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News Item PH

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

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)

“MN was arrested at his house…” The underlined word refers to a house belongs to…….

a)

The arrested man

b)

The infant parent

c)

The police officer

d)

A Semarang administration officer

e)

Surabaya administration officer

2.

“…for allegedly buying an infant” The infant word has similar meaning with ……

a)

Child

b)

Teenager

c)

Adult

d)

Man

e)

Grown

3.

Statements from the people, witnesses, or experts related to the events.

a)

Source

b)

Background event

c)

Newsworthy event

d)

Headline

4.

Events in the form of a summary. Usually in paragraph one about who, what, and where.

a)

Newsworthy event (s)

b)

Background of the event (s)

c)

Generic Structure

d)

Saying Verbs

5.

What are the generic structures of news item?

a)

Resource - event - description.

b)

Headline - newsworthy event - source of information.

c)

Resource - main events - events - explanation.

d)

Orientation - elaboration - resource of information.

e)

Newsworthy events - orientation - description.

6.

Reindeer delivery company in Japan "Domino's" has got into the Christmas spirit already!

It started to train reindeer to deliver pizza to customers. the company is working with reindeer breeders to train the reindeer how to deliver pizza.

People can watch the reindeer in real-time by using a GPS driver tracker. The company claims that it is taking all possible steps to ensure that animals are well.

The word "it" in the second paragraph refers to...

a)

reindeer

b)

Pizza

c)

Christmas spirit

d)

Domino's Company

7.

The news 'Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters block airport' mainly discussed about an issue that happened in ... .

a)

America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

8.

Donald Trump signed a new order last week, and it is a step to create the United States Space Force. Trump said that he sees space as a war-fighting territory of the future. He believes that congress will support his order because it is important.

He said that other countries are taking the same steps, but the American space technology is much better. Trump said that this means that the USA will be safe for a long time.


What is the news above talked about?

a)

Congress belief on Trump’s decision.

b)

Trump action after seeing space as a war-territory in the future.

c)

Trump as a innovator of space technology.

d)

United States safety in the future.

9.

Singapore 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.


What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

a)

Singapore ambassador visited the three islands in Riau

b)

Singapore needs to invest in the three islands in Riau

c)

Singapore needs to invest in the three islands in Riau

d)

Anil Kumar Nayar is the Singapore ambassador in Indonesia

e)

Singapore shows its commitment in developing the marine tourism sector in the three islands in Riau

10.

Singapore 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 . . .

a)

Building tourism infrastructure in the three islands in Riau

b)

Tourism in the three islands in Riau

c)

Tourism in the sea around the three islands in Riau

d)

Building marine infrastructure in the three islands in Riau

e)

Developing tourism industry in the three islands in Riau

11.

Hit, Plan, Observe

a)

Passive Voice

b)

Action Verbs

c)

Source (s)

d)

Social Function

12.

To inform the readers/listeners about a newsworthy event.

a)

Source (s)

b)

Social Function

c)

Language Features

d)

Simple Past Tense

13.

There was an accident.

a)

Social Function

b)

Passive Voice

c)

Simple Past Tense

d)

Language Features

14.

Newsworthy event (s); Background event (s); Sources

a)

Social function

b)

Generic structure

c)

Language Feature

d)

All answers are correct

15.

Reported speech, simple past tense, present tense, adverbs, saying verbs, action verbs.

a)

Language Feature

b)

Social Function

c)

Generic Structure

d)

None of the above

16.

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?

a)

To inform readers about arrested man for buying an infant

b)

To describe the important person for readers

c)

To argue that arresting the man is important

d)

To explain how police arrested the man

e)

To convince reader that buying infant is illegal

17.

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)

“MN was arrested at his house…” The underlined word refers to a house belongs to…….

a)

The arrested man

b)

The infant parent

c)

The police officer

d)

A Semarang administration officer

e)

Surabaya administration officer

18.

News item is a text that ... .

a)

presents critical analysis on events or works for readers or public audiences

b)

is designed to describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps

c)

informs readers about events of the day

d)

is located near photos that gives important information

19.

What is the purpose of news item?

a)

To convince the readers about an issue

b)

To explain about a natural phenomenon.

c)

To describe an important event.

d)

To inform readers about an event.

20.

Here are the generic structure of news item , except ... .

a)

Newsworthy events

b)

Orientation

c)

Backgrounds events

d)

Sources

21.

........... ......... is the text that tells ......... and ....... information for readers/listeners/viewers.

a)

News

Item

important

descriptive

b)

News

Item

trusted

argument

c)

News Item

trusted

important

d)

News

Item

pro

cons

22.

The reported speech of:

"Acute respiratory infection is an airborne disease so COVID-19 prevention measures, such as wearing masks, can be applied," said Harimat Hendarwan

is:

a)

Harimat Hendarwan said that

acute respiratory infection was an airborne disease so COVID-19 prevention measures, such as wearing masks, could be applied.

b)

Harimat Hendarwan said that

acute respiratory infection is an airborne disease so COVID-19 prevention measures, such as wearing masks, would be applied.

c)

Harimat Hendarwan said that

acute respiratory infection was an airborne disease so COVID-19 prevention measures, such as wearing masks, can be applied.

d)

Harimat Hendarwan said that

acute respiratory infection were an airborne disease so COVID-19 prevention measures, such as wearing masks, can be applied.

23.

The reported speech for:

"At the airport, temperature detection devices are in place," I Nyoman Gede Anom affirmed

is:

“At the airport, detection devices are in place.

a)

I Nyoman Gede Anom affirmed that temperature detection devices are in place at the airport.

b)

I Nyoman Gede Anom affirmed that temperature detection devices is in place at the airport

c)

I Nyoman Gede Anom affirmed that temperature detection devices were in place at the airport.

d)

I Nyoman Gede Anom affirmed that temperature detection devices would be in place at the airport.

24.

Here are things we can find in News Item, except .....

a)

facts

b)

rumours

c)

datas

d)

pictures

25.

The other term used for having qualified and important information is .....

a)

trustworthy

b)

brand

c)

logically

d)

newsworthy

26.

What is the purpose of news item?

a)

To convince the readers about an issue

b)

To explain about a natural phenomenon.

c)

To describe an important event.

d)

To inform readers about an event.

27.

Here are the generic structure of news item , except ... .

a)

Newsworthy events

b)

Orientation

c)

Backgrounds events

d)

Sources

28.

What can we find in the Newsworthy event?

a)

Comments by participants, witnesses, authorities, and experts involved in the event

b)

The elaboration of the background of the event

c)

The summary of the event which is important to be delivered

d)

The title of the news or the highlight of the event

29.

What can we find in the sources?

a)

Comments by participants, witnesses, authorities, and experts involved in the event

b)

The elaboration of the background of the event

c)

The summary of the event which is important to be delivered

d)

The title of the news or the highlight of the event

30.

What tense is commonly used in news items?

a)

Past continuous tense

b)

Present perfect tense

c)

Simple past tense

d)

Future perfect tense

31.

What is the main source of news items?

a)

Social media

b)

Television

c)

Newspaper

d)

All of the above

32.

Statements from the people, witnesses, or experts related to the events.

a)

Source

b)

Background event

c)

Newsworthy event

d)

Headline

33.

Which of the following is the example of spoken News Item text?

a)

News radio

b)

Newspapers

c)

News articles

d)

Magazines

34.

Which of the following is the examples of written News Item?

a)

obituary

b)

autobiography

c)

news articles

d)

advertisements

35.

Headline is the title of the news or the highlight of the event.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

36.

What part in the News Item text that we can find the comments by participants, witnesses, authorities, and experts involved in the event?

a)

Headlines

b)

Newsworthy event

c)

Background event

d)

Sources

37.

Which of the following is NOT parts of the News Item Text?

a)

Headline

b)

Background news

c)

Background events

d)

Newsworthy events

38.

In which part of the News Item text that we can find the background story of the event?

a)

Headlines

b)

Newsworthy events

c)

Background events

d)

Sources

39.

Events in the form of a summary. Usually in paragraph one about who, what, and where.

a)

Newsworthy event (s)

b)

Background of the event (s)

c)

Generic Structure

d)

Saying Verbs

40.

Why do you think people want to read this headline?

a)

to inform the news about Aare River's current

b)

to give information about Eril

c)

to inform the reader about the missing of Eril

d)

to get information about the updated news of Eril