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Worksheetsexercise recount text
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which tense is most often used in a recount text?
Simple Present Tense
Simple Past Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Future Tense
What is the main purpose of the Orientation in a recount text?
To give a short summary of the whole event.
To list the actions in time order.
To introduce when, where, who, and what happened.
To show a problem that must be solved.
Which part of a recount often uses time words like "first," "then," and "after that"?
Orientation
Re-orientation
Events
Conclusion
The sentence “We saw a lot of historical artifacts in the museum yesterday” shows which kind of verb common in recounts?
Stative verb
Auxiliary verb
Action verb
Modal verb
Which of these is NOT a common purpose of a recount text?
To entertain by telling a personal experience.
To inform about things that happened in the past.
To persuade readers to agree with an opinion.
To record or report an event that already happened.
In a factual recount (for example a historical report), why is keeping strict time order more important than in a casual personal story?
Because factual recounts always have dialogue that needs order.
Because correct cause-and-effect depends on the exact sequence.
Because writers remember facts easier than feelings.
Because personal recounts are mainly for fun, so order matters less.
A recount starts: “Last summer, my friends and I decided to explore the ancient ruins.” Later the writer adds: “It was an exhausting but eye-opening journey.” Where should this final comment go?
Right after the introduction (Orientation).
Mixed into the event descriptions (Events).
As the concluding comment (Re-orientation).
As the title of the recount.
In a personal recount the sentence “I felt so relieved when the plane finally landed.” fits best in which part, and why?
Orientation — because it shows how the author first felt.
Events — because it describes what happened and a feeling linked to it.
Re-orientation — because it gives a final reflection after the events.
Not allowed — because feelings are not part of a recount.
Original sentence: “We explored the dense forest, but we quickly realized we had forgotten the map.” If the writer changes “but” to a time word like “then”, what important thing is lost?
The correct time order (what happened first).
The contrast or unexpected problem in the story.
The place where the event happened.
The use of Simple Past Tense.
Both Personal and Factual recounts use Simple Past Tense. But factual recounts (like police reports) often use third-person words (he, she, they) more than personal recounts (I, we). Why does this matter?
Third-person words are needed to keep time order.
It makes the writing more objective and focuses on the people/events, not the writer’s feelings.
Because factual recounts must be about only one other person or group.
Because Simple Past can only work well with third-person subjects.
