5 Questions about Descriptive Text

Name : Ravellia Putri Gunawan
Class : XII IPS 1

 Assalamualaikum.. Hello everyone. Welcome back to my blog, so today I want to share some questions about Descriptive Text. But, before I share that questions. First, I will show you the explanation of Descriptive Text.

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Descriptive Text is a text that describes an object, such as a particular person, place or thing.

THE PURPOSE OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
The purpose of Descriptive Text is to describe and reveal a particular person, place or thing.

GENERIC STRUCTURE OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
• Identification. The initial paragraph contains an explanation of a person, place, animal or object will be described.
• Description. contains further elaboration of the topics discussed.

LANGUAGE FEATURE OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
– Specific noun.
– The use of the adjective.
– The use of simple present tense.
– Action verb.

THE VIDEOS ABOUT DESCRIPTIVE TEXT 

 I hope you understand. So now, let's move on to the question.

 Descriptive Text 1

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 

 

 

Descriptive Text 2 

The Indonesian Archipelago 

The Indonesian Archipelago is the largest group of islands in the world. It extends between two continents, Asia and Australia. It also lies between two oceans the Samudera Indonesia and the Pacific Ocean.

Indonesia’s 13,667 islands stretch 5,120 kilometres from east to west and 1,770 kilometres from north to truth. The five main islands are Sumatera, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Irian Jaya.

Indonesia has a land area of 1,904,345 square kilometres. More than half of it is forested land and a part is mountainous, with 15 of the mountains are I still volcanically active. One of history’s greatest volcanic eruptions, which killed thousands of people, occurred in 1883 on the island of Krakatau, which lies between Java and Sumatera.

Indonesia is one of the most populous countries in the world. Its total population is 160 million. More than 60% of the population live on the island of Java.

The Indonesian population consists of more than 300 ethnic groups which speak 500 different languages, but most of them understand the national language, Bahasa Indonesia. The Indonesian government’s campaign to popularize Bahasa Indonesia at present can be seen , through signs in public places and various which say ‘Use good Bahasa Indonesia correctly. Indonesia’s motto offices Bhinneka tunggal Ika, which means Unity in Diversity, symbolizes the unity of the people in spite of their ethnic and cultural origins. 

 

2. Based on the text, The Indonesia Archipelago consists of …. islands.
A. 1.904.345
B. 13.667
C. 5.120
D. 1.770
E. 500 

 

 

 

Descriptive Text 3 

Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Atkinson is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder, the Thin Blue Line and Mr. Bean. He has been listed in the Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy. Atkinson is mostly well known as Mr. Bean.

Rowan Atkinson is a quite thin man. He has fair complexion and black short hair. Some people considered Atkinson “the man with the rubber face.” In fact, he has really funny face with unique smile. He is in medium height of European people. He has a pointed nose, big black eyes and thick eyebrows. His moustache and sideburns are usually well shaved. He usually wears a man’s suit with shirt, collar, trousers and a pair of shiny shoes.

Rowan Atkinson was born in Consett, County Durham on 6th January 1955. He has two elder brothers. Atkinson studied electrical engineering at Newcastle University and continued with an MSc at the Queen’s College, Oxford. Atkinson married Sunetra Sastry in 1990. The couple has two children, Lily and Benjamin, and lives in England in the Northamptonshire. With an estimated wealth of $100 million, Atkinson owns many expensive cars.

 

3. ”Rowan Atkinson is a quite thin man.” (Paragraph 2) The word ‘thin” has the same meaning as...

A. Stocky
B. Athletic
C. Skinny
D. Chubby
E. Muscular

 

 

 Descriptive Text 4 

Yogyakarta is one of the foremost cultural centers of Java, the seat of the mighty Javanese empire of Mataram from which present day Yogyakarta has the best inherited of traditions. The city itself has a special charm, which seldom fails to captivate the visitor. Gamelan, classical and contemporary Javanese dances, leather puppet, theater and other expressions of traditional art will keep the visitor spellbound. Local craftsmen excel in arts such batiks, silver and leather works. Next to the traditional, contemporary art has found fertile soil in Yogya's culture oriented society.

Yogyakarta is often called the main gateway to the Central Java as where it is geographically located. It stretches from Mount Merapi to the Indian Ocean. There is daily air service to Yogya from Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali as well as regular train service and easy accessibility by road. Yogyakarta is commonly considered as the modern cultural of Central Java. It is a very lively city and a shopper's delight. The main road, Malioboro Street, is always crowded and famous for its night street food-culture and street vendors. Many tourist shops and cheap hotels are concentrated along this street or in the adjoining tourist area such Sosrowijayan Street.

The key attraction of Yogyakarta is 'Kraton' (the Sultan's Palace), the centre of Yogya's traditional life and despite the advance of modernity; it still emanates the spirit of refinement, which has been the hallmark of Yogya's art for centuries. This vast complex of decaying buildings was built in the 18th century, and is actually a walled city within the city with luxurious pavilions and in which the current Sultan still resides. Yogyakarta is also the only major city, which still has traditional 'Becak' (rickshaw-style) transport. 

 

4. We know from the second paragraph that ....
A. Plane is the most convenient access to reach Yogyakarta
B. Many local tourists prefer staying in Sosrowijayan Street
C. Sosrowijayan is also known as shopping and culinary delight
D. There are many convenient stores in the streets of Yogyakarta
E. Malioboro Street is a crowded mainroad which is alive 24 hours 

 

 

Descriptive Text 5 

Bale Kambang 

Bale Kambang is a small village in the Southern coast of East Java, seventy kilometers from Malang town and two hours' drive from South. It is well known for its long beautiful white sandy beach as well as the similarity of its temple to the one of Tanah Lot in Bali.

In Bale Kambang, there are three small rocky islands namely Ismaya Island, Wisanggeni Island, and Anoman Island, those names are taken from "wayang" figures (Java traditional puppets). These islands are surrounded by Indonesian Ocean which huge waves frighten most overseas cruisers. 

 

5. What makes Bale Kambang famous?

A. Small rocky islands
B. Long beautiful beach
C. Huge waves of ocean
D. Overseas cruisers 

 

 

 ANSWER

1. A. The origin of the word Paris

2. B. 13.667

3. C. Skinny

4. D. There are many convenient stores in the streets of Yogyakarta

5. B. Long beautiful beach

 

 Those are 5 questions about Descriptive text. I hope you guys can use it as practice. I am sorry for any unpleasant words. Thank you so much for your attention. see you..