Recount Text Assignment

Look at the text below to answer numbers 1-5!

1. 1.      The activity was NOT mentioned as part of the trip is…

• Swimming in the ocean

• Building sandcastles

• Playing beach volleyball

• Collecting seashells

2.      The main theme of the text used for…

• A planned vacation to a resort

• A family reunion at a beach

• A year-end vacation with a swim at the beach

• A spontaneous road trip to the beach

3.      Time spent playing in the waves and building sandcastles is around…

• Half a day

• Several hours

• Almost the entire day

• About an hour

4.      The group's primary activity upon arriving at their destination is…

• Going for a swim in the ocean

• Exploring the beach

• Setting up a campsite

• Starting a barbeque

5.      Overall feeling at the end of trip is…

• Disappointed with the weather

• Exhausted and unsatisfied

• Tired but very happy

• Eager to leave and return home

To answer numbers 6-12, look at the text below!

6.      The main event described in the text are…

• Proclamation Indonesian Independence given by the Dutch

• Proclamation of Indonesian Independence

• Meeting related to Indonesian Independence

• Recognition of Indonesian independence from the Dutch

7.      The declaration's impact involved is…

• Start of diplomatic and armed resistance

• Immediate peace and recognition

• Unification of Indonesian political parties

• Establishment of economic policies

8.      “… Adam Malik and Chairul Saleh that's put pressure on them to proclaim independence immediately” (paragraph 2)

The word “them” in the second paragraph means…

• Adam Malik and Chairul Saleh

• Radical Youth Activists

• Soekarno and Hatta

• Sayuti Melik

9.      How many individuals were initially planned to sign the declaration?

• 27 members of the Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence (PPKI)

• 6 radical activists

• All Indonesian political leaders

• 2 representatives from each province

10.      “… the Japanese unconditional surrender to the Allies on 15 August following the Nagasaki atomic bombing”

The word “surrender” has the same meaning as the word…

• Refuse

• Denial

• Seize

• Handover