Berikut ini adalah lima contoh teks Bahasa Inggris yang menggunakan simple past tense. Seperti diketahui, simple past digunakan untuk menyatakan sebuah kejadian yang sudah terjadi di masa lalu.
Mengajarkan simple past bisa dilakukan dengan berbagai cara, salah satunya dengan memberikan bacaan yang terkait dan menggunakan tense itu. Di bawah ini ada 5 contoh reading text yang menggunakan simple past tense yang bisa digunakan dalam pembelajaran.
Selain teks juga sudah ada pertanyaan dan kunci jawabannya agar siswa benar-benar mampu memahami bacaan dengan baik. Ini juga adalah salah satu contoh pembelajaran literasi dan bisa meningkatkan kemampuan membaca siswa, khususnya dalam Bahasa Inggris.
Went to the museum
Last week, I and uncle Joe went to a museum. We went there by a bus. It was exciting. The museum had thousands collections.
First we went to ancient Egypt room. I saw mummies, statues and hieroglyphs. It was fantastic.
Then, we entered to the dinosaurs room. There were many skeletons and dinosaurs models. I also learnt from the pictures and photos dinosaurs.
Finally, we went to Viking room. There was a big ship and some Viking houses. Uncle Joe bought me a Viking helmet. It was cool.
Before we went home, we had lunch. I ordered pizza and salad. Uncle Joe ate burger and chicken soup. Then, at 17.00 our bus came. We were so happy.
Questions :
1. Where did they go?
2. What did they see in Egypt room?
3. Where did they see a big ship?
4. Did Uncle Joe eat burger and pizza?
5. Did the bus come at 17.00?
Answers :
1. They went to the museum.
2. They saw mummies, statues and hieroglyphs.
3. They saw a big ship in the Viking room.
4. No, he didn’t.
5. Yes.
At the beach
Yesterday I went to the beach. It called Blue Sky beach. There was wonderful. I went there with Dad, Mom, Aunt Marry and Suzan.
Mom listened to the radio. She sat under a palm tree. Dad and Aunt Marry played in the sand. I went swimming with Suzan. The weather was good. It was sunny and windy.
Then we went to a restaurant. We had lunch. We ate fish, chips, sausages, rice and barbeque. Before we went home, we bought some souvenirs. Aunt Mary bought a blanket. I bought a cap and a jacket. Suzan bought a sweater and nice shoes.
1. When did they go to the beach?
2. Who bought a blanket?
3. Was it rain and windy?
Home alone.
It was dark and windy. I was at home alone. My parents was at my grandpa house. He was sick.
I watched TV but I didn’t find a good film. Then I went up to my room. I took some comic books and started to read. Suddenly I heard noises. It was from the window. I was scared. I wanted to call my parents but my phone was in the kitchen. Then I cried.
I heard the noise again. I was so scared. Then I pushed my self to look at the window. Oh, it was Kitty, my naught cat. I opened the window. Then I went down and made a cup of chocolate for my self. I wasn’t scared anymore. I had Kitty with me. Then, at midnight my parents came home.
1. Where were his parents?
2. Who made the noises?
3. When did his parents come back home?
Treasure chest
Mr Brown : Hello Jim, how are you?
Jim : Hello Mr Brow, I’m fine thanks. How are you?
Mr Brown : I’m good. Now, tell me. What did you find yesterday?
Jim : Yesterday, I found a treasure chest.
Mr Brown : Where did you find it?
Jim : I and my friend Tom played baseball. Tom hit the ball so hard. Then the ball entered an old church. I tried to find it but I couldn’t. Tom came and helped me. After almost a half and hour we found something behind the cupboard. It wasn’t my ball. It was a treasure chest.
Mr Brown : Interesting! What was in that treasure chest?
Jim : Well, I didn’t know. I and Tom called my father. Then Jim’s father called the police. They said there were rings, bracelets and some gold coins in that chest.
Mr Brown : It was fantastic. Were you happy?
Jim : Actually no. I didn’t find my ball yet.
Questions :
1. What did Jim find yesterday?
2. Where did he find it?
3. Why wasn’t Jim happy?
4. Were there money and silver in the treasure box?
5. Did Jim called police?
Answer :
1. A treasure chest.
2. In the church.
3. Because he couldn’t find his ball.
4. No.
5. No.
Make a poster
Dear Jack.
Hai Jack, how are you. I just want to share my story. Two weeks ago, my teacher, Mrs. Laura asked us to make a poster about global warming.
First, I had no idea. Then I asked my dad what to do. He told me to go to the city library. Next day, I went to the city library with my dad. There, I found many books about nature and global warming. Some of them were bored but I found some great books. They were full color and had many good pictures.
Some books told me to visit some websites to find more information about the topics. Finally I got much resources and ideas for my project.
Dad and mom helped me with my poster. I printed some great infographics and data from internet. Then I added some fun facts and ideas to solve the problems.
You know what? Yesterday, Mrs. Laura said the she liked my posters. She hanged it in front of the class. I was so happy.
What about you, Jack. Have you ever made a project about global warming?
Your friend,
Liza.
Questions :
1. Who wrote the email?
2. Who was Mrs. Laura?
3. Where did Liza go?
4. What did Liza make?
5. Was the topic about sea animals?
Answers :
1. Liza wrote the email.
2. Liza’s teacher.
3. She went to the city library.
4. She made a poster.
5. No, it wasn’t.