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BIOGRAPHY TEXT

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A biography describes _______________

a)

the individual's childhood experiences, family, traits, legacy hobbies and career

b)

the journal book of the librarian

c)

telling friend experience and their daily life's

d)

tell a useful thing

e)

the scholarly publication containing articles written by researchers, professors and other experts.

2.

Who is he?

a)

Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa

b)

Pangeran Antasari

c)

Tuanku Imam Bonjol

d)

B.J Habibie

e)

Ir. Soekarno

3.

Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie was born on 25 June 1936 in Parepare, South Sulawesi Province to Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and R. A. Tuti Marini Puspowardojo. His father was an agriculturist from Gorontalo descent and his mother was a Javanese noblewoman from Yogyakarta. His parents met while studying in Bogor. Habibie's father died when he was 14 years old.

Habibie is an Indonesian engineer who became the President

of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999. He succeeded Suharto who resigned in 1998. His presidency is seen as transition to the post-Suharto era. Upon becoming president, he liberalized Indonesia's press and political party laws, and held an early

democratic election in 1999, which resulted in the end of his presidency. His presidency was the third, and the shortest, after independence.

The second paragraph tells about Habibie's ...

a)

family

b)

early life

c)

career

d)

education

e)

presidency

4.

Habibie started his real career in Germany Aircraft Industries by becoming the Head of Research and Development of Structure Analysis in Hamburg, Germany (1965-1969). Later, he became the Vice President and Technology Director of MBB Gmbh, Hamburg and Munchen (1973-1978), and Technology Senior Advisor to the MBB Board of Directors (1978). While working in Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB), he conducted many research assignments, producing theories on thermodynamics, construction, and aerodynamics, known as the Habibie Factor, Habibie Theorem, and Habibie Method, respectively.

How long did Habibie work as technology director in Hamburg and Munchen?

a)

4 years

b)

5 years

c)

6 years

d)

7 yeras

e)

8 years

5.

Habibie started his real career in Germany Aircraft Industries by becoming the Head of Research and Development of Structure Analysis in Hamburg, Germany (1965-1969). Later, he became the Vice President and Technology Director of MBB Gmbh, Hamburg and Munchen (1973-1978), and Technology Senior Advisor to the MBB Board of Directors (1978). While working in Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB), he conducted many research assignments, producing theories on thermodynamics, construction, and aerodynamics, known as the Habibie Factor, Habibie Theorem, and Habibie Method, respectively.

From the text above, we know that ....

a)

Habibie became general manager in MBB Gmbh

b)

Habibie started his career as Conductor

c)

Habibie conducted 2 research in Munchen

d)

Habibie was technology senior advisor in 1978

e)

Habibie was the vice president in 1967

6.

Who is he?

a)

Moh. Hatta

b)

Ir. Soekarno

c)

Jendral Soedirman

d)

BJ Habibie

e)

Jokowidodo

7.

Soekarno, born as Kusno Sosrodiharjo, was the first President of Indonesia. He was the leader of his country’s struggle for independence from the Nederland and was Indonesia’s first president from 1945-1967. He was prominent leader of Indonesia’s nationalist movement during the Dutch colonial period, and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the invading Japanese forces.

Sukarno and his fellow nationalists collaborated to garner support for the Japanese war effort from the population, in exchange for Japanese aid in spreading nationalist ideas. Upon Japanese surrender, Sukarno and Hatta declared Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945, whereby Sukarno was appointed as first president. Sukarno led Indonesians in resisting Dutch re-colonization efforts via diplomatic and military means until the Dutch acknowledge of Indonesian independence in 1949.

The communicative purpose of the text is … in Indonesia’s independence.

a)

describing Soekarno’s role

b)

informing who was Soekarno

c)

explaining Soekarno’s struggle

d)

presenting the effort of Soekarno

e)

retelling the historical life of Soekarno

8.

Soekarno, born as Kusno Sosrodiharjo, was the first President of Indonesia. He was the leader of his country’s struggle for independence from the Nederland and was Indonesia’s first president from 1945-1967. He was prominent leader of Indonesia’s nationalist movement during the Dutch colonial period, and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the invading Japanese forces.

Sukarno and his fellow nationalists collaborated to garner support for the Japanese war effort from the population, in exchange for Japanese aid in spreading nationalist ideas. Upon Japanese surrender, Sukarno and Hatta declared Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945, whereby Sukarno was appointed as first president. Sukarno led Indonesians in resisting Dutch re-colonization efforts via diplomatic and military means until the Dutch acknowledge of Indonesian independence in 1949.

The text mainly discusses …

a)

Important leader

b)

a democratic leader

c)

the founding father

d)

the first Indonesian president

e)

the most charismatic leader

9.

Soekarno, born as Kusno Sosrodiharjo, was the first President of Indonesia. He was the leader of his country’s struggle for independence from the Nederland and was Indonesia’s first president from 1945-1967. He was prominent leader of Indonesia’s nationalist movement during the Dutch colonial period, and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the invading Japanese forces.

Soekarno’s young name is…

a)

Susno Sosrodiharjo

b)

Guntur Soekarno Putra

c)

Kusno Sosroraharjo

d)

Kusno Soekardiharjo

e)

Kusno Sosrodiharjo

10.

What is tenses mostly used in Biography Text?

a)

Simple present tense

b)

Simple past tense

c)

Simple future tense

d)

Present continuous tense

e)

Present perfect tense

11.

Biography is one of the branch of the .......

a)

Narrative Text

b)

Procedure Text

c)

Recount Text

d)

Advertisement Text

e)

Comedy Text

12.

Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. She was born on April 17, 1974, in Essex, England. She became famous in the 1990’s with the pop group “The Spice Girls” and was known as Posh Spice. In 1999, she married the Manchester United and England footballer, David Beckham. They have four children, three sons and a daughter.

After The Spice Girls split up, she pursued a solo singing career, but also started her own fashion range called dVb Style. Since this initial foray into fashion Victoria Beckham has brought out her own range of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled ‘intimately Beckham” and a range of handbags and jewelry.

In addition she had written two best-selling books : one her autobiography and the other, a fashion guide.

What did Victoria do before being a solo singer?

a)

Married to David Beckham

b)

Worked as fashion designer

c)

Joined the Spice Girls

d)

Created fashion style

e)

Wrote many books

13.

Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. She was born on April 17, 1974, in Essex, England. She became famous in the 1990’s with the pop group “The Spice Girls” and was known as Posh Spice. In 1999, she married the Manchester United and England footballer, David Beckham. They have four children, three sons and a daughter.

After The Spice Girls split up, she pursued a solo singing career, but also started her own fashion range called dVb Style. Since this initial foray into fashion Victoria Beckham has brought out her own range of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled ‘intimately Beckham” and a range of handbags and jewelry.

In addition she had written two best-selling books : one her autobiography and the other, a fashion guide.

We found in the text that ….

a)

Victoria named her fragrance by dVb style

b)

Beckham is Victoria’s autobiography

c)

Beckham is Victoria’s brand for her fragrance

d)

Posh Spice is the title of her new album

e)

Spice Girls is Victoria’s label for her wardrobe

14.

Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. She was born on April 17, 1974, in Essex, England. She became famous in the 1990’s with the pop group “The Spice Girls” and was known as Posh Spice. In 1999, she married the Manchester United and England footballer, David Beckham. They have four children, three sons and a daughter.

After The Spice Girls split up, she pursued a solo singing career, but also started her own fashion range called dVb Style. Since this initial foray into fashion Victoria Beckham has brought out her own range of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled ‘intimately Beckham” and a range of handbags and jewelry.

In addition she had written two best-selling books : one her autobiography and the other, a fashion guide.

Based on the text, what do we know about Victoria?

a)

She is an ordinary woman

b)

She is a multi-talented woman

c)

  She designed The Spice Girls

d)

She married to an ordinary person

ls

e)

She arranged many songs for the spice girl

15.

‘After The Spice Girls split up’. The synonym of the underlined word is ….

a)

Separated

b)

Joined

c)

Combined

d)

Worked together

e)

Coordinated

16.

  Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. She was born on April 17, 1974, in Essex, England. She became famous in the 1990’s with the pop group “The Spice Girls” and was known as Posh Spice. In 1999, she married the Manchester United and England footballer, David Beckham. They have four children, three sons and a daughter.

After The Spice Girls split up, she pursued a solo singing career, but also started her own fashion range called dVb Style. Since this initial foray into fashion Victoria Beckham has brought out her own range of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled ‘intimately Beckham” and a range of handbags and jewelry.

In addition she had written two best-selling books : one her autobiography and the other, a fashion guide.

“Intimately Beckham” is the title of her ….

a)

Autobiography

b)

Sunglasses and fragrance

c)

Fashion guide

d)

Books

e)

Songwriter

17.

The purpose of the recount text is to……….

a)

tell past events

b)

entertain readers

c)

describe the smugglers

d)

report an event to the police

e)

inform readers about events of the day

18.

It is the opening paragraph. It tells the background information of the person. Usually, it consists of a person's identity such as full name, address and date of birth.

a)

Orientation

b)

Event

c)

Re-orientation

d)

Conflict

e)

Closing

19.

It is written in chronological order. This paragraph tells about the event happened to the person.  

a)

Orientation

b)

Event

c)

Closing

d)

Climax

e)

Anticlimax

20.

These are the character of Biography text, EXCEPT .....

a)

Use simple past tense

b)

Use time sequence

c)

Focus on specific participant

d)

Use action verb

e)

fiction