The document discusses a learning competency group's news items material. It includes the objectives, scenario, and materials for the lesson. The lesson aims to analyze the introduction, generic structure, and language features of news items as a text type. It will also apply language assessment. The scenario involves analyzing and applying news items and their language features over the course of the lesson.

1. KELOMPOK KOMPETENSI H
News Items
Waktu: 18 JP
Disiapkan oleh:
Tim Pengembang
Disampaikan oleh:
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2.

2. NEWS ITEMS
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TUJUAN PEMBELAJARAN
SKENARIO PEMBELAJARAN
MATERI PEMBELAJARAN
PEMANTAPAN

3. NEWS ITEMS
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Menganalisis Introduction to Social Function, Generic Structure,
dan Language Features
Menerapkan Text type: News items
Menerapkan Language Assessment
TUJUAN
PEMBELAJARAN

4. NEWS ITEMS
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NEWS ITEMS (12 JP)
LANGUAGE ASSESMENT (6JP)
SKENARIO
PEMBELAJARAN

5. NEWS ITEMS
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MATERI

6. NEWS ITEMS
1. What is the trending topic
today?
2. Why do people read or watch
news?
Brainstorming

7. NEWS ITEMS
1. Read the texts about
landslide!
2. What is the purpose of text
1?
3. What is the purpose of text
2?
Activity 1

8. NEWS ITEMS
Landslides are mass amounts
of mud, rock, and dirt dethatching
from layers underneath itself.
Landslides are formed at
elevated slopes and at minor drainage
holes, and they need lots of rain and a
trigger point. An example of a trigger
point is an earthquake.
Landslides work with: heavy
rain for days there for softening up the
dirt, with the dirt soft it needs a shock
to dethatching itself. This is where the
trigger comes in [volcanic eruption,
earthquake] this causes itself to
dethatch from underneath itself,
shooting itself down the slope,
destroying anything in its path.
TEXT 1 TEXT 2
Country representatives participating in
the second Counter-Terrorism Financing
Summit agreed on Thursday to a Nusa
Dua Statement for stronger collaboration
on countering terrorism financing.
The statement is a follow-up to the
Sydney Communiqué agreed to in the
first summit in Sydney, Australia, last
year.
All delegates proclaim in the Nusa Dua
Statement that “the Islamic State (IS) in
Iraq and the Levant constitutes a global
threat to international peace and
security”.
They also emphasize that governments
cannot work alone to protect financial
At least 35 people have died after
heavy rains and floods triggered landslides
in the Indonesian province of Central Java.
Sutopo Nugroho, spokesman for the
Indonesian Disaster Management Agency
said, “The landslides buried dozens of
homes, and floodwaters inundated
thousands of houses. Of the 35 killed, 31
died in landslides and four died in the
flooding. “
Nugroho said that the weather
anomaly is the result of several factors --
including warm sea temperatures and the
massive flow of moist air from the Indian
Ocean -- converging in Sumatra and
Kalimantan, resulting to unstable
atmospheric conditions and increased
rainfall.

9. NEWS ITEMS
Difference TEXT 1
(explanation)
TEXT 2
(news item)
Communicative
purpose
To explain the
processes
involved in the
formation or
working of
natural or socio
cultural
phenomena
To inform the readers
about events of the day
which are considered
newsworthy or
important.

10. NEWS ITEMS
To inform readers about events which are
considered newsworthy or important.
Newsworthy means important information
about recent events or happenings, especially
as reported by news media".
What is the social function of news
item?
http://www.mediacollege.com/journalism/news/newsworthy.html

11. NEWS ITEMS
1. Look at the following text!
2. Identify:
a. Generic Structure
b. Language Feature
Activity 2

12. NEWS ITEMS
Floods, landslides kill 35 in Central Java
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) At least 35 people have died after heavy
rains and floods triggered landslides in the Indonesian province of
Central Java.
Sutopo Nugroho, spokesman for the Indonesian Disaster Management
Agency said, “The landslides buried dozens of homes, and floodwaters
inundated thousands of houses. Of the 35 killed, 31 died in landslides
and four died in the flooding. An additional 25 people remain missing.”
Most of the landslides and flooding occurred in the Purworejo
subdistrict, where 11 people died and several are reported missing.
Disaster officials, the military and police joined forces with non-
governmental agencies and volunteers to rescue and evacuate
residents from affected areas.
Nugroho said that the weather anomaly is the result of several factors -
- including warm sea temperatures and the massive flow of moist air
from the Indian Ocean -- converging in Sumatra and Kalimantan,
resulting to unstable atmospheric conditions and increased rainfall.

13. NEWS ITEMS
Floods, landslides kill 35 in Central Java
Jakarta, Indonesia At least 35 people have died after heavy
rains and floods triggered landslides in the Indonesian
province of Central Java.
Most of the landslides and flooding occurred in the Purworejo
subdistrict, where 11 people died and several are reported
missing. Disaster officials, the military and police joined forces
with non-governmental agencies and volunteers to rescue and
evacuate residents from affected areas.
Sutopo Nugroho, spokesman for the Indonesian Disaster
Management Agency said, “The landslides buried dozens of
homes, and floodwaters inundated thousands of houses. Of
the 35 killed, 31 died in landslides and four died in the flooding.
An additional 25 people remain missing.”
Nugroho said that the weather anomaly is the result of several
factors -- including warm sea temperatures and the massive
flow of moist air from the Indian Ocean -- converging in
Sumatra and Kalimantan, resulting to unstable atmospheric
conditions and increased rainfall.
Headline
Newsworthy
Event
Background
Event
Source
Source

14. NEWS ITEMS
Floods, landslides kill 35 in Central Java
Jakarta, Indonesia. At least 35 people have died after heavy
rains and floods triggered landslides in the Indonesian
province of Central Java.
Most of the landslides and flooding occurred in the Purworejo
subdistrict, where 11 people died and several are reported
missing. Disaster officials, the military and police joined forces
with non-governmental agencies and volunteers to rescue and
evacuate residents from affected areas.
Sutopo Nugroho, spokesman for the Indonesian Disaster
Management Agency said, “The landslides buried dozens of
homes, and floodwaters inundated thousands of houses. Of
the 35 killed, 31 died in landslides and four died in the flooding.
An additional 25 people remain missing.”
Nugroho said that the weather anomaly is the result of several
factors -- including warm sea temperatures and the massive
flow of moist air from the Indian Ocean -- converging in
Sumatra and Kalimantan, resulting to unstable atmospheric
conditions and increased rainfall.
1. Information
on the head
lines.
2. Action Verb.
3. Saying
Verb.
4. Direct
Indirect
speech

15. NEWS ITEMS
Reinforcement
Newsworthy events ( tells the event in a summary form)
Background events ( elaborate what happened, tell what caused the
incident)
Sources ( comments by participants, witnesses, authorities and experts
involved in the event)
What is the Generic Structure of news item?

16. NEWS ITEMS
Information on the use of headlines
Use of action verbs
Use of saying verbs
Use of direct and indirect speech
What is Language Feature of news item?

17. NEWS ITEMS
Exercise 1

18. NEWS ITEMS
A couple was arrested for bringing five grams of crystal
methamphetamine , or shabu-shabu, to the Pasar Sentral
shopping center in Majene, West Sumatra.
The couple usually met their buyers at the shopping center.
They have sold the drugs for 1 year.
According to Majene police drug unit chief Second Insp.
Muhammad Nur Parape, the arrest of Muslimin and his wife,
Risma, was one of the largest given the amount of shabu
confiscated.
“We have kept the suspects' move under surveillance for
more than a month. Our officers arrested them immediately once
they were certain that there was evidence,” he said on
Wednesday,
Parepe added, “The suspects are being charged with the
2009 anti-drug law which carries a maximum of 12 years
imprisonment.” Police officers are currently tracing the supplier of
the drugs.
Couple arrested for dealing drugs in shopping center
Headline
Newsworthy
Event
Source
Source
Background
Event
Source

19. NEWS ITEMS
A couple was arrested for bringing five grams of crystal
methamphetamine , or shabu-shabu, to the Pasar Sentral
shopping center in Majene, West Sumatra.
The couple usually met their buyers at the shopping
center. They have sold the drugs for 1 year.
According to Majene police drug unit chief Second Insp.
Muhammad Nur Parape, the arrest of Muslimin and his wife,
Risma, was one of the largest given the amount of shabu
confiscated.
“We have kept the suspects' move under surveillance for
more than a month. Our officers arrested them immediately
once they were certain that there was evidence,” he said on
Wednesday,
Parepe added, “The suspects are being charged with the
2009 anti-drug law which carries a maximum of 12 years
imprisonment.” Police officers are currently tracing the supplier
Couple arrested for dealing drugs in shopping
center
1. Informat
ion on
the
head
lines.
2. Action
Verb.
3. Saying
Verb.
4. Direct
speech
5. Adverb
6. Passive

20. NEWS ITEMS
Exercise

21. NEWS ITEMS
Instruktur akan memberikan games “numbered-head together.”
Langkah kegiatan:
1. Numbering: Tiap kelompok yg terdiri dari 5 anggota akan mendapatkan angka dan
kepada masing-masing anggota kelompok diberi nomor 1 sampai 5 (jika anggota
kelompok 5 siswa).
2. Questioning: instruktur mengajukan pertanyaan kepada GP, pertanyaan di sini berkaitan
dengan materi. Kemudian GP diarahkan dan diberi waktu beberapa saat untuk
berdiskusi dengan anggota kelompoknya sebelum menjawab pertanyaan.
3. Head together (berpikir bersama): Tiap anggota kelompok berpikir bersama
dan menyatukan pendapat untuk menggambarkan dan meyakinkan bahwa tiap anggota
dalam kelompoknya mengetahui jawaban tersebut.
4. Answering ; instruktur memanggil suatu nomor, misal 2. Kemudian GP yang
bernomor 2 di tiap kelompok mengangkat tangannya untuk menjawab
pertanyaan. Yang paling cepat mengangat tangan, berkesempatan menjawab
terlebih dahulu. Jika tidak bisa/salah, instruktur memanggil nomor lagi.
Penguatan

22. NEWS ITEMS
Exercise 1
Read the following text and find out.
1. The generic structure of the text.
2. The social function of the text.
3. The action verbs used in the text.
4. The passive sentences used in the text.
5. The direct-indirect speech used in the text.
Exercise 2. Write a News Item Text as in the example. Used these
things below:
• social function of text
• generic structure of text
• language feature of text

23. NEWS ITEMS
Social Function :
“to inform readers or listeners about events of the day which are
considered newsworthy.
Generic structure :
Newsworthy events ( tells the event in a summary form)
Background events ( elaborate what happened, tell what caused the
incident)
Sources ( comments by participants, witnesses, authorities and
experts involved in the event)
Language features:
• Information on the use of headlines.
• Use of action verbs
• Use of saying verbs
• Use of direct indirect speech
• Use of adverbs
Review

24. NEWS ITEMS
REFLEKSI
Materi Amat
Baik
Baik Cukup Kurang
Saya mampu memahami
social function of news item
Saya mampu memahami
generic structure of news
item
Saya mampu memahami
penggunaan language
features dalam news item

25. NEWS ITEMS
Kegiatan Pembelajaran 2
News Items

26. NEWS ITEMS
NEWS ITEMS
• Look at the pictures below!
• What are the topics?
BRAINSTORMING

27. NEWS ITEMS
NEWS ITEMS
Observe the video and find out the topic!

28. NEWS ITEMS
HEADLINE
NEWSWORTHY
EVENTS
BACKGROUND
EVENTS
SOURCE
SOURCE

29. NEWS ITEMS
Answer the questions based on the text
1. Where did the event take place?
2. What is the main information of
the text?
3. How many people were hurt in the
fighting on December 8?
4. How many petrol bombs were
found by the police?
5. When did the petrol bombs
discover?
6. What happened to the street from
Nunu to Tavanjuka?

30. NEWS ITEMS
Membaca dengan teknik skimming bertujuan untuk
menemukan gambaran umum, judul , topik
ataupun ide utama bacaan.
Gambaran umum dari teks news item biasanya
dapat terlihat di paragraf pertama ataupun judul
(headline).
Strategi Mencari Gambaran Umum

31. NEWS ITEMS
a. What is the text about?
b. What is the topic of the text?
c. What is the subject of the passage?
d. What is the main idea of the passage?
e. What is the best title of the passage?
Contoh soal gambaran umum
What is the purpose of the text?
a. To show the readers how to get cheap beef ahead of Idul Fitri.
b. To describe about the additional frozen beef ahead of Idul Fitri.
c. To give the readers view about the price range of the beef ahead of Idul Fitri.
d. To give information about tons more beef prepared ahead of Idul Fitri.

32. NEWS ITEMS
Strategi menemukan pikiran utama
paragraf:
Pikiran utama paragraf adalah pengembangan dari topik bacaan,
jadi cara untuk menemukan jawabannya dengan memilih yang
paling sesuai dengan topik bacaan.
Jika main idea nya tersirat maka bisa di cari dengan cara :
Paragraf induktif (khusus – umum), baca kalimat terakhir
paragraf yang biasanya berupa kesimpulan lalu pilihlah jawaban
yang sesuai.
Paragraf deduktif (umum – khusus), baca kalimat pertama –
kedua lalu pilihlah jawaban yang sesuai.
Pikiran Utama Paragraf

33. NEWS ITEMS
a. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
b. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
Contoh pertanyaan paragraf utama
What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
a. The amount of the beef sold ahead of Idul Fitri
b. The minister’s explanation about the price
c. The number of beef prepared by govt
d. The govt’s expectation in adding more beef

34. NEWS ITEMS
Untuk menentukan makna kata tertentu dalam news
item text, kita dapat melakukan beberapa langkah
kegiatan sebagai berikut:
a. Baca dan pahami pertanyaan dengan baik.
b. Baca dengan teliti bagian teks yang memuat kata
tersebut.
c. Baca kalimat sekitar, sebelum, dan sesudah dari
awal kalimat dimana kata itu digunakan.
d. Tentukan makna dari kata tersebut.
Makna Kata

35. NEWS ITEMS
Pertanyaan tentang makna kata
a. What does the underlined word mean?
b. The underlined word means …
c. What is the synonym of the underlined word?
d. What is the closest meaning of the underlined word?
e. What is the antonym of the underlined word?
… he was certain the government could slash beef prices to below Rp 80,000
(US$6.03) per kilogram.
The underlined word means …
a. increase
b. cut
c. replace
d. hit

36. NEWS ITEMS
Informasi rinci tersurat baru bisa ditemukan setelah
kita membaca teks dengan rinci atau dengan
scanning: membaca untuk memahami isi bacaan
secara menyeluruh.
Informasi Rinci Tersurat

37. NEWS ITEMS
a. It is stated in the passage that …
b. The passage indicates that …
c. The authors mentions that …
d. Based on the text, we know that…
Pertanyaan tentang informasi tersurat
It is stated in the text that…
a. The importers will sell the beef in high price
b. The amount of the beef is not enough to meet costumers’
need
c. Govt could lower the price of the beef
d. The importers is incapable in expanding their distribution

38. NEWS ITEMS
Informasi tersirat adalah suatu kesimpulan yang logis yang dibuat
berdasarkan kata-kata atau kalimat yang terdapat dalam bacaan atau
dengan menggunakan pengetahuan yang kita miliki atau perpaduan
keduanya.
Contoh:
Baca bagian- bagian bacaan yang tidak lengkap berikut, lalu jawab
pertanyaan dengan cara menarik kesimpulan berdasarkan bacaan atau
pengetahuan anda sendiri.
“…The party started from 10:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m ...“
Question:
“How long did the party last?
INFORMASI TERSIRAT

39. NEWS ITEMS
Contoh:
Baca bagian- bagian bacaan yang tidak lengkap berikut, lalu jawab
pertanyaan dengan cara menarik kesimpulan berdasarkan bacaan atau
pengetahuan anda sendiri.
1. “…The party started from 10:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m ...“
How long did the party last?
Pembahasan:
Pernyataan lama pesta berlangsung memang tidak tertera dengan jelas
dalam teks. Namun dari kalimat diatas, kita bisa mendapatkan petunjuk
tentang berapa lama pesta berlangsung. Pesta tersebut dimulai pukul 10:00
a.m dan selesai pada pukul 01:00 p.m, sehingga bila kita hitung pesta
berlangsung selama 3 jam.

40. NEWS ITEMS
2. Marry Smith had a stomach cancer. The doctor told him, "You
need chemotheraphy to stop the cancer.
Pertanyaan :
How was Marry Smith ?
Pembahasan :
Pertanyaan diatas menanyakan bagaimana keadaan kesehatan
Marry Smith. Dalam bacaan ada evidence yang
berbunyi, "Marry Smith had a stomach cancer". Berdasarkan
fakta ini, kita dapat menarik kesimpulan bahwa Marry was very
sick.

41. NEWS ITEMS
3. This is Erwan Martono. He always makes people laugh.
People always waits for his program.
Pertanyaan :
What is Erwan Martono like ?
Pembahasan :
Kita bisa melihat evidence pada "He always makes people
laugh". Sedangkan kata-kata yang lainnya bukanlah evidence
karena tidak mendukung apa yang ditanyakan. Jadi, jawaban
yang tepat adalah "He is humorous"

42. NEWS ITEMS
Activity 1
1. Buatlah kelompok yg terdiri dari 4-5 orang anggota
2. Bacalah teks news item di modul H hal. 41
3. Isilah tabel berikut ini dengan mencari strategi
menemukan unsur-unsur dalam teks news item dan
tuliskan contohnya!
4. Presentasikan hasil diskusi kelompok Anda!

43. NEWS ITEMS
Unsur dalam News Item Strategi Contoh dalam
Teks
Gambaran umum
Informasi tertentu
Informasi rinci tersurat
Pikiran utama paragraf
Makna kata

44. NEWS ITEMS
Activity 2
1. Buatlah kelompok yg terdiri dari 4-5 orang anggota
2. Buatlah teks news item berdasarkan gambaran
umum berikut ini:
Prosecutors rebutted the defense submitted by the
legal team of defendant Jessica Kumala Wongso,
the sole suspect in the murder of Wayan Mirna
Salihin, during a hearing at the Central Jakarta
District Court on Tuesday.

45. NEWS ITEMS
Fasilitator akan memberikan games “talking stick.”
Langkah kegiatan:
1. Fasilitator menyiapkan lagu dan speaker serta tongkat atau spidol. Kemudian
fasilitator memainkan sebuah lagu, dan GP mengedarkan spidol tersebut.
2. Jika lagu berhenti, maka GP yg memegang spidol tersebut harus menjawab
pertanyaan mengenai materi.
3. Contoh pertanyaan:
a. Bagaimana strategi yg tepat untuk mencari makna kata?
b. Teknik scanning sangat baik digunakan untuk mencari apa?
c. Bagaimana cara paling cepat untuk menentukan gambaran umum dlm news
item?
d. Berikan contoh pertanyaan dalam mencari informasi rinci!
Penguatan

46. NEWS ITEMS
UMPAN BALIK/TINDAK LANJUT
• Sebagai umpan balik, silakan Anda jawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan di
bawah ini:
Apakah Anda telah dapat memahami cara:
1. Menentukan gambaran umum teks tertulis berbentuk News Item Text?
2. Menentukan informasi rinci tersurat teks tertulis berbentuk News Item
Text?
3. Menentukan informasi tertentu teks tertulis berbentuk News Item Text?
4. Menentukan informasi tersirat teks tertulis berbentuk News Item Text?
5. Menentukan makna kata teks tertulis berbentuk News Item Text?
6. Menentukan cara pengajaran teks News Item Text?
7. Menentukan rangkuman dari materi yang sudah diajarkan

47. NEWS ITEMS
Cara Pengajaran
Tahapan Uraian Kegiatan
Mengamati
1. Guru meminta peserta didik mengamati video suatu peristiwa yang menjadi
perhatian.
2. Sebelum tayangan video disajikan, peserta didik diberi beberapa pertanyaan yang
mengarahkan peserta didik tentang hal hal yang harus diamati.
3. Setelah peserta didik melihat video, selanjutnya peserta didik menjawab pertanyaan
pertanyaan awal. Pertanyaan awal inilah yang akan mengarahkan peserta didik
mengetahui tujuan pembelajaran tentang news item.
Contoh pertanyaan awal:
What is the video about?
What do you think about the video content?
What happened to the people in the video?
Why do you think the event happened?
Menanya
pendidik memberi kesempatan atau mengarahkan peserta didik mengajukan pertanyaan
yang berkaitan dengan video tersaji. Pertanyaan bisa berupa kata kata sulit dan hal-hal
yang berkaitan dengan social function, generic structure dan language features news
item. Jawaban yang diberikan mengarah pada target pembelajaran sesuai dengan teks
news item.

48. NEWS ITEMS
Tahapan Uraian Kegiatan
Mengumpulkan Data Peserta didik dibagi menjadi beberapa kelompok kemudian diberikan
mencari informasi dari berbagai sumber yang berkaitan dengan video
yang ditayangkan tersebut.
Mengasosiasi Masing – masing anggota kelompok membandingkan informasi yang
diperoleh dengan teman kelompoknya
Mengkomunikasikan Pada tahap ini peserta didik dalam kelompok menyusun teks tertulis
news item dari video yang ditayangkan berdasarkan struktur teks dan
language features yang sudah mereka pelajari lalu melakukan role
play sebagai news anchor.

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Group Discussion
Still work in the same group!
Discuss about how to teach news item text!
Present it to the class!
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NEWS ITEM TEXT BACK TO MATERI

50. NEWS ITEMS
• Tentukan skill yang akan dinilai
• Persiapkan Intrument
• Sediakan Rubrik Penilaian
Persiapan sebelum penilaian

51. NEWS ITEMS
Listening biasanya
didefinisikan sebagai proses
interpretatif, sehingga penilaian
listening fokus kepada
pemahaman.
Penilaian Listening

52. NEWS ITEMS
Penilaian Reading
Pembelajaran reading di kelas dapat berupa
reading aloud dan reading comprehension.
Reading aloud (membaca keras) adalah
kemampuan membaca dengan penekanan
pada intonasi, pelafalan kata, di samping
kemampuan memahami isi wacana.
Reading comprehension menekankan pada
pemahaman isi wacana baik secara umum
maupun secara detail.
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53. NEWS ITEMS
speaking dan writing
• Kemampuan menulis (writing) adalah
kemampuan menyampaikan gagasan
dalam bentuk tertulis.
• Kemampuan speaking adalah untuk
mencapai tujuan komunikasi tertentu -
misalnya, untuk membujuk pendengar
untuk mengadopsi sudut pandang tertentu.
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54. NEWS ITEMS
Penilaian Speaking
Dalam speaking aspek komunikasi yang
harus tekankan, seperti delivery,
organization, content, dan language.
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Pemantapan
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Text 2
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1. Which statement is TRUE according to the text?
A. There was no dead victims in the disaster
B. All the houses fell down because of the flood
C. Most of the residents have moved to the safe place
D. The houses were damaged because they are not completed yet
2. We can find the following information in the text, except …
A. The reasons why the flood occurred
B. The number of loss suffered by the residents
C. The number of broken houses caused by the flood
D. The explanation from the local authority about the flood
3. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To describe the flood in Bekasi
B. To give information about the flood in Bekasi
C. To present the arguments about the flood
D. To persuade people that the flood was dangerous
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Text 3
Bridge breaks in Central Java, killing 5 people and injuring 29 others. A footbridge
packed with tourists broke at a mountainous resort on Java Island Wednesday,
killing five people and injuring 29 after they plunged into a rocky riverbed, police
and tourist officials said.
The victims were evacuated to three nearby hospitals, said Surono, an employee at
the Baturaden resort in Central Java province, adding that they fell more than 20
meters (yards) after one of the steel cables holding the small bridge snapped. Local
police, chief Emron Putra Agung said five people were killed and 29 injured. The
accident occurred as the country enjoys a weeklong holiday marking the end of the
Islamic month Ramadan, when people traditionally flock to holiday sites.
Baturaden, located 300 kilometers (190 miles) east of the capital Jakarta, is one of
the most popular resorts on the slopes of Mount Slamet (3,428 meters, 11,246
feet), Java's second-highest peak.
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1. The text tells us about ….
A. The evacuation of the victims.
B. The tourist resort in Central Java.
C. The killing of five visitors in Baturaden.
D. The accident on the broken bridge in Baturaden.
E. The popular tourist resort in Central Java.
2. Some local tourist were killed and injured in Baturaden when ….
A. They were swimming in the river.
B. They were enjoying the view on the small bridge.
C. They were in the riverbed.
D. They were climbing Mount Slamet, Central Java.
E. They were swinging on the small bridge over the Rocky River.
3. The footbridge in Baturaden broke because ….
A. It couldn’t afford supporting overload.
B. It had been too old to walk on.
C. It had not been used for long time.
D. It lied on the slope of Mount Slamet.
E. It was used to evacuate the victims.
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4. How many victims were in this accident?
A. Five
B. Twenty nine
C. Thirty
D. Twenty four
E. Thirty four
5. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?
A. The broken footbridge killed five visitors.
B. The accident happened at the end of Ramadhan.
C. The victims were left behind without relief.
D. The visitors were killed because of falling into a rocky riverbed.
E. The bridge broke because of one of the broken steel cables.
6. “…. killing five people and injuring 29 after they plunged into a rocky riverbed.”(the first
paragraph). What is the similar meaning of the words “plunged into”?
A. fell back
B. fell away
C. fell down
D. fell off
E. fell on
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