Recount Text
BIOGRAPHY OF FAMOUS
PERSONS
Biography is a detailed description or account of a person’s life.
Biography is a life story of a person written by someone else. It usually about
historical figures but sometimes they are also about people still living.
General structure of
Biography:
1.
Orientation
It gives the readers the background information of the person. It is the
opening paragraph. It usually contains newsworthy information about the person.
2.
Events (series of events)
The events should be in chronological order
3.
Reorientation
It consists of conclusion or a comment of the writer. Sometimes, it tells
about the achievment or the contribution of the person.
EXAMPLE OF BIOGRAPHY TEXT
DEWI SARTIKA
Dewi Sartika was born in Cicalengka, on
December, 1984. She was the leading figure and pioneer for the education for
women in Indonesia.
Her parents R.Rangga Sumanegara and
R.A.Rajapermas allowed her to go to school. When Dewi sartikawas a child she
often pretended to be a teacher while playing with her friends. In 1902 she
realized that there was a lack of education at schools to prepare girl students
to be housewives. So, she pioneered education for women. The most important
subjects at that time were crocheting, cooking, sewing, reading and writing.
On 16 January 1904 she founded a school
named Sekolah Istri at Bandung Regency’s Pandopo by the help of her grandfather
R.A.A. Martanegara and Den Hamer. In 1910, the school name changed into Sekolah
Kaoetamaan Istri. This school develoved to some areas such as Garut,
Tasikmalaya, and Purwakarta.
In 1926, her school changed its name to
Sekolah Raden Dewi and had its own building. However, there were some problem
arising, especially economic problem. Her husband, Raden Kanduruan Agah
Surawinata helped to solve the problem.
Dewi Sartika died on September 11, 1947
in Tasikmalaya while she was evacuating from Bandung due to independence war.
On December 1, 1966, she was acknowledged as a National Hero by the Indonesian
government.
Answer the following questions based on
the text:
1.
What
do you know about Dewi Sartika?
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2.
What
kinds of subjects that were important at that time?
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3.
What
was her porpose founding a school for women?
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4.
How
could she solve the problem in her school?
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5.
How
many times did she change the school name?
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Vasco da Gama is best remembered as the first
European to sail from European to India. The sea route he found helped Portugal
build a rich empire overseas.
Vasco da gama was born is Sines, Portugal,
around 1469. As young man, da gama studied navigation an astronomy. He went on
the serve as an officer in the Portuguese navy. In 1497, the king of Portugal
asked da Gama to find the sea route to india by sailling around Africa. This
would allow Portugal to control the rich Indian spice trade. Could da Gama do
it? Earlier Portuguese expedition had rounded the southern trips of Africa. But
these trip were long, difficult, and dangerous. Was it possible to travel from
europe to india in a single voyage?
In july 1497, da gama set sail from lisbon,
portugal, with four ships. By january 1498, the expedition reached mozambique
on africa’s southeastern coast. But arab traders in mozambique disslike the
portuguese. They drove da gama away, farther north, on the coast of kenya, da
gama calicut on india’s coast. In calicut, da gama found pearls, jewels, and
wonderful spices for sale. But the king and local merchents refused to trade
with portuguise. Furious, da gama siled away. He arrived in portugal 1499 and
was honored as hero.
In 1502, da gama made a second voyage to india.
he returned to calicut with warships and soldiers. Da gama sank merchant
vessels and killed many civilians. The king of calicut surrended. Da gama
sailed home to portugal carrying a rich cargo of spice. Portugal soon built a
valuable trading empire in india.
In 1524, da gama made his last voyage to india.
The portuguese king had named da gama the governor of portugal’s possesions
there. Da gama died three months after reahing india.
Questions
1. Portugal built a
valuable trading empire in india soon after Da Gama defeated the king and the
people of calicut in....
A. 1497 B. 1498 C. 1499 D. 1502 E. 1524
2. “Earlier Portuguese
expedition had rounded the southern tip of africa” (paragraph 2)
The meaning
of the underline word is...
A. Presently B. Shortly C. Before D. Soon E. Later
3. What did the king do
while da gama successful in helping his country to build a rich empire
overseas? Giving him as....
A. As an empire D. The
best civilian B. A good soldier E. One of
portugal’s merchants
C.
One of portugal’s governors
4. What
is type of the text?
A. Describtive
text B. Narative
text C. Recount
text D. Argument E. Hortatory
5. What
is title of the text?
A.The king
of portugal B.Vasco da gama C. Expedition D.Trips on africaE.Portugal trips
Complete
the following sentences with the suitable word in the bracket!
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1. Born in 1917, the famous violinist and conductor, who first .....................
his public career at the age of seventeen.
2. In 1875, Cut Nyak Dhien and her baby, along with other mothers, were
................... to a safer location.
3. Gandhi ....................... in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat,
Western India, and trained in law at the inner Temple, London.
4. His father ............... a factory that made electrical devices.
5. William .................... a local girl, Anna Hathway.
6. Michael Jackson had ................... 13 Grammy Awards, 13 number 13
number one singles in his Solo career, and the sale of 750 million records
worldwide.
7. Bell .................... to Canada in 1870 and to the United States in
1871.
8. At the age of ten, Presley .................... a talent contest for a
performance of the ballad Old shep.
9. Sultan Agung ....................... the ruler of Mataram in 1613.
10. Watt .................... a design enhancement, the separate condenser,
which avoided this waste of energy, and cost-efectiveness of steam engines.
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