Post Test Biography Text

1. Read the following excerpt :
"Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. He was an American inventor whose inventions include the phonograph and the electric light bulb."
What information is provided in the excerpt?

• A. The achievements of edison

• B. The place and date of birth

• C. The cause of his death

• D. His family background

2. What usually comes after the orientation in a biography text?
A. The writer’s opinion
B. The events in the person’s life
C. The conclusion
D. The title

• A. The writer's opinion

• B. The events in the person's life

• C. The conclusion

• D. The title

3. 3. What is the main purpose of a biography text?

• A. To entertain the readers

• B. To describe a place

• C. To tell the life story of a person

• D. To explain how to do something

4. 4. Which part of a biography text introduces the background of the person?

• 4. A. Events

• 4. B. Orientation

• 4. C. Re-Orientation

• 4. D. Complication

5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a biography text?

• A. It is based on real facts

• B. It tell about someone's life

• C. It is written to inspire

• D. It is written to entertain only

6. What is the function of the "Re-Orientation" in a biography text?

• A. To introduce the person

• B. To describe events

• C. To give the writer’s opinion or conclusion

• D. To tell the ending of a story

7. 7. What can we learn from Muhammad Natsir’s biography according to the text?

• 7. A. To become a president

• 7. B. To be rich

• 7. C. To live simply even with a high position

• 7. D. To learn many languages

8. 8. Which sentence is suitable for the orientation part of a biography text?

• 8. A. He invented the light bulb in 1879.

• 8. B. Thomas Edison was born in Ohio in 1847.

• 8. C. Edison received many patents in his life.

• 8. D. He died in 1931.

9. 9. What happened to BJ Habibie when he was fourteen years old?

• 9. A. He got married

• 9. B. His father died

• 9. C. He moved to Germany

• 9. D. He became presidentA. He got married

10. 10. Who was BJ Habibie’s first son?
    A. Thareq Kemal Habibie
    B. Ilham Akbar Habibie
    C. Ainun Habibie
    D. Soekarno

• 10. A. Thareq Kemal Habibie

• B. Ilham Akbar Habibie

• 10. C. Ainun Habibie

• 10. D. Soekarno