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What is a definition of news item?

• A text that retells a main event of a past story.

• A text that gives an overview about item and events.

• A text that describes events in the past, place, and time clearly.

• A text that informs the reader about event considered as a newsworthy.

• A text that tells a story in the past event, and is grouped as a narration text.

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Events in the form of a summary. Usually in paragraph one about who, what, and where.

• Newsworthy event (s)

• Background of the event (s)

• Generic Structure

• Saying Verbs

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Statements from the people, witnesses, or experts related to the events.

• Source

• Background event

• Newsworthy event

• Headline

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While local administrations have begun to block road access into their areas in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, the government has prepared to quarantine the country’s capital, which has been most affected by the disease.

The Transportation Ministry is preparing a scenario for a local quarantine in Greater Jakarta to slow the spread of COVID-19, depending on a decision expected to be made at a Cabinet meeting scheduled for Monday, a ministry official said.

Transportation Ministry land transportation director general Budi Setyadi said the ministry, in coordination with the National Police's traffic corps, had developed a plan including "stopping posts" at toll gates and along other roads to and from Greater Jakarta.

What is the news about?

• The blocking of road access by local administrations.

• The blocking of road access in some areas in Indonesia.

• The preparation to quarantine Jakarta.

• The spread of Covid-19 in the country’s capital.

• Jakarta as the most affected area by Covid-19.

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While local administrations have begun to block road access into their areas in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, the government has prepared to quarantine the country’s capital, which has been most affected by the disease.

The Transportation Ministry is preparing a scenario for a local quarantine in Greater Jakarta to slow the spread of COVID-19, depending on a decision expected to be made at a Cabinet meeting scheduled for Monday, a ministry official said.

Transportation Ministry land transportation director general Budi Setyadi said the ministry, in coordination with the National Police's traffic corps, had developed a plan including "stopping posts" at toll gates and along other roads to and from Greater Jakarta.

Why would Jakarta quarantine the city?

• To treat people who are infected Covid-19.

•   To anticipate what the local administrations have done.

• To slow the spread of Covid-19 in the country’s capital.

• To boost the economic recovery because of the covid-19.

• Because the government has scheduled a meeting to discuss it.

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While local administrations have begun to block road access into their areas in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, the government has prepared to quarantine the country’s capital, which has been most affected by the disease.

The Transportation Ministry is preparing a scenario for a local quarantine in Greater Jakarta to slow the spread of COVID-19, depending on a decision expected to be made at a Cabinet meeting scheduled for Monday, a ministry official said.

Transportation Ministry land transportation director general Budi Setyadi said the ministry, in coordination with the National Police's traffic corps, had developed a plan including "stopping posts" at toll gates and along other roads to and from Greater Jakarta.

What is the topic of the third paragraph?

• The strategy to run the scenario to quarantine Jakarta.

• The execution of quarantining Jakarta.

• The preparation to quarantine Jakarta.

• The land transportation director general.

• The roads in Jakarta which would be closed.

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Singapore to Develop Marine Tourism in Riau Islands of Indonesia

Singapore has expressed its interest in developing marine tourism in Natuna, Anambas and Lingga, three beautiful yet hidden regencies in the Riau Islands province of Indonesia.

According to Riau Islands deputy Governor, Soeryo Respationo, the three areas have their own beauty but lack of adequate infrastructure to boost tourism.

Singapore's investment in the tourism sector would perfectly match with the islands' need, he said recently. Soeryo said that Singapore Ambassador Anil Kumar Nayar visited the Riau islands asministration on Tuesday to show the country's commitment in developing the marine tourism sector.

Singapore is interested in making investment in . . .

• Building tourism infrastructure in the three islands in Riau

• Tourism in the three islands in Riau

• Tourism in the sea around the three islands in Riau

• Building marine infrastructure in the three islands in Riau

• Developing tourism industry in the three islands in Riau

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Singapore to Develop Marine Tourism in Riau Islands of Indonesia

Singapore has expressed its interest in developing marine tourism in Natuna, Anambas and Lingga, three beautiful yet hidden regencies in the Riau Islands province of Indonesia.

According to Riau Islands deputy Governor, Soeryo Respationo, the three areas have their own beauty but lack of adequate infrastructure to boost tourism.

Singapore's investment in the tourism sector would perfectly match with the islands' need, he said recently. Soeryo said that Singapore Ambassador Anil Kumar Nayar visited the Riau islands asministration on Tuesday to show the country's commitment in developing the marine tourism sector.

What is the generic structure of the first paragraph

?

• Newsworthy Event

• Orientation

• Source

• Background Event

• problem

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JAKARTA (Reuters) - The amount of land in Indonesia consumed by fires through September this year has exceeded the amount burned during all of 2018, according to data given by a government official on Monday.

Raffles Panjaitan, forest fire management acting director at the Forestry and Environment Ministry, told reporters that by the end of September 2019 a total of 857,756 hectares (2.12 million acres) had been burned.

That is more than the 529,267 hectares that burned in 2018, according to Indonesian government data. The fires have consumed the most land since 2015, when government data showed 2.6 million hectares burned. (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southeast-asia-haze/)

What is the news about?

• The increase in the amount of land burned in Indonesia. 

• The damage of environment caused by forest fires.

• The forest fires in Indonesia from year to year.

• The effects of forest fires in Indonesia.

• The causes of forest fires in Indonesia.

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JAKARTA (Reuters) - The amount of land in Indonesia consumed by fires through September this year has exceeded the amount burned during all of 2018, according to data given by a government official on Monday.

Raffles Panjaitan, forest fire management acting director at the Forestry and Environment Ministry, told reporters that by the end of September 2019 a total of 857,756 hectares (2.12 million acres) had been burned.

That is more than the 529,267 hectares that burned in 2018, according to Indonesian government data. The fires have consumed the most land since 2015, when government data showed 2.6 million hectares burned. (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southeast-asia-haze/)

How can you relate paragraph 2 and 3?

• Paragraph 2 explains about the area burned in 2019, while paragraph 3 is about the area burned in 2015 and 2018. 

• Paragraph 3 is the further explanation of the information presented in paragraph 2.

• Paragraph 2 is about the fire management while paragraph 3 is about the area burned by fire.

• Both paragraphs tell information about the area burned by fire in Indonesia since 2015, to 2019.

• Paragraph 2 presents the detailed information about the area burned by fire, paragraph 3 concludes it.

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JAKARTA (Reuters) - The amount of land in Indonesia consumed by fires through September this year has exceeded the amount burned during all of 2018, according to data given by a government official on Monday.

Raffles Panjaitan, forest fire management acting director at the Forestry and Environment Ministry, told reporters that by the end of September 2019 a total of 857,756 hectares (2.12 million acres) had been burned.

That is more than the 529,267 hectares that burned in 2018, according to Indonesian government data. The fires have consumed the most land since 2015, when government data showed 2.6 million hectares burned. (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southeast-asia-haze/)

 “The amount of land in Indonesia consumed by fires through September this year has exceeded …” (Paragraph 1). The word “exceeded” in this sentence can be replaced by ….

• existed

• surpassed

• stretched

• increased

• extended

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What Tense that used in News Item Text?

• Perfect Past Tense

• Simple Present Tense

• Pasti Tense

• Future Tense

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What are the generic structures of news item?

• Resource - event - description.

• Resource - main events - events - explanation.

• Resource of information - elaboration - conclution.

• Orientation - elaboration - resource of information.

• Newsworthy events - elaboration - resource of information.

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The last road trip that Tohir Rohjana (22) took with his three friends did not end well for him. Their car crashed into a speeding inter-city bus on a highway between Nganjuk and Madiun, East Java on Monday, killing all of his friends. Tohir was then arrested for drug possession.

Tohir and his three friends, Panji Whisnu Kusuma, 21, Amalia Hestin Mugraheni, 17, and Vico Abdillah, 22, were inside a Toyota Innova heading to Surabaya, driven by Panji. At around 9 a.m. the speeding car reportedly lost control and switched to the other side of the road before crashing into a Hino Bus from travel agency Mira, driven by Tri Sumaryanto.

Two died at the scene while one person died at the hospital. The other person suffered wounds to the head. The bus driver also suffered a wound to the head,” Herry said.

(https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/09/16/ )

It can be concluded from the text that….

• The Innova car was in the right lane.  

• Tohir Rohjana drove the car under drug influence.

• Tohir and his friends were in a city bus before the incident.

• Panji drove the car too fast and couldn’t control it.

• The city-bus cross the other side of the road.

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The last road trip that Tohir Rohjana (22) took with his three friends did not end well for him. Their car crashed into a speeding inter-city bus on a highway between Nganjuk and Madiun, East Java on Monday, killing all of his friends. Tohir was then arrested for drug possession.

Tohir and his three friends, Panji Whisnu Kusuma, 21, Amalia Hestin Mugraheni, 17, and Vico Abdillah, 22, were inside a Toyota Innova heading to Surabaya, driven by Panji. At around 9 a.m. the speeding car reportedly lost control and switched to the other side of the road before crashing into a Hino Bus from travel agency Mira, driven by Tri Sumaryanto.

Two died at the scene while one person died at the hospital. The other person suffered wounds to the head. The bus driver also suffered a wound to the head,” Herry said.

(https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/09/16/ )

Which of the followings explains the victims of the incident?

• Two persons died and another one wounded.

• Three persons died and another one injured.

•   One person died and another one wounded.

•   One person died and two others injured.

• Three died and two badly injured.

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The last road trip that Tohir Rohjana (22) took with his three friends did not end well for him. Their car crashed into a speeding inter-city bus on a highway between Nganjuk and Madiun, East Java on Monday, killing all of his friends. Tohir was then arrested for drug possession.

Tohir and his three friends, Panji Whisnu Kusuma, 21, Amalia Hestin Mugraheni, 17, and Vico Abdillah, 22, were inside a Toyota Innova heading to Surabaya, driven by Panji. At around 9 a.m. the speeding car reportedly lost control and switched to the other side of the road before crashing into a Hino Bus from travel agency Mira, driven by Tri Sumaryanto.

Two died at the scene while one person died at the hospital. The other person suffered wounds to the head. The bus driver also suffered a wound to the head,” Herry said.

(https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/09/16/ )

What was the cause of the incident?

• The Innova car switched to the opposite lane. 

• The bus driver suffered from a wound in the head.

• The driver of the Innova car hasn’t been skillful in driving.

• The traffic was too heavy and the road was in bad condition.

• The driver of the inter inter-city bus was under drug influence.

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The Surabaya Police have arrested a man, identified only as MN, for allegedly buying an infant via Instagram.

MN was arrested at his house on Jl. Karah in Jambangan district in Surabaya, East Java, on Sunday. He was found to have paid some Rp 3.8 million (US$250) for a baby boy when he was only three days olD.

Surabaya police chief Sr. Comr. Rudi Setiawan said recently that the transaction was conducted in Semarang, Central Java, on Sept. 23. The baby’s parents live in Tangerang in Banten.

“The baby is now safe with the Surabaya administration,” Rudi said on Monday (The Jakarta Post, Tue, October 16, 2018)

What is the purpose of the text?

• To inform readers about arrested man for buying an infant

• To describe the important person for readers

• To argue that arresting the man is important

• To explain how police arrested the man

• To convince reader that buying infant is illegal

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The Surabaya Police have arrested a

man, identified only as MN, for allegedly buying an infant via Instagram.

MN was arrested at his house on Jl. Karah in Jambangan district in Surabaya, East Java, on Sunday. He was found to have paid some Rp 3.8 million (US$250) for a baby boy when he was only three days olD.

Surabaya police chief Sr. Comr. Rudi Setiawan said recently that the transaction was conducted in Semarang, Central Java, on Sept. 23. The baby’s parents live in Tangerang in Banten.

“The baby is now safe with the Surabaya administration,” Rudi said on Monday (The Jakarta Post, Tue, October 16, 2018)

What is the generic structure of the text above?

• Newsworthy event – Background events – Sources

• Orientation – Complication – Reorientation

• Orientation – Series of event – Reorientation

• Stating thesis – Arguments – Reiteration

• Goal – Equipments – Steps

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Read The text and answer the question

Seven people were killed in a collision between a bus, a car, and a truck on Jalan Sultan at 10:35 p.m. last night. The dead were all passengers of the car. The police believed the car had been trying to overtake the bus when it was struck by a truck coming from the opposite direction. The driver of the car might not be using his lights, as the truck driver said he did not see the car approaching.

The police said the car should not have tried to pass the bus, since overtaking is not allowed on Jalan Sultan. In addition, the police reported that the car, a small Japanese car , should not have been carrying more than five people. If the passengers had brought their identity cards, the police would have identified the names of the victims easil

what is the text about?

• A road accident.

• Dead people.

• Killing victims.

• Unidentified passengers.

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Karl Lagerfeld was born in 1933, and he worked for Chanel as the creative director for 36 years. He was a fashion icon. He always wore similar clothing – a white shirt, black suit,black tie and black glasses. This became his typical look.

Last month, he missed Chanel’s culture show. He was not well and recently he died. He was 85.

What statements is incorrect based on the news above?

• Karl worked for chanel for more than 36 years.

• Karl likes to wear black glasses.

• Karl has an unique looks.

• Karl is known as fashion icon.

• Karl passed away last month.