Descriptive Text: Places in Indonesia, X Senior High School

What is the general structure of descriptive text?

• explanation, reason, summary

• identification, description, reason

• identification, description

• identification, description, summary

Fill in the blank.

Jakarta ___ known as capital city of Indonesia

• is

• am

• are

• was

Read the text below.

Tugu Jogja

Tugu is a well-known landmark in Yogyakarta. It is located in Pangeran Mangkubumi Street. It is in the middle of the street's crossroad. The height of this monument is 15 m.

What is the function of the text?

• to describe Tugu

• to retell the past experience

• to describe the height

• to describe the location

Read the text below.

Balekambang City Park

The park is established in 1921. Kanjeng Gusti Adipati Aryo Mangkunegoro VII builds the park for his two beloved daughters. This is a famous park located in Balekambang street, Solo. You can do many things here. You can hang out with your family or friends, watch some attractions such as Ketoprak or walk in the park.

This is the activity that you can do there, except........

• relax with relatives

• walking in the park

• swimming in the lake

• watch ketoprak

Fill in the blank.

Balekambang city park _________ located in Solo, Central Java.

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Batutumonga

Batutumonga has its beauty in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi. It is located 24 km from Rantepao. You can go to here by car or motocycle. It is better if you go here at dawn because you can see the beauty of Rantepao city and also sunrise.

After you read the text, what is the characteristic of descriptive text?

• simple present tense

• to retell the place

• simple past tense

• to describe something

Arrange it to a good sentence.

have-Bali-and-Lombok-beaches-good

Fill in the blank.

There ______ beach, cave, and mountain in Yogyakarta.

Read the text below.

Van der Wijck Fort

It is established during Van de Bosch era in Indonesia. It has unique building because the shape looks like blunt-square. It is located in Gombong, Central Java. The function of this building as a VOC office. It has another function, as a fortress during the war.

What is the function of the building?

• art office

• trading office

• defending from enemy

• Fortress and VOC

Arrange it into a good sentence.

The-fort-in-Van der Wijck-unique-Indonesia-is-Fort