LATIHAN SOAL-SOAL RECOUNT

Text 1
A Trip to the Zoo
Yesterday my family and I went to the zoo to see the elephant. When we got to the zoo, we
went to the shop to buy some food to give to the animals.

After getting the food, we went to the nocturnal house where we saw birds and reptiles which
only come out at night. Before having lunch, we went for a ride on the elephant. It was a thrill
to ride it. Dad fell off when he let go off the rope, but he was ok.

During the lunch we fed some birds in the park. In the afternoon we saw the animals being
fed. When we returned home, we were very tired but happy. It was because we had so much
fun activities at many places at the zoo.

1. What happened to the writer’s dad when he rode an elephant?

A. He felt a thrill
B. He runaway
C. He fell off
D. He felt fun
E. He failed

2. Why did the writer and his family feel very tired after having a trip to the zoo?
A. They took a long time to reach the zoo area
B. They had to feed a lot of animals in the zoo
C. They had no time to take a rest in the zoo
D. They had to visit many places in the zoo
E. They didn’t have time go to zoo

Text 2
Last week, Mr Tatang’s wife had an accident. Her youngest child, Putra, was at home when it
happened. He was playing with his new toy car. Suddenly Putra heard his mother calling,
“Help! Help!” he ran to the kitchen. His mother had burnt herself with some hot cooking oil.
She was crying with pain and the pan was on fire. Mr. Tatang had gone to the office. The
other children had gone to school.

Putra was too small to help his mother, and she was too frightened to speak sensibly to him.
But he ran to the neighbour’s house and asked his neighbor to come and help his mother. The
neighbor soon put out the fire and took Putra’s mother to the clinic.

When Mr. Tatang came home, his wife told him what had happened. He was very proud of
his son, “When you are a man, you will be just like your father,”she said.

3. Who took Mrs. Tatang to the clinic?

 A. Her son
B. Her mom
C. Her husband
D. Her daughter
E. Her neighbour

4. The main idea of the second paragraph is ….

A. Mrs. Tatang and her son got accident
B. Putra asked his neighbour to help
C. Mr. Tatang and his son had gone
D. Mr. Tatang proud of his son
E. Mrs. Tatang got accident

5. When did the clock stopped?

A. At 5.12
B. At 12.00
C. At 12.02
D. At 12.05
E. At 11.55

Text 3
General Sudirman was a high-ranking Indonesian military officer during the Indonesian
national revolution. He was the first commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces; he
continues to be widely respected in the country. On 12 November 1945, at an election to
decide the military’s commander-in-chief in YogyakartA. The 24 years old Sudirman was
chosen over Oerip Soemohardjo in a close votE. While waiting to be confirmed, Sudirman
ordered an assault on British and Dutch forces in Ambarawa. The ensuing battle and British
withdrawal strengthened Sudirman’s popular support, and he was ultimately confirmed on 18
December. General Sudirman commanded military activities throughout Java, including a
show of force in Yogyakarta on 1 March 1949. When the Dutch began withdrawing, in July
1949 Sudirman was recalled to Yogyakarta and forbidden to fight further. In late 1949
Sudirman’s tuberculosis returned, and he retired to Magelang, where he died slightly more
than a month after the Dutch recognised Indonesia’s independence. He is buried at Semaki
Heroes’ Cemetery in Yogyakarta.

6. What is the monologue about?

A. A spirit of General Soedirman for the Indonesian Armed Forces
B. The military forces commanded by General Soedirman
C. A biography of General Soedirman
D. The family of General Soedirman

7. What can we infer from the monolugue?

A. Soedirman died on 1 March 1949
 B. His uncle’s name was also Soedirman
C. Soedirman was shot and died in the military war
D. Soedirman died when he was relatively young

Text 4
Luis Lionel Andres Messi, born June 24th, 1987, is an Argentinian football player for F.C
BarcelonA. He is not very tall, mainly, due to the growing problem he had when he was
younger. His eyes are brown. He never has short hair.
Lionel Messi started playing football at a very early age in his hometown’s Newell’s Old
Boys. From the age of 11, he suffered from a hormone deficiency and as Lionel’s parents
were unable to pay for the treatment in Argentina, they decided to move to Barcelona, Spain.

In the 2003-2004 season, when he was still only 16 years old, Messi made his first team
debut in a friendly with Porto that marked the opening of the new Drago stadium. The
following championship-winning season, Messi made his first appearance in an official
match on October 16th, 2004, in Barcelona’s derby win against Espanyol at the Olympic
Stadium 0-1. And now, in 2010, 2011, and 2012 he is best player in the world.

8. According to the text, Messi’s parents moved to Barcelona ….

A. to get Messi’s health problem cured
B. because they were very poor in Argentina
C. so that Messi could learn in the best soccer club
D. because they wanted Messi to be successful in soccer

9. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. his best characteristics are on the foot has competitiveness
B. Lionel Messi is a good player for F.C Barcelona
C. he appears to be a quite good and modest person
D. he has long black hair and brown eyes

Text 5
Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900’s. He is best known
for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art is represented in Picasso’s works.

Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting
from his father and his college level course of study at the academy of arts in Madrid.

From about 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a traditional style. He, then, entered
what was called the Blue Period. During this time, he only used shades of blue in his
paintings to show the poverty he saw in Barcelona.

After 1908, he entered into the style of cubism. Among his well-known cubist paintings are
“Three Musicians” and “Man with a Guitar”.
Picasso died in Mougins, France in 1973. He was really great artist.

E. he was the most outstanding artist of the 1990’s.

F. he was known for his great paintings
G. he was son of an art teacher.
H. he studied in art school.

10. According to text, Picasso ….

A. died in Spain 1973.
B. was born in Malaga, Italy.
C. was famous for his painting style.
D. had a father who worked as an art teacher.

11. 10. What can be inferred from the text?

A. Picasso’s father was not good at art.
B. Picasso passed away at the age of 92.
C. Picasso was unpopular artist of 1990’s.
D. Blue Period shows the prosperity in Barcelona.

Text 6
Last Friday, a friend of mine asked me to accompany him to buy a new shirt at a department
store. We left home at 03.00 p.m. by motorcycle. As soon as we arrived there, we went to the
clothes section. I let him choose one. An hour later, I got bored watching him confused in
choosing a shirt. So, I left him and went to the cassette counter. Thirty minutes later, I went
back to the clothes section but I couldn’t find him there. My cell phone was broken so I
couldn’t call him. I went to the parking area. I saw his motorcycle was there but I couldn’t
find him. I waited for him for a few moments then finally I gave up and decided to go home.

When I arrived home, my mother told me that my friend called. She said that he was in the
department store looking for me. My mother asked me to come back to the department store.
Reluctantly, I walked to the department store and you know what? When I arrived there his
motorcycle was not in the parking area. He just went home. I was very tired. There was no
other choice, I had to walk home again. When I arrived home, I was so tired. I was very
angry but when I saw my friend’s broad smile greet me in front of the door, I just could not
help laughing.

12. The text above is about …

A. The writer friends.
B. An embarrassing day.
C. Shopping with mother.
D. The writer and his friend.

13. The writer couldn’t contact his friend because …

A. He went home alone.
 B. He was in the parkuing area.
C. His cell phone was broken.
D. He gets lost at department store.

14. From the story above we can conclude that there was a problem because …
A. The writer couldn’t contact his friend.
B. The writer’s friend was in the clothes section.
C. The writer and his friend couldn’t ride the motorcycle.
D. The writer mother didn’t inform about his friend calling.

Text 7
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.

15. 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.

16. The content above basically talks about …

A. the writer’s trip to Yogyakarta
B. the writer’s first visit to Prambanan
C. the writer’s impression about the guide
D. the writer’s experience at Yogya Kraton

17. What else the big temples in Prambanan?

A. paria, brahmana, and temples
B. wisnu, syiwa, and borobudur temples
C. angkor wat, syiwa, and sudra temples
D. brahmana, syiwa, and wisnu temples

18. When did they go home?

 A. On Saturday evening
B. On Saturday morning
C. On Thursday evening
D. On Friday afternoon

19. Why did they just visit Brahmana and Syiwa sanctuaries?
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

Text 8
Last weekend, I visited my pen pal's house. His Name is Anto. There were many activities I
did there. In the morning, Anto and I had breakfast. We had traditional food. I liked it very
much.

After breakfast, he took me to the garden behind his house. The garden was very big and
beautiful. There is a big bird cage in the garden. There were many kinds of birds in that cage.
I spent a long time feeding the birds. I also took pictures with those beautiful birds.

After visiting the bird cage, Anto and I went to the flower garden not far from his house. We
took a rest and had lunch under a big tree and watch butterflies flying above colourful
flowers. In the afternoon, we swam in the pool in the backyard. It was so fun. I really enjoyed
my time with Anto.

20. The text above tells us about ....

A. A holiday at a friend's place
B. A picture of bird
C. A big bird cages
D. A big garden

21. What is the last paragraph about?

A. Anto had butterflies as his pet
B. The writer's friend is a good swimmer
C. There are a lot of flowers in Anto's house
D. The writer had a good time with his friend

22. Where did the writer spend his afternoon?

A. Under a tree
B. Inside big bird cage
C. In the flower garden
D. In the swimming pool
23. From the text, we know that the writer ....
A. Had gone and visited many places during his holiday
B. Lived in the same village with his pen pal, Anto
C. Liked butterflies and swimming very much
D. Spent his holiday at friend's house

Text 9
Last week, Mr Damari’s wife had an accident. Her youngest child, Yusuf, was at home when
it happened. He was playing with his new toy car. Suddenly Yusuf heard his mother calling,
“Help! Help!” he ran to the kitchen. His mother had burnt herself with some hot cooking oil.
She was crying with pain and the pan was on fire. Mr. Damari had gone to the office. The
other children had gone to school.

Yusuf was too small to help his mother, and she was too frightened to speak sensibly to him.
But he ran to the neighbour’s house and asked his neighbour to come and help his mother.
The neighbour soon put out the fire and took Yusuf’s mother to the clinic.

When Mr. Damari came home, his wife told him what had happened. He was very proud of
his son, “When you are a man, you will be just like your father, “she said.

24. Who took Mrs. Damari to the clinic?

A. Her son
B. Her children
C. Her husband
D. Her neighbour

25. The main idea of the second paragraph is ….

A. Mrs. Damari got accident
B. Mr. Damari was proud of his son
C. Yusuf asked his neighbour to help
D. Mr. Damari and his other children had gone

26. How did the neighbour help Mrs. Damari?

A. He called the fireman and put out the fire
B. He called Mrs. Dimitri’s husband and ran to the kitchen
C. He put out the fire and took Mrs. Damari to the clinic
D. He called the fireman and advised Mrs. Damari to stay calm

Text 10
I usually woke up at 8 a.m. and went to the press centre to check the daily schedule of
briefings and press conferences, usually held by the United Nations officials or disaster
mitigation team chief, Alwi Shihab.
It was challenging to visit different refugee camps to find soft stories, human interest stories.
Then, I went back to the press centre in between to cover the press conferences of the day.

It was heart breaking when I saw these survivors fight for food and second-hand clothing,
which they said were limited and inadequate. Emerging to a glaring, full noon, it was time to
go back to the press centre to write stories and race against time, always fearing that the
internet connection would come crashing down.

And after everything was done, only then I remembered to eat. Most times, I only ate once a
day because you always had to rush and it was difficult to find food. You had to travel quite
far, about a 30-to 45-minute trip by car to find fresh food.

27. How often did the writer eat a day ...?

A. Three times
B. Twice
C. Never
D. Once

28. " ........ mitigation team chief Alwi Shihab." (Paragraph 1)

The synonym of the underlined word is ....
A. Decreases
B. Lightener
C. Reliever
D. Writer

29. What is the writer's occupation ...?

A. A volunteer
B. A journalist
C. A TV reporter
D. A social worker

Text 11
Ryan, my roommate, and I had a great weekend. Last Saturday we got up early and had a big
breakfast. Then we took the bus to go downtown and went to an art museum. The museum
opened at nine o’clock and we stayed there all morning.

We saw some beautiful paintings. We had a guide who explained everything to us. I liked all
the art, but Ryan didn’t like the modern art very much. I bought copies of two paintings. I’m
going to put them on the wall of my bedroom.

At one o’clock, we were hungry so we had lunch at the museum cafeteria. After lunch, we
took a walk in the park near the museum. We went home at five o’clock. We were very tired,
but we had a good time. On Sunday we stayed home and studied.
30. What did the writer and his roommate do last weekend?
A. They had a big dinner
B. They went to an art museum
C. They watched people painting
D. They worked part time as a guide

31. The main idea of the second paragraph is ....

A. The museum only displayed modern art
B. The writer liked all the art displayed at the museum
C. The guide helped visitors to buy the paintings displayed
D. Ryan and his roommate liked all the beautiful paintings at the museum

32. Which of the following you don’t agree with about Ryan?
A. Ryan liked all the art displayed
B. Ryan was the writer’s roommate
C. Ryan and the writer had a great weekend
D. Ryan and the writer went to an art museum
E. Ryan and the writer had lunch at the museum cafeteria

Text 12
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.

33. When did the clock stopped?

A. At 5.12
B. At 11.55
C. At 12.00
D. At 12.02

34. Why did the people gather under the Town Hall clock?
A. To see the newly bought clock
B. To strike the laughing people
C. To stop people who shouted
D. To welcome the New Year

35. Based on the text, where was the writer?

A. At the centre of the town
 B. At the market
C. At the beach
D. At home

36. When did the event happen?

A. The end of the year
B. Christmas celebration
C. In the middle of the year
D. At the weekend as usual Read

Text 13
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.

37. Where did the robbery take place?

A. at 161 Pattimura street
B. at 151 Pattimura street
C. at 161 Sisingamangaraja street
D. at 212 Sisingamangaraja street

38. When did the robbery happen?

A. Sunday morning
B. Sunday afternoon
C. Saturday morning
D. Saturday afternoon

Text 14
“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.”

39. What happened to the writer yesterday?

A. He gets a good day.
B. He has a terrible day.
C. He got a terrible day.
D. He gets a terrible day.
E. He had a terrible day.