NEWS ITEM REVIEW

​NEWS ITEM REVIEW

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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)

“MN was arrested at his house…” The underlined word refers to a house belongs to…….

• The arrested man

• The infant parent

• The police officer

• A Semarang administration officer

• Surabaya administration officer

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

• Child

• Teenager

• Adult

• Man

• Grown

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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.

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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 kind of outfit that Karl doesn’t usually wear?

• Black suit.

• White shirt.

• Black glasses.

• White tie.

• Black tie .

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“He was a fashion icon“.

What does the bolded word mean?

• A person who created fashion brand.

• A person who report latest fashion news.

• A person who reviewing fashion item.

• A person who is respected in fashion industry.

• A person who love to promote his fashion line.

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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

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To inform the readers about a news worthy event is the ... of the text.

• generic structure

• language features

• social function

• background events

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"Cold and warm air has converged over southern China, and the two sides have entered a deadlock and a tug of war," Wang Weiyue, an analyst at weather.com.cn, an arm of the China Meteorological Administration, told Reuters.

Heavy rain is forecast to persist until Tuesday in the southern provinces of Guizhou, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang and Guangxi and then move northward.

The source of the news is....

• Tuesday

• Jiangxi

• Cold and warm air

• Wang Weiyue

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Par. 1 Moscow – A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe, which killed 10 sailors and contaminated an entire town.

Par. 2 Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the explosion of a nuclear submarine at the naval base of shkotovo – 22 near Vladivostock.

Par. 3 The accident, which occurred 13 months before the Chernobyl disaster, spread radio active fall-out over the base and nearby town, but was covered up by officials of the Soviet Union. Residents were told the explosion in the reactor of the Victor-class submarine during a refit had been a ‘thermal’ and not a nuclear explosion. And those involved in the clean up operation to remove more than 600 tones of contaminated material were sworn secrecy.

Yelena is ....

• a resident

• a reactor

• a journalist

• a sailor

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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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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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What are the generic structures of news item?

• Resource - event - description.

• Newsworthy events - background event - resource of information.

• Resource - main events - events - explanation.

• Orientation - elaboration - resource of information.

• Newsworthy events - orientation - description.

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Reindeer delivery company in Japan "Domino's" has got into the Christmas spirit already!

It started to train reindeer to deliver pizza to customers. the company is working with reindeer breeders to train the reindeer how to deliver pizza.

People can watch the reindeer in real-time by using a GPS driver tracker. The company claims that it is taking all possible steps to ensure that animals are well.

The word "it" in the second paragraph refers to...

• reindeer

• Pizza

• Christmas spirit

• Domino's Company

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

• America

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

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"US-China Trade War is Good News for Some Countries" talks about ... issue.

• economic

• environmental

• entertainment

• political

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

• politics

• lifestyle

• environment

• crime

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Donald Trump signed a new order last week, and it is a step to create the United States Space Force. Trump said that he sees space as a war-fighting territory of the future. He believes that congress will support his order because it is important.

He said that other countries are taking the same steps, but the American space technology is much better. Trump said that this means that the USA will be safe for a long time.

What is the news above talked about?

• Congress belief on Trump’s decision.

• Trump action after seeing space as a war-territory in the future.

• Trump as a innovator of space technology.

• United States safety in the future.

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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 main idea of paragraph 3?

• Singapore ambassador visited the three islands in Riau

• Singapore needs to invest in the three islands in Riau

• Singapore needs to invest in the three islands in Riau

• Anil Kumar Nayar is the Singapore ambassador in Indonesia

• Singapore shows its commitment in developing the marine tourism sector 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.

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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What is the news about?

• A. Tik tok and The US Governemnt

• B. A launch of Tik Tok in US

• C. Tik Tok offers a new program for advertisers

• D. Tik Tok facilitates anyone to campaign.

• E. Tik Tok now has a business devision for marketing.