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Descriptive Text Worksheet: Taj Mahal

The document is a worksheet assignment on descriptive text about the Taj Mahal. It asks students to identify language features and answer questions about the details and descriptions provided in the Taj Mahal text. Some of the key details it covers include: the Taj Mahal was constructed by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife; it was built from pure white marble between 1631-1653; and it is renowned for its fine architecture and is considered one of the seven wonders of the world.

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Descriptive Text Worksheet: Taj Mahal

The document is a worksheet assignment on descriptive text about the Taj Mahal. It asks students to identify language features and answer questions about the details and descriptions provided in the Taj Mahal text. Some of the key details it covers include: the Taj Mahal was constructed by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife; it was built from pure white marble between 1631-1653; and it is renowned for its fine architecture and is considered one of the seven wonders of the world.

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WORKSHEET

ASSIGNMENT - DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Name : APRIANTO YUDHO SADEWO


BRAVIANTORO ADI WIBOWO
GHALY PURNAMA
JOFANKA AL-KAUTSAR PANGESTU ABADY
Class : X MIPA 3

A. Find the language features of the text (Taj Mahal page 58)
1. Simple Present Tense :
 The dome is surrounded by four smaller domes.

2. Simple Past Tense :


 I visited the Taj Mahal last weekend.

3. Adjectives :
 At daytime, when the sky is bright and clear, the Taj looks milky white.

4. Adverbs:
a. Adverbs of time :
 The Taj Mahal began construction in 1631.
b. Adverbs of place :
 Taj Mahal is a super-majestic building located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh,
India. Having many domes, the Taj Mahal does look like a mosque.
c. Adverbs of manner :
 It’s simply breathtaking! With such beauty , no wonder that Taj Mahal
becomes one of the the Seven Wonders of the World.
d. Adverbs of degree :
 Taj Mahal shows shades of magnificent beauty at different time
during the day.

B. Answer the following questions according to the text.


1. What is Taj Mahal?
 Taj Mahal, an epitome of love, is actually a mausolum.

2. Why did the King construct Taj Mahal?


 Taj Mahal was constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of
his beloved wife and queen.
3. How are the materials and architectural design of Taj Mahal?
 Taj Mahal represents the finest architectural and artistic achievement. The
mausoleum was constructed of pure white marble.

4. Where was the queen actually buried?


 Her actual remains lie below, at garden level.

5. When do you think is the best time to visit Taj Mahal?


 I think the best time to visit Taj Mahal at dawn because when the first rays of
the sun hits the dome of this epic monument, it radiates like a heavenly
pinkish palace.

6. What is writer’s purpose of the text?


 To describe about the beauty of Taj Mahal.

7. What is the generic structure of the text?


 Identification and Description.

8. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?


 Taj Mahal respresent the finest architectural and artistic achievement.

9. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?


 Taj Mahal shows shades of magnificent beauty at different time during the
day. With such beauty, no wonder that Taj Mahal becomes one of the the
Seven Wonders of the World.

10. What do you think about Taj Mahal as one of the seven wonders of the world?
 I think the Taj Mahal is such beauty monument, no wonder the Taj Mahal is
one of the seven wonders of the world.

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