Descriptive Text

KISI-KISI/SKL:

 Pengetahuan dan Pemahaman 

Peserta didik mampu:

Mengidentifikasi topik/isu, tujuan/fungsi, latar belakang, akibat/dampak, pandangan,

peristiwa, danunsur kebahasaan dari teks descriptive.

 Aplikasi 

Peserta didik mampu:

Menjelaskan pandangan, maksud, dan aur pikiran dari teks descroptove

Membandingkan persamaan kota dan referensi makna.
Menjelaskan unsur yang terkait denga nisi teks descriptive.

 Penalaran 

Peserta didik mampu:

Menganalisis sikap/nilai, pikiran dari teks descriptive.

Menyimpulkan suatu kalimat atau frasa yang terdapat pada teks descriptive.

A. Pengertian Descriptive Text

 Descriptive Text adalah salah satu jenis text dalam Bahasa Inggris yang menggambarkan
dengan jelas sifat-sifat yang melekat pada sesuatu, baik itu manusia, hewan, tumbuhan mau
pun benda mati.
 Tujuan dari teks ini adalah memberikan informasi dengan jelas mengenai objek yang
digambarkan kepada pembaca.

B. Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

 Identification Bagian ini, terletak pada paragraf pertama, tujuannya adalah untuk
mengidentifikasi suatu objek yang ingin dideskripsikan. Indentification berfungsi untuk
memperkenalkan kepada pembaca tentang objek yang akan kita jelaskan, sebelum kita
memberitahu tentang lebih rinci mengenai objek tersebut pada paragraf selanjutnya.
 Description Bagian ini, terletak pada paragraf kedua dan seterusnya, berisi tentang sifat-sifat
yang melekat pada sesuatu yang sudah kamu kenalkan pada pembaca pada paragraf pertama.

C. Ciri-ciri Descriptive Text

 Menggunakan Simple Present Tense
 Menggunakan banyak kata sifat (adjective).
 Menggunakan kata kerja penghubung (relating verb).

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 to describe and reveal
SOCIAL FUNCTION a particular person,
place, or thing.

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT  Identification

GENERIC
a text which says STRUCTURE
 Description
what a person or a
thing is like.
Specific participant

LANGUAGE
FEATURE Using adjective

Using simple present

tense

LATIHAN SOAL

This text is for questions 1 to 3

Kapoposang is one of the largest of the Spermonde Islands, around 70 km northwest of Makassar,
South Sulawesi. Kapoposang covers an area of around 50.000 hectares and is inhabited by around 100
families. Several other islands, both inhabited and uninhabited, lie near Kapoposang.
The larger ones include Papandangan, Kondongbali, Suranti, and Tambakulu. Kapoposang and
the nearby islands were declared a Nature Tourism Park by the Departement of Forestry in 1999. Diving
has been an important activity at Kapoposang. There were so few local divers at the time, and because
of the distance from other well-known diving areas in Indonesia, Kapoposang has basically remained a
secret. The best time to visit Kapoposang is between April and November, when the seas are calm, the
weather favorable, and the wind less fierce than in the other months. The trip takes two hours by
speedboat; the ocean breezes help to cool your skin in the hot morning sun.
When you approach Pulau Kapoposang, you see the deep blue water, which suddenly meets an
expanse of coral reefs between extensive shallows with white sands in the seabed. Sea grass also
grows lushly near the shore. The sea bed at Kapoposang has a unique composition; near the island are
some quite shallow contours and then suddenly steep underwater cliffs leading to seemingly endless
depths. The water is very clear; you can expect underwater visibility of over 15 meters – ideal condition
for divers.

1. The text is about ...

A. Kapoposang and the surrounding islands
B. Kapoposang as a diving spot
C. Kapoposang as a very popular tourist spot
D. Kapoposang as a secret area
E. Kapoposang and the weather

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2. Where is Kapoposang located?
A. In the Nature Tourism Park of Makassar
B. Next to Makassar, South Sulawesi
C. In the Spermonde Islands
D. Among the big islands near Makassar
E. Very close, to the north of Spermonde

3. We know from the text that ...

A. There are very few divers in the island
B. Hundreds of families live in the island
C. Kapoposang has a large area of coral reefs
D. Kapoposang always has good weather
E. Kapoposang is surrounded by deep blue waters
(UN 2011/2012)

This text is for questions 4 and 5

Paris is the capital city of France. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
It is also one of the world’s most crowded cities. Lovely gardens and parks are found throughout
Paris. At night, many palaces and statues are lit up. For this reason, Paris is often called the city of light.
Every year, millions of people visit Paris. The most popular place to visit is the Eiffel Tower. This huge
structure has become the symbol of Paris. D’Louvre, one of the world‘s largest art museums draws many
visitors. The Cathedral Notre Dame, a famous church, is another favorite place to visit.

4. What is the monologue about?

A. Paris
B. The Louvre
C. Notre Dame
D. The crowded city
E. The city of light

5. What has become the symbol of Paris?

A. The Louvre
B. The Cathedral
C. The Eiffel Tower
D. The lovely garden
E. The light structure
(UN 2012/2013)

This text is for questions 6 and 7

The Red Bird of Paradise

An Indonesian endangered species, the Red Bird of Paradise is distributed to lowland rain forests
of Waigeo and Batanta islands of West Papua.
This species shares its home with another bird of paradise, the Wilson’s Bird of Paradise.
Hybridization between these two species are expected but not recorded yet. The Bird of Paradise,
Paradisaea rubra, is large, up to 33 cm long, brown and yellow bird with dark brown iris, grey legs and
yellow bill. The male has an emerald green face, a pair of elongated black corkscrew shaped tail wires,
dark green feather pompoms above each eye and a train of glossy crimson red plumes with whitish tips
at either side of the breast.

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 The male measures up to 72 cm long, including the ornamental red plumes that require at least six
years to fully attain. the female resembles the male but is smaller in size, with a dark brown face and has
no ornamental red plumes. The diet consists mainly of fruits, berries, and arthropods.

6. We know from the text that ....

A. The female Red Bird of Paradise is bigger than the male
B. The Red Bird of Paradise is rare nowadays
C. The Red Bird of Paradise cannot live alone
D. The Red Bird is as large as the female
E. The Red Bird of Paradise lives in highland of West Papua

7. “...with a dark brown iris, grey legs and yellow bill ...” (paragraph 2) The underlined word is closest in
meaning to....
A. Wing
B. Tail
C. Breast
D. Eyes
E. Beak

This text is for questions 8 and 9

Angkor Wat was faced a Hindu temple, a man of Budhist temple completed in Cambodia. It is the
largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King, Suryawarman II in the
early twelveth century in Yosadapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire as this temple of eventual
moslem. It is dedicated to Wisnu. It is designed to represent Khmer Meru, frame of the Devis in Hindu
mithology within the mouth and has an outer wall which is 3 to 7 km long. It has three rectangular
galleries which races about the neck. At the centre of the temple stand Queen Cap of Tower.

8. What is the monologue about?

A. Gallery complex
B. Buddhist mythology
C. Cambodia
D. Kluner Empire
E. Angkor Wat

9. In the twelveth century which Empire was strong enough to build the biggest temple of the world?
A. Old Empire
B. Yosadapura Empire
C. Meru Empire
D. The King Empire
E. Khmer Empire
(UN 2013/2014)

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This text is for questions 10 and 11

This museum is located in Ambarawa in central Java. The museum focuses on the
collection of steam locomotive.
Ambarawa was a military city during the dutch colonial government. King Willem I
ordered the construction of the new railway station to enable the government to
transport it's troops to Semarang. On may the 21st 1873, the Ambarawa railway station
was built on 100,027,500 squares meter land. Back then it
was known as the Willem I station. The Ambarawa railway museum was established
much later on October 16, 1976 in the Ambarawa station to preserve the steam
locomotive. They were coming to the end of their useful life when the 3 feet 6 inches
guard railway or the Indonesian state railway or Perusahaan Negara Kereta Api was
closed. The steam locomotives are parked in the open air next to the original station.

10. What was the Ambarawa called during the Dutch colonial government?
A. A military city
B. A railway museum
C. A new railway town
D. King Willem I station
E. Steam locomotives station
11. Why was the Ambarawa railway museum established?
A. To build new railway museums
B. To transport government troops
C. To preserve the steam locomotives
D. To build a new government station
E. To park the locomotives at the original station

(UN 2014/2015)

This text is for questions 12 to 15

A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia. It has a small relative called a wallaby that lives
in Tasmania and New Guinea.
Kangaroos eat grass and plants. They have short front legs, long and strong back legs and a tail.
These are used to sit up and jump. Kangaroos are well known for their 8-meter forward jumps and more
than 3-meters high leap across fences. They can also run at the speed of over 45 kilometers per hour.
The largest kangaroos are the Great Grey Kangaroos and Red Kangaroos. Adult kangaroos grow to a
meter in length and 90 kilos in weight. Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo
has an external pouch on the front of her body. The baby kangaroo is very tiny when it was born. It right
away, crawls into its mother’s pouch where it spends the first five months of its life.

12. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To inform Kangaroo's uniqueness.
B. To report the features of Kangaroo.
C. To encourage Kangaroo's preservation.
D. To describe how a Kangaroo looks like.
E. To raise awareness of Kangaroo's special status.

13. We can conclude from the text that ...

A. The largest kangaroos are the males
B. The male kangaroos do not have pouch
C. Kangaroos only eat grass and plants that grow in Australia
D. Tasmania's and New Guinea's wallabies are different in size
E. The new born kangaroo is Also skillful in jumping and leaping
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14. Which of these statements is contrary to the fact?
A. Kangaroos are not carnivorous.
B. Kangaroo is native animal of Australia.
C. All wallabies are of smaller size than Kangaroos.
D. All marsupial females have pouch on the front of their body.
E. Baby Kangaroos leave their mother's pouch at the age of five months.

15. Look at the underlined word pouch.

Which of the following words is closest in meaning to it?
A. Saving
B. Purse
C. Compartment
D. Pocket
E. Holding
(UN 2016/2017)

This text is for questions 16 to 18

Rowan Atkinson is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his title roles in the British
television comedies Blackadder, the Thin Blue Line and Mr. Bean. He has been listed in the Observer as
one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy. Atkinson is mostly well known as Mr. Bean.
Rowan Atkinson is a quite thin man. He has fair complexion and black short hair. Some people
considered Atkinson “the man with the rubber face.” In fact, he has really funny face with unique smile.
He is in medium height of European people. He has a pointed nose, big black eyes and thick eyebrows.
His moustache and sideburns are usually well shaved. He usually wears a man’s suit with shirt, collar,
trousers and a pair of shiny shoes.
Rowan Atkinson was born in Consett, County Durham on 6th January 1955. He has two elder
brothers. Atkinson studied electrical engineering at Newcastle University and continued with an MSc at
the Queen’s College, Oxford. Atkinson married Sunetra Sastry in 1990. The couple has two children, Lily
and Benjamin, and lives in England in the Northamptonshire. With an estimated wealth of $100 million,
Atkinson owns many expensive cars.

16. The text mainly describes …

A. Rowan Atkinson
B. Rowan Atkinson’s school
C. Rowan Atkinson’s movies
D. Comedy festivals in England
E. TV show in England

17. “Rowan Atkinson is a quite thin man.” (Paragraph 2) The word “thin” has the same meaning as …
A. Stocky
B. Athletic
C. Skinny
D. Chubby
E. Muscular

18. “The couple has two children, Lily and Benjamin, …” (paragraph 3)
The underlined words refer to …
A. Atkinson and family
B. Lily and Benjamin
C. Atkinson and his children
D. Atkinson and Sunetra Sastry
E. Sunetra Sastry and her children

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This text is for questions 19 and 20

Yogyakarta is one of the foremost cultural centers of Java, the seat of the mighty Javanese empire
of Mataram from which present day Yogyakarta has the best inherited of traditions. The city itself has a
special charm, which seldom fails to captivate the visitor. Gamelan, classical and contemporary
Javanese dances, leather puppet, theater and other expressions of traditional art will keep the visitor
spellbound. Local craftsmen excel in arts such batiks, silver and leather works. Next to the traditional,
contemporary art has found fertile soil in Yogya's culture oriented society.
Yogyakarta is often called the main gateway to the Central Java as where it is geographically
located. It stretches from Mount Merapi to the Indian Ocean. There is daily air service to Yogya from
Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali as well as regular train service and easy accessibility by road. Yogyakarta is
commonly considered as the modern cultural of Central Java. It is a very lively city and a shopper's
delight. The main road, Malioboro Street, is always crowded and famous for its night street food-culture
and street vendors. Many tourist shops and cheap hotels are concentrated along this street or in the
adjoining tourist area such Sosrowijayan Street.
The key attraction of Yogyakarta is 'Kraton' (the Sultan's Palace), the centre of Yogya's traditional
life and despite the advance of modernity; it still emanates the spirit of refinement, which has been the
hallmark of Yogya's art for centuries. This vast complex of decaying buildings was built in the 18th
century, and is actually a walled city within the city with luxurious pavilions and in which the current
Sultan still resides. Yogyakarta is also the only major city, which still has traditional 'Becak' (rickshaw-
style) transport.

19. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To amuse the readers with Yogyakarta
B. To describe the location of Yogyakarta
C. To persuade the readers to go to Yogyakarta
D. To promote Yogyakarta as tourist destination
E. To tell the readers the history of Yogyakarta

20. We know from the second paragraph that ...

A. Plane is the most convenient access to reach Yogyakarta
B. Many local tourists prefer staying in Sosrowijayan Street
C. Sosrowijayan is also known as shopping and culinary delight
D. There are many convenient stores in the streets of Yogyakarta
E. Malioboro Street is a crowded mainroad which is alive 24 hours

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