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The writer participated in a painting competition with a theme of preserving cultural heritage. During the competition, the writer realized they did not bring orange paint needed to paint brick background. Another contestant gave some leftover orange paint but it was not enough. The writer then remembered they could mix red and yellow to make orange. The writer managed to finish just in time. Judges were impressed with the writer's color combinations, and the writer's painting won second place.

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Recount Excercise

The writer participated in a painting competition with a theme of preserving cultural heritage. During the competition, the writer realized they did not bring orange paint needed to paint brick background. Another contestant gave some leftover orange paint but it was not enough. The writer then remembered they could mix red and yellow to make orange. The writer managed to finish just in time. Judges were impressed with the writer's color combinations, and the writer's painting won second place.

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The following test is for question 1 to 4.

Last holiday, my family and I decided to spend our time in a village which is famous for their
wooden crafts. We had planned this for a month because we just moved to a new house and
wanted to look for new home decorations. We left early since we wanted to visit our relatives
after the visit.
At the village, we were amazed by the diversity of the crafts we saw. We could discover find
small toys, unique boxes and furniture. Several shops also offered a quick lesson on crafting. I
had a chance to learn how to make a simple wooden craft in a workshop. In the meantime, my
family went to look for several crafts to decorate our house. We spent quite some time in the
village.
Satisfied with my lesson in the workshop, I decided to find the others. However, I couldn’t
find them. Then, I decided to go to the parking lot. To my surprise, I saw my car moving slowly
from its place. I yelled and waved while chasing the car. The car stopped and someone I didn’t
know came out. Then, I heard someone called me behind from the parking lot. That was my
family. I felt embarrassed and then apologized to the people in the car that I had chased.

1. What is the main idea of second paragraph?


A. Various crafts are made by the village people.
B. The writer’s family bought crafts from the village.
C. The writer and his family did different activities in the village.
D. The writer’ and his family decided to go to a village.
2. Why did the writer decide to go to parking lot?
A. He wanted to look for his car.
B. He thought he would find his family there.
C. He needed to rest after his crafting lesson.
D. He supposed to wait for the others there.
3. What can we infer about the village?
A. It has a school for wood crafting.
B. It produces many wood crafts.
C. Only few people visit the village.
D. Most tourists come to learn wood crafting
4. The writer … for the others for quite some time before deciding to go to a parking lot.
A. looks
B. looked
C. had looked
D. looking

The following test is for question 5 to 8.


Last Sunday my family visited my parents friends, Mr. And Mrs. Amir, in Padang because
they have a new baby. We went there by car early morning because we planned to stop at Ana I
Valley Waterfall for a moment.
We passed Bukittinggi Padang road which is very awesome. We enjoyed beautiful scenery
along the road. We was so amazed when we saw the wonderful Ana I Valley Waterfall. It is
located beside the road. My father parked the car in the parking area and then we enjoyed the
waterfall. The water is clear and fresh. Then, we ate delicious food in the restaurant nearby.
After that, we continued our trip Padang. We arrived at Mr. And Mrs. Amir’s house around
11 a.m. They welcomed us warmly. We visited the baby and then we had a chit-chat. We left
their house at 2 p.m. We passed the same road and still enjoyed it. We arrived home at 5 p.m.

5. What is the writer’s intention the write the text?


A. To share his/her experience.
B. To describe a wonderful waterfall.
C. To inform the way to go to Padang.
D. To tell the condition his/her parents’ friends.
6. Why did the writer’s family go to Padang?
A. To see Mr. Amir’s new family member.
B. To eat special food near the waterfall.
C. To enjoy Ana I Valley Waterfall.
D. To see beautiful scenery during the trip.
7. How was the writer’s family journey?
A. Quiet
B. Glorious
C. Delightful
D. Relaxed
8. The writer … his/her last holiday with his/her family.
A. spent
B. spend
C. would spend
D. was spending

The following test is for question 9 to 12.


My sister had a graduation ceremony last week. I was sad because I could not attend the
ceremony. I had to attend a robotic competition to represent my school. Finally, I was the runner
up and received the silver medal.
When I arrived home, my sister and parents had not arrived yet. I planned to make a gift for
my sister, but I was confused about what I should make to surprise her. Then, i got an idea. I
would make tart cake because my mom still had a sponge cake. However, I did not know how to
decorate a cake. I browsed the internet for the ingredients needed. Lucky for me, I had all the
ingredients. I followed the instructions, I made butter cream using mixer and then add food
colouring. Then, I decorated the cake. Well, it was done.
A few minutes later, my parents and sister arrived. I took out the tart cake and said,
“Congratulations!” Surprisingly, they also said, “Congratulations!” while bringing a box of
chocolate. They hugged me and gave the chocolate to me. They knew that I was the runner up in
the robotic competition. Finally, we ate the cake and chocolate together.

9. Why did the writer and his/her family give surprise to each other?
A. To welcome the writer’s family
B. To celebrate their achievement
C. To praise his/her sister’s graduation
D. To fete the writer’s winning in a competition
10. What did the writer’s feel in the end of the story?
A. Glad
B. Satisfied
C. Confused
D. Surprised
11. From the text we can conclude that …..
A. The writer arrived home late
B. The writer made chocolate
C. The writer’s family care for each other
D. The writer is good at decorating cakes
12. “Finally, I was the runner up and received the silver medal.”
A. The first place
B. The second place
C. The third place
D. The fourth place

The following test is for question 13 to 15.


One morning I met my father outside the school gate. Prior to this, I received my teacher’s
permission to be temporarily excused from class. I would collect some items from my father.
My father handed me my examination result slip which he had signed.
Also, he handed a consent form for the Track and Field Training Camp which I would take
part in. My father scolded me for being irresponsible. I just kept silent and told him that I had to
return to my class. My father the quickly left for work.
I rushed back to my class . However, I did not place my wallet, which contained money, in
my pocket carefully. I dropped it and I didn’t notice it. The money was the fee for the Track and
Field Training Camp!

13. The writer’s father was angry because ….


A. he did not permit the writer to join a training camp
B. he had forgotten to submit the writer’s work to school
C. the writer had forgotten to bring some items to school
D. the writer did not say goodbye to his/her father when leaving
14. What is the writer like?
A. Careless
B. Impatient
C. Moody
D. Offended
15. What happened to the writer at the end?
A. He/She was relieved after receiving the items for his/her father.
B. He/She was disappointed because he/she couldn’t join class.
C. He/She didn’t know how to tell the accident to his/her father.
D. He/She father took him him/her home to get the items.
The following test is for question 16 to 19.
When I was in 8th grade of junior high school, I participated in a painting contest which took
place at the education and culture office in my town. I was competing with other 49 students.
The theme of the painting was “Preserving cultural heritages in the global age”. Everyone was
provided with canvas but no oil paint, brush or palette. We also had only been given 180 minutes
to finish our work.
By the time the contest started, everyone immediately drew sketches on their canvas. I didn’t
do the same since I was still thinking of what to draw. Then, I finally had an idea and joined the
others by drawing a sketch. I decided to paint a street vendor selling traditional crafts while
taking a selfie with customers. I think that would be a good representation of the contest theme.
In the middle of my painting, I realised that I didn’t bring my orang paint, to paint a realistic
brick colour as the background on my painting. For that, I must mix violet and orange colours. I
already made the violet colour by mixing red and blue I panicked. Then, I tried to ask other
contestants if they had some spares. One contestant gave me one, but it was almost empty. It
wouldn’t be enough for my brick background. Then, I remembered that I cloud get orange from
mixing red and yellow. I was so surprised that I cloud forget such a basic combination.
The time limit is up. I somehow managed to finish my paint at the last minutes. Then, the
judge began to observe every work. When they came to my place, one of the judges asked me
what colour I used for my background. I said that I mixed violet and orange to get the brick
colour and other combinations for other parts of the background. Then, they left to check other
paintings. Finally, the judges announced the winners of the competition. I was surprised that my
painting became the second place. The judges commended me for my technical skill with colour
combinations.

16. The text tells us about….


A. The writer’s experience in painting using colour combinations.
B. The writer’s experience in participating on a painting competition.
C. The writer’s feeling about winning second place in painting competition.
D. The writer’s difficulties in painting with specific theme and limited time.
17. When did the writer realise that he missed few paints?
A. During the painting.
B. At the end of the painting.
C. During drawing the sketch.
D. At the beginning of the painting.
18. How does the panic effect the writer?
A. He mixed the wrong colour.
B. He forgot to bring few paints.
C. He forgot a simple colour combination.
D. He took a longer time to decide his painting.
19. He writer….. proud of his achievement.
A. felt
B. feel
C. is feeling
D. was feeling
The following test is for question 20 to 23.
I just returned from my holiday in my uncle’s house in Malang. During the time, I visited
many interesting places, such as Jatim Park 1 and 2, Museum Angkut, Batu Night Spectacular
and Mount Bromo. However, the most memorable is my trip to mount Bromo. However, the
most memorable is my trip to Mount Bromo. It is the most exotic place I’ve ever seen.
At that time I went with my uncle’s family. We went there by car in middle of night and
arrived at around 3:30 a.m. There were already many people there. They all wore thick jackets,
gloves and beanies, so did we. It was so cold that we were going to freeze. Soon, we could adapt
to the weather. Later on we moved to Penanjakan Peak to see the sunrise.
Later on we witnessed such a magnificent sunrise. Luckily, the weather was so fine that we
all could see that shinning golden ball very clearly. Then, we walked up to the top of Mount
Bromo. It was really hard because we had to walk through thick sand desert while it was rather
cold. Arriving at the top, it was so amazing! Trust me, you should go there one day. What a
wonderful place!
Overall my last holiday is the best moment of my life. I wish I have another chance to
explore Malang City.

20. What is the next mainly about?


A. The writer’s experience in Mount Bromo.
B. The writer’s impression about the sunrise.
C. The writer’s unforgettable holiday in Malang.
D. The writer’s trip to climb a mount for the first time.
21. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. The place was full of visitors.
B. The writer went to Bromo by car.
C. The writer arrived at her destination.
D. The weather at the moment was very cold.
22. From the text we know that…
A. the writer went Bromo with her cousin
B. the sky was cloudy when the morning broke
C. it is quite easy to pass through the sand
D. the writer wore a thick jacket and beanie
23. “They all wore thick jackets, gloves and beanies, so did we.” ( Paragraph 2 )
What does the bolded word refer to?
A. The writer’s uncle family
B. The visitors of Mount Bromo
C. The writer and her uncle’s family
D. The people who the writer saw on her arrival.

The following test is for question 24 to 25.


On Monday morning Adi woke up late.. Before leaving for school, his mother reminded him
of having breakfast, but he refused. He was afraid of being late. Adi arrived at school only one
minute before the bell rang. All students walked towards the school yard. They would have a flag
hoisting ceremony. It was very hot and the sun shone very brightly. During the ceremony, Adi
felt dizzy and his eyes were blurred. He tried to stand up still, but he could not hold on. He
trembled and fainted.
He didn’t know what happened next . When he opened her eyes, he was in the medical room
with his class teacher and Riski, his best friend. Riski gave him a glass of hot tea and a piece of
bread.

24. Where did Adi tremble and faint?


A. At home
B. In his classroom
C. At the school yard
D. In the medical room
25. What would happen if Adi had breakfast?
A. His mother would be angry with him
B. He could attend the ceremony well
C. He would arrive at school early
D. He missed the hoisting flag ceremony

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