Descriptive Text

What is the definition of descriptive text?

• Text that recounts past events

• Text that describes a process or steps

     

• Texts that describe an object, place or person in detail

• Texts that compare two different things

The main purpose of descriptive text is...

• To entertain the reader

• Describe an object, place, or person clearly

• Instructs steps

• Recounting personal experiences

The main structure of a descriptive text consists of...

• Orientation, complication, resolution

• General statement, details, conclusion

• Identification and description

• Objectives and steps

The identification part in a descriptive text serves to...

• Mention the characteristics of the object being described

• Explain in detail the parts of the object

• Introduces the object to be described

• Explains the author's opinion

The description part in a descriptive text contains...

• A general description of the object

• A detailed description of the characteristics of the object

• Conclusion of the text

• The author's opinion about the object

The linguistic elements that are often used in descriptive texts are....

• Action verbs

• Adjectives that describe the object

• A causative conjunction

• Interrogative sentence

Descriptive texts more often use the following tenses:

• Simple present tense

• Past perfect tense

• Simple past tense

• Future tense

Which is not the purpose of descriptive text?

• Describing the object in detail

• To give instructions to do something

• Introducing a place or object

• Describing physical features and characteristics

The appropriate sentence to start a descriptive text about Borobudur Temple is....

• Borobudur Temple is located in Central Java, Indonesia.

• Borobudur Temple is a historical building that we must protect.

• Borobudur Temple is one of the most visited tourist attractions.

• When I visited Borobudur Temple, I felt amazed.

Which adjective is appropriate to describe a beach in a descriptive text?

• Beautiful, white sand, quiet

• Steep, slippery, full of rocks

• Far, crowded, dusty

• Dirty, narrow, dangerous