Recount Quiz

             Our Trip to the Blue Mountain

              On Friday, we went to the Blue Mountain.  We stayed at David and Della’s house.  It has a big garden with lots of colorful flowers and tennis court.

         On Saturday, we saw the Three Sisters and we went on the scenic railway.  It was scary.  Then, Mom and I went shopping with Della.  We went to some antique shops and I tried on some old hats.  On Sunday, we went on the scenic Skyway and it rocked.  We saw cockatoos having shower.

                 In the afternoon, we went home. It was a a great weekend.

1.      The text above belongs to……

a)      narrative

b)      report

c)      news item

d)      spoof

e)      recount

2.      How many days did they take their trip?

a)      six days

b)      five days

c)      four days

d)      three days

e)      two days

3.      Whose trip is actually stated in the text?

a)      The writer and his/her mother

b)      The writer and the reader

c)      The writer and David

d)      The writer and Della

e)      The writer and his/her mother, and Della

4.      When did they go home?

a)      on Friday afternoon

b)      on Saturday afternoon

c)      on Sunday afternoon

d)      on Friday afternoon

e)      on Saturday morning

5.      What tense is mostly used?

a)     simple present

b)     present progressive

c)     past perfect

d)     simple past

e)     past continuous

5.      What is the purpose of the writing?

a)    Describe the beauty of the Blue Mountain. 

b)    Convince the readers to visit the Blue Mountain.

c)    Retell the writer's experience visiting the Blue Mountain.

d)    Inform the readers the latest condition of the Blue Mountain.

e)    Persuade the readers to spend weekend at the Blue Mountain.

7.      “Our trip to the Blue Mountain”

The underlined word has the same meaning as…..

a)      gift

b)      journey

c)      experience

d)      mission

e)      desire