News Item Reading Comprehension Practice

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

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Source

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Hit, Plan, Observe

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Action Verbs

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

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Newsworthy event(s)

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What is the purpose of informing readers/listeners about a newsworthy event?

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Social Function

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Stated, Claimed, Said

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Saying Verbs

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

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Generic structure

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Infant

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Child

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Convert the sentence: "I do my homework by myself." Susi Susanti said

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Susi Susanti said that she did her homework by herself.

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Bruce said “My mother doesn’t have any biological children.”

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Bruce said that his mother didn't have any biological children

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Convert the direct speech to indirect speech: My sister said, "I read the short story yesterday".

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My sister said that she had read the short story the day before.