Final Assessment of Descriptive and Recount

It was Takbiran night. It was also my birthday, and nothing happened. Or I had thought nothing would happen, but I was wrong.

That night, I was watching television with my family when I heard someone lit fireworks in my front yard. I peeped through my window glass but could see nothing. It was very dark outside. Then I thought it had to be my cousins who lit the fireworks. Then I plopped down on my sofa again and tried to concentrate on the television since my mind raced with disappointment that no one gave something special on my birthday. I shrugged, it was almost the end of the day and I became pessimist.

Five minutes later my mobile beeped. It was a text from my friend asking me to come out. Wondering what was going on, I grabbed my jacket and hurried to the front door. I was surprised to see her bring a bag full of fireworks and fire drills. Next I was surprised to see my other friends come out from the darkness. She brought a beautiful birthday cake on her hands. Oh my God! I shrieked. Then they gave me the cake. I was like a boy who was too stunned to say anything. I realized I was blushing furiously because my whole family was watching. Not to mention my neighbors too!

A plain day, or I thought it was before, turned out to be one of the greatest moment in my life. I didn’t even know how to describe what I felt. Happy was the only simplest word.

By the definition, what is the social function of the story?

• To describe what a Takbiran night is like

• To entertain the readers about the writer’s birthday

• To retell about the writer’s birthday experience

• To know the writer’s story about his/her birthday

It was Takbiran night. It was also my birthday, and nothing happened. Or I had thought nothing would happen, but I was wrong.

That night, I was watching television with my family when I heard someone lit fireworks in my front yard. I peeped through my window glass but could see nothing. It was very dark outside. Then I thought it had to be my cousins who lit the fireworks. Then I plopped down on my sofa again and tried to concentrate on the television since my mind raced with disappointment that no one gave something special on my birthday. I shrugged, it was almost the end of the day and I became pessimist.

Five minutes later my mobile beeped. It was a text from my friend asking me to come out. Wondering what was going on, I grabbed my jacket and hurried to the front door. I was surprised to see her bring a bag full of fireworks and fire drills. Next I was surprised to see my other friends come out from the darkness. She brought a beautiful birthday cake on her hands. Oh my God! I shrieked. Then they gave me the cake. I was like a boy who was too stunned to say anything. I realized I was blushing furiously because my whole family was watching. Not to mention my neighbors too!

A plain day, or I thought it was before, turned out to be one of the greatest moment in my life. I didn’t even know how to describe what I felt. Happy was the only simplest word.

Where is the suitable generic structure based on the text above?

• Paragraph 1 (Orientation), Paragraph 2 (Event), Paragraph 3 and 4 (Re-orientation)

• Paragraph 1 and 2 (Orientation), Paragraph 3 (Event), Paragraph 4 (Re-orientation)

• Paragraph 1 (Re-orientation), Paragraph 2 and 3 (Event), Paragraph 4 (Orientation)

• Paragraph 1 (Orientation), Paragraph 2 and 3 (Event), Paragraph 4 (Re-orientation)

It was Takbiran night. It was also my birthday, and nothing happened. Or I had thought nothing would happen, but I was wrong.

That night, I was watching television with my family when I heard someone lit fireworks in my front yard. I peeped through my window glass but could see nothing. It was very dark outside. Then I thought it had to be my cousins who lit the fireworks. Then I plopped down on my sofa again and tried to concentrate on the television since my mind raced with disappointment that no one gave something special on my birthday. I shrugged, it was almost the end of the day and I became pessimist.

Five minutes later my mobile beeped. It was a text from my friend asking me to come out. Wondering what was going on, I grabbed my jacket and hurried to the front door. I was surprised to see her bring a bag full of fireworks and fire drills. Next I was surprised to see my other friends come out from the darkness. She brought a beautiful birthday cake on her hands. Oh my God! I shrieked. Then they gave me the cake. I was like a boy who was too stunned to say anything. I realized I was blushing furiously because my whole family was watching. Not to mention my neighbors too!

A plain day, or I thought it was before, turned out to be one of the greatest moment in my life. I didn’t even know how to describe what I felt. Happy was the only simplest word.

Telling what happened sequentially is called …

• Recount

• Orientation

• Re-orientation

• Events

It was Takbiran night. It was also my birthday, and nothing happened. Or I had thought nothing would happen, but I was wrong.

That night, I was watching television with my family when I heard someone lit fireworks in my front yard. I peeped through my window glass but could see nothing. It was very dark outside. Then I thought it had to be my cousins who lit the fireworks. Then I plopped down on my sofa again and tried to concentrate on the television since my mind raced with disappointment that no one gave something special on my birthday. I shrugged, it was almost the end of the day and I became pessimist.

Five minutes later my mobile beeped. It was a text from my friend asking me to come out. Wondering what was going on, I grabbed my jacket and hurried to the front door. I was surprised to see her bring a bag full of fireworks and fire drills. Next I was surprised to see my other friends come out from the darkness. She brought a beautiful birthday cake on her hands. Oh my God! I shrieked. Then they gave me the cake. I was like a boy who was too stunned to say anything. I realized I was blushing furiously because my whole family was watching. Not to mention my neighbors too!

A plain day, or I thought it was before, turned out to be one of the greatest moment in my life. I didn’t even know how to describe what I felt. Happy was the only simplest word.

Based on the text above, what the 4th paragraph tell about?

• The general statement and explanation beforehand

• The last state of the character and the moral value

• The further information and detail of the story

• The conclusion and ending of the story

It was Takbiran night. It was also my birthday, and nothing happened. Or I had thought nothing would happen, but I was wrong.

That night, I was watching television with my family when I heard someone lit fireworks in my front yard. I peeped through my window glass but could see nothing. It was very dark outside. Then I thought it had to be my cousins who lit the fireworks. Then I plopped down on my sofa again and tried to concentrate on the television since my mind raced with disappointment that no one gave something special on my birthday. I shrugged, it was almost the end of the day and I became pessimist.

Five minutes later my mobile beeped. It was a text from my friend asking me to come out. Wondering what was going on, I grabbed my jacket and hurried to the front door. I was surprised to see her bring a bag full of fireworks and fire drills. Next I was surprised to see my other friends come out from the darkness. She brought a beautiful birthday cake on her hands. Oh my God! I shrieked. Then they gave me the cake. I was like a boy who was too stunned to say anything. I realized I was blushing furiously because my whole family was watching. Not to mention my neighbors too!

A plain day, or I thought it was before, turned out to be one of the greatest moment in my life. I didn’t even know how to describe what I felt. Happy was the only simplest word.

Paragraph 1 is telling about ...

• summary and evaluative comments

• the beginning of a problem

• chronological series of events

• the background of the event

Three years ago, me and my classmates (A) … the biggest temple in the world. We went there by bus. We left our school at nine o’clock. It took us 24 hours to arrive there. I arrived there at nine o’clock the next day. Along the road, we (B) … many vehicles, unique houses, prominent buildings, and some other tourists.

What suitable word to complete the sentence in the form A?

• visit

• visits

• visiting

• visited

Three years ago, me and my classmates (A) … the biggest temple in the world. We went there by bus. We left our school at nine o’clock. It took us 24 hours to arrive there. I arrived there at nine o’clock the next day. Along the road, we (B) … many vehicles, unique houses, prominent buildings, and some other tourists.

What suitable word to complete the sentence in the form B?

• see

• seed

• saw

• seeing

A Trip to the Zoo Yesterday my family and I went to the zoo to see the elephant. When we got to the zoo, we went to the shop to buy some food to give to the animals.

After getting the food, we went to the nocturnal house where we saw birds and reptiles which only come out at night. Before having lunch, we went for a ride on the elephant. It was a thrill to ride it. Dad fell off when he let go off the rope, but he was ok.

During the lunch we fed some birds in the park. In the afternoon we saw the animals being fed. When we returned home we were very tired but happy. It was because we had so much fun activities at many places at the zoo.

What happened to the writer’s dad when he rode an elephant?

• He fell off

• He felt a thrill

• He failed

• He felt fun

• He runaway

A Trip to the Zoo Yesterday my family and I went to the zoo to see the elephant. When we got to the zoo, we went to the shop to buy some food to give to the animals.

After getting the food, we went to the nocturnal house where we saw birds and reptiles which only come out at night. Before having lunch, we went for a ride on the elephant. It was a thrill to ride it. Dad fell off when he let go off the rope, but he was ok.

During the lunch we fed some birds in the park. In the afternoon we saw the animals being fed. When we returned home we were very tired but happy. It was because we had so much fun activities at many places at the zoo.

Why did the writer and his family feel very tired after having a trip to the zoo?

• They took a long time to reach the zoo area

• They had to feed a lot of animals in the zoo

• They had no time to take a rest in the zoo

• They had to visit many places in the zoo

• They didn’t have time go to zoo

Which of the following is used for measuring distances on a construction site?

• Hard hat

• Cement mixer

• Tape measure

• Bulldozer