DIAGNOSTIK MODUL 9.

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Recount Text and The Past Tenses
(30 Januari 2 Februari 2017)
I. Recount Text
Last week my friend and I were bored after three weeks of holidays, so we rode our bikes to
Smith beach, which is only two kilometers from where I live. When we arrived at the beach, were
surprised to see there was hardly anyone there.
After having a quick dip in the ocean which was really cold, we realized one reason there were
not many people there. It was also quite windy. After we bought some hot chips at the take away
store nearby, we rode our bikes down the beach for a while, on the hard, damp part of the sand. We
had the wind behind us and before we knew it we were many miles down the beach.
Before we made the long trip back, we decided to paddle our feet in the water for a while, and
then sit down for a rest. While we were sitting on the beach, just chatting, it suddenly dawned on us
that all the way back, we would be riding into the strong wind.
When we finally made it back home, we were both totally exhausted! But we learned some
good lessons that day.
1) Why did the writer ride to the beach ?
2) Was the beach crowded or silent ? Give your reason.
3) We had the wind behind us.(Paragraph 2). The underlined word refers to .
4) Find ,in the text, the synonym of .
a. Very tired b. powerful c. talking d. fast
5) The text is about .
6) What made the writer surprised when he arrived at the beach ?

II. Fill in the blank with the simple past tense or the past perfect

7) By the time Fatimah (go) __________to bed, she (turn) _______the computer off.
8) Samadi (already ,leave) ________ to school when we (get) ______his house.

III. Fill in the blank with the simple past tense or the past continuous tense.

9) While Dino (sleep)______last night , his father (come) ______ from Jakarta.
10) The motorcycle (pass) ________on the road when the becak driver accidently (hit) _____it .

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