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Nama: Erela Arta mevia 

Kalas: XIPS2

Hari, tanggal: Selasa, 30 November 2021 

Contoh dan jawaban soal description

Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 3.

Kediri is a name of a town. It is situated in a valley between the Kelud and Willis mountains and inhabited by about 1.3 million people. In the centre of the town there is a large hill which is called the Dathok Mountain. Because of the topography of the region, Kediri is called a chilly town by the locals. There is a big river called Brantas cutting off the centre of the town.

Beside the temples, Kediri is also famous for its products like cigarettes and a special kind of tofu or bean curd. This highly nutritious food is delicacy of Kediri and has a distinctive taste. The cigarettes factory dominates the town economy and employs the majority of the women labor force. Kediri and the cigarettes factory are inseparable and it is considered the biggest cigarette factory in Indonesia. Most of the local people work in this factory. Those who do not work here are farmers or traders.

1.) What does the above text tell about?

     A. The history of Kediri

     B. The famous products of Kediri

     C. The description of Kediri

     D. The people

Jawaban: C. The description of Kediri

2.) Which one has a distinctive taste?

     A. The cigarette

     B. The special food

     C. The bean curd

     D. The highly nutritious food

Jawaban: C. Then bean curd

3.) "Those who do not work here ..." (last sentence). The underlined word refers to ....

     A. The local people

     B. The factory workers

     C. The farmers

     D. The traders 

Jawaban: A. The local people

Read the following text to answer questions number 4 to 6.

Masjid Sultan Suriansyah

Masjid Sultan Suriansyah is a historical mosque. Built 300 years ago, this building is the oldest mosque in South Kalimantan. The mosque is located in the North Kuin Village of Banjarmasin. It was built in the reign of Sultan Suriansyah known as Pangeran Samudera. He was the first Banjarnese King who converted into Islam. This mosque was found on the bank of the Kuin River, near KampungKraton, which was destroyed by the Dutch colonial.

The construction of Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was unique. The roof is layered. It took the Banjar's past architecture before Islam came. Different from any other old mosques in Banjar, the mihrab has its own roof, separated from the main building.  

4.) Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was constructed in the era of ....

     A. Banjar people

     B. Dutch colonial

     C. Kalimantan King

     D. Sultan Suriansyah

Jawaban: D. Sultan Suriansyah

5.) What is mainly discussed in the text?

     A. A king reign

     B.  A palace complex

     C. An Islamic location

     D. A historical mosque 

Jawaban: D. A historical mosque

6.) From the text we know that ....

     A. Some construction of the mosque takes the local style

     B. Banjar people burned down the mosque

     C. There is nothing special from this mosque

     D. The Dutch colonial built the mosque

Jawaban: A. Some construction of the mosque takes the local style

Read the following text to answer questions number 7 and 8.

Bale Kambang

Bale Kambang is a small village in the Southern coast of East Java, seventy kilometers from Malang town and two hours' drive from South. It is well known for its long beautiful white sandy beach as well as the similarity of its temple to the one of Tanah Lot in Bali.

In Bale Kambang, there are three small rocky islands namely Ismaya Island, Wisanggeni Island, and Anoman Island, those names are taken from "wayang" figures (Java traditional puppets). These islands are surrounded by Indonesian Ocean which huge waves frighten most overseas cruisers. 

7.) What makes Bale Kambang famous?

     A. Small rocky islands

     B. Long beautiful beach

     C. Huge waves of ocean

     D. Overseas cruisers

Jawaban: B. Long beautiful beach

8.) What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

     A. There are three rocky islands in Bale Kambang

     B. Huge waves frighten many overseas cruisers

     C. Names of rocky islands are taken from "wayang"figures

     D. The rocky islands are in the middle of the sea

Jawaban: A. There are three rocky islands in Bale Kambang

Read the following text to answer questions number 8 to 10.

Barack Obama is the president of United States. He is an African-American. He is tall and thin. He is bald. He has dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face.

He is the first black man who becomes the president of United States. He is known as a smart and wise man. He is a loving husband for his wife and a good father for his two children. People from all over the world adore him because of his spirit and action in creating peace in this world. He also looks friendly because he always smiles a lot. 

9.) What is the purpose of the text?

     A. To persuade the readers to choose him in the election

     B. To entertain the readers about the story of Barack Obama

     C. To report the life of the president of United States of America

     D. To describe Barack Obama's physical appearance and personality

Jawaban: D. To describe Barack Obama's physical appearance and personality

10.)  "... dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face." The antonym of the underlined word is ....

     A. Flat

     B. Short

     C. Straight

     D. Handsome

Jawaban: A. Falt

contoh soal dan jawaban tourist place

Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 2.

Descriptive Text of Historical Place and Tourism Object 1

Angkor Wat was faced a Hindu temple, a man of Budhist temple completed in Cambodia. It is the largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King, Suryawarman II in the early twelveth century in Yosadapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire as this temple of eventual moslem. It is dedicated to Wisnu. It is designed to represent Khmer Meru, frame of the Devis in Hindu mithology within the mouth and has an outer wall which is 3 to 7 km long. It has three rectangular galleries which races about the neck. At the centre of the temple stand Queen Cap of Tower.

1.) What is the monolog about?

A. Gallery complex.

B. Buddhist mythology.

C. Cambodia.

D. Khmer Empire.

E. Angkor Wat.

Jawaban: E. Angkor wat 

2.) In the twelveth century which Empire was strong enough to build the biggest temple of the world?

A. Old Empire.

B. Yosadapura Empire.

C. Meru Empire.

D. The King Empire.

E. Khmer Empire.

Jawaban: E. Khamer Empire.

Read the following text to answer questions number 3 to 4.

Descriptive Text of Historical Place and Tourism Object 2

Paris is the capital city of FrancE. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the worlD. It is also one of the world’s most crowded cities. Lovely gardens and parks are found throughout Paris. At night, many palaces and statues are lit up. For this reason, Paris is often called the city of light. Every year, millions of people visit Paris. The most popular place to visit is the Eiffel Tower. This huge structure has become the symbol of Paris. D’Louvre, one of the world‘s largest art museums draws many visitors. The Cathedral Notre Dame, a famous church, is an other favourite place to visit.

3.) What is the monologue about?

A. Paris

B. The Louvre

C. Notre Dame

D. The crowded city

E. The city of light

Jawaban: A. Paris

4.) What has become the symbol of Paris?

A. The Louvre

B. The Cathedral

C. The Eiffel Tower

D. The lovely garden

E. The light structure

Jawaban: C. The Eiffel tower

Read the following text to answer questions number 5 to 6.

Descriptive Text of Historical Place and Tourism Object 3

This museum is located in Ambarawa in central JavA. The musseum focuses on the collection of steam locomotivE. Ambarawa was a military city during the dutch colonial government. King Willem I ordered the construction of the new railway station to enable the government to transport it’s troops to Semarang. On may the 21st 1873, the Ambarawa railway station was built on 100,027,500 squares meter lanD. Back then it was known as the Willem I station. The Ambarawa railway museum was established much later on October 16, 1976 in the Ambarawa station to preserve the steam locomotivE. They were coming to the end of their useful life when the 3 feet 6 inches guard railway or the Indonesian state railway or Perusahaan Negara Kereta Api was closeD. The steam locomotives are parked in the open air next to the original station.

5.) What was the Ambarawa called during the dutch colonial government?

A. A military city.

B. A railway museum.

C. A new railway town.

D. King Willem I station.

E. Steam locomotives station.

Jawaban: A. A military city.

6.) Why was the Ambarawa railway museum established?

A. To build new railway museums.

B. To transport government troops.

C. To preserve the steam locomotives

D. To build a new government station.

E. To park the locomotives at the original station.

Jawaban: C. To preserve the steam locomotives

Read the following text to answer questions number 7 to 8.

Descriptive Text of Historical Place and Tourism Object 3

On the banks of the Chao Phraya, Bangkok’s “River of Kings”, lies a hotel that has already set new standards of hospitality for this celebrated city.

Set in magnificently lanscaped tropical gardens, the Shangri-La Bangkok provides guests with all the charm and warmth of the orient and, at the same time, unsurpassed range of facilities and leisure activities. There is a choice of 12 superb settings in which to wine and dine, a large free-form swimming pool that overlooks the river, conventoin and meeting facilities for up to 2000 people, and a 24-hour business centre.

And, from every single guest room and suite, there is a breathtaking view of all the exotic hustle and bustle of the fabled “River of Kings”. One might expect such a well-equipped and positioned hotel to be miles away from the city center but, at Shangri-La Bangkok the busness district and main shopping areas are mere minutes away.

From more than 200 years, Bangkok’s granduer has been reflected in the waters of the Chao PhrayA. Today, the Shangri-La Bangkok towers beside this majestic river, offers its guests the golden promise of the East.

7.) For how many people the meeting facilities are up to?

A. 5000 people.

B. 4000 people.

C. 2000 people.

D. 1000 people.

E. 500 people.

Jawaban: C. 2000 people

8.) The text mainly focuses on…

A. Bangkok’s granduer.

B. Bangkok’s ”River Kings.”

C. The water of the Chao Praya.

D. The majestic river in Bangkok.

E. Shangri-La Bangkok.

Jawaban: E. Shangri-La Bangkok.

Read the following text to answer questions number 9 to 10.

Descriptive Text of Historical Place and Tourism Object 4

Losari beach is a beautiful beach and located on the edge city of Makassar. It is located only about 3 km from the center of Makassar (Karebosi Park). The beach used to be the longest café in Asia, because many cafes stand in along the beach, but now the cafes are collected in a special place so it does not spread along the coast. Charm of the beach is mainly seen in the evening when the sunset stands out. This is a major attraction of people’s coming to the Losari beach.

Every evening hundreds of people come to witness the panorama of red as the sun will disappear into the ocean, so do not miss the sunset at the Losari beach. If the sky is sunny, the scenery is absolutely perfect. Because of its location in a bay, the water of Losari is even often quiet as usual pool water.

Losari is its waterfront of Makassar. The lengthy of the beach is approximately one kilometer and it is a public space that can be accessed by anyonE. On this beach there is a park called the Pelataran Bahari (Marine Park), with semicircular area of nearly one hectarE. This place is a plaza with a clean floor for children to play and running around, while parents and teens sit on concrete benches to enjoy the sea breezE. From this place, you are also free to view out to the sea and watch the sunset slowly turns reddish in the line of the horizon. The reflected light also creates sheen on the surface of sea water.

The Pelataran Bahari also serves as the stadium of open water to watch the coastal waters in front of Losari beach. This coastal water is often used as a racecourse jet ski, boat races and traditional boat jolloro katinting, or become a transit point of rely of Sandeq traditional sailboats and yachts.

In Losari there are also a few hotels. Some of them qualified as a tree stars hotel. The hotel is offering panoramic beauty of the sea with luxury service treats. There are Losari Beach Hotel, Losari Beach Inn, Makassar Golden Hotel, and Pantai Gapura Hotel. All of the hotels located in Jalan Penghibur.

9.) What is the main idea of the text?

A. Losari beach is a awful place.

B. Losari beach is a good place to visit.

C. No body visit Losari beach.

D. Many visitor on Pantai Gapura Hotel.

E. No one stay at Losari Beach Inn.

Jawaban: B. Losari beach is a good place to visit.

10.) How many hotels does the writer mention?

A. Six hotels.

B. Five hotels.

C. Four hotels.

D. Three hotels.

E. Two hotels.

Jawaban: C. Four hotels

contoh soal dan jawaban historicalhistorical

1.) Identify the social function of descriptive text in describing a historical place.

A. To describe a historical place to the readers ✓

B. To inform the readers about the story

C. To retells the story of a historical place to the readers

D. To reveal the story of a historical place to the readers

E. To describe about phenomenon to the readers

Penjelasan: Descriptive text is a text which aims to inform the readers by describing a particular place, thing or person more details. Thus, based on the option, the social function that is similar with the explanation is to describe a historical place to the readers.

2.) Find the correct sentence which mention the location of a historical place.

A. The palace is surrounded by wonderful walls.

B. The palace is located in Greater London. ✓

C. The palace is no longer permanent government office.

D. The palace has 99 rooms which were covered by golden walls.

E. The palace stands majestically under Syailendra dynasty.

Penjelasan: “The palace is located in Greater London” is the correct answer because it mentions London as a name of city in Europe that refers to the location. Besides, there is the word “located” to tell a place.

3.) Complete the sentence below by using the proper adjective.

Visitors are …. by the beauty and luxury of the palace decoration.

A. royal

B. confused

C. stunning

D. awkward

E. amazed ✓

Penjelasan: Amazed is the proper adjective to complete the sentence because it refers to someone’s feeling of awing something. Based on the sentence, the writer describes how beautiful and luxurious is the palace decoration.

4.) Listen the audio to identify the year when Monas was opened for public.

A. 1961

B. 1991

C. 1951

D. 1965

E. 1975 ✓

Penjelasan: This kind of information included into identification and based on the audio the speaker tells that Monas was built in 1961 and opened to the public in 1975. Thus, the answer is 1975.

5.) Listen the audio again to analyze which place the public visitors can enter it.

A. Flame independence

B. Hall of independence 

C. Proclamation of independence

D. Observation deck ✓

E. Obelisk monument

Penjelasan: Based on the audio, the speaker says there are the hall of Independence, observation deck and flame of Independence. Public visitors are only allowed to enter the observation deck by paying the ticket. Thus, the answer is observation deck.

6.) Identify the sentence below which included description.

A. The museum is located near the government offices building.

B. The palace was built by King Rama I in 1782.

C. There are so many chances to know the story.

D. It was begun around 10th century.

E. The castle has 145 rooms, 1,000 acres of gardens and a lake. ✓

Penjelasan: Description is a part which gives information more specific such as the parts of place and its characteristics. Based the options above, “the castle has 145 rooms, 1,000 acres of gardens and a lake” included into description because it describes the parts of a place by telling that while the others describe about identification of a place.

7.) Choose the proper word to replace the underlined word in the sentence below.

Gedung Merdeka becomes more renowned after Asian African Conference (KAA) in 2015.

A. popular ✓

B. reformed

C. renovated

D. regenerated

E. glory

Penjelasan: “Gedung Merdeka becomes more renowned after Asian African Conference (KAA) in 2015”. The underlined word has similar meaning with well-known, popular, and famous. Thus, the correct word to replace “renowned” is popular.

8.) Read the text below to determine what part of the short paragraph below

Borobudur temple has many Buddhist sculptures. A large ‘stupa’ will be found in the center of the top circle for each edifice.

A. Description that shows the characteristics of Borobudur temple.

B. Identification that describes the quality of Borobudur temple.

C. Identification that identifies phenomenon in Borobudur temple.

D. Description that describes the parts or things of Borobudur temple. ✓

E. Identification that measures the quantity of Borobudur temple.

Penjelasan: The “sculptures and edifices” words refer to things that Borobudur temple has. The short paragraph above usually is written in the second paragraph or after identifying the general information. “Borobudur temple has many Buddhist sculptures. A large ‘stupa’ will be found in the center of the top circle for each edifice” is a short paragraph that is put after identification. Thus,“Description that describes the parts or things of Borobudur temple” is the correct answer because it mentions the parts of Borobudur temple such as sculptures and edifices.

9.) Read the text below to analyze the main idea of the text.

Buckingham Palace which is located in the City of Westminster is known as the London residence. It was subsequently acquired by King George III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte. It is called as "The Queen's House".

A. Buckingham Palace was built by Queen Charlotte in 1761.

B. Buckingham Palace was previously built for Queen Charlotte’s residence. ✓

C. Buckingham Palace was a residence for Westminster officers.

D. Buckingham Palace was well-known in 1761 before the King George III government.

E. Buckingham Palace was King George’s residence in 1761.

Penjelasan: The main idea of the text is “Buckingham Palace was previously built for Queen Charlotte’s residence” because in the second paragraph the writer tells that King George III built the palace as a private residence for Queen Charlotte..