Exercise of Recount Text


Exercise 1
Answer these questions based on your understanding!

1. What is recount text? (write the answer with your own word)
2. What are the generic structures of recount text? Explain! (write the explanation with your own word)
3. What are the language features of recount text? Explain! (write the explanation with your own word)


Read the passage carefully and answer the question!

 I am so glad that today is over. So many things have gone wrong. For some reasons I didn’t sleep a wink last night. I was very tired when Mum called me this morning. I fell asleep again until Mum called me again. That snooze made me late.
      I did not have time for breakfast. I was starving as I ran to catch the school bus. I just missed it. Dad had to ride me to school. He was late for teaching at his school and he was furious with me. He scolded me for being late.
I arrived at school on time. The teacher asked us to hand in our homework. My homework was not in my bag.  I had forgotten to put it in my bag the night before. I usually check my bag in the morning. I did not do this because I was late I had to do extra assignment as a punishment.
      After Biology lesson, I did not tie my shoelace properly. I tripped over it. And fell down the stairs. I hurt my knee and had to have a bandage on it. What a terrible day! I hope that I have much better one tomorrow.

1.      What is the purpose of the text?
a.       To explain about something wrong                
b.      To inform about the writers activities               
c.       To entertain the readers about the funny story
d.      To discus about how to overcome the problem
e.       To retell about the writer’s terrible day

2.      The generic structure of the last paragraph is called …..
a.       reason                                                              d.   orientation                        
b.      re-orientation                                                   e.   complication
c.       events

3.      What made everything went wrong?
a.       He got up late in the morning                         d.   He got punishment from his teacher
b.      His came to school on time                             e.   His father was late to ride him
c.       His bag was left at home

4.      Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?
a.       The writer didn’t sleep a wink at that night   d.   He fell down the stairs
b.      He didn’t hand in his homework                    e.   His father rode him to school
c.       He had breakfast before leaving for school

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