Contoh Soal Review , Diary

Contoh Soal Review , Diary - To start with, look at a page of a diary below!

The diary shows several actions done in the past (Mom gave a toy car and sister bought cake). The diary also shows a condition or emotion in the past (I was very happy and it was very delicious).

A diary is a record or writings of activities that happens in the past. Because people commonly write diary daily, a diary usually contains the day’s activity and the date of the day. Therefore, a diary aims at keeping the record of personal experiences that happened on the day. Diary is also known as journal. We usually tell past stories on our diaries. We can see whether the story is in past tense or not from the time of action (this morning, years ago, and last holiday). To tell about past activity or event, we can use Simple Past Tense

1. Simple Past Tense Simple past tense is used to tell about event, activity, action or condition that happened previously or before the sentence is said. There are two grammatical hints for simple past tense: the use of past verb and the time signal. a. The use of past verb In simple past tense, the verb used is past verb (in some references is also known as ‘Verb II’). The table below shows examples of past verb.

There are two types of past verb that can be used in simple past tense: action verb and non-action verb. 
- Past sentence using action verb
A sentence which uses an action verb shows an activity or an action whenever read or listened. 
For example: “I saw the movie yesterday” 
The verb ‘saw’ shows an action or a mental image of someone watched a movie (maybe in the cinema or at home)

• Past sentence using non-action verb A sentence with non-action verb does not show an action; instead it shows a condition or situation. In this kind of sentence, the verb used is usually a “be” verb, which the past form are was or were. For example: “They were happy last night “ The “be” verb ‘were’ is used to show a condition of being happy or glad that happened in the past (last night). For singular subject, such as I, it, he, she, or name of something/someone, we use was. For plural “they, we” and “you”, we use were.

b. Time Signal
Time signal is a word or a phrase that shows when the action/event happens. Although the use of time signal is not obligatory (meaning that a past sentence can have no time signal), it can sometimes show that a sentence is in past tense. Common time signals used in past sentence are last, ago, in (year), etc.
To help understanding the concept, pay attention to the example below!

S1

Last night, they.... to my place.

S2

My uncle .... Rambutan, bananas, vegetables and more when he came from the village yesterday.

S3

Apply the aims of a diary, and choose which one of these notes best represents the characteristics of a diary.

S4

State the characteristics of a diary.

S5

Apply the characteristics of a diary. If the writer wants to share his/her information in the dairy, a person who has the highest possibility to read a diary is ....

S6

Apply the characteristics of a diary. If the writer wants to share his/her information in the dairy, a person who has the highest possibility to read a diary is ...

S7

Write a diary event by using the verbs “take”, “see”, and “is”.

S8

Complete the following diary using the correct verb and time signal.

Nana’s Diary – December 20
Today ________ very tiring. I ______ to do a lot of tasks from my teacher. I almost ______ asleep during lesson. I just got back to my school _____.

S9

Before a hotel, this place ...... a hospital two years ago.

S10

In 1980, the company ......... to regain its popularity by launching a unique product.

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