Descriptive Text about Place

1. What is a descriptive text?

• A. A text that tells past events in order

• B. A text that explains how to do something step by step

• C. A text that gives arguments and opinions

• D. A text that describes a person, place, or thing in detail

2. What is the social function of a descriptive text?

• A. To describe how to make something

• B. To tell a funny story

• C. To describe a particular person, place, or thing

• D. To explain why something happens

What is usually found in the first paragraph of a descriptive text?

• A. Steps to make something

• B. Problems and solutions

• C. Identification of the object

• D. Past events

Which one is a descriptive sentence?

• A. The monument was built in 1952.

• B. You must visit the monument.

• C. The monument is tall and beautiful, with white color and a large garden.

• D. Many people died in the battle.

Which is NOT a part of the descriptive text structure?

• A. Identification

• B. Description

• C. Reorientation

• D. Both Identification and Description

Which sentence uses the correct simple present tense for a descriptive text?

• A. The museum was very famous.

• B. The Suramadu Bridge is connect Surabaya and Madura.

• C. The place had a unique Dutch-style architecture.

• D. Visitors going to the building every day.

“Heroes Monument stands proudly in the middle of Surabaya.”
What part of the descriptive text is this sentence likely to be in?

• A. Identification

• B. Description

• C. Reorientation

• D. Complication

Which sentence best describes the Heroes Monument?

• A. It is a place to buy clothes and food.

• B. It is a big monument to remember Indonesian heroes.

• C. It is a house for wild animals.

• D. It is a beach for tourists.

“The building is old but beautiful.”
The word “beautiful” is used to describe…

• A. the age

• B. the color

• C. the appearance

• D. the function

What type of text describes places, people, or things in detail using adjectives?

• A. Narrative text

• B. Procedure text

• C. Descriptive text

• D. Recount text