Summative Test: Descriptive Text

What is the social function of a descriptive text?

• To tell a story from the past

• To explain how to do something

• To describe a particular person, place, or thing

• To entertain the reader with a funny story

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

• Orientation and Complication

• Identification and Description

• Goal and Steps

• Thesis and Arguments

Read the text for questions 3-5.

The Gili Islands are an archipelago of three small islands — Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, and Gili Air — just off the northwest coast of Lombok, Indonesia. The islands are a popular destination for tourists. There are no cars or motorbikes on the islands. The main means of transportation are bicycles and horse-drawn carts called cidomo. The water is crystal clear and full of colorful fish.
What is the text about?

• Lombok, Indonesia

• The Gili Islands

• Gili Trawangan

• Cidomo

Read the text for questions 3-5.

The Gili Islands are an archipelago of three small islands — Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, and Gili Air — just off the northwest coast of Lombok, Indonesia. The islands are a popular destination for tourists. There are no cars or motorbikes on the islands. The main means of transportation are bicycles and horse-drawn carts called cidomo. The water is crystal clear and full of colorful fish.

Which sentence belongs to the "Identification" part?

• The Gili Islands are an archipelago of three small islands...

• There are no cars or motorbikes on the islands.

• The water is crystal clear and full of colorful fish.

• The main means of transportation are bicycles.

Read the text for questions 3-5.

The Gili Islands are an archipelago of three small islands — Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, and Gili Air — just off the northwest coast of Lombok, Indonesia. The islands are a popular destination for tourists. There are no cars or motorbikes on the islands. The main means of transportation are bicycles and horse-drawn carts called cidomo. The water is crystal clear and full of colorful fish.
The word "popular" in the text is an example of a/an...

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb