PROCEDURE TEXT

1.) WHAT IS PROCEDURE TEXT

Procedure text is a text that explains or helps us how to make or use something. Its social function is to
describe how something is completely done through a sequence of steps. The communicative purpose
of this text is to describe how something is made through a sequence of actions or steps. There are
three generic structures in the procedure text. The first is goals or purposes. The second is the materials
or tools. The third and the last are steps or methods. To know the text that we read is a procedure or
not is so simple. You can read the title if the title is started with ‘how to make…’ or ‘how to use…’ it can
be certainly defined that the text is procedure text.

2.) DEFINITION OF PROCEDURE TEXT

There are three definitions of procedure text :

a. Texts that explain how something works or how to use instruction/operation manuals e.g. how
to use the video, the computer, the tape recorder, the photocopier, the fax.
b. Texts that instruct how to do a particular activity e.g. recipes, rules for games, science
experiments, road safety rules.
c. Texts that deal with human behavior, e.g how to live happily, how to succeed

3.) GENERIC STRUCTURE OF PROCEDURE TEXT

a. Goal / Aim : (e.g: How to make …………..)
b. Material / Ingredient : (e.g: the material to cook omelet are egg, onion, vegetable oil, etc. )
c. Step / Metods : (e.g: first, wash the tomatoes, onion, …., the second cut the onions becomes
slice. . . )

4.) PURPOSE OF PROCEDURE TEXT

a. To explain/tell (the reader) how to make/operate/do something through a sequence of actions
or steps.
b. To explain steps/instruction to make/operate/do something

5.) LANGUAGE FEATURE OF PROCEDURE TEXT

a. Use adverbial of sequence / Using temporal conjunction (e.g: first, second, third, the last)
b. Use command / imperative sentence (e.g: put the noodles on the . . ., cut the onion. . ., wash the
tomatoes.
c. Using adverbials (Adverbs) to express detail the time, place, manner accurately, for example, for
five minutes, 2 hours, etc.
d. Using action verbs, e.g: make, take, boil, cook
e. Using Simple Present Tense
 example:
1. How to make fruit icy
Materials :

Mango

Avocado

Sugar water

Milk

Ice

Apple

Strawberries

Grape

Jackfruit

Steps :

First, cut the fruit round or dice.

Then, scratching the flesh of a melon.

Then, boil sugar with water until cooked for about 30 minutes.

Next, put in serving glasses that have been cut round pieces or dice.

Then, to taste pour the sugar water, put ice cubes, and put milk on ice fruit.

Last, put the decorations on the glass with a piece of strawberry on it.

2. How to Make a Flannel Rose Ring

Ingredients:

- Red Flannel around 10×10 cm

- Scissors

- Glue
The methods:

1). Cut the flannel about 5×3 cm and make a spiral.

2). Glue each side of the spiral flannel.

3). Twist it from the center until the end (look like a rose).

4). Cut the flannel in a rectangle (the size depends on your finger).

5). Put the rose on the rectangle flannel and glue it.

6). Flannel rose ring is ready to wear

Choose the best answer based on the text above!

1. Which statement is NOT TRUE about the instruction?

A. We must glue the rose onto the rectangle flannel to get the ring.

B. The bigger the finger means the more flannel needed.

C. All people have the same size of rectangle flannel to make the ring.

D. We make a rectangle shape after we make a rose form.

E. You don’t need to cut the flannel.

2. We need flannel . . . to make two rose rings.

A. Less than 10x10cm

B. Only 10x10cm

C. About 10x10cm

D. More than 10x10cm

E. Around 10x10cm

3. What should we do after we cut the flannel?

A. Glue each side of the flannel

B. Cut it in spiral form

C. Twist from the center until the end

D. Put the rose on the rectangle flannel and glue it

E. Wear it
4. “Twist it from the center until the end.“ The underlined word has a similar meaning with. . .

A. Pull

B. Fling

C. Ream

D. Coil

E. Cut

Exercise about procedure text

“How to Make Easy French Toast”

To make French Toast, you need:

a spoon of sugar

2 eggs

4 pcs of bread

1/4 cup of milk

Butter

Pan

Fork

Plate

Bowl

Steps:

1. Break the eggs, then pour the milk in the bowl.

2. Add a spoon of sugar.

3. Mix the sugar, milk, and eggs.

4. Next, put 1 piece of bread in the bowl with eggs, milk, and sugar. Then, turn it over.

5. Put butter on the pan and heat.

6. After the pan is hot, take out the bread from the bowl and put it in the pan.

7. Flip the bread after you cook one side, to the other side.

8. After finishing the bread, cook the other 3 pieces of bread with the same steps.

9. Now, serve the bread on the plate.

1. What is the purpose of the text about french toast?

A. describing french toast

B. entertaining the reader with french toast

C. persuading the reader to cook french toast

D. explaining about french toast

E. telling the reader how to make french toast

2. “To make French Toast, you need:”

The expression in the text above belongs to …

A. materials

B. purpose

C. methods

D. goal

E. events

3. The text above is better addressed to …

A. a girl who is good at cooking

B. a chef

C. a mother at home

D. a student learning at home

E. a husband alone at home

4. “Then, boil the noodles on low heat …”

The best adverb to complete instruction is….

A. when finish

B. when serving

C. until blended

D. over the whole oven

E. for ten minutes

5. The following instruction is to be found in instruction manuals …

A. Bake the cookies on 100 degrees.Glue each side of the flannel

B. Glue each side of the flannel

C. Stir the dough slowly

D. Place the Bluetooth device within one meter of this unit

E. Add a spoonful of sugar into the dough we made earlier

6. “You would need a spoonful of chocolate powder to make chocolate brownies.”

The word “spoonful” has a similar use with the following, except …

A. careful

B. basketful

C. armful

D. cupful

E. bowlful

7.Ingredients:

- Buttermilk

- Plain flour

- Egg whites

- Chocolate powder

We can find the ingredients above in the …

A.Lemon tea recipe

B.Chocolate cake recipe

C.Strawberry pudding recipe

D.Pudding recipe

E.Bolognese pasta recipe

“How to Make Cheesecake”

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 cup of sugar

2. 2 eggs

3. 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

4. 2 packages of cream cheese

Directions:

1. Beat and blend sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla at medium speed.

2. Blend in the eggs, then stir.

3. Bake at 35 celsius for 40 minutes or until it is almost set.

4. Cool.

5. To get the best result, put it in the refrigerator for 3 hours.

6. Yield: 6 servings

7. Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minutes

8. For how many people can the cake be served?

A.2

B.6

C.7

D.4

E.9

9. The text above is called …

A. description

B. explanation

C. report

D. procedure

E. narrative

10. The goal of the text above is to tell about …

A.how to blend vanilla dan sugar

B.how to make cheesecake

C.how to bake a cake

D.how to beat cream cheese

E.how to mix eggs with cream cheese

A quick and easy cheese cake recipe

Yield : 6 servings

Prep. Time :5 minutes

Cook Time : 40 minutes

Total Time : 45 minutes

Ingredients:

- 16 ounces cream cheese, 2 packages, softened

- 1/2 cup sugar

- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

- 2 large eggs

- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

- 1 prepared Graham cracker crust

Directions:

Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla at medium speed until well-blended. Blend in 2 eggs. Stir in
chocolate chips then pour batter into Graham cracker crust. (you may sprinkle ¼ cup mini semi sweet
chocolate chips on top if you desire).

Bake at 35calcius for 40 minutes, or until center is almost set. Cool.

For best results refrigerate for 3 hours

11. How many persons is the cake for?

A. 2

B. 5

C. 6

D. 35

E. 2
12. The goal of the text is to tell about . . . . .

A. how to beat cream cheese

B. how to blend sugar and vanilla

C. how to bake chocolate cheese and cake

D. how make chocolate cheese cake

E. how to make mini sweet chocolate chips

13. The text is called a/an . . . . .

A. explanation

B. description

C. procedure

D. report

E. spoof

How to make a Cheese Omelet

Ingredients:

1 egg, 50 g cheese, 1 cup milk, 3 tablespoons cooking oil, a pinch of salt and pepper.

Utensils:

Frying pan, fork, spatula, cheese-grater, bowl, and plate.

Method:

• Crack the egg into a bowl

• Whisk the egg with a fork until it’s smoot

• Add milk and whisk well

• Grate the cheese into the bowl and stir

• Heat the oil in frying pa

• Turn the omelet with spatula and cook both sides

• Place on a plate, season with salt and pepper

14. The text above belongs to……

A. narrative
B. Procedure

C. news item

D. Spoof

E. recount

15. The text tells us about……

A. how long to make any kind of food

B. ingredients of making omelet

C. utensils of making omelet

D. methods of making omelet

E. how to eat a cheese omelet

16. The followings are methods of making a cheese omelet, except…..

A. cracking the egg

B. whisking the egg

C. adding milk

D. cheese-grater

E. heating the oil

17. How much cheese do we need to make a cheese omelet

A. one gram

B. three grams

C. five grams

D. fifteen

E. fifty grams

18. ……is a tool with a flat flexible blade used for mixing and spreading.

A. Pan

B. Fork

C. Spatula

D. Plate

E. Cheese-grater
19. have – hours – three – been – studying – for – we

A. Three hours been have studying for

B. We have been studying for three hours

C. We been have studying for three hours

D. Three hours have been for studying we

20. dirty – always – floor – Ellie – leaves– the – on – her – socks

A. Ellie always leaves her dirty socks on the floor

B. Her dirty socks always leaves Ellie on the floor

C. The floor always leaves Ellie on her socks

D. Her socks always leaves the dirty floor on

21. Rearrange the following words/phrases

1. One day, there was a big battle in that kingdom

2. The Queen was lucky because she could save her life by changing herself into a golden snail.

3. Another day an old women saw the snail and took it home.

4. Once upon a time, there was a kingdom in Java.

5. The king asked his Queen to save her life.

6. Then she looked after it.

7. In the middle of the jungle the enemies killed her guards.

A. 4 – 5 – 2 – 6 – 1 – 7 – 3

B. 4 – 5 – 7 – 2 – 3 – 1 – 6

C. 4 – 1 – 5 – 7 – 2 – 3 – 6

D. 4 – 3 – 5 – 1 – 6 – 2 – 7

22. Rearrange the following words/phrases

1. Before lunch we fed some birds in the park

2. But we were happy because we had so much fun.

3. Yesterday my family went to the zoo.

4. When we returned home we were very tired

5. In the afternoon we saw the animals being fed.

6. We bought some food to give to the animals.

A. 5 – 4 – 6 – 3 – 2 – 1

B. 3 – 6 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 2

C. 5 – 1 – 3 – 6 – 2 – 4

D. 3 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 2 – 6

23. Rearrange the following words/phrases

1. We left our house at about 5 o'clock in the morning. We took a taxi to the railway station.

2. Finally our train came. All of us rushed to get on the train.

3. Last Lebaran, my family and I went to our hometown. We decided to take a train because it is more
comfortable.

4. It took about 5 to 7 hours to get to our hometown. We enjoyed our journey

5. We took the carriage no 3 according to our tickets.

6. But our train was late for about fifteen minutes, so we had to wait a bit longer.

7. After finding our seats, we sat comfortably.

8. We arrived at the station at six. Our train would leave at 6.40.

A. 3 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 7

B. 3 – 4 – 5 – 8 – 1 – 2 – 6 – 7

C. 3 – 1 – 8 – 6 – 2 – 5 – 7 – 4

D. 3 – 5 – 4 – 2 – 7 – 8 – 1 – 6

24. Rearrange the following words/phrases

How to make meatballs

1. When they float up to surface the meatballs are ready to be served

2. Boa at least about 2 litters of water in a Large pot

3. Prepare the spices, garlic, shallot. salt, and white pepper. Ground them on a mortar

4. Add a cup of water and use your fingers to smoothing the mixture. Set it aside.

5. Start rolling the mixture to form small meatballs.

6. Put the meatballs into the boiling water

7. Put the spice mixture into a bowl and add eggs, flour, and minced meat.

A. 7 – 3 – 4 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 1
B. 5 – 7 – 3 – 4 – 1 – 6 – 2

C. 3 – 7 – 4 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 1

D. 2 – 3 – 7 – 4 – 5 – 1 – 6

25. Rearrange the following words/phrases

1. A subway is a train that runs underground

2. People save a lot of money and time by using it.

3. Transportation is the way people travel from one place to another.

4. It is cheap and runs fast.

5. In big cities, many people use buses and subway to get around.

A. 3 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 2

B. 3 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 4

C. 5 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 3

D. 5 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 3