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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Statements from the people, witnesses, or experts related to the events.
Source
Background event
Newsworthy event
Headline
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
S + V2
Social Function
Passive Voice
Simple Past Tense
Language Features
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
'Amazon fire ban' mainly talks about ... .
politics
lifestyle
environment
crime
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 purpose of the text?
To inform readers about arrested man for buying an infant
To describe the important person for readers
To argue that arresting the man is important
To explain how police arrested the man
To convince reader that buying infant is illegal
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
“…for allegedly buying an infant” The infant word has similar meaning with ……
Child
Teenager
Adult
Man
Grown
Read The text and answer the question
Seven people were killed in a collision between a bus, a car, and a truck on Jalan Sultan at 10:35 p.m. last night. The dead were all passengers of the car. The police believed the car had been trying to overtake the bus when it was struck by a truck coming from the opposite direction. The driver of the car might not be using his lights, as the truck driver said he did not see the car approaching.
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 easil
what is the text about?
A road accident.
Dead people.
Killing victims.
Unidentified passengers.
What is a definition of news item?
A text that retells a main event of a past story.
A text that gives an overview about item and events.
A text that describes events in the past, place, and time clearly.
A text that informs the reader about event considered as a newsworthy.
Statements from the people, witnesses, or experts related to the events.
Source
Background event
Newsworthy event
Headline
S + Be + V3
Passive Voice
Simple Past Tense
Simple Present Tense
None of the above
Hit, Plan, Observe
Passive Voice
Action Verbs
Source (s)
Social Function
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
To inform the readers/listeners about a newsworthy event.
Source (s)
Social Function
Language Features
Simple Past Tense
S + V2
Social Function
Passive Voice
Simple Past Tense
Language Features
Stated, Claimed, Said
Generic Structure
Saying Verbs
Background of the event (s)
Newsworthy event (s)
Newsworthy event (s); Background event (s); Sources
Social function
Generic structure
Language Feature
All answers are correct
Passive voice, simple past tense, adverbs, saying verbs, action verbs.
Language Feature
Social Function
Generic Structure
None of the above
The underlined sentence is a part of news item that is ....
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newsworthy event
background event
elaboration
resource of information
The background of the event is mostly shown in the ....
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tittle
first paragraph
second paragraph
last paragraph
The resource of the event is ....
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Soviet Navy
the residents
a foreign journalist
a board of investigators
When did the tornado hit Tembalang?
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At dawn.
In the morning.
In the afternoon.
In the evening.
The text mainly reports about ….
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junior high school national exam
computer-based test
school dysfunction
students' cheating habits
What is different about this year's national exam?
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No private schools are allowed.
The number of students participating is the lowest.
All students passed the test without cheating.
The test is computer-based.
Overall, which is the lowest segment for schools with high scores but low integrity?
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Islamic junior high schools.
State junior high schools.
Private schools.
Home schools.
Based on the text, who was responsible for calculating the integrity index?
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The Ministry of Education and Culture.
School principals.
Anies Baswedan.
Teachers.
Which parts of Tohirin's house were destroyed?
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The kitchen and guestroom.
The kitchen and bathroom.
The living room and bedrooms.
The guestroom and bathroom.
How many houses were destroyed by the tornado in the Sendangguwo and Tandang neighborhoods?
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Less than five houses.
Exactly five houses.
Three houses.
More than five houses.
Singaporere 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 ?
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
Building tourism infrastructure in the three islands in Riau
Developing tourism industry in the three islands in Riau
What Is News Item Text ?
to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing
is a text which says what a person or a thing look like
text which informs readers about events of the day
to tell about all legend that happend here
How many Structure in News Item text ?
2
3
4
5
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 purpose of the text?
To inform readers about arrested man for buying an infant
To describe the important person for readers
To argue that arresting the man is important
To convince reader that buying infant is illegal
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?
Orientation – Complication – Reorientation
Orientation – Series of event – Reorientation
Stating thesis – Arguments – Reiteration
Newsworthy event – Background events – Sources
“…for allegedly buying an infant”
The infant word has similar meaning with ……
Adult
Teenager
Child
Man
What Tense that used in News Item Text?
Perfect Past Tense
Simple Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
What Purpose of news item text?
To entertaining people
To inform important event of the day
To give an knowlegde
To inform whats gonna happen tomorrow
Thailand: Forty-two passengers were injured and two were missing after two boats carrying Thai and foreign tourists collided in the popular island beach party, police said Sunday.
The speedboats were ferrying tourists to the Pha-Ngan island for a “Fullmoon” party, a monthly event that attracts thousands of young, mostly western tourists.
Provincial police officer, Adipong Tapee said of the 42 travelers injured, 39 were hospitalized including four Britons, four Australians and four Singaporeans. Also among them were Irish, Norwegian, Malaysian and Thai tourists, he said.
The boats collided and overturned before midnight Saturday, throwing the passengers into the rough sea water just off the island, the website of The Nation newspaper said.
We know from the text that ...
The boat carry carried fourty two passangers
The accident happened not far from Pha-Ngan
The Passangers were mostly foreign tourists
The two missing pessangers were westernes
”But the earlier talks are sign that they may form a stronger partnership”.
The word “partnership” means ….
Collusion
Competition
Agreement
Collaboration
News item menggunakan kalimat lampau (Past Tense / Verb 2 ) dan Passive Voice (di--) karena menceritakan kejadian di waktu lalu/lampau. pernyataan ini benar atau salah?
benar
salah
news item sebagian pakai past tense
news item sebagian menggunakan future tense
