TUGAS KELOMPOK

 AMELIA OKTAVIANINGSIH
 CHARISA NUR SYABIL
 PUTRI RIZKIYAH

Membuat soal:
-Describing people
-Describing things
-Historical places
-Announcement
-PEOPLE-
MICHAEL JORDAN

If you are a sports fan, you are sure to know the name Michael Jordan. He is probably the greatest
basketball player the world has ever seen. Although his career as a player is over, his fame will live on for
many years to come.

Michael Jordan certainly looks like a star. He is tall, well-built and handsome, with friendly brown eyes
and a wide grin. He always manages to look well-dressed, even in his casual clothes or smart suits.

His personality, too, is as outstanding as his playing ability. Michael is a very determined person. This has
made him a successful basketball star. He has given lots of money and support to charities.

All in all, Michael Jordan is not only a great athlete, but also a warm, caring person. Is it no wonder that
so many boys have dreamed of growing up to be just like him?

1. The best title for the text is…

A. a warm, caring person.

B. Michael Jordan.

C. a sports fan.

D. a famous star.

2. Why is he famous?

A. He is handsome.

B. He gives charity.

C. Sports fans know him.

D. The author admires him.

3. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. Michael Jordan is handsome.

B. Everyone dreams to be Michael Jordan.

C. His playing ability is great.

D. Michael Jordan has great personality.

4. The word outstanding in “His personality, too, is as outstanding as his playing ability ”

means…

A. great.

B. warm.

C. famous.

D. determined.

5. The text indicates that the writer is…

A. Michael Jordan’s son.

B. Michael Jordan’s fan.

C. Michael Jordan’s coach.

D. Michael Jordan himself.

Her full name is Chelsea Elizabeth Islan. She was born in Washington D.C., USA on June 2, 1995. She is an
actress, and a model.

Chelsea is good looking. She has beautiful black hair, pointed nose, and slim body. She is tall enough. It's
around 1.67 m.

Chelsea is a talented actress. She has played in several movies like Refrain, Street Society, Dibalik 98, and
a soap opera, Tetangga Masak Gitu.

Her full dedication in film has been awarded by several awards so far. She has won Actress of The Year
from Indonesian Choice Awards, and The most Favorite Actress from Indonesia Kids Choice Awards.
6. What is the text about?

A. Chelsea Islan’s debut

B. Chelsea Islan’s description

C. Chelsea Islan’s inspiration

D. Chelsea Islan’ passion

7. What is Chelsea Islan?

A. She is a singer

B. She is an actress

C. She is a musician

D. She is a vocalist

8. What does she look like?

A. She has pointed nose and beautiful blonde hair

B. She has pointed nose and fat body

C. She has flat nose and slim body

D. She has pointed nose and beautiful black hair

9. The fourth paragraph tell you about Chelsea Islan ’s .....

A. Achievement

B. Movies

C Appearance

D. Habit
Rowan Atkinson is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his title roles in the British
television comedies Blackadder, the Thin Blue Line and Mr. Bean. He has been … (10) … in the Observer
as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy. Atkinson is mostly well known as Mr. Bean.

Rowan Atkinson is a quite thin man. He has fair … (11) … and black short hair. Some people considered
Atkinson as “the man with the rubber face. ” In fact, he has … (12) … funny face with unique smile. He is
in medium height of European people. He has a pointed nose, big black eyes and thick eyebrows. His
moustache and sideburns are usually well shaved. He usually wears a man ’s suit with shirt, collar,
trousers and a pair of shiny shoes.

10. A. Nominated

B. checked

C. written

D. noted

E. listed

-THINGS-
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.

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.

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

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

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,

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,

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.

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.

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.

10. How many hotels does the writer mention?

A. Six hotels.

B. Five hotels.

C. Four hotels.

D. Three hotels.

E. Two hotels.

-HISTORYCAL PLACES-
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.

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

2. Which one has a distinctive taste?

 A. The cigarette

B. The special food

C. The bean curd

D. The highly nutritious food

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

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

5. What is mainly discussed in the text?

 A. A king reign

B. A palace complex

C. An Islamic location

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

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
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

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

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

A. Flat

B. Short

C. Straight

D. Handsome
-ANNOUNCEMENT-
Read the following text to answer questions number 1 and 2.

ANNOUNCEMENT

To: all employees

There will be a blackout each Saturday during this month. Consequently, we will use the generator as the
electric source. So, please do not use air conditioners on Saturdays.

Please don’t forget to turn off the lights, computers, printers during the break as usual.

1. Where can you read the announcement?

A. At school

B. In a bank

C. In a company

D. In a library

2. According to the text, what should the employees turn off each Saturday?

A. Computers

B. Air conditioners

C. Lamps

D. Printers

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

Announcement

This Thursday is August 17th, the Independence day .

Don't miss the Independence Day festival!

The festival begins at 08.00 in every district In Jakarta.

Gather in front of our school at 07.30 to see the parade with the principal.
 Don't miss it! And Join many contests at school. Free registration, full of prizes!

3. What does the text tell about?

A. Independence day festival

B. Gathering in school

C. Parade with the principal

D. School contest

4. What time will the festival start?

A. 07.00

B. 07.30

C. 08.00

D. 09.00

Read the following text to answer questions number 5 to 7.

Announcement

The school drama is going to organize "Mega-Mega" drama cast audition. For those who are interested
to join the audition, please come to our office on Monday, 4 August, at 2 pm. to register.

The requirements are as follows:

• Your latest photograph of post card size (2)

• The registration form (get it at the office) The audition will be held on Sunday, 10 August at 9 am.

The list of the selected candidates win be announced in a week. We appreciate your participation.

Thank you

The Committee No charge for the registration form

5. Where should the participant go for registration?

 A. School

B. The committee's office

C. Cast audition hall

D. The stage

6. These information are included in the announcement, except ....

A. The place Mega-Mega drama will be staged

B. The audition time of Mega-Mega drama

C. The price to register in the audition

D. The requirement of cast

7. The announcement is released by ....

A. School drama committee

B. Mega-Mega

C. Students association

D. Student committee

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

WE CAN HELP!

To. All 9th Gradeers

We are approaching the end of our days at SMP Nusa Bangsa. Soon, we will leave the school we love
very much. Let's leave something memorable for the school and for the students in need. Do not ruin
your uniforms by spraying them with paint. Do not throw away your books. Donate your books and
uniforms to the seventh and eighth graders. You might never know that your books and uniforms are
badly needed by some of them. Give the stuff to Mrs. Katmiati at the staff office. The school is going to
distribute the stuff to the needy students. Come on pals, don't be foolish, let's do something useful.
Mariana Hartati

Chief of Students Organization

8. Why did Mariana Hartati write the announcement?

A. To throw away their books

B. To ask her friends to remember SMP Nusa Bangsa

C. To inform their friends about leaving the school son

D. To persuade her friends to donate their stuff to the needy

9. What should a students do if we wants to donate his uniform?

A. He should meet Marina Hartati

B. He should give them to Mrs Katmiyati

C. He should come to the Students Organization office

D. He should distribute them to the seventh and eighth graders

10. From the text we can conclude that the nineth graders are going to ....

A. Donate soon

B. Graduate soon

C. Visit Mrs. Katmiyati

D. Go to the staff office