1.

Descriptive Text
Descriptive is a text that contains about the description of an object in detail so
that the object is real. The purpose of descriptive is to give a detailed description
of a person, object, or circumstance so as to be real to the reader. The descriptive
text structure consists of.
 Identification : contains a general description of the object to be
described.
 Description : contains detailed description of the object described.
Contoh Descriptive Text
 My Garden
I love gardening. I have a small garden in my backyard. In the garden, there are
some flowers. There are daffodils, Cambodian flowers, orchids, red roses and
white lilies. My oldest daughter, Annisa, is crazy about red roses. She always
helps me watering the flowers in the afternoon. I love all the flowers in my
garden.Identification pada contoh tersebut adalah taman atau kebun dan
deskripsinya adalah taman tersebut banyak bunga dan sering disirami oleh Annisa
pada siang hari
CONTOH SOAL DESKRIPTIVE TEKS
Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 3.
Kediri is a name of a town. It is situated in a valley between the Kelud and Willis
mountains and inhabited by about 1.3 million people. In the centre of the town
there is a large hill which is called the Dathok Mountain. Becautopography of
theregion, Kediri is called a chilly town by the locals. There is a big river called
Brantas cutting off the centre of the town.
Beside the temples, Kediri is also famous for its products like cigarettes and a
special kind of tofu or bean curd. This highly nutritious food is delicacy of Kediri
and has a distinctive taste. The cigarettes factory dominates the town economy
and employs the majority of the women labor force. Kediri and the cigarettes
factory are inseparable and it is considered the biggest cigarette factory in
Indonesia. Most of the local people work in this factory. Those who do not work
here are farmers or traders.

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1. What does the above text tell about?
A. The history of Kediri
B. The famous products of Kediri
C. The description of Kediri
D. The people
2. Which one has a distinctive taste?
A. The cigarette
B. The special food
C. The bean curd
D. The highly nutritious food
3. "Those who do not work here ..." (last sentence). The underlined word refers to
....
A. The local people
B. The factory workers
C. The farmers
D. The traders

2. Narrative Text
The next type of English text is narrative. Have we ever read the story in a novel?
The story is included in the type of narrative. So the notion of a narrative text is a
text that contains the story and story of an event that follows the author's timeline.
Narrative text is usually used as an entertainment for readers with various events
as if the event really experienced the reader. Narrative text structure is as follows.
 Orientation: contains the introduction of the story to be lifted usually
there are swallowing of other characters and background.
 Complication: contains the core story of the story that is marked by a
conflict that occurs to the character of the story.
 Resolution: the end of a story marked by conflict resolution.
 Coda: contains the conclusions of the story.

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Contoh Narrative Text
The Mouse And The Frog
Once, there was a mouse which made of close friendship with a frog.
One day, the frog said to the mouse; “Let’s bind ourselves together with a string
so that we may never get separated”. The mouse agreed. Both tied themselves
together leg to leg. It went quite well on land. When they came to a small pool, it
was a tragic for the mouse.
In the end, the frog kept swimming across the small pool dragging the mouse with
him. Soon, the mouse drowned and floated on the surface of the pool.

CONTOH SOAL NARRATIF TEKS

Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 3.
A Story From The Farm Yard Two roosters were fighting fiercely to be the king
of the farm yard. One finally gained advantage and the other surrendered.
The loosing rooster slunk away and hid itself in a quiet corner. The winner flew
up to a high wall, flapped its wings and crowed its victory, as loud as it could.
Suddenly, an eagle came sailing through the air and carried it off, with its talons.
The loosing rooster immediately came out of its corner and ruled the farm yard
from then on.
1. From the text we know that ....
A. Only one rooster can rule the roost
B. The roosters are fighting to flap their wings
C. The eagle had watched them all day
D. The farm needs a new king
2. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. An eagle watching the rooster from a distance
B. The loosing rooster came out from its hiding place
C. The eagle took the winning rooster as its prey
D. The winning rooster celebrates its winning proudly
3. What can we learn from the story?
A. There's always a bigger enemy in this life

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 B. Your friend can be your enemy
C. Always grab an opportunity before you
D. Don't be cocky when we have achieved our goal

3. Report Text
Report is a text that contains any information that occurs within a scope. The
general purpose of the report text is to provide an overview of what has just
happened through systematic observation and analysis.
The structure of the report is as follows:
 General classification: contains an overview of an event.
 Description: contains descriptions of events to be conveyed.
Contoh dari report text adalah:
Thunder Lightning
Thunder Lightning is a sudden, shocked, and very fast electric force between the
cloud and ground, or between clouds. The speed of thunder can be several miles
long. It is so hot, with average temperatures of 34,000 ° Celsius, that cause
surrounding air suddenly expanding with a loud explosion and sounds. This is
why sometimes we can hear thunder. The most dangerous type of cloud caused by
lightening is called cumulonimbus. (report text)
When the cloud rises high enough, the moisture freezes and creates crystal ices
and snowflakes. It began to fall, pushing the rain on the way down. This is more
humid, rainy air, and it is the friction between those who generate static
electricity. When the cloud is fully charged with electricity, it will burst as a flash
of lightning. So lightning suddenly appears before the rain and the sounds are very
loud.

CONTOH SOAL REPORT TEKS

Read the text to answer questions 1 to 3.
The sugar glider is a marsupial, just like the many other Australian animals – the
kangaroo, the koala and the wombat for instance. The sugar glider is a possum –
very similar to the tupai in Indonesia. It basically lives in trees. It eats leaves and

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fruit. However, the Australian sugar glider has a very special skill. It can jump
from tree to tree like a tupai but it can also `sort of fly’ as well. In fact, it glides or
terbang layang in Bahasa Indonesia. When it jumps from one tree to another it
spreads its four legs out wide; and its extra skin also spreads out and functions
like a parachute.
1. What does the text tell us about?…
A. The kangaroo
B. The koala
C. The wombat
D. The sugar glider
2. Why can the sugar glider glide from tree to tree?
A. It can spread its four legs and skin out wide
B. It is very similar to the squirrels in Indonesia
C. It basically lives in trees
D. It eats leaves and fruit
3.“….. it spreads its four legs out wide ……” The word made bold means…
A. executes
B. exceeds
C. extends
D. examines

4. Explanation Text
Explanation text in English is a text that explains the occurrence of an event
clearly and completely, and in detail.
Generic Structure Explanation Text:
 Tittle: the title or theme we will explain.
 Definition: the definition of the text.
 Description: description of something
 Process: a description of the process.
 Application: contains its application or its accomplishment.

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CONTOH SOAL TEXT EXPLANATION
How does Rain Fall?
Rain is one of the main sources of fresh water for almost all people in the world. It
provides suitable conditions for diverse ecosystems. It is also used as
hydroelectric power plants and crop irrigation. But, do you know how rain
happens?The rain’s phenomenon is actually what we often call as “water circle.”
The concept of the water cycle involves the sun heating the Earth’s surface water
and causing the surface water to evaporate. Then the water vapor rises into the
Earth’s atmosphere. The water in the atmosphere cools and condenses into liquid
droplets. The droplets grow bigger and heavier and fall to the earth as
precipitation.
However, not all rain can reach the surface of the earth. Some evaporates while
falling through dry air. This is what we call as “virga”, a phenomenon which is
often seen in hot, dry desert regions. The following text is for questions 37 to 40.
Human body is made up of countless millions of cells. Food is needed to built up
new cells and replace the worn out cells. However, the food that we take must be
changed into substances that can be carried in the blood to the places where they
are needed. This process is called digestion.
The first digestive process takes place in the mouth. The food we eat is broken up
into small pieces by the action of teeth, mixed with saliva, a juice secreted by
glands in the mouth. Saliva contains digestive juice which moisten the food, so it
can be swallowed easily.
From the mouth, food passes through the esophagus (the food passage) into the
stomach. Here, the food is mixed with the juices secreted by the cells in the
stomach for several hours. Then the food enters the small intestine. All the time
the muscular walls of the intestine are squeezing, mixing and moving the food
onwards.
In a few hours, the food changes into acids. These are soon absorbed by the villi
(microscopic branch projections from the intestine walls) and passed into the
bloodstream.
1. What is the text about?

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A. The digestive system
B. The digestive juice
C. The method of the digestive system
D. The process of intestine work
E. The food substances
2. How can we swallow the food easily?
A. The food changes into acids absorbed by the villi.
B. The food must be digested first through the process.
C. The food is directly swallowed through esophagus into the stomach.
D. The food is mixed with the juices secreted by the cells in the stomach.
E. The food we take must be changed into substances carried in the blood to the
places.
3. From the text above, we imply that ….
A. a good process of digestive system will help our body becoming healthier.
B. no one concerned with the process of digestive system for their health.
C. the digestive system is needed if we are eating the food instantly.
D. every body must conduct the processes of digestive system well.
E. the better we digest the food we eat, the healthier we will be.

5. Recount Text
Text recount is a form of text that is usually used to tell the events of the past. The
main feature of the recount text is a past sentence or past tense. The
structure of the recount is as follows:
 Orientation: an opening paragraph that contains the introduction and
background of the event.
 Events: a paragraph containing an event the subject has experienced.
 Reorientation: contains the conclusions of the events experienced.

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Contoh Recount Text
School Holiday
On my fantastic school holidays I had a lot of things to do. First, I went to my best
friend’s house for a sleep over because my whole family went out. I also went to
the cinema with my lover to see movie. It was a very funny movie. The next
morning I went to my grandparent’s house with my dad and my brother. My
mother did not join us because she had to to do with her job activities. On the
second Monday I went to the cinemas again to see Monsters University. It was
really funny movie. My favorite character was Mike Wazowski. I went to see that
movie with my mom and my brother. When it came to Wednesday, Taylor came
for a play and we had a picnic at the park but after a while Tay had to go home
earlier. That was a great holiday.

CONTOH SOAL RECOUNT TEKS

Text 1
On Wednesday, my students and I went to Yogyakarta. We stayed at Dirgahayu
Hotel which is not far from Malioboro.
On Thursday, we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples,
the Brahmana, Syiwa and Wisnu temples. They are really amazing. We visited
only Brahmana and Syiwa temples, because Wisnu temple is being renovated.
On Friday morning we went to Yogya Kraton. We spent about two hours there.
We were lucky because we were led by a smart and friendly guide. Then we
continued our journey to Borobudur. We arrived there at four p.m. At 5 p.m. we
heard the announcement that Borobudur gate would be closed.
In the evening we left for Jakarta by wisata bus.
1. The text above mainly discusses about……..
a. the writer’s trip to Yogyakarta
b. the writer’s first visit to Prambanan
c. the writer’s impression about the guide
d. the writer’s experience at Yogya Kraton
e. the writer’s impression about Borobudur

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2. The text is written in the form of a/an………
a. recount
b. narrative
c. report
d. anecdote
e. spoof
3. The purpose of the 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
4. What are the big temples in Prambanan?
a. angkor wat, syiwa, and sudra temples
b. paria, brahmana, and temples
c. brahmana, syiwa, and wisnu temples
d. wisnu, syiwa, and borobudur temples
e. borobudur, syiwa, and brahmana temples
5. When did they go home?
a. On Saturday morning
b. On Friday evening
c. On Thursday evening
d. On Friday afternoon
e. On Saturday evening

6. Procedure Text
the procedure text contains text describing the steps and ways to do things
correctly.
The structure in the text procedure consists of:
 Aim: contains the exposure of the purpose of the process of making
something.

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  Materials: contains goods and objects used in the manufacturing process.
 Steps: contains the process and steps of making something.

Contoh Procedure Text

How to Operate Computer
Aim:To share how to operate computer correctly.
Materials:A computer and a set of computer devices.
Steps:How to Operate Computer itself consists of three stages, they are How to
Turn On The Computer, How to Operate The Computer itself and How to Turn
Off The Computer.
How to Turn On The Computer
Before turning on the computer, there are several things to be aware of to make
sure devices such as keyboard, mouse, monitor and a power cable in a state of
connected to the power supply and make sure the PC is installed the Operating
System. Here are the steps to turn on the computer:
Press the power button on the CPU
Push of a power button on the monitor
Wait a few moments until the loading process window pops up windows and
computer / PC is ready for use.
How to Operate The Computer
After the computer restarts, the next process is to Operate Computers. So that you
can more quickly master the computer, then use the computer according to your
needs and goals. If you are a designer, you can use Design Software like Corel
Draw, 3D, Adobe Photoshop and others to better focus on the activity of your
design. If you are a programmer, you can use Visual Basic, C ++, Java, PHP and
others to support your work. If the your learning objectives on the computer is just
for Typing, Sending E-Mail, Making Letters and other activities which support
the work of your office, then Microsoft office (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power
Point, Access) and little knowledge of the internet has a very quality to help you
lighten your work.

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CONTOH SOAL PROCEDUR TEKS
How to Turn Off The Computer
To turn off the computer (Shutdown), there are several steps that must be
considered as belows:
Close all the applications you use.
Click the Start menu (XP) / Logo Windows (7) in the bottom left corner.
Select Shutdown and wait a while until your computer is completely shutted
down.
After the computer completely off, then press the button on the monitor and
speakers, stabilizer and other computer devices.
After that, unplug it from the wall socket. Its aim is to save power and to
anticipate the occurrence of electrical short circuit.
Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 3.
How to Clean an LCD Screen
1. Shake up the detergent and put it 15 — 20 cm away from the LCD screen.
2. Spray on the LCD screen surface directly.
3. Cleanse gently using the fabric cleanser or brush.
You can also do the following steps:
1. Spray the detergent on the fabric cleanser.
2. Clean the LCD screen surface to make it as bright as a new one.

1. What should you do to detergent first?

A. Spray it
B. Clean it
C. Put it away
D. Shake it up
2. Before cleaning the screen surface, we spray the detergent on the screen surface
directly or spray it on ….
A. Our fingers
B. The paper
C. The fabric cleanser

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 D. The brush
3. "Cleanse gently with the fabric cleanser or brush" (step 3). What does the
underlined word mean?
A. Carefully
B. Directly
C. Harshly
D. Cleanly

7. Review Text
Review is a text that contains comments and evaluations about a particular item or
product.
The structure of the text review is as follows:
 Orientation: contains an introduction to the item or product,
 Interpretation: contains an assessment of the goods or products discussed.
 Evaluation: contains evaluations and comments of the author of the goods
or products.

Contoh Review Text

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Orientation
I undoubtedly love the this novel Norwegian wood and it will always hold a
special place in my heart forever.
Evaluation 1
I have to say that I have been reading many novels, however, this was my
favorite.
Evaluation 2On the very first chapter, the story begun so playful, fresh, and
desperately romantic. By the chapters, the story narrated so great and made me
feel so in love.
Interpretation
The novel entitled Norwegian Wood but it’s not about the real wood in
somewhere of Norwegian. However, the setting of place is in Japan, far away

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from Norwegian places. Indeed, it’s something absurd to guess where the
Norwegian wood is.
However, the novel must inspired by Rolling Stone masterpiece’s in the same title
Norwegian Wood. The song is the same absurd as the Norwegian Wood. Thus, it
implies something deep, dramatic, and touching sense that I can say it in words.
Summary
The “real” story about Norwegian Wood is because the first female character love
that Rolling Stone’s masterpiece. In the end of the novel, the Norwegian Wood
novel being played by the first male character.
CONTOH SOAL REVIEW TEKS
Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 5.
THE PRINCESS DIARIES
As the hilariously funny tale called The Princess Diaries begins, Mia Thermopolis
is just a regular high school freshman at Albert Einstein High School. Well, as
regular as you can be when you live in a loft in downtown New York with your
flighty artist Mom. And as regular as you can be when your best friend is Lilly, a
punky and spunky militant who produces her ownTV show.
As readers can guess from the title, this book takes the form of a diary, written by
Mia. Over the pan of a month, she relates her daily woes and embarrassments in
heart breaking detail. As with most teenaged girls, Mia thinks she is hopeless,
looks-wise. She's tall --- 5’9" --- and klutzy, and not so gifted in the chest
department.
Then there is school. One of Mia’s biggest problems is the fact she is flunking
Algebra and, to make matters worse, her Mom has begun dating her teacher.
Gross.
In the boy department, the cutest one in school has the locker next to hers, but
doesn't even know Mia exists, even as his snooty girlfriend Lana, a popular
cheerleader, torments her. And to top it off, Mia is developing some sort of weird
crush on Michael, Lilly’s computer nerd brother.
Then one day, Mia finds out she is a princess. Okay, I know that doesn’t sound
bad to most girls, but Mia hates the idea instantly. How does this fairy tale come

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true? Her father is ruler of the principality of Genovia and since Mia is his only
child, she is next in line to the throne. Her dad sends in the big guns to convince
Mia that being a princess is what she is meant to do: her formidable grandmother
comes to New York to give Mia "Princess Lessons". And as the word spreads
around Albert Einstein High School that Mia is royalty, her life just gets more
crazy.
The ending of The Princess Diaries is a twisty one and will leave you jonesing for
more stories of Mia and the rest of her friends.

Reviewed by Jennifer Abbots

1. Who wrote The Princess Diaries?
A. Mia Thermapolis
B. Jennifer Abbots
C. Meg Cabot
D. Albert Einstein
E. Lilly
2. What is the communicative purpose of the text above?
A. To criticise an art work, event for a public audience
B. To entertain and to deal with actual in different ways
C. To describe the story of the princes diaries
D. To present (at least) many different aspects of an issue
E. To explain the processes involved in the formation of sosiocultural
phenomena
3. Which one is true based on the text above?
A. The Princess Diaries was written by Jennifer Abbots
B. Mia was a student in Albert Einstein High School
C. The Ending of The Princess Diaries is amazing
D. Mia was avoided by her friends
E. The princess Diaries is the title of movie

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8. Spoof Text
Spoof is a text that contains an event or a funny experience that has been
experienced by someone.
The structure of the spoof text consists of:
 Orientation: contains introduction and story opening.
 Event: contains a description of the story experienced.
 Twist: contains the end of the story.
Contoh Spoof Text
Jacky Wong got married with Lia Wong. Both of them had a white skin and
straight hair. They are really a well-matched couple. One year later, Wong family
got a new baby. A nurse brought them a son with curly hair and a black skin. The
nurse congratulated and said, “What name will you give to this son?” With a
confused face, Jacky Wong grumbled, “Sum Ting Wong!”
CONTOH SOAL SPOOF TEKS
Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 5.
Once, a man was walking in a park when he came across a penguin. He took him
to a policeman and said, “I have just found this penguin. What should I do?” The
policeman replied, “take him to the zoo”

The next day the policeman saw the same in the same park, and the man was still
carrying the penguin with him. The policeman was rather surprised and walked up
to the man and asked. “Why are you still carrying that penguin about? Didn’t you
take t to the zoo?” ‘I certainly did,’ replied the man.
“And it was a great idea because he really enjoyed it, so today I’m taking him to
the movies!”
1. The text above belongs to ….
A. Spoof
B. Recount
C. Report
D. News item
E. Narrative

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2. Where did the man find the penguin?
A. In a zoo
B. In a park
C. In a movie theatre
D. In a police station
E. At his home
3. Where did the man take the penguin for the first time?
A. To a park
B. To a police station
C. To a zoo
D. To a movie theater
E. To a store
4. Why was the man still carrying the penguin the next day? Because ….
A. He would take the penguin to the zoo again
B. He enjoyed bringing the penguin everyday
C. He found that the penguin enjoyed the zoo
D. He misinterpreted to what the police said
E. He found another penguin in the park
5. “And it was a great idea because he really enjoyed it, so today I’m taking him
to the movies!”
This part of the text is called ....
A. Twist
B. Event
C. Coda
D. Orientation
E. Re-orientation
8. Announcement Text
A text in English that contains an announcement of an event or notice to the
public.
The Tittle: ie contains a theme or title about the information we will provide.

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 Date, Time, Place: Contains the date, time and location of the event or
information about the event.
Contact Person: Contains phone number or e-mail that can be contacted.
Contoh Announcement Text
Announcement
To all student of 13 State School, we would like to inform you that there will be
Art Show in our school. The show will be held:
Date: On Sunday, 21 December 2020
Time: Started at 10 am to 10 pm
Place: Hall of 13 State School
Please, wear your best clothes and spark the art show.
Thank You!
CONTOH SOAL ANNOUCEMENT
Read the following text to answer questions number 1 and 2.
To: all employees
There will be a blackout each Saturday during this month. Consequently, we will
use the generator as the electric source. So, please do not use air conditioners on
Saturdays.
Please don’t forget to turn off the lights, computers, printers during the break as
usual.

1. Where can you read the announcement?

A. At school
B. In a bank
C. In a company
D. In a library
2. According to the text, what should the employees turn off each Saturday?
A. Computers
B. Air conditioners
C. Lamps
D. Printers

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Read the following text to answer questions number 3 and 4.
Announcement
This Thursday is August 17th, the Independence day .
Don't miss the Independence Day festival!
The festival begins at 08.00 in every district In Jakarta.
Gather in front of our school at 07.30 to see the parade with the principal.
Don't miss it! And Join many contests at school.
Free registration, full of prizes!
3. What does the text tell about?
A. Independence day festival
B. Gathering in school
C. Parade with the principal
D. School contest
4. What time will the festival start?
A. 07.00
B. 07.30
C. 08.00
D. 09.00

9. Advertisement Text
Advertisement text in english is a text that contains an advertisement containing
information about a product or event. Thus, advertisement text serves to promote
a certain advertising product with a persuasive intent ..
Contoh Advertisement Text dalam Bahasa Inggris
CONTOH SOAL ADVERTISEMENT
Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 4.
SUPER SALE TO MARK CROSSROAD SUPERMARKET'S 10TH
ANNIVERSARY In the whole month of July
Come and visit us this July to celeberate our 10th anniversary and enjoy a lot of
surprises. We offer:
• Up to 50% discount on dairy products, bakery and fresh meat.

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• Free food samples, free ice cream, and free gifts.
• Trivia Contests to win 10 mobile phones, 10 microwaves, and 10 dekstop
computer sets.
• Daily live music from 5 to 9 pm.
• Weekend suprises.
Visit our website www.crossroadsupermarket.com to get more information on all
special events in July, or contact us at 7994352.
See you at Crossroad Supermarket at no. 45 Washington Avenue. Bring this flyer
and get a free gift at the Customer Service Counter.
1. What is advertised in the flyer?
A. A new supermarket
B. A series of anniversary events
C. Summer sale
D. Weekend Surprises
2. What will a shopper who brings this flyer get?
A. Discount voucher
B. Free food samples
C. Free gift
D. Free icecream
3. Which one is not mentioned in the flyer?
A. The website address
B. The contact number
C. The founder's name
D. Discount
4. According to the flyer, what should the reader do if they want to get more
information?
A. Call or visit the supermarket website
B. Come and visit the customer service counter
C. Participate in the trivia contests
D. Call editor
Read the following text to answer questions number 5 and 6.

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10. Anecdote text

Anecdote text in English is a text to tell the odd things that usually happen in the
past. In addition, anecdote text also serves to entertain the reader through his
story.
Generic Structure Anecdote Text:
 Abstract: the beginning of the story of an event
 Orientation: start introducing setting or background occurrence of an
event.
 Crisis: contains the obstacles that occur in the story.
 Reaction: begins to end the incongruity.
 Coda: contains the conclusions or the message in the story.
Contoh Anecdote Text
The Whole Word Stinks ,By John C. Maxwell
Wise men and philosophers throughout the ages have disagreed on many things,
but many are in unanimous agreement on one point: “We become what we think
about.” Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “A man is what he thinks about all day long.”
The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius put it this way: “A man’s life is what his
thoughts make of it.” In the Bible we find: “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.”
One Sunday afternoon, a cranky grandfather was visiting his family. As he lay
down to take a nap, his grandson decided to have a little fun by putting Limburger
cheese on Grandfather’s mustache. Soon, grandpa awoke with a snort and charged
out of the bedroom saying, “This room stinks.” Through the house he went,

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finding every room smelling the same. Desperately he made his way outside only
to find that “The whole world stinks!”
So it is when we fill our minds with negativism. Everything we experience and
everybody we encounter will carry the scent we hold in our mind.

CONTOH TEXT ANECDOTE

Contoh 1
Cattle and Livestock Officer
There was a cattle rancher who had hundreds of cows in his backyard. He made a
cage so large that all the cows could get into the cage.
One day, the farmer visited by a farm workers. He asked, “what you give to the
cows every day?”
Rancher replied, “I give them grass”.
Farm workers said loudly, “You are a cruel owner, you does not give them a
decent meal, you have to pay a fine of 2 million”.
Breeders then gave the money to the annoyance.
A few weeks later, the farm workers came back. He asked, “What have you given
to these cows?”
Breeders proudly replied, “I’ve given them a decent meal, I give them milk and
hamburgers, even a few days ago I give them Pizza”.
Farm workers quickly denied, “You fined 3 million”.
Rancher replied, “why? Would not I have treated all the cows well? “.
Officers argued, “Father has treated all these cows beyond the bounds of
reasonableness”.
Breeders irritably went into the house and took the money and handed to the
clerk.
For several weeks, farmers devised a plan on how to resolve this issue. Finally he
got a brilliant idea!
Contoh 2
Scarecrow

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I was from a big family. I had two aunts and one uncle whose house was so far
away from my house. I was the oldest child and had three brothers and one sister.
I had a lot of friends and I really loved them. Every day, after school, as the
village kids, we gathered at the field of the village together. There, we could play
soccer, play kite, play “Back through Door” game, play marbles, and play some
other gams of children of the village. We were really closed friends.
One day, Thinky, my cousin, said, “Hi Friends, you already know that my father
is a smart farmer. He has created the scarecrow that makes birds never approache
our rice again. They just watch from three miles away. They do not dare to take
even a grain of rice,” he bragged. “That’s good,” said one of my friends. “It’s
nothing,” says Pinky, a friend who also loved to brag. “My dad had created a so
big-talk that created a so big-dark scarecrow that the birds returned all of rice that
they had picked some days ago.”

11. New Item text

News item text in English is a text that presents a new news with the aim to
provide the most updated information that occurs.
Generic Structure News Item:
 Main event: contains news headlines about something that happened.
 Background: contains where the event occurred
 Source: the source from which the news originated.
Contoh News Item Text
Three people have been killed and eight others injured in a hand grenade blast at a
packed village nightclub.
The explosion in Idvor, north of Belgrade, occurred at 2:30 a.m. Sunday (0030
GMT Sunday; 8:30 p.m. EDT Saturday) when a man activated the grenade at the
entrance to the club. About 150 customers were inside at the time.
Such incidents aren’t unusual in Serbia since the wars in the Balkans in the 1990s
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Serbia’s state TV says the man was angry because he and three of his friends were
refused entry by the club’s security. He and one of his friends were killed in the
blast.
This example of news item text is taken and arranged from
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/killed-nightclub-blast-serbia-16484353
CONTOH SOAL NEW ITEM TEXT
Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 3.
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.
1. Singapore is interested in making investment in ....
A. Tourism in the three islands in Riau
B. Tourism in the sea around the three islands in Riau
C. Building marine infrastructure in the three islands in Riau
D. Building tourism infrastructure in the three islands in Riau
E. Developing tourism industry in the three islands in Riau
2. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. Singapore shows its commitment in developing the marine tourism sector in
the three islands in Riau
B. Singapore ambassador visited 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
D. Tourism is the best sector to invest your money in Riau
3. What is the generic structure of the text above?

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 A. Orientation-Backgroud Event-Source
B. Newsworthy Event-Backgroud Event-Source
C. Background Event-Elaboration-Source
D. Main Event-Newsworthy Event-Source
E. Main Event-Source-Backgroud Event
Read the following text to answer questions number 4 to 6.
A survey has found about 13 percent of first-time smokers in the country are
junior high school students. It also revealed 89 percent of young female
employees were smokers.
The survey was conducted in five major cities across the country, including
Surakarta in Central Java.
Muhammad Syahril Mansyur, the Surakarta Health Agency’s respiratory illness
division, said that the finding of the survey showed an alarming growth rate of
Indonesian smokers. "This situation is a cause for concern,” he said. “It appears
the country’s younger generation is uneducated about the health risks of
smoking.”
The Indonesian anti-tobacco campaign has reportedly been deemed as ineffective
as the government refuses to sign the international convention on tobacco control.
It said that cigarette producers contributed to a large amount to state revenue and
gave jobs to thousands of workers.
4. The text mainly tells you about ….
A. The increase of Indonesian smokers
B. The health risks of smoking
C. Large amount of cigarettes
D. Young female smokers
E. The danger of smoking
5. Why does the growth of Indonesian smokers have to be concerned?
A. It decreases the selling of cigarette
B. It cannot make people work at cigarette factory
C. There are increasing younger smokers in Indonesia
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 E. It is likely that younger generation is uneducated to the risks of smoking

12. Descriptive Tex

Descriptive text dalam bahasa inggris adalah teks yang digunakan untuk
menggambarkan atau mendeskripsikan suatu objek/tulisan dalam bahasa inggris.
Generic Structure Descriptive Text
Identification : penggambaran secara singkat mengenai objek yang akan kita
amati
Description : deskripsi mengenai objek yang kita amati.
Contoh Descriptive Text
“The face of Elrond was ageless, neither old nor young, though in it was written
the memory of many things both glad and sorrowful. His hair was dark as the
shadows of twilight, and upon it was set a circlet of silver; his eyes were grey as a
clear evening, and in them was a light like the light of stars.” You can almost feel
night gathering as you read that passage, from the gray of evening to the
appearance of the night sky, and the overall impression is one of great age despite
the claim of agelessness.
CONTOH SOAL DESKRIPTIF TEKS
Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 3.
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
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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.
1. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To amuse the readers with Yogyakarta
B. To describe the location of Yogyakarta
C. To persuade the readers to go to Yogyakarta
D. To promote Yogyakarta as tourist destination
E. To tell the readers the history of Yogyakarta
2. 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
3. " ... spirit of refinement, which has been the hallmark of Yogya's art for
centuries.(Pargraph 3) The underlined word is closest in meaning ....
A. Settlement
B. Development
C. Improvement
D. Involvement
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 Read the following text to answer questions number 4 to 6.
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.
4. The text mainly describes ….
A. Rowan Atkinson
B. Rowan Atkinson’s school
C. Rowan Atkinson’s movies
D. Comedy festivals in England
E. TV show in England
5. ”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
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6. “The couple has two children, Lily and Benjamin, ….” (Paragraph 3) The
underlined words refer to ….
A. Atkinson and family
B. Lily and Benjamin
C. Atkitson and his children
D. Atkinson and Sunetra Sastry
E. Sunetra Sastry and her children

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