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Example of Personal Recount

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted,”It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!”

I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

 

Example of Personal Recount

One of my favorite things in Junior High School was camping. Once upon a mount my school held a routine extracurricular that was camping at some mountain or camping field in my town. Usually the event was on the first Saturday night in a month.

One day at the camping time, we all gathered at the school first before we went together to the camping area. We were grouped in teams and each team had its own tent. We went to the camping area by bus. In the afternoon around 4 pm we had already been there. We built our own tent before we continued the activities. After building the tent, bathing, and having a break, we start the rundown of the activities. One thing I love most was the activity of Jerit Malam . It was held from 10 pm until 1 am in the morning. We all, every team, were scattered into the jungle to find the letters in a bottle. The camping committees had prepared something to frighten us by wearing ghost or zombie costumes and chased after us.

Anyway, I was never afraid of that but I was so happy seeing some of my friends screaming and running. I laughed loudly at that event because I think both the ghost and the victims were totally funny.  The ghost or the zombie never frightened us who were not afraid, but they would run after them who were too afraid.

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Title
Diving in Bunaken Island

Orientation
Last week, I left Jakarta for Bunaken Island. I went there with a group of divers from my diving club. Getting there was not quite easy.

Series of Events
Soon after our arrival at the diving spot in Bunaken, we got a general briefing. It included an explanation of how to take photos underwater.

Then, we began our diving. In our diving, we saw groups of many kinds of fish. In order to identify them, we needed a professional guide. Without good knowledge of their habitat and behavior, it was almost impossible to identify.

Reorientation
In summary, the trip was mostly enjoyable. This place was so impressive and unforgettable with the magnificent marine life.

1.

Read the Personal Recount text below to answer the question!

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.

It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.

Suddenly someone shouted,” It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!”

I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.

At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

What is the purpose of the writer sharing the story?

A. To describe how Town Hall looks like
B. To retell past experience went to Town hall
C. To persuade readers to go to Town Hall
D. To explain what happened in Town Hall

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Read the Personal Recount text below to answer the question!

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.

It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.

Suddenly someone shouted,” It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!”

I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.

At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

What happened in the Town Hall?

A. The clock was 2 minutes late.
B. The clock had stopped at five to twelve.
C. The clock was ringing at the right time
D. The clock was only working at the Town Hall.

3.

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Last weekend my classmates and I went to the countryside to have a picnic. Before leaving, we made some sandwiches for lunch. We left quite early to avoid the traffic jam.
 
After driving for two hours, we arrived at a very nice place. It was near a river with some big trees around it. The driver parked the car under the tree. Seeing the clear cool water of the river, my friends and I decided to swim. After having lunch together, we went around the area to enjoy the scenery. We saw some beautiful birds and butterflies.

After walking for about an hour, we decided to return to the car and go home. Unfortunately, we could not start up the car. Finally, after some time, we could make the car starts up by pushing it. We were happy although we felt a bit tired when we got home. 

What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
 

A. The writer made sandwiches for lunch
B. The writer did some fun activities during their picnic
C. After doing some activities, the writer went home by car
D. Last weekend the writer prepared to have a picnic in the countryside

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Last weekend my classmates and I went to the countryside to have a picnic. Before leaving, we made some sandwiches for lunch. We left quite early to avoid the traffic jam.
 
After driving for two hours, we arrived at a very nice place. It was near a river with some big trees around it. The driver parked the car under the tree. Seeing the clear cool water of the river, my friends and I decided to swim. After having lunch together, we went around the area to enjoy the scenery. We saw some beautiful birds and butterflies.

After walking for about an hour, we decided to return to the car and go home. Unfortunately, we could not start up the car. Finally, after some time, we could make the car starts up by pushing it. We were happy although we felt a bit tired when we got home. 

What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
 

A. They felt hot after having lunch
B. They felt tired after having a walk
C. The water was cool and clear
D. It was a tiring day