Recount merupakan salah
satu ”Genre Text” yang muncul dalam soal UNAS SKL no 13.
Recount adalah
text yang menceritakan kejadian masa lampau, pengalaman pribadi penulis atau
pengalaman orang lain atau biografi seseorang.
Tenses yang
digunakan dalam text recount adalah “Past Tense”, sehingga kata kerja yang
dipakai adalah:
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V-2 /did not (kata kerja past)
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Tobe past tense yaitu was ( I, he, she, it), dan were ( you,we, they).
-
Modal past (would, should, could, might)
Function/Purpose:
- To retell past events
- To tell past experience
- To tell the biography of someone.
Generic Structure:
-
Orientation
:
Pendahuluan
-
Sequent of events :
Rentetan kejadian
-
Re-orientation
: Kesimpulan.
Soal-soal yang biasanya muncul
dalam UN:
Pertanyaan yang sering
ditanyakan dalam UN :
A.
Pertanyaan tersirat:
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What is the best title of the text?
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What is the main idea of the text?
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What is the main idea of the first paragraph/second paragraph?
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Paragraph three talks about……..
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Which paragraph tells us about…..?
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What is the function/the purpose of the text?
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Paragraph one has the function to…..
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What experience did the writer get?
* Unforgetable experinces:
Pengalaman yang tidak bisa terlupakan.
- Funny: lucu
- Exciting/pleasure/happy: menyenangkan
- Embarrassing/ashame: memalukan
- Frightening/fear: menakutkan
- Satisfying: memuaskan
- Disappointed: kekecewaan
- Annoying: menjengkelkan.
- Tiring: melelahkan.
- Amusing/entertaining: menghibur
- Worrying: menghawatirkan.
- Interesting: menarik.
- Boring: membosankan
- Surprising: mengejutkan, Dsb.
B. Pertanyaan tersurat:
( Pertanyaan ini menayakan What,
Why, Where, When, How, Which, Whose dsb yang berhubungan dengan isi text)
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Where did it happen?
-
Who told the experience?
-
How did the farmer help the goat?
C.
Reference: Menanyakan “pronoun”.
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The word “this” refers to…..
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What does the word “ These” refer to?
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The word “them” refers to…..
D.
Vocabularies: Kosa-kata.
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What is the similar meaning of the word”….”?
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What is the opposite meaning of…….
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The synonym of the word “….” is……
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The antonym of the word “…” is……
II. CONTOH SOAL YANG MUNCUL
DALAM UN
Read the text below to answer
questions 1- 5
Darwis found a
Pen-Pals column in a school magazine.
He decided to find a pen pal. He....1.....it
would be interesting to have a friend in the far North, inside the Arctic
Circle. He found the name Rolf Hayroy in Norway, Arctic Cirle. His address was
Fabrihiusvin 77 C, 7875 Trondheim, Norway.
Darwis found
the name and address quite unusual. So he ....2....to write to this person.
He ....3....his name and address in
the letter. He introduced himself and told him that he had found his name and
address in a school magazine. He ....4....
him that he ....5....a
student in year 3 of the Secondary School. He told him that he was fifteen
years old and he ....6.... two
brothers and three sisters. He was the fifth in the family.
Then he told
Rolf some things about Pontianak, his town. He ....7.... that many people lived along the river. They all ....8.... small boats and they used
them to travel up to the market or to shop along the river. He said that he
usually ....9.... his boat to
go to school.
He asked Rolf
to tell something about his town. He ....10.... to know how they lived during winter. He sent the letter
and waited anxiously for a reply.
1.
What is the text about?
A.
Darwis' life in Pontianak.
B.
Darwis' letter for his pen pal
C.
Darwis' experience getting a pen pal.
D.
Darwis' life in Trondheim, Norway.
2.
Where did Darwis find the name of the pen-pal?…
A.
In the secondary school C. In Trondheim, Norway
B.
In a school
magazine
D. In the far North
3.
How did people in Darwis' village travel?
A.
By boat
C. By bus
B.
On
foot
D. By bicycle
4.
What is paragraph four about`?…
A.
Darwis' questions for Rolf
B.
Darwis' pen pal in Norway
C.
Darwis' life in Pontianak
D.
Darwis' family
5.
'... he usually rowed his boat to go to school.The underlined
word means ...
A.
traveled on water with a big ship
B.
shopped along the river with canoes
C.
moved through the water using oars
D.
sailed through the river with a small ship
Read the following text and
answer questions 5 to 7
It was my
grandpa's birthday party last Sunday. On Friday, my sister and I went shopping
at the mall. We ....1.... a
nice shirt. Then we wrapped it in blue paper. Blue is my grandpa' favorite
colour.
On Saturday morning, my brother
and I ....2.... my sister
making a birthday cake in the kitchen. It was a big and beautiful cake. I wrote
`Happy Birthday' on it. After that, we ....3.... same chocolate and a candle on top of it.
On Sunday
evening, my uncle and aunt came to my house, They ....4.... several bottles of soft drink and
flowers far grandpa. We ....5.... together
in the living room. My dad said a, prayer. Then we ....6.... 'Happy Birthday' and my grandpa
blew out the candle. He ....7.... the
cake ` into small pieces and gave a piece to everybody in that room. He ....8.... the present and he ....9.... very happy with the
shirt. Finally, my grandma ....10...
us some stories about my grandpa.
6. What does the
text tell you about?
A. Describing
grandpa's famiy.
B. Telling
grandpa's experience.
C. Celebrating
grandpa's birthday party.
D. Making
grandpa's birthday cake.
7. What is the
main idea of the first paragraph?
A. The writer
bought a present for her grandpa.
B. The writer
prepared everything for the party.
C. The
writer's uncle brought some drinks and flowers.
D. The writer and her family celebrated their grandpa's birthday.
8. Which
statement is INCORRECT based on the text?
A. The party
was held outside the house.
B. The writer
helped her aunt making a cake.
C. The
writer's grandpa likes the writer's present.
D. The writer's grandma told many stories about grandpa.
III. EVALUASI
A. PAKET 1
Text for no 1-3
I spent my
holiday in Jakarta last week. I decided to go by bus. I bought a ticket from a
ticket agent two days before my departure day. My bus departed at seven o'clock
sharp in the morning; it would take three hours to reach Jakarta. In the middle
of the trip, the bus suddenly stopped and the passengers asked, "Why did
the bus stop?" Then driver's assistant got off the bus to find out. After
he returned, he told us that there was an accident, but the police already
handled it. Our bus was trapped in the queue for about one and half hours. We
continued our trip at ten o'clock and finally we arrived at Lebak Bulus bus
station at twelve. My uncle and my cousins were waiting for me.
1.
The bus was trapped in the queue because …
A. he bus departed late
B. there was an accident
C. the bus suddenly
stopped
D. the driver's assistant
got off the bus
2.
How long was the bus late to reach Jakarta?
A. 4
hours
C. 3 hours
B. 2
hours
D. 1.5
hours
3.
"My bus departed at seven o'clock shop". What does the
underlined word mean?
A.
left
C. came
B.
arrived
D. reached
Text for no 4-7
Late in the
afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this
was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire. They were all hungry and the
food smelt good.
After the wonderful meal, they
told stories and sang songs by the fire. But some time later it began to rain.
The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent.
Their sleeping
bags were warm and comfortable, so they slept soundly. In the middle of the
night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water!
They all leapt
out of their sleeping - bags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and
they found out that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way
across the field and flowed right under their tent!
4. What is the
best title of the text?
A. Heavy
Rain
C. A Wet Night
B.
Nightmare
D. Camping
5. Where did the
boys have camping?
A. In a
field
C. In the park
B. In the
garden
D. In the camp ground
6. Why did the
two boys wake up and shout?
A. They couldn't
sleep.
C. The tent was full of water.
B. They felt tired and
hungry
D. Their beddings were inconvenient.
7. "As soon
as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open air" What does
the underlined word refer to?
A. Having
meal
C. Telling stories
B. Cooking their meal
D. Putting up the tent
Text
for no 8-10
It was my
grandpa's birthday party last Sunday. On Friday, my sister and I went shopping
at the mall. We bought a nice shirt. Then we wrapped it in blue paper. Blue is
my grandpa' favorite color.
On Saturday
morning, my brother and I helped my sister making a birthday cake in the
kitchen. It was a big and beautiful cake. I wrote `Happy Birthday' on it. After
that, we put same chocolate and a candle on top of it.
On Sunday
evening, my uncle and aunt came to my house, They brought several bottles of
soft drink and flowers far grandpa. We sat together in the living room. My dad
said a, prayer. Then we sang 'Happy Birthday' and my grandpa blew out the
candle. He cut the cake ` into small pieces and gave a piece to everybody in
that room. He opened the present and he was very happy with the shirt. Finally,
my grandma told us some stories about my grandpa.
8. What does the
text tell you about?
A. Describing
grandpa's
family.
C. Celebrating grandpa's birthday party.
B. Telling
grandpa's
experience.
D. Making grandpa's birthday cake.
9. What is the
main idea of the first paragraph?
A. The writer
bought a present for her grandpa.
B. The writer
prepared everything for the party.
C. The
writer's uncle brought some drinks and flowers.
D. The writer and her family celebrated their grandpa's birthday.
10. Which
statement is INCORRECT based on the text?
A. The party
was held in the house.
B. The writer
helped her aunt making food and drink.
C. The
writer's grandpa likes the writer's present.
D. The
writer's grandma told many stories about grandpa
Text for no 11-14
Taufik Hidayat
booked a place in the men’s singles final on Friday. He beat Thailand’s Ponsana
15-9, 15-2. But Indonesia’s hope for all Indonesian final were shattered after
Sony Dwi was beaten by Show of Shouth Korea later in the day. Sony will play in
Saturday’s bronze medal match against Ponsana.
Taufiq knocked
out Malasyia third seed Wong and Danish sixth seed Peter Gode on his way to the
last four. When he was asked about the key to defeating Ponsana, Taufik
explained, “Ponsana performed below his best. He is a difficult opponent,
but today he made many mistakes”.
Ponsana led
6-5 in the opening game but he was unable to maintain his solid start. He made
errors and it allowed Taufik Hidayat to take control of the match.
Taufik Hidayat
battered Ponsana with a series of leaping cross-court smashes. In the second
game he easily finished the game and gave ponsana, the unseeded Thai, 15-2.
11. What does the text tell you
about?
A. The semifinal match between
Taufik and Ponsana.
B The badminton match in
the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
C.
The final match between Taufik and Show.
D.
The games of the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
12. Taufik met Show to fight for…
A. The second
winner.
C. The silver medal.
B. The
third
winner.
D. The gold medal.
13. According to the text above,
which of statements is correct?
A. Ponsana won
the game easily in the semifinal match.
B. Taufik
made many mistakes in the semifinal match.
C. Taufik
beat the Thailand’s Ponsana in the semifinal match.
D. Ponsana was
beaten by Taufik in the semifinal match.
14‘…..Sony was beaten by
Sony of South Korea later in the day…..”
A. Defeated
C. Won
B. Lost
D. Conquered.
Text for no 15-17
Before
printing machines were invented in 1450, news was spread verbally. The first
printed newspaper in history happened in China. The government of china
produced a news sheet, called Tipao. It was circulated among court officials during
the Han dynasty. At some point during the Tang dynasty, carved wooden blocks
were court to print Tipao.
A newspaper
with a regular schedule was first published in Venice, Italy, in the 16th
century. The newspaper was called Avisi, or Gazettes. It was published weekly
and it also reported news from other parts of Italy.
The first
printed newspaper in England was published in 1621. English newspapers were
different from the other first newspapers. They were among the first in the
world to use headlines to attract readers and pictures to illustrate stories.
English newspapers also set new business standards. They hired reporters,
printed advertisements, and paid young people sell papers in the streets.
15. The text above mainly
discusses about the history of…
A . Printing machines C.
Journalism
B.
Mass
media
D. Newspapers
16. In the era of Han dynasty,
Tipao was only read by…..
A. Law
society
C. Educated class
B.
Royal
family
D. Ordinary people
17. Which of the following
statements is NOT TRUE about paragraph 2?
A. Avisi was printed
once a week.
B.
Venice is the place where, Avisi was published.
C.
The printing of Avisi was done regularly.
D.
Avisi only gave domestic news of Italy.
Text for no 18-20
George was
playing in the garden when he broke his ankle yesterday. He could not move. His
father rang for an ambulance. Soon an ambulance came. There were paramedics.
They carried George on a stretcher to ambulance. They took him to the hospital.
The doctor examined him. He sat the foot correctly and fixed it with plester.
George could not move his ankle. The doctor told him to rest and met him after
four weeks. George had a difficult time moving around the house. But he still
went to school.
18. What is the purpose of the
text?
A. To describe
a certain person, George.
B. To
tell the past events
C. To ask
people to help George
D. To invite
people to play with George.
19. Why did an ambulance and the
paramedics come?
A. To play with
George in the garden.
B. To
meet George’s father.
C. To
give George first aid.
D. To set foot
and fix it correctly.
20. The doctor told him to take a
rest and met him after four weeks.
A. George
C. The doctor
B. George’s
father
D. The paramedics.
Text for no 21-23
One day Riko
was walking home from school. He saw a man coming out of a shop. The maan was
carrying a lot of things. He was walking toward his car.
Suddenly
something fell from the man's pocket. Riko saw it, but the man did not realize
it. Riko ran picked up the thing. It was a wallet.
Riko called
the man and said that his wallet fell out. The man stopped and turned around.
He came to Riko. Then Riko gave the wallet to him.
After receiving
it, the man opened his wallet and took out some money. He wanted to give the
money to Riko as a reward.
But Riko refused
it by saying that he didn't want the money. He just wanted to help him. The man
smiled and said that it was all right. He was not going to give him some money,
One thing that the man wanted Riko to do was that Riko let the man take him
home. Riko agreed and got into the man's car.
In the car,
they talked about Riko's school. Riko was telling him about hes frends. When
they arrived at Riko's house, the man told Riko's parents about what happened.
Riko's parents
were very proud of their son.
21. What is the purpose of the
text?
A. to tell the funny
story
C. to entertain
B. to retell the past
event
D. to describe the past event
22. What is Riko like?
A. he is
honest
C. he likes helping
B. he likes a
wallet D. he is a
clever boy
23. He wanted to give the money
to Rico as a ‘reward’.
The synonym of ‘Reward’ is …
A.
honor
C. tip
B.
salary
D. fee
Text for no 24-25
A bus started
out empty. At the first stop it picked up 10 passengers. Stopping again, it let
off 5 passengers and picked up 12. At the next stop, 8 passengers got on and 2
got off. When the bus stopped again, 14 passengers got on and 9 got off. One more
stop and 2 passengers got on and 1 got off.
24. How many stops did the bus
make?
A.
3
C. 5
B.
4
D. 6
25. How many passengers did in
the bus after the last stop?
A.
23
B. 38
C.
29
D. 30
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