RECOUNT TEST kelas X sem2

This text is for questions 1-3

Last Friday, a friend of mine asked me to accompany him to buy a new shirt at a department store.
We left home at 03.00 p.m. by motorcycle. As soon as we arrived there, we went to the clothes
section. I let him choose one. An hour later, I got bored watching him confused in choosing a shirt.
So I left him and went to the cassette counter. Thirty minutes later, I went back to the clothes
section but I couldn’t find him there. My cell phone was broken so I couldn’t call him. I went to the
parking area. I saw his motorcycle was there but I couldn’t find him. I waited for him for a few
moments then finally I gave up and decided to go home.

When I arrived home, my mother told me that my friend called. She said that he was in the
department store looking for me. My mother asked me to come back to the department store.
Reluctantly, I walked to the department store and you know what? When I arrived there his
motorcycle was not in the parking area. He just went home. I was very tired. There was no other
choice, I had to walk home again. When I arrived home, I was so tired. I was very angry but when I
saw my friend’s broad smile greet me in front of the door, I just could not help laughing.

1. The text above is about …

The writer and his friend.
The writer friends.
An embarrassing day.
Shopping with mother.
My friend and his motorcycle.

2. The writer couldn’t contact his friend because …

He was in the parking area.
His cell phone was broken.
He went home alone.
His friend was still choosing a shirt.
He get lost at departement store.

3. From the story above we can conclude that there was a problem because …
The writer’s friend was in the clothes section.
The writer and his friend couldn’t ride the motorcycle.
The writer couldn’t contact his friend.
The writer and his friend decided to go to the department store.
The writer mother didn’t inform about his friend calling.

This text is for questions 4 - 6.

I usually woke up at 8 a.m. and went to the press center to check the daily schedule of briefings
and press conferences, usually held by the United Nations officials or disaster mitigation team
chief, Alwi Shihab.

It was challenging to visit different refugee camps to find soft stories, human interest stories. Then,
I went back to the press center in between to cover the press conferences of the day.

It was heart breaking when I saw these survivors fight for food and secondhand clothing, which
they said were limited and inadequate. Emerging to a glaring, full noon, it was time to go back to
the press center to write stories and race against time, always fearing that the internet connection
would come crashing down.

And after everything was done, only then I remembered to eat. Most times, I only ate once a day
because you always had to rush and it was difficult to find food. You had to travel quite far, about a
30-to 45-minute trip by car to find fresh food.
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4. A: How often did the writer eat a day?
B: ……….

Three times
Seldom
Twice
Never
Once

5. " ........ mitigation team chief Alwi Shihab ." (Paragraph 1)

The synonym of the underlined word is ....

Decreases
Lightener
Reliever
Developer
Writer

6. A: What is the writer's occupation?

B: ……….

A social worker
A volunteer
A journalist
Presenter
A TV reporter

This text is for questions 7 - 9.

Ryan, my roommate, and I had a great weekend. Last Saturday we got up early and had a big
breakfast. Then we took the bus to go downtown and went to an art museum. The museum
opened at nine o’clock and we stayed there all morning.

We saw some beautiful paintings. We had a guide who explained everything to us. I liked all the
art, but Ryan didn’t like the modern art very much. I bought copies of two paintings. I’m going to
put them on the wall of my bedroom.

At one o’clock, we were hungry so we had lunch at the museum cafeteria. After lunch, we took a
walk in the park near the museum. We went home at five o’clock. We were very tired, but we had
a good time. On Sunday we stayed home and studied.

7. What did the writer and his roommate do last weekend?

They had a big dinner
They went to an art museum
They watched people painting
They worked part time as a guide
They worked part time in a cafeteria

8. The main idea of the second paragraph is....

The museum only displayed modern art
A guide accompanied the visitors
The writer liked all the art displayed at the museum
The guide helped visitors to buy the paintings displayed
Ryan and his roommate liked all the beautiful paintings at the museum

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9. Which of the following you don’t agree with about Ryan?
Ryan liked all the art displayed
Ryan was the writer’s roommate
Ryan and the writer had a great weekend
Ryan and the writer went to an art museum
Ryan and the writer had lunch at the museum cafeteria

This text is for questions 10 - 12.

I’ll never forget May 3, 1990, the date Tien- Tien came into our lives. Ahong , the wife of my
youngest brother Ajiang, gave birth after a very difficult labour of five hours. We already had a
name for the baby before she was born. She would be called Tien-Tien which meant ‘sweetness’.

As we waited at the hospital, our joy quickly turned to grief when the attending physician
announced that he could detect no signs of life in Tien-Tien. There was no breathing, no heartbeat,
so he finally declared the baby dead.

Ajiang decide to lay the body next to the Taizi River. To outsiders, this might be strange: to us, a
Chinese family with almost no money or resources, the prospect of encouraging the baby’s spirit
slip away to a better world in a beautiful setting made a great deal of sense. We planned to return
later to bury Tien-Tien’s remains and pay honour to her.

Ajiang wrapped his child in a red fl oral quilt and set off for the river. He gently laid his baby in a
patch of grass along the bank of the river.

A week later, while I was walking home from work, I overheard several women talking about one
of her friends. They said their friend heard a baby crying and the sound came from a patch of grass
along the river bank. They further explained that the baby had been placed in a local orphanage.

Something inside me said it must have been Tien-Tien. Without waiting any longer, I ran to the
orphanage. In the room I saw Tien-Tien in a crib covered in dirt but very much alive.

10. What is the best title for the text?

The dead baby
The baby in a crib
The poor crying baby
The baby by the river
The newborn baby

11. Why did they suddenly become unhappy?

The baby was heartless
The baby was already dead
The baby was declared alive
The baby had no sign of life
The baby could not be detected

12. From paragraph 3, we can conclude that….

Ajiang came from a poor family
The baby was buried by the river
Ajiang’s family lived by Taizi River
The baby’s spirit would go to a better life
Tien-tien’s remains had been buried in the river bank

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This text is for questions 13 - 17.
Dear Sally,

Last holiday, my friends and I visited Ponorogo in East Java. Ponorogo is a small city, but it is very
natural and beautiful. We spent the night at a villa in Jetis. On the first day, we visited Prigi
southern beach. We watched the amazing views of the sea and the white waves. We grilled fish
and had “Nasi Pecel” for lunch.

On the second day, we visited “Dongko” mountain resort. There were a lot of plants, especially
clove trees. We camped there for a night. I love Ponorogo because the people are very friendly and
the prices are cheap.

I’II bring some pictures for you.

Love,
Anna

13. What kind of text is it?

Narrative
Procedure
Recount
Descriptive
Explanation

14 The following sentences are the reasons why the writer loves Ponorogo, EXCEPT ….
the views of the sea are amazing
the people are friendly
the prices are cheap
Ponorogo has beautiful views
the villa is comfortable

15. What does the text mainly tell us?

The beautiful place
The trip to Ponorogo
Dongko mountain resort
The prigi beach
A villa in Jetis

16. “… the prices are cheap there.”

What is the antonym of the underlined word?

Expensive
Reasonable
Clear
Fixed
Comfortable

17. “… but it is very natural and beautiful.”

The synonym of the italicized word is ….

extraordinary
pure
pretty
amazing
soft
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Text 4 for number 18 - 22
THE BATTLE OF AMBARAWA
The Battle of Ambarawa was a battle between the recently (18) .... the Indonesian Army
and the British Army that accurred between 20 October and 15 December 1945 in Ambarawa,
Indonesia.
On 20 October 1945, Allied troops under the command of Brigadier Bethell landed in
Semarang to disarm Japanese troops. Initially, the troops were welcomed in the area, with Central
Java’s governor Wongsonegoro (19)..... to provide them with food and other necessities in return
for the Allies’ promise to respect Indonesia’s sovereignty and independence.
However, when allied and NICA troops began freeing and arming freed Dutch POWs in
Ambarawa and Magelang, many locals were angered. Indonesian troops under the command of
Lieutenant Colonel M. Sarbini began besieging Allied troops stationed in Magelang in reprisal for
their attempted (20)...... .
On the morning of 23 November 1945, Indonesian troops began firing on Allied troops
stationed in Ambarawa. A counter attack by the Allies forced the Indonesian Army to retreat to the
village of Bedono.
On 11 December 1945, Soedirman held a meeting with various (21)....... of the Indonesian
Army. The next day at 4:30 AM, the Indonesian Army launched an assault on the Allies in
Ambarawa. Indonesian artillery pounded Allied positions, which were later overrun by infantry.
When the Semarang-Ambarawa highway was captured by Indonesian troops, Soedirman
immediately ordered his forces to cut off the supply routes of the remaining Allied troops by using
a pincer maneuver.
The battle ended four days later on 15 December 1945, when Indonesia succeeded in
regaining control over Ambarawa and the Allies (22)...... to Semarang.

18. determined
created
worked
decided
prevented

19. agreeing
refusing
accepting
confusing
commanding

20. allied force

troops
disappoint
disarmament
Indonesian Army

21. captains
revolutionary
combatants
leaders
commanders

22. retreated
gave up
battle
strike
captured
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Text 5 for number 23 - 25
Luis Lionel Andres Messi, born June 24th, 1987, is an Argentinian football player for FC
Barcelona. He is not very tall, mainly because of the growing problem he had when he was
younger. His eyes are brown. He never has short hair.
Lionel Messi started playing football at a very early age in his hometown, Newell’s Old Boys.
From the age of 11, he suffered from a hormone deficiency and as Lionel’s parents were unable to
pay the treatment in Argentina, they decided to move to Barcelona, Spain.
In the 2003-2004 season, when he was still only 16 years old. Messi made his first team
debut in a friendly match with Porto that marked the opening of the new Dragao stadium. The
following championship-winning season, Messi made his first appearance in an official match on
October 16th, 2004, in Barcelona’s derby win against Espanyol at the Olympic Stadium (0-1). And
now, in 2010, 2011, and 2012 he is best player in the world.

23. What is main idea of the third paragraph?

He hasn’t really attractive face, but he’s a very good football player.
Lionel Messi is a good player for FC Barcelona.
His best characteristics are on the foot that has competitiveness.
He appears to be a quite good and modest person.
He has long black hair and brown eyes.

24. According to the text, Messi’s parentss moved to Barcelona.....

because they were very poor in Argentina
because they wanted Messi to be successful in soccer
so that Messi could learn in the best soccer club
to get Messi’s health problem cured
to find the best treatment to cure Messi’s health problem

25. There are the characteristics of recount, EXCEPT....

introducing personal participant
using chronological connection
using simple present tense
using lingking verb
using action verb

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The text below is for question number 26 – 27
Koes Plus was well known as pop music group in the seventies until the eighties. At that time most
Indonesia people were ____(26) about their songs because they were nice and simple. Every radio
station broadcasted these songs and always put them in the top of pop music. Their music shows
were always full of _______ (27).

26 fanatical
dissatisfied
crazy
disappointed
boring

27. followers
spectators
participants
speakers
members

This text is for questions 28

On Wednesday, my students and I went to Yogyakarta. We stayed at Dirgahayu Hotel which is not
far from Malioboro.

On Thursday, we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples, the Brahmana,
Syiwa and Wisnu temples. They are really amazing. We visited only Brahmana and Syiwa temples,
because Wisnu temple is being renovated.

On Friday morning we went to Yogya Kraton. We spent about two hours there. We were lucky
because we were led by a smart and friendly guide. Then we continued our journey to Borobudur.
We arrived there at four p.m. At 5 p.m. we heard the announcement that Borobudur gate would
be closed.

In the evening we left for Jakarta by wisata bus.

28. The purpose of the text is to…

Entertain readers.
Describe the smugglers
Report an event to the police.
Tell past events.
Inform readers about events of the day.

This text is for questions 29

“I had a terrible day yesterday. First, I woke up an hour late because my alarm clock didn’t go off.
Then, I was in such a hurry that I burned my hand when I was making breakfast. After breakfast, I
got dressed so quickly that I forgot to wear socks.

Next, I ran out of the house trying to get the 9:30 bus, but of course I missed it. I wanted to take a
taxi, but I didn’t have enough money.

Finally, I walked the three miles to my school only to discover that it was Sunday! I hope I never
have a day as the one I had yesterday.”

29. What happened to the writer yesterday?

He has a terrible day.
He got a terrible day.
He gets a terrible day.
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He gets a good day.
He had a terrible day.