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ABOUT DESCRIPTIVE

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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1.

Natural Bridge National Park is luscious tropical rainforest. It is located 110 kilometers from south of Brisbane and is reached by following the Pacific Highway to Nerang and then by travelling through the Numinbah Valley. This scenic roadway lies in the shadow of Lamington National Park.


The phenomenon of the rock formed into a natural ‘arch’ and the cave through which a waterfall cascades is a short one-kilometer walk below a dense rain forest canopy from the main picnic area. Swimming is permitted in the rock pools. Night-time visitors to the cave will discover the unique feature of the glow worms. Picnic areas offers toilets, barbecue, shelter sheds, water and fireplaces; however, overnight camping is not permitted.


Question: What is the function of paragraph 1?

a)

as an orientation

b)

as an identification

c)

as a thesis

d)

as a classification

e)

as a resolution

2.

Venice is a city in northern Italy. It has been known as the “Queen of the Adriatic”, “City of Bridges”, and “The City of Light”. The city stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy.


Venice is world famous for its canals. It is built on an archipelago of 117 islands formed by about 150 canals in a shallow lagoon. The islands on which the city is built are connected by about 400 bridges. In the old centre, the canals serve the function of roads, and every form of transport is on water or on foot.


You can ride gondola there. It is the classical Venetian boat which nowadays is mostly used for tourists, or weddings, funerals, or other ceremonies. Now, most Venetians travel by motorised waterbuses which ply regular routes along the major canals and between the city’s islands. The city has many private boats. The only gondolas still in common use by Venetians are the Traghetti, foot passenger ferries crossing the Grand Canal at certain points without bridges.


Question: What transport crosses the Grand Canal for foot passengers at certain points without bridges?

a)

Gondolas.

b)

Traghetti

c)

Water buses.

d)

Lagoon

e)

Ship

3.

What do you know about descriptive text?

a)

To tell something

b)

To retell something

c)

To entertein reader

d)

To describe something

4.

Below are the structures of descriptive text. Except...

a)

Identification

b)

Description

c)

Conclussion

d)

Orientation

5.

Giraffe is the tallest animal, I saw in Ragunan zoo. It is a male. It is about six meter tall. It has big brown eyes. It has brown spots on its skin. It also has two short horns on its head. Its tail is long with thick hair on the top of the tail. It likes eating leaves of tree.

a)

to describe about giraffe

b)

to tell about tall animal

c)

to describe Ragunan zoo

d)

to tell about elephant

6.

I love cats very much. I keep some cats in my house. They are Abooy, Olive, Bubul and Sincan. Abooy is grey. It’s big and strong. Olive is black and small. Bubul is brown, yellow and red. The last sincan, Sincan is white. I always take care of my cats everyday.

‘It’s big and strong’ .

It refers to….

a)

Olive

b)

Abooy

c)

Bubul

d)

Sincan

7.

Tulus is a (a)   . He has many songs.

What is Tulus profession?

8.

Dea has good personality. Dea is an independent girl. She rarely ask for help from other people. She is also a diligent girl. She studies a lot. She is friendly too because she always greets everyone he meets.

a)

Studies hard everyday

b)

often asks for other ‘s help

c)

has a good personality.

d)

always greets her friends.

9.

This is a tourist attraction and educational center. It is an icon of the city of Jakarta. It is located in the center of Jakarta. It was built in August 1959. Its height is 132 meters. This museum displays the history of the struggle of the Indonesian people.

What is it ?

(a)  

10.

What kind of tenses which use for descriptive text?

a)

Past tense

b)

Present tense

c)

Future tense

d)

Perfect tense

11.

BROMO MOUNTAIN

Bromo is one of mountains in East Java that is known around the world. As one of the special tourism places in Java. Bromo mountain is not only rich of its natural beauty but also in harmony with the local people around it.

In Bromo, the visitors can enjoy both the beauty of beauty the nature and also the culture in that area because Bromo is not simply a mountain but also an important place for ritual ceremony of Hindu .

Located around 2.5 hours from Malang, Bromo is one of active volcanoes which it part of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. The beauty of Bromo can be seen clearly from the top of Pananjakan Mountain that is close to Bromo which has higher level (2,770 meters ). Bromo itself is only 2,392 meters. Even to Bromo is not a high volcano, the history of the eruption was so dramatic. The sands around it, which people call the sea of the sands (Segara Wedi), is the proof that is mountain had killed the life in its surroundings .

According to the text, where is Bromo Mountain located?

a)

Kalimantan

b)

Central Java

c)

East Java

d)

West Java

e)

None of the above

12.

How many hours from Malang?

a)

2,5 hours

b)

1,5 hours

c)

3,5 hours

d)

4 hours

13.

When is Kasada Festival held?

a)

Everyday

b)

Every Month

c)

Every Year

d)

Every Week

14.

Bromo is one of mountains in East Java that is famous around the world. The underlined word means ....

a)

Strange

b)

Unpopular

c)

Well-known

d)

Clumsy

15.

Paris


Paris is the capital of a European nation, France. It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the world.


Paris is called the city of Light. It is also an international fashion center. What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world. Paris is also famous for its world center of education. For instance, it is the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.


The Seine River divides the city into two parts. Thirty-two bridges cross this scenic river. The oldest and perhaps the most well-known is Pon Neuf, which was built in the sixteenth century. Sorbonne, a famous university, is located on the left bank (south side) of the river. The beautiful white church Sacre Coeur lies on the top of hill called Montmartre on the right bank (north side) of the Seine.


There are many other famous places in Paris, such as the famous museum the Louvre as well the cathedral of Notre Dame. However, the most famous landmark in this city must be the Eiffel Tower.


Paris is named after a group of people called the Parisii. They built a small village on an island in the middle of the Seine River about two thousand years ago. This island is called lie de la Cite. It is where Notre Dame located. Today around eight million people live in Paris area.

1. The fifth paragraph tells ….

a)

The origin of the word Paris

b)

About the Paris

c)

The location of Notre Dame

d)

A village built a thousand years ago

e)

An island in the middle of the Seine River

16.

Angkor Wat was faced a Hindu temple, a man of Budhist temple completed in Cambodia. It is the largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King, Suryawarman II in the early twelveth century in Yosadapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire as this temple of eventual moslem. It is dedicated to Wisnu. It is designed to represent Khmer Meru, frame of the Devis in Hindu mithology within the mouth and has an outer wall which is 3 to 7 km long. It has three rectangular galleries which races about the neck. At the centre of the temple stand Queen Cap of Tower.


What is the monolog about?

a)

Gallery complex.

b)

Buddhist mythology.

c)

Cambodia.

d)

Khmer Empire.

e)

Angkor Wat.

17.

Ricky repairs the car in the garage. He wants to be ....

a)

Chef

b)

Doctor

c)

Teacher

d)

Mechanic

18.

My mother works in the hospital. She help the doctor. She is a ....

a)

Teacher

b)

Nurse

c)

Tailor

d)

Singer

19.

Nikita is very beautiful girl. Everyone likes her very much because of her beauty. The synonym of beautiful is ....

a)

Prety

b)

Ugly

c)

Handsome

d)

Clever

20.

Uncle Udin goes to the market everyday. He sell some fruits there. I always buys some fruit from him. The word "him" refers to ....

a)

I

b)

Fruit

c)

Uncle Udin

d)

Market

21.

The communicative purpose of descriptive text is to ....

a)

Describe something

b)

Entertaint the readers

c)

Tell past event

d)

Tell how to make something

22.

I have a new ruler. I use it for .... in Math lesson.

a)

deleting

b)

measuring

c)

reading

d)

writing

23.

Please sit on the ... Don't sit on the table, because table is not for sitting.

a)

bag

b)

bed

c)

floor

d)

chair

24.

I need something to cover my head from the heat of sun. I really need ....

a)

cap

b)

shirt

c)

bag

d)

shoes

25.

Do you have another ... ? I need it to write the material on my book. I lost it just a moment.

a)

book

b)

eraser

c)

pen

d)

ruler

26.

It is big animal. It can run fast. It has black and white stipes in its body. It is ....

a)

horse

b)

zebra

c)

cow

d)

buffalo

27.

The ... help the farmers to plough the ricefield.

a)

tiger

b)

crocodile

c)

cat

d)

buffalo

28.

People know this animal is the king of the jungle. It has a long beard on its neck. It can run fast. It is ....

a)

lion

b)

tiger

c)

leopard

d)

crocodile

29.

It is a tame animal. It leaves in the mud. It has no feet. People like frying it to eat. It is a/an ....

a)

snake

b)

ant

c)

eel

d)

lizard

30.

The text is to give detile information in describing something. What kind of text is it?

a)

Narrative

b)

Descriptive

c)

Procedure

d)

Recount

31.

My uncle is a librarian. He qorks in the ....

a)

School

b)

Library

c)

Laboratory

d)

Hospital

32.

If you want to see many kinds of animal you should go to ....

a)

market

b)

bank

c)

police station

d)

zoo

33.

Morning students? Does any body know an elephant? Yes, it is a big animal. There are several kinds of elephant, Sumatran elephants, Asian elephants, Africans etc. Now I would like to tell you more about Asian elephants: the largest animals in the world.

What is the largest animal in the world?

a)

ox

b)

komodo

c)

asian elephant

d)

cow

34.

They have big bodies. They weigh up to 5,400 kilograms. their skin is thick and tough.They have four big legs, a long trunk, small eyes, two long tusk and big ears.

How heavy is an elephant?

a)

up to one thousand kilograms

b)

up to five thousand and four hundred kilograms

c)

around two thousand kilo grams

d)

around five thousand kilograms

35.

They have big bodies. They weigh up to 5,400 kilograms. their skin is thick and tough.They have four big legs, a long trunk, small eyes, two long tusk and big ears.

what makes a different of an elephant?

a)

its' ears

b)

its' four legs

c)

its' grey skin

d)

its' long trunk

36.

What about their daily food? They eat grass, leaves, shrubs, twigs, branches and bark of tree. Also it prefer eating banana, paddy, coconut and sugar cane.

what is the elephant's food?

a)

fish

b)

squid

c)

grass and leaves

d)

eggs

37.

They live in the forest, hilly or mountainous area. They feed during the morning, evening and night. It rests during in the middle of day. They need shade during the hot season to keep from over heating and can not go far without water

why do elephants need shade during the hot season?

a)

because they are lazy

b)

because they hide from hunter

c)

to keep them from over heating

d)

because they are big

38.

My classroom is very big. There are twenty classroom and forty chairs for students. The teacher’s table is in front of the classroom. The teacher sit behind the table. Behind her is the whiteboard. Beside the whiteboard is a map of Indonesian archipelago. Under the map, there is a bookshelf. There are two windows in the room. Between the windows is a picture of Prambanan temple. I like my classroom very much.


1.“My classroom is very big “. The underlined word ...

a)

Large

b)

Short

c)

Little

d)

Small

39.

I love dogs very much. I keep some dogs in my house. They are Casper, Midas, Brownie and Dottie. Casper is a dachshund. He’s short with long body and four strong legs. Brownie is a collie. She has long and thick fur. What color is her fur? Brown, of course that’s why I call her Brownie. Dottie is a Dalmatian. She has a slim body and four long legs. She has thin fur and dots all over her body. The last is Midas. He is a bulldog. He has a large head, a short neck and thick short legs. He’s very strong. I always take care of my dogs every day.


The generic structure of the text is ….

a)

Reorientation – Events – Orientation

b)

Identification - Description

c)

The goal – Material - Steps

d)

Orientation – Events – Reorientation

40.

Choose the suitable description from the picture!

a)

She wears black veil.

b)

She wears pink glasses.

c)

She wears pink veil.

d)

She wears blue glasses.