Seriously?
Independent
"the cheetah darted away"
"he ran into the trees"
"it's funny"
Dependent
"before we knew it"
"after we scared him"
"because he scared me"
Present participle would be 'clipping'. Perfect participle would be 'having clipped'. Therefore, the only option left is 'past participle'.
Your answer is process because procedural texts list a sequence of actions or steps needed to make or do something. typical examples of procedural texts include recipes, science experiments, assembly manuals, or instructions for playing games.