Personal Recount Text

Last week, l went to the lake for fishing. It was the suitable time for fishing because I had nothing to do. I went there with my friends.

Arriving at the lake, I directly went to the best spot to get a giant fish. It was under the big tree at the bank of the lake. I threw my hook as far as I could then I waited for the fish eating my bait. It had been 15 minutes and I finally saw the sign that there was a fish eating my bait. I tried to pull it up and I succeeded. I got a three kilogram fish.

I got so many fish that day even though I was so tired. I was so excited. I think I will visit the spot again in the next holiday.

What is the purpose of the text?

• to describe the writer's activity in the weekend

• to explain about the writer's activity in the weekend

• to informing or to tell the readers about the writer's activity in the last weekend

• to explain about fishing

What is Recount Text ?

• is a type of document written by someone or group of people to announce the result of an investigation

• is a text which informs readers about events of the day

• is a story with complication or problematic events and it tries to find the resolutions to solve the problems

• is a text which retells events or experiences in the past

Last holiday I went to Paris. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of French. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day, I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision, I got up early and bought thirty seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

What kind of text is this?

• A fiction story

• a descriptive text

• a recount text

• a narrative text

Last year was the best experience I’ve ever got. I was the winner of Men's Single Badminton competition

I love played badminton since I was kid. I practiced so hard before the match day. My parents were really supportive. They helped me to practice every day and prepared healthy food for me. They also gave me motivation to believe in myself.

That’s why winning Men's Single Badminton meant so much to me.

What had been done by the writer in the text?

• Won a Badminton competition

• Won a Prize

• Passed an exam

• Graduated from school

My weekend at home

Last sunday was my worst weekend ever, because I did not go anywhere. I just stayed in my home with my parents. In the morning, I woke up and had a breakfast. After that, I played with my puppy. In the afternoon, I had a lunch and after that I took a nap. In the evening. I watched until I felt boring. My daily activities were like that during that day. So, I was sure last sunday was my worst weekend ever.

What did the writer do before having a lunch?

• He played with his puppy

• He watched a movie

• He had breakfast

• He watched a movie

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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.

The text above tells us about …

• A big garden

• A picture of bird

• A holiday at friend's place

• A big bird cage

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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.

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

• Starting the competition

• Losing the competition

• Preparing for the competition

• Leaving the competition

Read the text below and answer the question correctly.

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.

How did Rina feel?

• Happy

• cheerful

• Excited

• Upset

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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.

The text about mainly discusses about …

• the writer’s trip to Yogyakarta

• the writer’s impression about the guide

• the writer’s experience at Yogya Kraton

• the writer’s first visit to Prambanan

Arrange the jumble words into the correct sentence.

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

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• 1 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 5

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• 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5