Descriptive Text

Purpose :
To describe a particular place, person or thing.

Tense :
Past - Present - Future

Generic Structure :
Identification
Description

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Gunung Tujuh Lake is one of the many lakes in Kabupaten Kerinci in Jambi province. It is an amazing tourist place to visit.

The location of Gunung Tujuh Lake is in Kecamatan Kayu Aro. It is about 50 km from Sungai Penuh to Pelompek village by public transport. Then people climb and walk for another 4 km or for 2.5 hours. The lake is surrounded by steep forest slopes and seven mountains. The highest peak of Gunung Tujuh Lake is 1,950 m above sea level. The length of the lake is 4,5 km and the width is 3 km. It is a volcanic lake and the highest in Southeast Asia. The temperature around the lake is very cold. Besides waterfalls you can also find animals such as siamang, elephants and birds. Gunung Tujuh Lake is really beautiful with a spectacular scenery.

1. What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Amazing tourist resorts in Jambi,

B. Gunung Tujuh Lake in Jambi.

C. Volcanic lakes in Jambi.

D. Steep forest slopes in Jambi.

E. Waterfalls in Jambi.

2. What kind of text is the text above?

A. Recount.

B. Spoof.

C. Descriptive.

D. Narrative.

E. Procedure.

3. The main idea of the text is that ...

A. Gunung Tujuh Lake is a beautiful tourist resort

B. the location of Gunung Tujuh Lake is difficult to reach

C. Gunung Tujuh Lake is the only lake in Sumatra

D. tourists from Southeast Asia visit this beautiful lake

E. the animals are more attractive than the lake itself

4. What tense is mostly used in the text?

A. Simple Past

B. Simple Future

C. Past Progressive

D. Present Perfect

E. Simple Present

5. Which statement is TRUE according to the text?

A. The lake is 3 km long.

B. Gunung Tujuh Lake is not a volcanic lake.

C. Gunung Tujuh Lake is 4.5 km away from Sungai Penuh.

D. There are steep forest slopes and seven mountains around the lake.

E. Siamangs are the only animals that can be found in Gunung Tujuh Lake.

6.    "Gunung Tujuh Lake is really beautiful with a spectacular scenery."

The underlined word means ...

A. amusing

B. remarkable

C. lovely

D. pretty

E. touching

7. What is the purpose of the writer?

A. To persuade the readers to visit Jambi.

B. To describe Gunung Tujuh Lake in Jambi.

C. To inform the readers the condition of animals in Gunung Tujuh Lake.

D. To compare the mountains in Jambi.

         E.  To amuse the readers with a story about Jambi.

    

8. What is the first paragraph of the text called ?

A. Description.

B. Orientation.

C. Identification

D. Evaluation.

         E. Classification.

9. It is about 50 km .... (Par. 2). The word 'it" refers to ...

A. Jambi.

B. Gunung Tujuh Lake.

C. Kecamatan Kayu Aro.

D. Sungai Penuh.

         E. Pelompek Village. 

  10.   Which of the following statements is not a description of the lake?

   A.    Gunung Tujuh Lake is one of the many lakes in Kabupaten Kerinci

   B.     The lake is surrounded by steep forest slopes

   C.     The length of the lake is 4,5 km and the width is 3 km.

   D.    Gunung Tujuh Lake is really beautiful

                     E.     The temperature around the lake is really hot.