2. What is a
spoof text ??

3. Definition and social function
Generic structure
Language of feature
Example and question

4. Spoof is a text which tells
factual story, happened
in the past time with
unpredictable and funny
ending. Its social function
is to entertain and share
the story.
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5. 1. Orientation
Introduction of the participant of the
story , where it happen and when. By
giving the orientation, reader will
recognize the story
2. Events
Tells about the chronological of the
story. Several events are explored in
chronological way which able to
arrange the story read nicely
3. Twist
An unpredictable plot in the end of
the story which amuse the reader.
Readers even did not predict before
that it would be
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6. 1. Focusing on people, animals
or certain things
2. Using action verb; ate, ran,
etc
3. Using adverb of time and
place
4. Told in chronological order
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7. Abu Ali and his donkeys
One day Abu Ali went to the fair, and bought
nine donkeys. He rode home on one of them the rest
of the donkeys follow behind.
After a while Abu Ali said to himself, “I must
make sure all my donkeys are here.” And he turned
round to count them.
“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Oh!
Where’s number nine?” Abu Ali cried
He jumped down from his donkey. He looked behind
the rocks and behind the trees.
But there was no donkey to be seen.
“I’ll count them again,” Abu Ali said. “One, two,
three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Oh, he must
have come back.”
So Abu Ali climbed back on to the donkey and trotted
away. After a while he counted his donkeys again.

8. He counted only eight! Once more he
looked behind the rocks and behind the
trees. But there was no donkey to be seen.
“I will count again,” he said, and this time
there were nine.
Just then Abu Ali saw his friend Musa
walking along the road. “Musa,” he called.
“Help me to count my donkeys. I keep
losing one. When I stop to count I have only
eight, but when I get down looking for the
ninth, there he is again!”
“Well, I can see ten donkeys, Abu
Ali,” laughed Musa. “And the tenth donkey’s
name is Abu Ali”

9. 1. What happen when Ali count his
donkeys first ??
a. He lost one his donkey
b. His donkeys was complete
c. Nothing happen
d. His donkey came back
e. He had a new donkey
REASON

10. Abu Ali and his donkeys
One day Abu Ali went to the fair, and bought
nine donkeys. He rode home on one of them the rest
of the donkeys follow behind.
After a while Abu Ali said to himself, “I must
make sure all my donkeys are here.” And he turned
round to count them.
“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Oh!
Where’s number nine?” Abu Ali cried
He jumped down from his donkey. He looked behind
the rocks and behind the trees.
But there was no donkey to be seen.
“I’ll count them again,” Abu Ali said. “One, two,
three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Oh, he must
have come back.”
So Abu Ali climbed back on to the donkey and trotted
away. After a while he counted his donkeys again.

11. 2. What does Ali when he know one of his
donkeys was miss??
a. He count again from his donkey
b. He saw behind trees and rocks
c. He cried
d. He jump down from his donkey and
count again
e. He never mind it
REASON

12. Abu Ali and his donkeys
One day Abu Ali went to the fair, and bought
nine donkeys. He rode home on one of them the rest
of the donkeys follow behind.
After a while Abu Ali said to himself, “I must
make sure all my donkeys are here.” And he turned
round to count them.
“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Oh!
Where’s number nine?” Abu Ali cried
He jumped down from his donkey. He looked behind
the rocks and behind the trees.
But there was no donkey to be seen.
“I’ll count them again,” Abu Ali said. “One, two,
three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Oh, he must
have come back.”
So Abu Ali climbed back on to the donkey and trotted
away. After a while he counted his donkeys again.

13. 3. What the character of Abu Ali ??
a. Smartest
b. Stupid
c. Bully
d. Mousy
e. Wise
REASON

14. In the text we can conclude the
character of Abu Ali is Stupid
because he didn’t understand if
donkey number nine already ride
by him

15. 4. When he find his lose donkey ??
a. After he jump down from his donkey
b. After he find behind the rocks
c. After he find behind the trees
d. After he meet Musa
e. After he cried
REASON

16. Abu Ali and his donkeys
One day Abu Ali went to the fair, and bought
nine donkeys. He rode home on one of them the rest
of the donkeys follow behind.
After a while Abu Ali said to himself, “I must
make sure all my donkeys are here.” And he turned
round to count them.
“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Oh!
Where’s number nine?” Abu Ali cried
He jumped down from his donkey. He looked
behind the rocks and behind the trees.
But there was no donkey to be seen.
“I’ll count them again,” Abu Ali said. “One, two,
three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Oh, he must
have come back.”
So Abu Ali climbed back on to the donkey and trotted
away. After a while he counted his donkeys again.

17. 5. What is the general structure of the
text ?
A. Orientation – Events - Twist
B. Orientation – Issue - Twist
C. Resolution – Steps - Arguments
D. Twist – Orientation - Steps
E. Orientation – Arguments – Twist
REASON

18. 6. According to you, which is the “Twist”
paragraph part in the text above ?
A. Paragraph 1
B. Paragraph 2
C. Paragraph 3
D. Last paragraph
E. None
REASON

19. He counted only eight! Once more he
looked behind the rocks and behind the
trees. But there was no donkey to be seen.
“I will count again,” he said, and this time
there were nine.
Just then Abu Ali saw his friend Musa
walking along the road. “Musa,” he called.
“Help me to count my donkeys. I keep
losing one. When I stop to count I have
only eight, but when I get down looking
for the ninth, there he is again!”
“Well, I can see ten donkeys, Abu
Ali,” laughed Musa. “And the tenth donkey’s
name is Abu Ali”

20. What time is it?
A tramp lie down and sleep in the park. He had
been sleeping for about 5 minutes when a couple walked
by. The man stopped, woke the tramp up , and asked him,
"Excuse me. Do you know what the time is?" The tramp
replied, "I'm sorry - I don't have a watch, so I don't know
the time.” The man apologized for waking the tramp and
the couple walked away
The tramp lay down again, and after a few minutes
went back to sleep. Just then, a woman, who was out
walking her dog, shook the tramp's shoulder until he woke
up again. The woman said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, but
I'm afraid I've lost my watch - do you happen to know the
time?" The tramp was a little annoyed at being woken up
again, but he politely told the woman that he didn't have a
watch and didn't know the time.

21. After the woman had gone, the tramp
had an idea. He opened the bag that
contained all his possessions and got out a
pen, a piece of paper and some string. On
the paper, he wrote down, 'I do not have a
watch. I do not know the time'.
He then hung the paper round his neck and
eventually dropped off again.
After about 15 minutes, a policeman
who was walking through the park noticed
the tramp asleep on the bench, and the
sign around his neck.
He woke the tramp up and said, "I read
your sign. I thought you'd like to know that
it's 2:30 p.m.”

22. 7. Why the tramp don’t know about
the time ?
A. Because he has an amnesia
B. Because he didn’t have any watch
C. Because he still tired
D. Because he was disturbed by the
couple
E. Because he hate the couple
REASON

23. The Zoo Job Story
One day a clown was visiting the zoo
and attempted to earn some money by
making a street performance. He acted and
mimed perfectly some animal acts. As soon
as he started to drive a crowd, a zoo keeper
grabbed him and dragged him into his
office. The zoo keeper explained to the
clown that the zoo's most popular gorilla
had died suddenly and the keeper was fear
that attendance at the zoo would fall off.
So he offered the clown a job to dress up
as the gorilla until the zoo could get
another one. The clown accepted this
great opportunity.

24. What time is it?
A tramp lie down and sleep in the park. He had
been sleeping for about 5 minutes when a couple walked
by. The man stopped, woke the tramp up , and asked him,
"Excuse me. Do you know what the time is?" The tramp
replied, "I'm sorry - I don't have a watch, so I don't know
the time.” The man apologized for waking the tramp and
the couple walked away.
The tramp lay down again, and after a few minutes
went back to sleep. Just then, a woman, who was out
walking her dog, shook the tramp's shoulder until he woke
up again. The woman said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, but
I'm afraid I've lost my watch - do you happen to know the
time?" The tramp was a little annoyed at being woken up
again, but he politely told the woman that he didn't have a
watch and didn't know the time.

25. 8. What is the tramp’s idea after the
woman had gone from his sight ?
A. He sleep again
B. The tramp chase that woman
C. He write a sign in a paper and hung
it down
D. He tries to find his watch
E. He didn’t have any idea
REASON

26. After the woman had gone, the tramp
had an idea. He opened the bag that
contained all his possessions and got out a
pen, a piece of paper and some string. On
the paper, he wrote down, 'I do not have a
watch. I do not know the time'.
He then hung the paper round his neck
and eventually dropped off again.
After about 15 minutes, a policeman
who was walking through the park noticed
the tramp asleep on the bench, and the
sign around his neck.
He woke the tramp up and said, "I read
your sign. I thought you'd like to know that
it's 2:30 p.m.”

27. 9. What was the police told to the tramp
after he saw the sign ?
A. The police told the tramp the time.
B. The tramp woke up and he run away.
C. The police giving him a watch
D. The police woke the tramp up and
steal the sign
E. The police bring him to the watch
shop.
REASON

28. After the woman had gone, the tramp
had an idea. He opened the bag that
contained all his possessions and got out a
pen, a piece of paper and some string. On
the paper, he wrote down, 'I do not have a
watch. I do not know the time'.
He then hung the paper round his neck and
eventually dropped off again.
After about 15 minutes, a policeman
who was walking through the park noticed
the tramp asleep on the bench, and the
sign around his neck.
He woke the tramp up and said, "I read
your sign. I thought you'd like to know
that it's 2:30 p.m.”

29. 10. From the following statements, which one is
TRUE according to the text ?
A. The couple woke the tramp up and mock
him
B. The tramp get angry after the woman
asked him
C. The tramp is sleeping in the park for 1
hour
D. The police came and told the tramp that
the time is 2:30 p.m.
E. The tramp open the bag and take a small
pillow.
REASON

30. After the woman had gone, the tramp
had an idea. He opened the bag that
contained all his possessions and got out a
pen, a piece of paper and some string. On
the paper, he wrote down, 'I do not have a
watch. I do not know the time'.
He then hung the paper round his neck and
eventually dropped off again.
After about 15 minutes, a policeman
who was walking through the park noticed
the tramp asleep on the bench, and the
sign around his neck.
He woke the tramp up and said, "I read
your sign. I thought you'd like to know
that it's 2:30 p.m.”