Factual Recount Features

Name:

Date:

📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. What information is included in the orientation of a factual recount?

The writer's feelings and opinions

Who, where and when the event happened

A list of instructions to follow

2. Which tense is most often used in factual recounts?

Present tense

Past tense

Future tense

3. Which word is a temporal connective used to show sequence?

because

first

however

4. Check all features that usually appear in a factual recount:

Orientation (who, when, where)

Sequence of events

Persuasive arguments

Conclusion that sums up what happened

✏️ Part 2: Read & Identify

Read the short factual recount below, then answer questions 5–7.

Short recount: On 21/03/2026 I visited Bondi Beach with my family. We arrived at 10:00 am and walked along the sand. First, we fed the seagulls and then we collected shells. After that, I swam in the sea and dried off in the sun. In the end, we packed up and went home tired and happy.

5. Orientation: Write the Who, What, When and Where from the passage.

Who:

What:

When:

Where:

6. List three past-tense verbs you can find in the recount (copy them here):

7. Copy two temporal connectives from the recount (these show order):