Recount Text

The purpose of recount text is to...

• Entertain readers.

• Tell the experience.

• Describe the smugglers.

• Report an event to the police.

Which one is the structure of recount text below!

• Orientation, event, re-orientation.

• Re-orientation, event, orientation.

• Orientation, re-orientation, event.

• Event, re-orientation, orientation.

• Event, orientation, re-orientation.

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

Where did the writer spend his holiday?

• In the morning.

• In the afternoon.

• In his home.

• In his room.

The police thought two burglars started the robbery at 151 Pattimura street on Sunday afternoon. The burglars broke into the students’ room while they were going to a football game. They never thought that while they were away, burglars would break into their boarding house.

Where did the robbery take place?

• at 151 Pattimura street

• at 151 Gajahmada street

• at 161 Pattimura street

• at 212 Sisingamangaraja street

• at 161 Sisingamangaraja street

After, before, until, finally, after that, as soon as, are some of the time connectives used in recount text.

• True

• False

Describing series of events that happened in the past is the definition of?

• Plot

• Orientation

• Events

• Reorientation

What is Recount Text?

• Text which tells about something that happened in the past.

• A text that tells about our daily activity.

• A text which tells about something that will happen.

• A text that tells about our future.

What tense does the recount text use?

• Past Participle

• Present Perfect

• Past Tense

• Past Progressive

Which one of the following is NOT the kind of recount text?

• Stories about holiday

• Stories about your funny moments

• Stories about Indonesian heroes

• Stories about the origin of place

Which one is NOT the kind of Recount Text?

• Factual

• Analytical

• Personal

• Imaginative