Descriptive Text

 What is Descriptive text?

Descriptive Text is a text which says what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a
particular person, place, or thing.

 What is the purpose of Descriptive text?

1. To describe person, thing or place in specific
2. To describe a particular person, thing or place.

 Generic structure
1. Identification: (contains about the introduction of a person, place, animal or object will be
described.)
2. Description: contains a description of something such as animal, things, place or person by
decribing its features, forms, colors, or anything related to what the writer describe.

 Language feature
1. Specific participant : has a certain object, is not common and unique (only one). for example:
Bandengan beach, my house, Borobudur temple, uncle Jim
2. The use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the noun, for example: a beautiful beach, a
handsome man, the famous place in jepara, etc.
3. The use of simple present tense: The sentence pattern used is simple present because it tells the fact
of the object described.
4. Action verb: verbs that show an activity (for example, run, sleep, walk, cut etc….

Example.

Singapore

Singapore is a South-east Asian country located between Malaysia and Indonesia. Despite its small
size, Singapore is known for its transition as a third-world country to the first-world country. Singapore
also was known as the Asian Tiger economy, based on external trade and its workforce. Singapore size
is not as big as Indonesia, but the city ranks highly in numerous international rankings for its education,
entertainment, finance, healthcare, human capital, innovation, logistics, manufacturing, technology,
tourism, trade, and transport.

A puppy

My father bought me a present I’ve wanted for years. It’s a dog. A puppy to be exact. I called him Ross.
Ross is a small puppy. His size is as big as the palm of my hand. Ross is so fragile. Sometimes I afraid I
will hurt him if I want to take him up. Dad said he found Ross near our house, crying looking for his
mom. But Dad can’t see her, so Dad decides to bring him home and give him some comfort. Ross is a
good eater. He always finished everything we gave him. Now, it’s been a year since Ross come to our
family. His small body has grown up into a size of a football ball. Ross is a good dog, and we love him
so much.
Read the following text to answer questions 1 to 3.

I have a new backpack. Its color is light green. I always take it when I go to school. It is made of strong fabric.
My backpack has several parts. The first part is the pocket where I put my money and library card. The second part
is the main part. I always put my books and pencil case in it. The third part is a small pocket on the left side of the
backpack. I keep a bottle of water in this pocket.

1. What does the text tell us about? C. Four parts.

A. The backpack's material. D. Three parts.
B. The parts of the backpack.
C. The writer's new backpack. 3. Where does the writer put his water bottle? In
D. The writer's favorite color. the...part of the backpack.
A. first
2. How many parts does the backpack have? B. third
A. One part. C. fourth
B. Two parts. D. second

The following text is for questions 4 to 7.

Let me tell you about my bedroom. There are many kinds of furniture in my bedroom. In the centre of my
room, there is my bed. The bed is made of wood. There is a nice bed cover and a warm blanket for my bed. On the
right side of my bed, there is a wardrobe. I put my clothes in it. On the left side of my bed, there is a bookshelf. I
put my books there. There IS a table and a chair next to the shelf. I usually sit there to study. On the table, there is
a desk lamp. When I study in the evening, I always turn on the lamp. There is also an alarm clock on my table. I
set the alarm in the evening before I go to bed. It wakes me up in the morning. I always clean my bedroom every
day. I arrange things neatly to make my bedroom comfortable to live in.

4. The text mainly tells us about . . . 6. Where is the location of the desk lamp?
A. the furniture in the writer's bedroom A. On the table.
B. the kinds of furniture in a bedroom B. Next to the bed.
C. the bed in the writer's bedroom C. Next to the table.
D. the writer's bedroom D. Behind the alarm clock.

5. What is the bed like? 7. What is the function of the alarm clock?
A. A cozy wooden bedroom. A. To give information about the weather.
B. In the center of the room. B. To wake the writer up in the morning.
C. Nice and large. C. To make the writer sleep.
D. Small but nice. D. To tell the time to sleep.

The following text is for questions 8 to 11.

Milo is my pet. He is my lovely cat. He is not an expensive cat. I found him in front of my house. Though
he is not a pricey cat, I love him so much.
Milo has long whiskers and green eyes. He is orange with two gradations of colors. He is not fat though he
eats a lot because he is very active. He likes to play with balls, but his favorite toy is a ball of yarn. He likes to roll
it and then chase it. Once he catches it, he throws it from one of his front paws to the other one. At night, he
always sleeps with me.

8. How many gradations of colors does the cat

have? 10. What is the text about?
A. One. A. Instructions to have a cat.
B. Two. B. A description of cats in general.
C. Four. C. A description of the writer's cat.
D. Three. D. A story about a cat's adventure.

9. What does Milo do it he catches the yam? 11. What does the word "pricey" mean?
A. He eats it. A. Cheap.
B. He kicks it. B. Expensive.
C. He throws it. C. Reasonable.
D. He gets on the yarn. D. Economical.
The following text is for questions 12 to 15.

I have a best friend. His name is Arkan. Arkan is my classmate. He is tall and a bit fat. He has curly hair. He wears
a pair of glasses. His hobby is reading and playing PlayStation. When we have spare time, we always play PS
together. We usually play it in the afternoon from three to four. Arkan is the same age as I am. He is thirteen years
old. Most of my friends like Arkan because he is a nice boy. He is polite and helpful.

12. What does Arkan look like? A. 11 years old.

A. He is fat and wears a pair of glasses. B. 12 years old.
B. He is short with curly hair. C. 13 years old.
C. He is fat and short. D. 14 years old.
D. He is tall and thin
. 15. Which the statement is TRUE according to
13. When does the writer usually play the text?
PlayStation? A. Arkan is a polite boy.
A. In the afternoon from 2 to 4. B. The writer wears glasses.
B. After reading books. C. The writer does not like playing
C. In his spare time. PlayStation.
D. After studying. D. Arkan always plays PlayStation in the
evening.
14. How old is the writer?

The following text is for questions 16 to 19.

Ayu Okvitawanli is one of the people recorded in MURI (Museum Rekor Indonesia). Do you know why?
Right! She is the youngest novelist in Indonesia. Her novel is entitled Siapa Pembunuh Mistenus Itu? This novel
tells about mysterious murders.
Ayu enjoys studying and reading very much. Her favorite subjects are science maths and English. Her
favorite writers are N.H. Dini, J.K. Rowling and the queen of detective stories, Agatha Christie.

16. Ayu is recorded in MURI because... 18. What subjects doES Ayu like?
A. she is the youngest novelist in Indonesia A. Maths.
B. she is a fan of N.H. Dini B. English.
C. she likes reading C. Maths and English.
D. she likes science D. Maths, English and science.

17. What does Ayu's novel tell about? 19. How many writers does Ayu like?
A. Science in murders. A. One.
B. Mysterious murders. B. Two.
C. The youngest novelist. C. Four.
D. The mystery of a novel. D. Three.

The following text is for questions 20 to 23.

My name is Jonathan. I live in Cape Town, South Africa. Let me tell you about my daily activities.
I always go to school early in the morning, but I hardly ever go home early because I always go to school
and return home on foot. My school is about seven kilometers from my house. The bus fare is too expensive for
me.
After school, most of my friends practice African dances, but I cannot join them because I have to help my
parents. I must get water from a well and babysit my sisters. I have two sisters. Sometimes, I do my homework in
the evening, but at other times I'm too tired to do it.

20. The text mainly discusses... 21. Which of the following statement is NOT
A. Jonathan's activities in the morning true?
B. Jonathan's daily activities A. Jonathan has two sisters.
C. the expensive bus fares B. Jonathan lives in South Africa.
D. Cape Town C. Jonathan always studies in the evening.
D. Jonathan's school is far from his house.
 22. What does Jonathan do after school? 23. Why does Jonathan always come home late?
A. He practices dancing with his friends. A. He practices dancing with his friends.
B. He plays with his friends. B. He returns home on foot.
C. He does his homework. C. He babysits his sisters.
D. He helps his parents. D. He walks very slowly.

The following text is for questions 24 to 27.

This man works when we sleep at night. He uses a big telescope to help him. He is Taufiq Hidayat. He is
an astronomer.
From Monday to Saturday, Taufiq goes to Bosscha Observatory, Lembang. He uses a big telescope and a
computer to observe the stars. Then, he uses maths and physics to create theories.

24. What does Taufiq Hidayat do? A. A telescope and a computer.

A. He is a maths teacher. B. A healthy physical condition.
B. He is an astronomer. C. Some astronomers.
C. He is an astronaut. D. A big laboratory.
D. He is a pilot.
27. How can an astronomer help astronauts?
25. Where does he work? A. He helps them land on the Moon and put
A. At Bosscha Observatory, Lembang. satellites in the outer space.
B. In outer space. B. An astronomer helps astronauts by giving
C. At a laboratory. information about stars.
D. On the Moon. C. An astronomer helps astronauts fly the
planes.
26. What does he need in doing his job? D. He helps them land the planes on the Earth.

The following text is for questions 28 to 30.

We have a new neighbor, the Yamamotos. They come from Japan. They moved to our city two weeks ago.
Mr. Yamamoto works for a mining company in Riau, but his wife stays at home. The Yamamotos have one
daughter. Her name is Ako. She is twelve years old. She goes to the same school as I do. In fact, she is my
classmate.
I often visit Ako's house. I usually go there in the afternoon. Ako and I like to study together. Sometimes, I
go to her house to have a nice chat. I teach her Indonesian. I also love to hear about Japan from her. I dream about
going there someday. Ako is a nice girl. She often shows me some photographs of her family.

28. What does Mrs. Yamamoto do?

A. She is a mining worker.
B. She is a housewife.
C. She is a teacher.
D. She is a student.

29. Where does Mr. Yamamoto work?

A. In a housing area in Riau.
B. In a mining company.
C. In Tokyo, Japan.
D. At home.

30. How long have the Yamamotos stayed in Indonesia?

A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 2 weeks
D. 2 months