• It is far from Wonosobo.

Last Saturday, I went to Wonosobo with my family. We went there by car. My mother booked two hotel rooms for us. One room was for my mother, my sister, and my little brother and the other was for me and my father. The rooms had two beds, television, AC, hair drier, refrigerator and a safe deposit box. The most interesting thing I got from my holiday there was the view from the hotel room. I could see Mount Dieng from my hotel room. It was an unforgettable experience when you open your window curtain to see Mount Dieng not far away from you.

Who booked the hotel?

• The author’s mother.

• The author’s father.

• The author’s sister.

• The author.

One holiday, Vandra visited his aunt in a village. It was his first experience of traveling by train, but he enjoyed it. He arrived at the railway station at 3 p.m. His uncle's house was not far from the railways station, so he decided to go there by horse cart.

Vandra stopped a horse cart. To his surprise, the rider was a woman. She was dark skinned and looked strong. Along the journey, they had a chit-chat. The rider told him about her life. She is a wife with three children. She was simple, but had a great dream. She wanted her children to be

successful. As a mother, she was willing to work hard for her children's education. She never gave up. She belived that her hard work would be paid off.

Vandra was amazed at the horse cart rider's story. What a great woman.

What is the text about?

• A horse cart rider's hard work.

• Vandra's experience on a train.

• Vandra's travelling experience.

• The life story of a horse cart rider.

He arrived at the railway station at 3 p.m. His uncle's house was not far from the railways station, so he decided to go there by horse cart.

Vandra stopped a horse cart. To his surprise, the rider was a woman. She was dark skinned and looked strong. Along the journey, they had a chit-chat. The rider told him about her life. She is a wife with three children. She was simple, but had a great dream. She wanted her children to be

successful. As a mother, she was willing to work hard for her children's education. She never gave up. She belived that her hard work would be paid off.

Vandra was amazed at the horse cart rider's story. What a great woman.

What was the horse cart's rider like?

• Honest

• Generous

• Kindhearted

• Hard working

"She never GAVE UP."

What is the closest meaning of the capital phrase?

• Felt sorry

• Surrendered

• Complained

• Fought against