News Item

News Item

by roma eka

​What is news item text?

News item text is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important.​

​Purpose of News Item

• ​To inform the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day

• To present information the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day

​Generic Structure of News Item

• ​Main Events / Newsworthy event(s): it recounts the event in summary form.

• Elaboration / Background event(s): they elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstance

• Resource of Information (Source) : it contains comments by participants in, witnesses to and authorities expert on the event

Multiple Choice

Here is the part of news item text, except

• main event

• elaboration

• orientation

• source

Multiple Select

News item is a text that ... .

• presents critical analysis on events or works for readers or public audiences

• is designed to describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps

• informs readers about events of the day

• is located near photos that gives important information

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

The news 'Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters block airport' mainly discussed about an issue that happened in ... .

• Asia

• Europe

• America

• Africa

Multiple Choice

S + V2

• Social Function

• Passive Voice

• Simple Past Tense

• Language Features

• Present tense

Multiple Choice

Newsworthy event (s); Background event (s); Sources

• Social function

• Generic structure

• Language Feature

• All answers are correct

• Purpose

Multiple Choice

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

• Source

• Background event

• Newsworthy event

• Headline

Multiple Choice

'Amazon fire ban' mainly talks about ... .

• politics

• lifestyle

• environment

• crime

Multiple Choice

”But the earlier talks are sign that they may form a stronger partnership”.

The word “partnership” means ….

• Collusion

• Competition

• Agreement

• Collaboration

Multiple Choice

“…for allegedly buying an infant” The infant word has similar meaning with ……

• Child

• Teenager

• Adult

• Man

• Grown

Open Ended

What is the translation from Online School Registration?

Open Ended

Mention three verbs that are in the news item text last week?

Multiple Choice

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 easily.

What part of News Item is this?

• Newsworthy event

• Background event

• Sources

• Direct Speech

Multiple Select

The meaning of the word dissatisfaction is ....

• kekecewaan

• Ketidakpuasan

• pendaftaran

• penolakan

Open Ended

What the purpose of the news item text ...