Recount Text And Simple Past Tense
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This text is for number 1 - 5 Rina went to a cooking festival in the morning to join a cooking competition. She wanted to cook fried rice. She arrived at eight and directly prepared for the competition. At first, she thought she had brought everything, but suddenly she realized that she had left the rice in the kitchen at her house. She couldn't cook fried rice and lost the competition. She felt very disappointed. Why did Rina go to the cooking festival ?
- A.
To eat fried rice
- B.
To check the rice
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To watch her friend competing
- D.
To join a cooking competition
Correct Answer
D. To join a cooking competitionExplanation
Rina went to the cooking festival to join a cooking competition. This is evident from the fact that she arrived at the festival and directly prepared for the competition. Additionally, it is mentioned that she couldn't cook fried rice and lost the competition, indicating that she was participating in the cooking competition.Rate this question:
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What was the first thing Rina did when she arrived at the cooking festival ?
- A.
Leaving the rice
- B.
Preparing for the competition
- C.
Starting the competition
- D.
Losing the competition
Correct Answer
B. Preparing for the competitionExplanation
When Rina arrived at the cooking festival, the first thing she did was to prepare for the competition. This implies that she engaged in activities such as gathering ingredients, organizing her cooking station, and familiarizing herself with the competition rules and requirements. It suggests that she was focused and determined to participate in the competition and put her best effort forward.Rate this question:
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Why did Rina lose the competition ?
- A.
She left the festival
- B.
She cooked fried rice
- C.
She left the rice
- D.
She was dissapointed
Correct Answer
C. She left the riceExplanation
Rina lost the competition because she left the rice. This suggests that the competition required participants to cook a dish using rice, and Rina's decision to leave the rice meant that she was unable to complete the task and compete effectively.Rate this question:
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How did Rina feel ?
- A.
Cheerful
- B.
Excited
- C.
Happy
- D.
Upset
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D. UpsetExplanation
Rina felt upset.Rate this question:
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- 5.
What is the purpose of the writer in writing the text ?
- A.
To describe cooking festival
- B.
To describe the past events that happened to Rina
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To persuade the readers t go to cooking festival
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To inform the readers about Rina's hobby
Correct Answer
B. To describe the past events that happened to RinaExplanation
The purpose of the writer in writing the text is to describe the past events that happened to Rina. The text focuses on describing Rina's past experiences rather than discussing a cooking festival, persuading readers to attend a cooking festival, or informing readers about Rina's hobby.Rate this question:
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It was early in the morning when five staff of the charity International Animal Rescue (IAR) arrived at the forest. The forest was hazy with smoke. they breathed through cloth masks as they searched for a dehydrated - and possibly dying- orang utan and her infant seen the previous night. A farmer reported seeing the mother and daughter orang utans near a palm oil farm which was on fire. After several hours searching through the haze, they finally found the pair. they used anesthetic and medical check-ups to determine if the two orang utans could survive in a safe zone away from the fires. these orang utans were lucky because IAR got them before the smoke caused too much damage. The team took them to a safe zone on the island. The text mostly tells us about ...
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The rescuing of orang utans from the bush fire
- B.
A safe zone for orang utan
- C.
The experience of the orang utans in a safe zone
- D.
The process of delivering a baby orang utan
Correct Answer
A. The rescuing of orang utans from the bush fireExplanation
The text primarily focuses on the rescue mission carried out by the staff of International Animal Rescue (IAR) to save a dehydrated orangutan and her infant from a forest fire. It describes the efforts made by the team to locate the orangutans in the hazy forest, their use of anesthesia and medical check-ups to assess their condition, and their decision to relocate them to a safe zone away from the fires. The text highlights the urgency of the situation and emphasizes the fortunate timing of the rescue before the smoke caused significant harm to the orangutans.Rate this question:
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After several hours searching through the haze... (paragraph 2) Haze means ...
- A.
Dew
- B.
Log
- C.
Smog
- D.
Breeze
Correct Answer
C. SmogExplanation
The word "haze" in the given context refers to a condition where the air is filled with pollutants and appears to be unclear or foggy. This is commonly known as smog. Therefore, the correct answer is "smog".Rate this question:
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What does the 2nd paragraph tell us about ?
- A.
The missing of orang utans
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The IAR sanctuary
- C.
The discovery of the two orang utans
- D.
The anaesthetic orang utans
Correct Answer
C. The discovery of the two orang utansExplanation
The second paragraph of the text provides information about the discovery of the two orangutans. It does not mention anything about the missing of orangutans, the IAR sanctuary, or the anaesthetic orangutans.Rate this question:
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"...they finally found the pair" The underlined word means ...
- A.
The animals in the forest
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The people in the forest
- C.
The mother and daughter of orang utans
- D.
The IAR staff
Correct Answer
C. The mother and daughter of orang utansExplanation
The correct answer is "the mother and daughter of orang utans." The word "pair" refers to two individuals who are closely related or connected. In this context, it suggests that the searchers have located the specific orang utans they were looking for, namely the mother and daughter.Rate this question:
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What might have happened if IAR had not come to rescue the orang utans ?
- A.
The haze would be thicker
- B.
The two orang utans would be dead
- C.
The people would take care of the orang utans
- D.
The two orang utans would escape to a safe zone
Correct Answer
B. The two orang utans would be deadExplanation
If IAR had not come to rescue the orang utans, the two orang utans would be dead. This implies that without IAR's intervention, the orang utans would not have survived and would have likely perished.Rate this question:
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Aldo and his family ________ (visit) Karimun Jawa on the last school vacation. It was a short visit. Early in the morning, they ________ (go) snorkeling. A guide ________ (help) the family enjoy the activities. They ________ (enjoy) the beautiful reef and the fish in the water. After that, they visited the shark-breeding pool. They ________ (have) a chance to swim with the sharks. It was scary. Aldo ________ (tremble) with fear when he ________ (watch) the shark swimming around him and his family. They, soon, ________ (leave) the shark pool and enjoyed playing with other sea creatures, such as blowfish, starfish and turtles. The blowfish ________ (puff) itself up when Ivan ________ (hold) it on his hand.
Correct Answer
visited
went
helped
enjoyed
had
trembled
watched
left
puffed
heldExplanation
The correct answer choices are in the past tense, indicating that the actions described in the passage have already happened. The passage describes Aldo and his family's visit to Karimun Jawa on their last school vacation. They went snorkeling early in the morning with the help of a guide. They enjoyed the activities and the beautiful reef and fish in the water. After snorkeling, they visited a shark-breeding pool and had the chance to swim with the sharks. This experience was scary for Aldo, as he trembled with fear while watching the shark swimming around him and his family. They eventually left the shark pool and enjoyed playing with other sea creatures. Ivan held a blowfish, which puffed itself up.Rate this question:
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