WorksheetsULANGAN NEWS ITEM
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
What is the definition of a News Item text?
A text that tells about someone's experience in chronological order
A text that informs the readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy
A text that describes a particular person, place, or thing in detail
A text that persuades the reader to agree with an argument
What is the generic structure of a News Item text?
Orientation – Complication – Resolution
Identification – Description
Main Event – Background event – Source
Thesis – Arguments – Reiteration
Which part of a News Item text provides details about the event?
Main Event
Background Event (Elaboration)
Source
Orientation
What is the social function of a News Item text?
To describe objects or phenomena in detail
To entertain readers with imaginative stories
To inform readers about important or interesting events
o explain how to do something step by step
The Source section in a News Item text is used to...
Give additional details about the event
Provide quotes or information from people involved
Summarize the entire event
Introduce the main topic of the news
Statements from the people, witnesses, or experts related to the events.
Source
Background event
Newsworthy event
Headline
Hit, Plan, Observe
Passive Voice
Action Verbs
Source (s)
Social Function
Stated, Claimed, Said
Generic Structure
Saying Verbs
Background of the event (s)
Newsworthy event (s)
Passive voice, simple past tense, adverbs, saying verbs, action verbs.
Language Feature
Social Function
Generic Structure
None of the above
Newsworthy event (s); Background event (s); Sources
Social function
Generic structure
Language Feature
All answers are correct
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
Providing information to the reader about an event is the goal of....
Narrative text
Descriptive text
Report text
News item text
Writing a title that attracts attention and is easily understood by readers is a linguistic element of news items which is commonly called?
Scene
Headline
Circumstance
Material
The best caption for the picture is....
Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan (third left), vice presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar (third right), presidential candidate and Indonesias Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto (second right), vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka (right), presidential candidate and former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo (left) and vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD react after the last vice presidential election debate at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) on Jan. 21, 2024. (AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)
Beach lovers: Domestic and foreign tourists throng Canggu Beach in Badung regency, Bali, on June 4, 2020, despite the mobility restriction to curb COVID-19 infection. (Antara/Fikri Yusuf)
Prince Varuna (carried on bamboo sticks) dances with the villagers after receiving a royal necklace from his father during a media preview of “The Prince of the Sea“ underwater theatrical performance at Taman Safari Bali in Serongga, Gianyar regency, Bali, on Dec. 19, 2023. The underwater theatrical dining venue was open for the public on Dec. 20, 2023.`
Smoke billows over the northern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment from southern Israel on Dec. 15, 2023 amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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 Rp3.8 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 word "his" refers to a house belonging to ...
The police officer
The arrested man
The infant parents
A surabaya administration officer
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 Rp3.8 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 events – Reorientation
Stating thesis – Arguments – Reiteration
Newsworthy event – Background events – Source of Information
"US-China Trade War is Good News for Some Countries" talks about ... issue.
economic
environmental
entertainment
political
"Big Cabinet family enjoys fun, games at Bogor Palace" mainly discusses about ... news.
economic
political
entertainment
environmental
The news 'Floods, landslides to dominate 2019 amid continuing environmental damage' mainly discussed about an issue that happened ... .
locally
nationally
globally
universal
This news ' Hurricane Dorian Lashes Northern Bahamas' mainly discussed about ... .
business
entertainment
politics
international
