All about News Item Text!

What is the social function of News Item Text?

• To tell how and why thing (phenomena) occur in nature.

• To inform the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day.

• To tell stories or past events and entertain the readers.

How many generic structures are in the News Item Text?

• 5

• 4

• 3

Which one is the correct order of News Item's generic structure?

• Elaboration - Main Event - Source

• Main Event - Source - Elaboration

• Main Event - Elaboration - Source

Which one is the correct description of Main Event?

• A part that contains about a news event that is written in summary form.

• Stating the phenomenon issues which are to be explained.

• Introducing the participants, place and time.

How many language features are in the News Item Text?

• 5

• 4

• 3

Overall, there are 16 states where the number of cases (has started/started) to decline

• has started

• started

But the number of daily cases (has remained/remained) relatively stable in an additional 26 states.

• has remained

• remained

Trump also (has said/said) the U.S. has conducted more than 9 million tests

• has said

• said

• sayed

• has sayed

South Korea (has lost/lost) 256 people due to COVID-19.

• has lost

• lost

• has losed

• losed

Trump ....... reporters at a White House news briefing Monday.

• has told

• told

• telled

• has telled