RECOUNT TEXT
The purpose of Recount Text
To retell past events (events happened in the past)
Generic Structures of Recount Text:
1. Orientation (memperkenalkan tokoh, tempat dan waktu kejadian)
2. Series of Events (Urutan kejadian)
An Example of Recount Text:
GOING TO A BOOK STORE
Last
week I went to a book store with my brother. We wanted to buy some books
and comics. We went there by a motorcycle. We left home at 4 p.m. The
traffic to the book store was not crowded. The book store was not so far from
our house. After 25 minutes, we arrived at the book store.
There
were many people at the book store. I saw there were some people choosing kinds
of books, magazines, comics, etc. There were many kinds of books at the
book store.
They were arranged on book shelves. Some people read in front of the shelves. We chose some books and comics we needed and went to cashier.
After
that we went to a restaurant for having meal. I ordered meat-balls and a soft
drink. My brother ordered fried noodle and a soft drink too.
Finally
we went home in the evening. We arrived home at 7.15 p.m. We felt very
tired but we were happy.
Choose
the correct answer by crossing a, b, c, or d.
1.
First we....................home at 4 p.m.
a. are
living
c. left
b.
leaves
d. have left
2. I went to the book store..........
a.
tomorrow
c. next Sunday
b. every
day
d. last week
3. The traffic to the book store was not crowded.
The underline word mean.....
a.
busy
c. noisy
b.
patient
d. silently
4. ‘They were arranged on book shelves.’ (paragraph 2). The word “they” refers to …
a. book selves
b. books
c. people
d. selves
5. ‘We felt very tired but we were very happy.’ (The last paragraph). The sentence is the … of the text.
a. orientation
b. event
c. complication
Here are some other examples:
- Having Vacation to Borobudur Temple
- Make a Procedure Text based on the pictures
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