DESCRIPTIVE TEXT






Definition of Descriptive Text

Descriptive Text is a type of text that clearly describes the characteristics inherent in something, be it humans, animals, plants or inanimate objects.

 

Purpose of Descriptive Text

The purpose of this text is to provide clear information about the object described to the reader.

 

Characteristics of Descriptive Text

• Using the Simple Present Tense,

Example: The color of my bedroom is blue.

• Using many adjectives (adjectives).

Example: big, small, colorful, and so on.

• Using a connecting verb (relating verb).

• Examples: is, have, seem, appear, and other verbs.

 

Generic Structure of Descriptive Text 

1. Identification = the purpose is to identify an object that you want to describe.

2. Description = the purpose is to explain the characteristics inherent in something that is introduced

 

Example of descriptive text

 

Borobudur Temple


Borobudur is one of the historical buildings in Indonesia. It is considered to be the world’s largest Buddhist temple for its size (15129 m2) and height (34.5m). It is located in Magelang, Central Java. Not only it become a well-known tourism destination to a lot of travelers around the world, Borobudur Temple is also included in the UNESCO list of the world heritage sites.

Borobudur temple consists of six square floors and three circular floors which are arranged accordingly and make it to be stair-like layers that you have to climb one by one to reach the top of the temple. In the middle of the floor, you will find a small stairwell with couple of stairs connecting each floor that you can use as a passage to go to the top. On each level of the floor, there are a lot of relief panels and Buddha statues spread around it. Based on the data, there are 2.672 panels and 504 statues in total. There is a dome located on the top center of the temple and is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated inside a perforated stupa. It is said that, if you place your hand into the stupa through one of its holes and you can touch the Buddha statue, you will be able to make one of your dream come true.


Exercise about Descriptive Text

 

          Petruk cave is one of the leading tourist attractions in Kebumen, Central Java. The cave is located in the dukuh Mandayana Candirenggo Village, Ayah District, Kebumen regency. In the petruk cave there is no lighting that illuminates the cave. It is still very natural cave so that petruk cave is very dark to be entereD. Petruk cave’s name is taken from the punokawan of puppet characters that is Petruk. The cave Named Petruk cave because the length of cave is as long as petruk’s nose.

          In the cave there are 3 floors that are the first is a basic cave, Hindu caves and Petruk Cave. The base cave is a short cave which is just 100 meters away. The cave is used for tourist attractions. Hindu cave is part of the cave that is usually used to put offerings to the ancestor. Inside Petruk cave there are so many stalactites and stalagmites which are really awesomE. If you want to explore this cave, you must be led by guides who are ready to take you through the cavE. After arriving at the end of the cave, you can see the beach or waterfall located near at the end of the cave

 

1. What is the text's purpose?

A. To inform readers about tourism in Kebumen

B. To entertain reader about Petruk Cave

C. To explain the reader about floors in Petruk Cave

D. To Introduce the Local tourism in Kebumen

E. To describe Petruk Cave 

Answer = E. To describe Petruk Cave

 

2. Why did Petruk cave named as one of character in Punokawan puppet?

A. Because the cave is belong to Petruk

B. Because Petruk is the first explorer of the cave

C. Because Petruk is buried at the cave

D. Because the cave’s length is as long as Petruk’s nose

E. Because the cave’s depth is as deep as Petruk’s hair

Answer = D. Because the cave’s length is as long as Petruk’s nose

 

3. Which part of Petruk Cave which used for place to put foods for ancestor?

A. In the basic cave

B. In petruk cave

C. In Hindu cave

D. In front of the cave

E. Inside the cave

Answer = C. In Hindu cave

 

4. What is stalactites means?

A. A type of formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves

B. Types of formation that lay on the floor of caves

C. Types of food given to ancestor

D. Someone who guide the visitor in the cave

E. Kind of animals in the cave

Answer = A. A type of formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves

 

5. What is “lead” means in paragraph 2?

A. Guide

B. Take

C. Bring

D. Put

E. Place

Answer = A. Guide




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