Ciri-Ciri Recount Text

Memiliki judul yang merangkum teks. Contohnya 'My Vacation to Bali' maka ceritanya hanya
akan menceritakan seluruh liburan saat berada di bali
Menceritakan peristiwa yang sudah terjadi di masa lampau. Maka Recount text selalu
menggunakan past tense, contohnya 'Last month, I went to Bali with my family.
Semua kejadian yang di ceritakan harus secara berurutan. Jadi, harus memakai kata
sambung seperti 'when', 'later', 'then', 'after', 'before', dan lain lain.

Generic Structure dari Recount Text

Generic structure atau struktur kebahasaan dari Recount Text ini terbagi kedalam 3 susunan,
yaitu :
Orientation
Bagian Orientation merupakan bagian pendahuluan atau perkenalan dari text yang akan
dibahas. Karena di dalam Orientation ini menceritakan siapa saja yang terlibat dalam cerita,
apa yang terjadi, di mana tempat peristiwa terjadi, dan waktu terjadinya peristiwa.
Events
Bagian Event merupakan inti dari cerita. Pada bagian ini kita menceritakan semua yang terjadi
secara berurutan dari awal sampai selesai
Re-orientation
Bagian Re-orientation berisi kesimpulan dari isi cerita, atau bisa juga merupakan pendapat
pribadi dari si pencerita. Re-orientation ini bisa disebut juga akhir atau penutup dari cerita.

Dibawah ini adalah beberapa contoh dari Recount Text:

Recount Text tentang Liburan di Pantai

Holiday in Santolo Beach

When Idul Fitri holiday, after visiting my parent at Pameungpeuk, Garut, I and my family
went to Santolo Beach to refresh our mind after the long time of work. It's rarely to take a
vacation because I'm very busy.
The way to Santolo beach is quite good, and the view is really beautiful. On our left and
right is full of rice fields and many coconut trees along the way. But when we nearly arrived,
there was a long traffic jam so we hardly to get in into the beach. I guess this was because of
the Idul Fitri holiday, so people want to go to beach too. Then we just take a walk to the beach
because it was not far. Fortunately the weather was not too hot on that day.
After we arrived, the beach was so crowded. But we still enjoyed the time by took
pictures, swimming, playing sand, and go around the beach by boat. We stay overnight in the
inn that we have rent before.
We got up so early in the morning that we could enjoy sunrise landscape at the beach.
My cousin playing with white sand and I took a picture of him.
A day at Santolo beach felt so short, we were quite tired for playing a whole day, but we
were very happy.

Terjemahannya:
Liburan ke Pantai Santolo
Ketika libur lebaran, setelah mengunjungi orang tua saya di Pameungpeuk, Garut, saya
dan keluarga saya pergi ke Pantai Santolo untuk menyegarkan pikiran kita setelah lama
bekerja. Ini jarang untuk berlibur karena saya sangat sibuk.
Jalan ke Pantai Santolo pantai cukup bagus, dan pemandangan benar-benar indah. Pada
kiri dan kanan kami penuh sawah dan pohon kelapa banyak di sepanjang jalan. Tapi ketika kita
hampir tiba, ada kemacetan panjang sehingga kita hampir tidak bisa masuk ke pantai. Saya
kira ini adalah karena libur lebaran, sehingga orang-orang ingin pergi ke pantai juga. Akhirnya
kita berjalan ke pantai Karena itu tidak jauh. Untungnya cuaca tidak terlalu panas pada hari itu.
Setelah kami tiba, pantai itu begitu penuh sesak. Tapi kami masih menikmati waktu
dengan mengambil gambar, berenang, bermain pasir, dan pergi di sekitar pantai dengan
perahu. Kami menginap di penginapan yang kita miliki sewa sebelumnya.
Kami bangun pagi sehingga kita bisa menikmati pemandangan matahari terbit di pantai.
Sepupu saya bermain dengan pasir putih dan saya mengambil foto dirinya.
Sehari di pantai Santolo rasanya begitu singkat, kami cukup lelah untuk bermain
sepanjang hari, tapi kami sangat senang.

Recount Text tentang Camping

 Camping

Some years ago, my friends and I climbed the mountain which was not far from our
home. We gathered in Dikos home to prepare the food, utensil, tent and others. After all the
climber members had gathered , we decided to start to go there at 5 p.m.
Along the ascent, we told about funny story, sang and sometimes stopped our
weakness. Around 6 , we stopped to give change everyone to do the maghrib pray. At 7 We
continued climbing until 9 night. Finally we got the top of the mountain, we prepared to set the
tent, for girl prepared the dinner. After finishing all, we went bed.
Next day, we woke up earlier at 4 a.m, it meant to see the sun rise, we were so amazed
to see it directly through the mountain. While enjoying the sun rise view, the girls prepared the
breakfast and the boys made the out bond games for us. Around 8, we finished having
breakfast and continued having games. There were moving stone game, blowing the balloon
and bakiak. I followed all the games, it was so fun.
The time showed 1 p.m, it was time to us to go back from the mountain. We tidied all
and walk down the mountain. We felt so happy after climbing the mountain. Many
experiences we got there, friendship and what a wonderful world. I hope can get there again
next time although I will never know.

Terjemahan:
Pergi Berkemah

Beberapa tahun yang lalu, teman-temanku dan aku mendaki gunung yang tidak jauh dari
rumah kami. Kami berkumpul di rumah Diko untuk menyiapkan makanan, perkakas, tenda dan
lain-lain. Setelah semua anggota pendaki telah berkumpul, kami memutuskan untuk memulai
untuk pergi ke sana pada pukul 17:00
Sepanjang jalan pendakian, kami diberitahu tentang cerita lucu, bernyanyi dan kadang-
kadang berhenti karena lemas. Sekitar pukul 6, kami berhenti untuk memberikan perubahan
setiap orang untuk melakukan sholat maghrib. Pada pukul 7 Kami melanjutkan mendaki
sampai pukul 9 malam. Akhirnya kami mencapai puncak gunung, kita siap untuk mengatur
tenda, untuk para gadis mempersiapkan makan malam. Setelah menyelesaikan semua, kami
pergi tidur.
Hari berikutnya, kami bangun lebih awal pada pukul 4 pagi, itu berarti untuk melihat
matahari terbit, kami sangat kagum melihat langsung melalui gunung. Sambil menikmati
pemandangan matahari naik, gadis-gadis menyiapkan sarapan dan anak-anak membuat game
obligasi bagi kita. Sekitar pukul 8, kami selesai makan pagi dan terus memiliki permainan. Ada
permainan batu bergerak, meniup balon dan bakiak. Saya mengikuti semua game, itu sangat
menyenangkan.
Waktu menunjukkan 1 siang, sudah waktunya untuk kita untuk kembali dari gunung.
Kami merapikan semua dan berjalan menuruni gunung. Kami merasa sangat senang setelah
mendaki gunung. Banyak pengalaman kami tiba di sana, persahabatan dan betapa indahnya
dunia. Saya berharap bisa sampai di sana lagi lain kali meskipun aku tidak akan pernah tahu.

Contoh Recount Text tentang Pergi Berenang

In the Swimming Pool

Yesterday I went to the swimming pool with my friends. I brought my bag which is full by the
things I need in the swimming pool. When we arrive there, I changed my clothes into swimsuit
then I do a little warming up before get into the pool. I used sunscreen to prevent sun light
burn my skin, because this is such a hot day. In the middle of the time when swimming, I feel
hungry, then I wore my bathing suit and ate my foods that I brought from home. After that I
went swimming again until I have done in having fun. After swimming I put on again my
bathing suit and go to the bathroom to rinse my body. I use shampoo to clean my hair and
soap to clean my body. After that I used towel for dry my hair and I comb my hair. I wear my
clothes and put all the wet clothes ito the plastic bag, so my bag would not get wet by water.
Finally I went home with my friends again happily.

Terjemahan:
Di Kolam Renang
Kemarin aku pergi ke kolam renang bersama teman-temanku. Aku membawa tasku yang penuh
dengan bawaan kebutuhanku saat di kolam nanti. Ketika kami sampai disana, aku mengganti
pakaianku dengan pakaian renang. Kemudian aku melakukan sedikit pemanasan sebelum aku
menceburkan diri ke kolam renang. Aku memakai tabir surya untuk menghindari sinar matahari
yang membakar kulit, karena ini adalah hari yang panas. Pada pertengahan waktu berenang
aku merasa lapar. Kemudian aku memakai baju kimono dan memakan makananku yang
kubawa sendiri dari rumah. Setelah itu aku pergi berenanglagi sampai aku benar-benar
bersenang-senang. Setelah berenang, aku memakai lagi baju kimonoku dan pergi ke kamar
mandi untuk membilas tubuhku. Aku memakai sampo untuk membersihkan rambutku dan
sabun untuk membersihkan tubuhku. Setelah itu aku memakai handuk untuk mengeringkan
rambutku dan aku menyisir rambutku. Aku memakai bajuku lagi dan memasukkan baju basah
kedalam plastik kresek, jadi tasku tidak akan kebasahan oleh air. Akhirnya aku pulang ke rumah
bersama teman teman dengan bahagia.

Soal Latihan Recount Text

Visiting My Village

Last month, I and my family went to Banyumas which was located in Central Java, Indonesia. We
drove a car. I enjoyed the journey all day long although it took 2 days to get there. We were fun, my
brother made some jokes all day. My father told us some stories on the way. My mother slept on the
back seat.

My first day in my village, I visited my siblings and friends. We are welcomed by happiness.
When I saw my parents, they cried because they looked so happy to meet up their families. The next
day, I, my brother, my cousin and my nephew went to a popular place in Purwokerto. It was called
Baturaden. That was a favorite spot in Purwokerto. We enjoyed local specialty food as culinary. I was
satisfied and so were they. Next, I took a photo with traditional music musicians.

My brother, my cousin and my nephew enjoy the view with other visitors. They took a photo
with their style like I did. In the evening, we were back home. And did other private activities, such as
made a conversation, told the story and made a joke.

The day after tomorrow, my cousin had a ceremony to say thanks to God for blessing their son.
It was called Nazar. When the parents had a promise for something and it was realized. They had to
make a traditional ceremony. I watched that traditional ceremony and took their photograph.

For the last show, we were entertained by Ebeg. It was traditional art. The player danced
through the traditional music and they were handled by the spirit. It was scary, but it was fun and
entertain.

Time run so fast because the next day was our last day in the village. So I took the last photo to
bring it home. They were my family and still family until the last breath in this world.

Finally, we had to go home and brought a love experience from family. Yaps that was the
hardest part.

Questions
a. When did they go to Banyumas?
b. How did they go there?
 c. Was the writer sad on the way?
d. What did the writer do on the first day?
e. What was the popular place in Purwokerto?
f. What is the meaning of private activities on 2nd paragraph?
g. What did they call the ceremony to say thanks to God?
h. Why was the writer scare with Ebeg?
i. When did the writer take the last foto?
j. Did the writer enjoy the holiday in the village?

Answers
1. They went to Banyumas last month.
2. They went to Banyumas by car.
3. No, he was not. He enjoyed and he was fun because his brother made some jokes all day.
4. The writer visited his siblings and his friends.
5. The popular place in Purwokerto was called Baturaden.
6. Private activities are the activities which belonging to or for the use of one particular person or
group of people only.
7. They called Ebeg as the traditional ceremony to say thanks to God.
8. Because Ebeg was a traditional danced which was handled by the spirit.
9. The writer took the last foto one day before he left the village.
10. Yes of course. He enjoyed in the village.

Text 1
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.

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1. The text above mainly discusses about..
a. the writers trip to Yogyakarta
b. the writers first visit to Prambanan
c. the writers impression about the guide
d. the writers experience at Yogya Kraton
e. the writers impression about Borobudur
2. The text is written in the form of a/an
a. recount
b. narrative
c. report
d. anecdote
e. spoof

3. The purpose of the text is to.

a. tell past events
b. entertain readers
c. describe the smugglers
d. report an event to the police
e. inform readers about events of the day

4. What are the big temples in Prambanan?

a. angkor wat, syiwa, and sudra temples
b. paria, brahmana, and temples
c. brahmana, syiwa, and wisnu temples
d. wisnu, syiwa, and borobudur temples
e. borobudur, syiwa, and brahmana temples

5. When did they go home?

a. On Saturday morning
b. On Friday evening
c. On Thursday evening
d. On Friday afternoon
e. On Saturday evening

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6. Why did they only visit Brahmana and Syiwa temples?
a. because there was no wisnu temple
b. because wisnu temple was amazing
c. because wisnu temple was too small
d. because wisnu temple was being repaired
e. because wisnu temple was being destroyed

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Text 2
The police thought that two burglars started the robbery at 151 Pattimura street on Sunday afternoon. The
burglars broke into the students room while they were going to a football game. They never thought that
while they were away, burglars would break into their boarding house.

7. The communicative purpose of this text is

a. to retell events for the purpose of informing
b. to present perspective points about an issue
c. to describe the way they are
d. to acknowledge readers about informative events
e. to share an amusing incident

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8. The text is in form of a/an
a. description
b. report
c. anecdote
d. recount
e. news item

9. Where did the robbery take place?

a. at 151 Pattimura street
b. at 151 Gajahmada street
c. at 161 Pattimura street
d. at 212 Sisingamangaraja street
e. at 161 Sisingamangaraja street

10. When did the robbery happen?

a. Sunday morning
b. Sunday afternoon
c. Saturday morning
d. Saturday afternoon
e. Monday evening

11. The lexico grammatical features are mostly written in..

a. passive voice
b. direct speech
c. reported speech
d. simple past tense
e. simple present tense

Kunci Jawaban

1. A
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. B

Vacation to Surabaya

Last holiday, I went to Surabaya with my friend for vacation. We went there on a night bus.
When we arrived in Lamongan, the bus stopped at a small restaurant for a rest. I got off the bus to get a
cup of ginger tea, and my friend drank some cold lemonade. Then I went to the toilet. It took only a
few minutes.

When I came out again, the bus was not there. It had gone! My friend was not there too. Feeling
shocked and confused, I asked a waitress about the bus. She said that the bus departed about five
minutes ago.
I tried to call my friend on my cell-phone, but the battery was running low.
I could not do anything but hope and pray. After several minutes, my wish came true. The bus came
back! I got on the bus and walked to my seat.
I was so ashamed when everybody on the bus looked at me. I could feel my face turn red.
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[Link] vacation
[Link] to Surabaya
[Link] with family
[Link] to foreign country

[Link] did the writer do when the bus stop for rest in Lamongan?
[Link] writer bought some souvenirs
[Link] writer drank some cold lemonade
[Link] writer went to the toilet
[Link] writer got off the bus to get a cup of ginger tea

[Link] did the writer feel when the bus is not there?
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[Link] many friend that the writer had to join the vacation?
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[Link] bus was not there. It had gone!

The word it in paragraph three refers to?
[Link] writer
[Link] writers friend
[Link] bus
[Link] waitress

Essay!
[Link] does the story tell us?
Answer : Vacation to Surabaya

[Link] the questions with the specific information based on the passages above!
What did the writer do when the bus stop for rest in Lamongan?
Answer : The writer got off the bus to get a cup of ginger tea

[Link] did his friends do when the writer buy a cup of ginger tea?
Answer : The writers friend drank some cold lemonade

[Link] did the writer feel when the bus is not there?
Answer : The writer felt shocked and confused

10The bus was not there. It had gone!

The word it in paragraph three refers to?
Answer : The Bus

Soal 2

My vacation in Lembah Hijau

Last Sunday, my family and I went to Lembah Hijau. We went there by my uncles car. We left home at
08.00 am.
We arrived there at 10.00 am. I saw many people. My family and I walked to see the animals. We saw
some camels, birds, and horse. We also looked many others animals like monkeys, rabbits, gibbon and
so on. I went to the swimming pool. I saw many people swam. Most of them are children and
teenagers. They were so happy. I joined with them. My family sat beside the swimming pool. They
said Hanif, have nice swimming with your new friends!
At 04.00 pm we went home. We were very excited.

[Link] does the story tell us about?

[Link] the writer go to Lembah Hijau by motorcycle?
[Link] are the animals in Lembah Hijau?
[Link] did the writer do in the swimming pool?
5I joined with them. The word them refers to?

Answers:
[Link] to Lembah Hijau
[Link], he did not. He went there by his uncles car.
[Link] animals there are monkeys, rabbits, gibbon and so on.
[Link] swam in the swimming pool.
[Link] refers to children and teenagers

Soal 3
Grandpas Birthday
It was my Grandpas 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 Grandpas favourite colour.
On Saturday morning, my brother and I were in the kitchen. We made a birthday cake. It was a big and
beautiful. I wrote Happy Birthday on it. We put some chocolate on it 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 cake
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 grandma told us some stories about my Grandpa.
Answer the questions bellow!
[Link] is the topic of the text?
[Link]
[Link] Shopping
[Link] birthday
[Link] in grandpas house

[Link] did the writer do in the kitchen?

[Link] meal
[Link] for lunch
[Link] a lobster
[Link] a cake

[Link] many the siblings that the writer has?

[Link]
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[Link]
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[Link] was the present from the writer?

[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] shirt

[Link] was a big and beautiful cake. The word It in paragraph three refers to?
[Link] shirt
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I am used to travelling by air but only on one occasion I felt frightened. After taking off, we
flew low over the city. It slowly went high to the sky.
But suddenly it turned round and flew back to the airport. An air-hostess told us to keep calm
and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it landed. After we landed, the police searched the
plane carefully. Everybody on board was worried and we grew curious about what was
happening.
Later we learnt that there was a very important person on board. Earlier somebody told the
police that there was a bomb on the plane. Fortunately, they didn't find a bomb and five
hours later we were able to take off again.
1. Who searched the plane carefully?
A. The pilot.
B. The police.
C. The air-hostesses.
D. The passengers.

[Link] did the plane fly back to the airport?

A. The pilot was afraid of bombs.
B. The pilot forgot about something.
C. The passengers were frightened.
D. Police suspected that there was a bomb on the plane.

3. What is the main idea of paragraph three?

A. The writer felt frightened.
B. The police searched the plane carefully.
C. Somebody said that there was a bomb on the plane.
D. There was a very important person on board.

One day, a boy got up with the feeling that the day was going to be unlucky day for him. He
found that it was already 6.50 a.m., he rushed into the bathroom. In a hurry he did not see a
piece of soap lying on the floor, he stepped on it and slipped.
Then, he went into the dining room for his breakfast. He gulped down the tea
without realizing that it was very hot, so it burnt his tongue. He got dressed and rushed to
the bus stop. Unfortunately, he just missed the bus. His heart sank and knew that he
would be late for school and his teacher would be angry with him again.

1. "He gulped down the tea without realizing that it was very hot, ..." (Paragraph 2)
The word it refers to ....
A. the tongue
B. the toast
C. the tea
D. the coffee

2. What happened with the boy when he got his breakfast?

A. His breakfast was not ready.
B. He did not prepare it.
C. He burned his toast.
D. He hurt his tongue.

3. The text tells us about the boy's ....

A. good day
B. lucky day
C. bad day
D. fine day
DI.

Text1(forquestions1to3)

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1. What does the second paragraph tell us about?

a. The writer and his family walked through metal detector
b. The writers silver pen made the metal detector beeped
c. The security checked the writers pockets
d. Everybody stared at the writer
2. From the text, we can conclude .
a. The security guard was a fussy woman
b. You are not allowed to wear belts at the airport
c. The alarm beeped because there was a metallic object
d. The writers appearance attracted everybodys attention
3. Why did the airport security tell the writer to take off his belt?
a. Because the alarm beeped when he passed through metal detector
b. Because it was his unforgettable experience last lebaran
c. Because she worked as the airport security officer
d. Because everybody stared at him curiosity

Text2(Forquestions4to6)

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7.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph2?
a. The man showed the way to the Paseo de la Reforma
b. The man in front of the cathedral was like the statue
c. Cuauhtemoc, the last Aztec leader, is still alive
d. The writer had a strange experience

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a. Paseo de la Reforma
b. The last Aztec leader
c. Someone with a similar grin
d. The man in front of the Cathedral

[Link]?
a. Cuautemoc is the mans statues
b. The man was the last Aztec Leader
c. He didnt find the Paseo de la Reforma
d. The statue looked exactly like the man who helped him

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