Soal Bahasa Inggris Bab Recount Texts
Read the following text and answer the questions number 1-7My Cat
I remember the day when I first got Kutkut, my 7 year old cat. I wanted to name her because she was so cute. My older sister Karina convinced me to name her Kutkut lucu instead, so we could call her Kutkut for short. I was so fond of to
Kutkut. Every time I saw her, I couldn’t walk away; I would just have to hug her. I even slept at the end of my bed, so I can hug her the whole night even though I was freezing.
I always remember so many fun times with Kutkut . Like when we would run and jump off the end of our jetty, and Kutkut would chase after us. When I was scared or mad, I would just hug Kutkut and everything wouldn’t be so bad.
One night, right before I went to bed, my mom let her out. While I went to sleep, my mom went to call Kutkut back in. But she didn’t come in, so I thought she maybe went inside my neighbor’s house. As my mom and dad went outside to look for Kutkut , I became really worried. They couldn’t find her. Every ten minutes they would go out to look for her, so I went to bed hoping she was safe. I just thought she got lost and would come back tomorrow.
The next day was the worst. My mom woke us early and told me and my sister, Karina, that Kutkut died last night. I was so sad and did not want to do anything that day. When I was going to school, I could not stop crying. At school all my friends made me cards and tried to make me stop crying, but I couldn’t. My teacher would always look at me and ask why I was crying. Even my friend was crying with me.
When I got home I went to my room crying really loudly. I wanted to scream. I came downstairs and hugged my mom. She said we could get another cat. Then, she was trying to find a new cat on the internet. But I did not want another cat. I want Kutkut . She never found one that looked like Kutkut or at the same age or even in the same kind.
That night I slept with my mom and we prayed for Kutkut . I kept thinking she was a ghost at the end of the bed, so I stayed closed to my mom. The next day I figured out that if Kutkut was a ghost, she would not scare me or haunt me. She would be waiting for me to play with her.
I still think about Kutkut every day and wish she could come back.
1. The type of the text is ....
A. spoof
B. narrative
C. recount ✓
D. news item
E. report
Penjelasan: The personal pronoun 'I' of first person in " I remember ...." To retell something that happened as events or to retell the purpose of informing or entertaining.
2. The main idea of the text is ….
A. the writer slept with her mom
B. looking for Sandy
C. the lost of beloved cat ✓
D. the careless of the writer’s mom
E. Kutkut’s dead
Penjelasan: Please take a look at the each topic sentence in each paragraph. Please take a look at the each topic sentence in each paragraph and then it can be concluded that the writer lost her beloved cat.
3. The cat get lost because ....
A. the cat played with another cat
B. the thief took the cat
C. the writer’s mom let the cat out one night ✓
D. the neighbor kept the cat in his/her house
E. someone took the cat to the remote area
Penjelasan: The phrase "my mom let her out." See the first sentence of paragraph 3, "But one night, right before I went to bed, my mom let her out." The cat get lost because the writer’s mom let the cat out one night.
4. What did the writer’s mom do to support the writer?
A. She slept with the writer.
B. She supported to the policeman.
C. She was trying to find a new cat on the internet. ✓
D. She gave the writer money.
E. She bought a new cat.
Penjelasan: See the paragraph 5, "She said we could get another cat. Then, she was trying to find a new cat on the internet." It is clearly stated in the paragraph that the writer’s mom support the writer by trying to find a new cat on the internet.
5. The purpose of the text is ....
A. to tell you a joke
B. to persuade you to do something
C. to describe a place
D. to tell you about past event ✓
E. to tell you a story
Penjelasan: Clearly stated in lexical choice 'tell', 'past event'. Social function is to retell something that happened as events or to retell the purpose of informing or entertaining.
6. The generic structure of the text is ....
A. goal > material > steps
B. general classification > description
C. identification > description
D. orientation > events > re-orientation ✓
E. orientation > complication > resolution
Penjelasan: Clearly stated in generic structure. The generic structure of the text is orientation > events > re-orientation.
7. The main idea of third paragraph ....
A. the writer’s mom went to call Sandy back in
B. I went to bed hoping she was safe
C. she would back tomorrow
D. the writer’s mom let Kutkut out ✓
E. mom and dad went outside to look for Sandy
Penjelasan: Check first sentence of third paragraph. The main idea of third paragraph is the first sentence 'But one night, right before I went to bed, my mom let her out.' The meaning of the word 'her' in the sentence is Kutkut.
Read the following text above and answer the questions no 8-10
Jurong Bird Singapore
I recently visited Singapore with my parents. We visited many interesting places. The one I enjoyed best was the Wildlife Park Jurong bird.
The Wildlife Park has a lot different animals and birds. There are over 600 animals, including penguin and Orang Utan. They are kept in their natural surroundings. I much preferred the Wildlife Park to a zoo where a lot of animals are in cages.
We were able to walk along the Orang Utan. We were even allowed to touch them and to feed them. It was very exciting to be very so close to them.
We saw huge snake. They looked much untamed. I got my photograph taken with one of them. It is a wonderful souvenir of my holiday in Singapore.
We also went to see the crocodiles. The Wildlife Park has a lot of fresh-water and salt-water crocodiles. Some of them were very big and scary with huge teeth. I did not get very close to them.
We also visited the aviary. There were some very colorful birds there. I really liked an old parrot which could talk. I wish we could have spent more time in the Wildlife Park. There was so much to see.
8. The main idea of paragraph 2 is ....
A. I recent visited sonly with my parents
B. the Wildlife Park has a lot a fresh water and salt water crocodiles
C. we were able to walk along the Orang Utan
D. I much preferred the Wildlife Park to a zoo
E. the Wildlife Park has a lot different animals and birds ✓
Penjelasan: Clearly stated in the first sentence of second paragraph. The main idea of second paragraph referring to first sentence 'The Wildlife Park has a lot different animals and birds.'
9. The steps that the writer is using in writing the text is ....
A. orientation > evaluation > complication
B. orientation > events > re-orientation ✓
C. thesis > argument > recommendation
D. abstract> orientation > crisis > reaction > coda
E. newsworthy events > background events > sources
Penjelasan: Clearly stated in generic structure. The steps that the writer is using in writing the text is orientation - events - re-orientation. The text begins with an orientation by telling the readers the experience of visiting Wildlife Park Jurong in Singapore and it proceeds with telling one event after another during the visit. At the end of the text, the writer re-orientate the experience by recalling the experience and expressing what the writer wished.
10. "They looked much untamed"
The word antonym of the underlined word is ....
A. wild
B. dangerous
C. tame ✓
D. exotic
E. difficult
Penjelasan: Find the opposite word of untamed. Consult the dictionary. The antonym of untamed is tame.
Objective: In this topic, you will learn to identify social function, the structure of text, and the context of its use of language elements of a simple recount text.
Recount texts tell a series of events and assess their significance in some ways. There is no impediment among the participants and that differentiates from narratives.
Social function is to retell something that happened as events or to retell the purpose of informing or entertaining.
May use the first person or using personal participant; I
Most often in the past tense, but may be in the instantaneous present for effect or using action verb such as moved, left, walked, made, etc
Contrast sentences length: simple, compound or complex
Short sentences increase tension; longer sentences provide contrast and detail
Time words connect events or chronological connectives; (e.g. As soon as….; Eventually…; Then…; A few moments later, and, suddenly…)
Noun groups describe people and places (e.g. the noisy children playing in the park)
May include reported or direct speech (He said …….)
On arrival at Heathrow Airport, they had to go to Customs and Immigration. The officers were pleasant. They checked the document carefully but their manners were very polite. Mr. Noto Wiharjo and his family collected their bags and went to London Welcome Desk. They arranged the transfer to a hotel.
The hotel was a well-known four-star hotel. The room had perfect view of the park. The room had its own bathroom and toilet. Instead of keys for the room, they inserted a key-card to open the door. On the third floor, there was a restaurant serving Asian and European food. They had variety of food. The two week in London went by fast. At the end of the 14-day, they were quite tired but they felt very happy...
We were able to walk along the Orang Utan. We were even allowed to touch them and to feed them. It was very exciting to be very so close to them.
We saw huge snake. They looked much untamed. I got my photograph taken with one of them. It is a wonderful souvenir of my holiday in Singapore.
We also went to see the crocodiles. The Wildlife Park has a lot of fresh-water and salt-water crocodiles. Some of them were very big and scary with huge teeth. I did not get very close to them.
We also visited the aviary. There were some very colorful birds there. I really liked an old parrot which could talk. I wish we could have spent more time in the Wildlife Park. There was so much to see.
8. The main idea of paragraph 2 is ....
A. I recent visited sonly with my parents
B. the Wildlife Park has a lot a fresh water and salt water crocodiles
C. we were able to walk along the Orang Utan
D. I much preferred the Wildlife Park to a zoo
E. the Wildlife Park has a lot different animals and birds ✓
Penjelasan: Clearly stated in the first sentence of second paragraph. The main idea of second paragraph referring to first sentence 'The Wildlife Park has a lot different animals and birds.'
9. The steps that the writer is using in writing the text is ....
A. orientation > evaluation > complication
B. orientation > events > re-orientation ✓
C. thesis > argument > recommendation
D. abstract> orientation > crisis > reaction > coda
E. newsworthy events > background events > sources
Penjelasan: Clearly stated in generic structure. The steps that the writer is using in writing the text is orientation - events - re-orientation. The text begins with an orientation by telling the readers the experience of visiting Wildlife Park Jurong in Singapore and it proceeds with telling one event after another during the visit. At the end of the text, the writer re-orientate the experience by recalling the experience and expressing what the writer wished.
10. "They looked much untamed"
The word antonym of the underlined word is ....
A. wild
B. dangerous
C. tame ✓
D. exotic
E. difficult
Penjelasan: Find the opposite word of untamed. Consult the dictionary. The antonym of untamed is tame.
Materi Bab Recount Kelas 10
Objectives
DESCRIPTION: Analyzing social functions, text structure, and linguistic elements in a simple recount text about experiences / events / events, according to the context of its use.Objective: In this topic, you will learn to identify social function, the structure of text, and the context of its use of language elements of a simple recount text.
Key Points
DEFINITION:Recount texts tell a series of events and assess their significance in some ways. There is no impediment among the participants and that differentiates from narratives.
Social function is to retell something that happened as events or to retell the purpose of informing or entertaining.
Generic structure of analysis
Orientation refers to Introducing the participant (who) provides the setting place or sets the scene (where), time (when) and state (what), it uses first person point of view.Events refers to describing a series of event which happened in other word it means sequence of events in the order in which they happened. This a record of events usually recounted in chronological order; personal comments and/or evaluative remarks, which are interspersed throughout the record of events;
Events refers to stating the writer’s personal note, it is the ending of the story containing the writer’s comment. In other words, it is a final personal comment or reflection
Events refers to stating the writer’s personal note, it is the ending of the story containing the writer’s comment. In other words, it is a final personal comment or reflection
Language Feature Analysis
Notch words capture reader’s interestMay use the first person or using personal participant; I
Most often in the past tense, but may be in the instantaneous present for effect or using action verb such as moved, left, walked, made, etc
Contrast sentences length: simple, compound or complex
Short sentences increase tension; longer sentences provide contrast and detail
Time words connect events or chronological connectives; (e.g. As soon as….; Eventually…; Then…; A few moments later, and, suddenly…)
Noun groups describe people and places (e.g. the noisy children playing in the park)
May include reported or direct speech (He said …….)
Note
Narrative and recount in some ways are similar. Both are telling something in the past so narrative and recount usually apply PAST TENSE; whether Simple Past Tense, Simple Past Continuous Tense, or Past Perfect Tense. The ways narrative and recount told are in chronological order using time or place. Commonly narrative text is found in story book; myth, fable, folklore, etc while recount text is found in biography. The thing that makes narrative and recount different is the structure in which they are constructed. Narrative uses conflicts among the participants whether natural conflict, social conflict or psychological conflict. In some ways narrative text combines all these conflicts. In the contrary, we do not find these conflicts inside recount text. Recount applies series of event as the basic structure.Example Recount
“London….. We are coming!”
Mr. NotoWiharjo’s family was on vacation. They are Mr. and Mrs. Noto Wiharjo with two daughters. They went to London. They saw their travel agent and booked their tickets. They went to the British Embassy to get visas to enter Britain. They had booked fourteen days tour. This includes travel and accommodation. They also included tours around London.They boarded a large Boeing flight. The flight was nearly fourteen hours. On the plane the cabin crews were very friendly. They gave them news paper and magazine to read. They gave them food and drink. There was a film for their entertainment. They had a very pleasant flight. They slept part of the way.
On arrival at Heathrow Airport, they had to go to Customs and Immigration. The officers were pleasant. They checked the document carefully but their manners were very polite. Mr. Noto Wiharjo and his family collected their bags and went to London Welcome Desk. They arranged the transfer to a hotel.
The hotel was a well-known four-star hotel. The room had perfect view of the park. The room had its own bathroom and toilet. Instead of keys for the room, they inserted a key-card to open the door. On the third floor, there was a restaurant serving Asian and European food. They had variety of food. The two week in London went by fast. At the end of the 14-day, they were quite tired but they felt very happy...