Descriptive Text 10th Graders

Barack Obama is the president of United States. He is an African-American. He is tall and thin. He is bald. He has dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face.

He is the first black man who becomes the president of United States. He is known as a smart and wise man. He is a loving husband for his wife and a good father for his two children. People from all over the world adore him because of his spirit and action in creating peace in this world. He also looks friendly because he always smiles a lot.

What is the purpose of the text?

• To describe Barack Obama's physical appearance and personality

• To persuade the readers to choose him in the election

• To entertain the readers about the story of Barack Obama

• To explain the life of Barack Obama

• To describe Barack Obama in general

The generic structure of Descriptive text is...

• General Classification - Description

• Goal - Material - Step

• Identification - description

• Orientation - Event - Reorientation

• Thesis statement - Arguments - Reiteration

Why we use "simple present tense" in descriptive text?

• Because it tells the fact of the object described.

• Because it tells something that happen now.

• Because it tells something happened in the past.

• Because it tells the estimation of the object described.

• Because it tells the opinion of the object described.

Kujang is divided into some parts, they are: papatuk/congo (the end of the Kujang which resembles an arrow tip), eluk/silih (the indentation on the back), tadah (arch in the middle part of Kujang) and mata (small holes covered with metal gold and silver). Besides its shape, the material that is used to create Kujang is unique as well. The material is dried, porous and contains many natural metals."

What is the main idea of the paragraph above?

• The parts of Kujang

• The unique shape of Kujang

• The function of Kujang

• The origin of Kujang

• The popularity of Kujang

Kujang is a unique weapon of the West Java area. Kujang began to be made around the 8th century or 9th, made of iron, steel, and prestige material. The length is about 20 to 25 cm and the weigh is about 300 grams.

Which option that is not appropriate with the text above?

• Kujang is made by prestige materials.

• Kujang was made before 8th century.

• Kujang has 25 cm lenghts.

• Kujang was began to be made in West Java.

• Kujang has 300 grams weigh.

"Kujang Pengarak is used as traditional ceremony device."

The word "device" is synonymous with . . .

• tool

• weapon

• symbol

• decoration

• thing

"Kujang is a tool that reflects the critical acumen and power in life also symbolizes strength and courage to protect the rights and truth. It has become weapons, an agricultural tool, a symbol, decoration, or souvenir."

The word "it" is refers to . . .

• Kujang

• weapon

• tool

• symbol

• decoration

"In addition, Makassar is the home of pisang epe, or pressed bananas. These are bananas which are pressed, grilled, and covered with palm sugar sauce and sometimes eaten with Durian. Many street vendors sell pisang epe, especially around the area of Losari beach."

Which of the pictures that is appropriate with the description above?

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" Makassar has several famous traditional foods. The most famous is Coto Makassar. It is a stew made from the mixture of nuts and spices with beef parts which include beef brain, tongue and intestine. Konro rib dish is also popular traditional food in Makassar. Both Coto Makassar and Konro are usually eaten with Burasa, glutinous rice with coconut milk and sauted coconut granule."

What is the main idea of the paragraph above?

• Famous traditional foods in Makaasar.

• How to make Coto Makassar.

• Famous traditional market in Makassar.

• Coto Makassar ingridients.

• How to it Konro.

"Makassar is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the largest city on Sulawesi Island."

What we called the underlined part of the sentence above?

• noun phrase

• noun clause

• noun

• sentence

• clause