1. I ..... my wallet in this market two months ago. 8. We ..... in Solo last week.
A. Were A. Were B. Are B. Was C. Was C. Am D. Is D. Is
2. My mom and I ...... watching our favorite film 9. She ..... out of the window. last night. A. Looks A. Are B. Looked B. Were C. Had looked C. Was D. Look D. Is 10. Shela : Hi Mela! What did you do last night? 3. I ..... this floor yesterday. Mela : ...... A. Swept B. Sweep A. I am watching drama series on VIU last C. Sweeps night D. Sweeped B. I watch drama series on VIU last night C. I watched drama series on VIU last night 4. Dona ...... this delicious food for us, 1 hour D. I watches drama series on VIU last night ago.
A. Cooking B. Cooked C. Cooks D. Cook
5. We .... to Aceh, two weeks ago.
A. Go B. Come C. Went D. Gone
6. Mr. Angga ...... Mr. Joe yesterday.
A. Meet B. Have meet C. Has met D. Met
7. The boy ...... tell lies.
A. Did not B. Do not C. Does not D. Had not Choose the best answer by crossing a, b, c or d. The text is for questions no 11-14 Last week, Valerie and her friends from SMP Perdamaian Surabaya, learned how to make donut in Ring Master Donuts and Coffee at Tunjungan Plaza, Surabaya. First, they listened to the story of Mister Ringo, the baker, and soon they had a trip to the kitchen. The baker showed them how to shape the donuts, to restore, to fry and add the donuts with various kinds of topping and filling. Finally, the students had their chance to make their own donuts. The baker only gave each them a piece of yellow dough and some flour. Amazingly, the students could make their own donuts.
11. Where did the students go last week?
a. To SMP Perdamaian Surabaya b. To Valerie’s Plaza c. To Mister Ringo d. To Ring Master Donuts & Coffee
12. Why did they visit there?
a. To have some meals b. To enjoy the special donuts c. To learn how to make donuts d. To see the process of making donuts
13. Which of the followings are the things done by the students? a. They went to the kitchen, made the donuts and tried to sell them. b. They made the donuts, restore them and ate them with some coffee c. They listened to the story, went to the kitchen and made their own donuts d. They listened to the story, had some donuts and tried to make them
14. Did Mister Ringo give the students any donuts?
a. No, they did c. Yes, they didn’t b. Yes, he did d. No, he didn’t
Read the text to answer no 15-18
My family and I went on a recreation to Solo. We went there on Monday by car. We stayed at grandparents’ house. On Tuesday we interested went to Tawangmangu. We enjoyed the scenic view with its waterfall and had lunch there. We had traditional foods like gudangan, tempe bacem, fried fish and fried chicken. Then we continued our trip to Taman Jurug. The next day, we went to Kasunanan Palace. We saw many kinds of historical heritage of the palace. After that we had shopping at Klewer Market and Solo Grand Mall. I bought some souvenirs for my cousins. In the evening, we went sightseeing the town. On Thursday morning, we said goodbye to our grandparents and went home. I really enjoyed my holiday. It was fun 15. What did the writer and his family do on Wednesday evening? They…. a. Had shopping at Klewer Market and Solo Grand Mall b. Saw many kinds of historical heritage of the palace c. Bought some souvenirs for the writers cousins d. Went sightseeing the town
16. ‘On Thursday morning, we said goodbye…….’ The word we refers to…. a. writer c. the writer and his family b. The writer’s parents d. the writer and his grandparents.
17. In the evening, we went sightseeing the town.’ The bold typed word is closely in meaning with… a. Going around c. going shopping b. Having dinner d. watching a movie
Read the text to answer questions 19-21
My Day 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.
19. What happened to the writer yesterday?
a. He has a terrible day. c. He gets a terrible day. b. He had a terrible day. d. He got a terrible day.
20. How far did the writer walk?
a. He walked for two miles. c. He walked for three miles. b. He walked for four miles. d. He walked for five miles.
21. What does the writer hope?
a. The writer hopes to discover that it was Sunday. b. The writer hopes to take a taxi. c. The writer hopes he never had a day like yesterday. d. The writer hopes that yesterday will be better.
B. The First Exercise Of Recount Text!
It was my grandpa’s birthday last Sunday. On Friday, my sister and I went shopping. We found a nice Batik shirt. We bought it and wrapped it in a blue paper. Blue is my grandpa’s favourite color.
On Saturday morning, my brother and I helped our sister in the kitchen. We made a birthday cake. It was a big and beautiful cake. I wrote Happy Birthday on it. We put some chocolate and a big candle on top of it.
On Sunday evening, we had a party. My uncle and my aunt came to my house. They brought some coke and flowers for my grandpa. We sat together in our living room. My dad said a beautiful prayer. Then, we sang “Happy Birthday” and my grandpa blew out the candle. He cut the cake and gave it to everybody in that room. He opened his present and he was very happy with the shirt. Finally, my grandpa told us some stories. Source: EOS Erlangga 22. Where did the writer and his family celebrate their grandpa’s birthday? a. In the living room b. In the kitchen c. In the shopping d. In the writer’s uncle’s house
23. The correct sentence based on the text is ...
a. The nice batik shirt bought by the writer is blue b. The writer bought a birthday cake for his grand father c. The writer’s uncle and aunt came on Sunday d. The family didn’t get a birthday cake
24. The text is a / an ... text.
a. Descriptive b. Report c. Narrative d. Recount
25. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To present a point of view b. To inform past events c. To describe something d. To persuade the readers
26. Which idea can you find in the 2nd paragraph?
a. The writer bought a nice shirt for his grandpa. b. The writer and family celebrated their grandpa’s birthday c. The writer’s uncle came to his house to celebrate his grandpa’s birthday d. The writer and his family prepared their grandpa’s birthday
27. Candle means...
a. A lamp to give a light b. A kind of match which is burnt to give fire c. Round stick of wax which is lit to burn with a light – giving flame d. An electronic lamp which can be switched on to produce the flame
28. We put some chocolate and a big candle on top of it. The underlined word refers to... a. a candle is on the cake b. some chocolate is on the candle c. a candle is above the cake d. the cake
29. The synonym of “present” in the text is...
a. Existence b. right now c. feast d. gift
30. We bought it and wrapped it in blue paper (paragraph 1). The word “wrapped” has the same meaning as ... a. Decorated b. Packed c. Took d. Covered
Recount text,reading and exercises
Read this text and then discuss with your friends the questions that follow.
One day Sandra Dewi fell sick in the middle of the English lesson. All the students did reading tasks. Suddenly Sandra Dewi vomited. All other students stopped writing. Mrs. Lidia helped her immediately. The chairman of the class sent for the school’s doctor. In five minutes the doctor came. He examined her carefully. He examined her eyes. He felt her stomach. He listened to her heart beat. He measured her blood pressure. Then he took her temperature. “I’m afraid she suffers from malaria. Her temperature is very high. That is why she vomited. She has a very bad cough, too. I’ll give her some pills for her malaria, some tablets for her fever, and syrup for her cough. She needs a week’s rest”, said the doctor.
Questions: 1. What is the text telling you about? 2. What did the students do? What happened? 3. What was the name of the teacher? 4. What did the doctor do? 5. What was Sandra Dewi suffering from? 6. What did the doctor recommend?
Fill in the blank with the correct answer
It was my grandpa’s birthday last Sunday. On Friday, my sister and I went shopping at the …..(1)…... We bought a nice …..(2)…... Then, we wrapped it in a blue paper. Blue is my grandpa’s favourite colour. On Saturday morning, my brother and I helped my sister making a birthday cake in the …..(3)…... It was a big and beautiful …..(4)…... I wrote ‘Happy Birthday’ on it. After that, we put some chocolate and a ….. (5)….. on the top of the cake. On Sunday evening, my uncle and my aunt came to my …..(6)…... They brought several bottles of soft-drink, and …..(7)….. for grandpa. Then, we sat together in the …..(8)…... Finally, grandpa blew the candle and cut the cake while we were singing a ‘Happy Birthday’ song for him. After giving each of us a piece of cake, he opened the present. He told us that he liked the present, and he was very …..(9)…...
mall shirt house kitchen birthday cake candle flowers living
room happy
Wolf,wolf,and exercises Wolf! Wolf!
In the forest which was near a village in India, there were many wolves and other animals. The wolves often came out of the forest and killed the sheep in the field. The men who lived in the village tried to kill all the wolves. Whenever they heard that there was a wolf in the fields they came to the place to kill it. Now one of the shepherds was only a boy. This boy, who was rather lazy, liked to waste as much time as he could. He gave his master and the village people much trouble. One day he suddenly shouted, "Wolf! Wolf!" several times. When the men heard the boy's shouts they left their work and ran into the field with sticks and knives. "Where is the wolf which is troubling your sheep?" they asked. But the bad boy only laughed and said, "There is no wolf, you are just wasting your time." He thought this an excellent game, so he played it several times. Finally the villagers said, "We won't go any more." One day they heard the boy cry "Wolf! Wolf! a wolf is eating my sheep," but they did not leave their work to go and save the sheep. They said, "We don't believe him. It is only another of his games." This time, however, the boy was telling the truth There really was a wolf and the wolf killed all his sheep.
EXERCISES Answer these questions: 1. Where do we generally finds wolves? 2. What do wolves do to sheep? 3. What did the boy-shepherd like to do? 4. Why did the people of the village not like the boy? 5. What did the men do whenever they heard that there was a wolf in the field? 6. What did they take with them? 7. What did the boy do when the men came to help him? 8. What did the men say in the end? 9. Why did the men not help the boy when he called them? 10. What di the wolf do to his sheep?
When or While 1. My sister was watering flower ............. you came. 2. You knocked on the door ....... she was taking a bath. 3. ....... I was studying in the library, someone greeted me. 4. I often did exercise in the gym ....... I lived in Bandung. 5. He was watching movie ...... his mother called. 6. Shinta was writing journal ...... her brother played game. 7. ...... my sister get up, it was raining. 8. ...... she was sleeping, we were playing outside. 9. She was swimming ...... Andi was sleeping. 10. The children was playing football ...... their teacher came.
