Descriptive Text vs Report Text

Descriptive Text Report Text

Isi dan Tujuan ● Mendeskripsikan ● Mendeskripsikan

satu hal secara satu hal secara
detail seperti warna, umum Seperti:
style, nama, bentuk, bagian-bagian,
rasa kekuatan, fungsi,
● Ditulis berdasarkan atau juga sifat umum
opini penulis lainnya dari sesuatu
● Descriptive text is ● Ditulis berdasarkan
based on the observasi dan fakta
objective fact of the ilmiah yang ada
thing. It describe the ● Report is written
specific thing simply after getting careful
as the thing is observation
● Descriptive text will ● Report text describes
convey more focus, the way of certain
for example "my things and frequently
bicycle" with its refer to phenomenon
specific characters; of nature, animal and
colour, length, wheel scientific object
style, etc. ● If we talk about, eg:
bicycle, it belongs to
report text. It will talk
about bicycles in
general; its parts,
physical strength,
function for certain
people or other
general
characteristics of
bikes.

Struktur teks ● Identification: ● Title: kamu akan

pengenalan objek tahu sebuah teks
atau hal yang akan merupakan report
dideskripsikan text dari judulnya,
 ● Description: sebab maknanya
penginformasian ciri- yang sangat umum.
ciri objek, misalnya ● General
sifat-sifat psikologis Classification;
perilaku, tampilan Stating classification
fisik, rasa, bentuk, of general aspect of
dan yang lainnya thing; animal, public
secara spesifik. place, plant, etc
which will be
discussed in general
(Menyatakan
klasifikasi aspek
umum hal; hewan,
tempat umum,
tanaman, dll yang
akan dibahas secara
umum).
● Description: tells
what the
phenomenon under
discussion ; in terms
of parts, qualities,
habits or behaviors.
(Pada bagian ini
biasanya
memberikan
gambaran
fenomena-fenomena
yang terjadi; baik
bagian-bagiannya,
sifat-sifatnya,
kebiasaannya,
ataupun tingkah
lakunya. Intinya
adalah penjabaran
dari klasifikasi yang
disajikan dengan
ilmiah.)

Unsur Kebahasaan ● Noun: kata benda ● Use of general

yang spesifik, nouns, eg hunting
misalnya my best dogs, rather than
friend, my dog, particular nouns, eg
Borobudur Temple, our dog
dll ● Use of relating verbs
● Simple present tense to describe features,
● Adjective: kata sifat eg Molecules are tiny
digunakan untuk particles
menjelaskan objek ● Some use of action
● Figurative language: verbs when
menggunakan describing
bahasa figuratif behaviour, eg Emus
seperti metafora cannot fly
 sebagai cara untuk ● Use of timeless
memberikan ilustrasi present tense to
perbandingan, indicate usualness,
misalnya: eg Tropical cyclones
always begin over
My throat is as dry as a the sea
dessert (tenggorokanku ● Use of technical
sekering gurun). terms, eg Isobars are
lines drawn on a
weather map
● Use of paragraphs
with topic sentences
to organise bundles
of information;
repeated naming of
the topic as the
beginning focus of
the clause.

contoh The House is located in front In General, a House is a

of my house Rico. Home of building that is used as a
Rico has a spacious residence for a certain
courtyard, in his home town period of time. A house can
there’s a Cola with a be a place for humans or
fountain. There are many animals to live in, but in
fish in the pond. Beside the terms of animals, it is called
pond there is a tree as high a nest or cage. In a special
as 2 meters. The tree was sense, a house refers to
very lush and a suitable social-societal concepts that
place to rest. Home page of are interwoven in the
rico is also surrounded by a residential building, such as
wooden fence shaped family, living, eating,
rectangle with the distance sleeping, bonding, doing
between the fence was30 activities, etc.
cm. Color her House very
contrasting with the color of
his home town. His house
has a yellow and green
courtyard.
Let’s exercise. Good luck!

My Unique Pets
I’m used to having pets at home because my family is pet lovers. I have kept two
turtles since February 2003. I put them all in one tank in my room.
The name of the male turtle is Donatello and the female one is called Rafael It is
quite easy to keep them. They can survive without food for about two months. However,
they need a comfortable place to live. They have to live with imported soil and plants, good
water circulation and a piece of dry trunk in the aquarium. Inadequate conditions can cause
not only stress but also affect their growth. The worst thing is they may even end in their
death!
The weapon of an adult turtle lies in its edge of the shell. He will use this weapon
when he is disturbed while he is taking a nap.

[Link] is it dangerous to touch the edge of the turtle’s shell when he is having his nap?
a. because the turtle might infect you with a certain disease
b. because it is the location of a turtle’s weapon
c. because it can cause stress to the turtle
d. because it will kill the turtle

2. “Inadequate conditions can cause not only stress but also affect their growth.” (P.2)
The underlined word can be best replaced by …
a. insufficient
b. indiscipline
c. ineffective
d. inedible

3. What is the purpose of the text above ?

a. To tell the readers that the writer’s family is pet lovers
b. To describe the writer’s turtles to the readers
c. To persuade the readers to keep turtles as a pet
d. To show the advantages of keeping turtles

SLEEP
Sleep is a temporary lapse of consciousness. During sleep, our central nervous
system, breath, heart-beat, and muscle-tone are slowing down.
Human sleep duration varies enormously. Babies sleep 18-20 hours a day, young
children 12-14 hours, adults 7-9 hours, and older 5-7 hours.
Some people nowadays suffer from insomnia. These people can not sleep easily.
Insomnia is not an illness. It is a symptom of a sleeping disorder which can be caused by
anxiety, depression, and excitement. It cannot be cured without getting rid of the problems
which cause it. But temporarily, insomnia can be overcome by drinking chamomile tea.

4. What does the text tell about?

A. Babies.
B. Young children.
C. Sleep.
D. Insomnia.

5. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. People cannot sleep.
B. Insomnia can happen to anyone.
C. Drinking chamomile tea has a good effect on us.
D. Some people nowadays suffer from insomnia.

6. How to overcome insomnia?

A. By drinking chamomile tea.
B. By drinking a lot of water.
C. By drinking tea.
D. By drinking milk.

7. “… caused by anxiety, …” (paragraph 3)

The synonym of the underlined word is ….
A. sadness
B. eagerness
C. happiness
D. nervousness

The Titanic was the biggest ship in the world at that time. It had good facilities such
as: a fully air conditioned cabin, restaurant, bar, mini shop, recreation space, ship’s band
and singers, medical facilities, telephone, etc. When the Titanic sailed from Southampton to
New York in April 1912 with 819 crews and 1316 passengers, it sank after it sailed for four
days. It happened in the North Atlantic Ocean. It hit a very big iceberg. Since there were not
enough lifeboats and all the passengers or the crews were very afraid, the ship sank rapidly,
most of the passengers and crews sank and only a few people were safe.

8. Which of the following is true according to the text?

a. The titanic sank because of passengers overload
b. The lifeboats are sufficient for all passengers
c. The number of people in the ship are 2135
d. The ship disappeared only after fourteen days

9. It had good facilities. The underlined word refers to ….

a. the world
b. the ship
c. the time
d. that biggest

10. Which line tells us that most people died?

[Link] 3 & 4
b. line 1 & 2
c. line 6 & 7
 d. line 5 & 6

11. Where did the Titanic sink exactly?

a. Southeast continent
b. in the sea
c. Atlantic ocean
d. North Atlantic Ocean

12. The word rapidly in line 6 has the closest meaning to…
a. Swift
b. Gradually
c. Coldly
d. slow

WASPS
All the many kinds of wasps are close relatives of the ants and bees. Wasps can be told
from their relatives by their slender waists. Like the ants and bees, they go through four
stages in their lives. First they are eggs, then wormlike larva, then pupas, and finally grown
up insects. Like many of their relatives they can sting.
Some wasps live in colonies just as honeybees do. The wasps in a colony work
together. Some do one task and some another. These wasps are called social wasps. The
wasps that do not live in colonies are called solitary wasps.
Paper wasp and white -faced hornets build their nest of paper. They make the paper of
chewed-up wood. Wasps made paper long before people did.
Each nest of a paper wasp or a white-faced hornet is the home of a whole colony. In
each colony there is a queen that does all the egg-laying. Most of the other wasps in the
colony are workers. The story of every wasp colony is very much the same.

13. Which statement is correct according to the text above?

A. Wasps make their nest out of used paper.
B. There are two kinds of wasps, social and solitary.
C. We can find more than one queen in wasps’ nest.
D. Wasps do not sting.

14. “They make the paper of chewed-up wood”. (paragraph 3)

The underlined word refers to ….
A. Paper wasps
B. White-faced hornets
C. Paper wasp and white-faced hornets
D. Paper wasps and their colony

15. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To entertain the readers about the story of wasps.
B. To inform the reader how to make a wasps’ nest.
C. To inform the reader about the origin of wasps.
D. To give detailed information about wasps in general.
16. The word relatives in paragraph 1 has antonyms…
 A. Unassociated
B. Connected
C. Related
D. Bound

17. How many steps should the wasp go through in their lives?
A. Four steps
B. Three steps
C. Two steps
D. One step.

Doraemon is one of the characters in a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko

Fujio. Doraemon is a robotic cat. He has got a small and blue body, white hands and feet.
Although he can hear perfectly well, Doraemon has no ears.
Doraemon possesses a large pocket that can produce many gadgets from the future.
The pocket is called a yojigen-pocket, or fourth- dimensional pocket. Doraemon’s favorite
food is dorayaki, a Japanese treat filled with red bean paste.
This robotic cat has the tendency to panic during emergencies. In an emergency
situation, he will frantically pull out every unnecessary gadget from his pocket. Nevertheless,
Doraemon is a good cat. He always helps Nobita.

18. What does the text mainly talk about?

a. Doraemon
b. Fujiko Fujio
c. Robotic cats
d. Nobita

19. “… he will frantically pull out every unnecessary … “ (paragraph 3).

The underline word can be best replaced by …
a. Happily
b. Calmly
c. Madly
d. Diligently

20. Which of the following are the features of Doraemon, except?

a. He has a magic pocket
b. He has got small body
c. He is equipped with ear
d. His color commonly are blue and white

21. Why does Doraemon pull out any random gadget from his pocket? because...
a. Doraemon comes from the future
b. Doraemon indeed has a magic pocket
c. Doraemon was built into a robot
d. Doraemon is easily to be panic
 Green sea turtles are rarely seen on [Link] are endangered species with a
drastically reduced population.
Despite its name, a green sea turtle’s shell is not always green. The shell can be a
blend of different colours including brown, dark olive, grey or black. The shell is also smooth
and heart-shaped. Green sea turtles actually received their colourful name from the colour of
their subdermal (underneath the skin) body fat.
Green sea turtles are really big. They can grow to 91-122 cm in length. They are very
dense and heavy animals. Despite their size, they are still not the world’s largest sea turtles.
Adult green sea turtles are herbivores. The jaw is serrated to help the turtle easily
chew their primary food source – sea grasses and algae. Meanwhile, juvenile green sea
turtles are omnivores. They eat a wide variety of plant and animal life, including insects,
crustaceans, sea grasses and worms.
Green sea turtles have ocean water habitats and nesting habitats. Once a green sea
turtle hatches and heads into the oceans, it rarely returns to land. Instead, it feeds on off-
shore plant blooms around islands and beaches.

22. Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of green sea turtles?
A. They are big, dense and heavy.
B. Adult and juvenile ones consume different food.
C. Their shells are heart-shaped and not rough.
D. Their shells are always green.

23. “The shell can be a blend of different colours ...” (Paragraph 2)

What is the similar meaning of the underlined word?
A. Mixture.
B. Similarity.
C. Example.
D. Relation.

24. Green sea turtles have ocean water habitats and nesting habitats. Once a green sea
turtle hatches and heads into the ocean it rarely returns to land. What do those sentences
imply?
A. A green sea turtle likes to stay on land.
B. A green sea turtle hatches its eggs in the ocean.
C. A green sea turtle really cares about its hatches.
D. A green sea turtle leaves its hatches on land to survive by themselves.

25. Green sea turtles are endangered species. One of the reasons is that the green turtles
leave their hatches on land. What can we probably do to protect them from extinction?
A. Keep all green sea turtles at zoos.
B. Fetch green sea turtles from the ocean.
C. Take green sea turtles’ shells for ornaments.
D. Save the hatches of green sea turtles from predators.