DESRIPTIVE TEXT

definisi

• Descriptive text ini adalah suatu teks yang menjelaskan atau mendeskripsikan
orang orang, binatang atau suatu benda baik bentuknya, sifat-sifatnya,
jumlahnya dan lain-lain. Tujuan dari descriptive untuk menjelaskan,
menggambarkan atau mengungkapkan seseorang atau suatu benda.
Struktur Descriptive Text (generic structure) adalah :

Identification
Bagian identification memuat pendahuluan mengenai suatu topik. Identification
sebagai pengenalan supaya para pembaca atau pendengar tidak salah mengerti.
Misalnya yang kita jelaskan adalah kucing

Description
Pada bagian description memuat tanda-tanda spesifik atau sifat-sifat yang
terkandung dalam benda, orang, atau binatang yang sedang kamu jelaskan.
Contoh teks deskriptif:
My Lovely Cat

(Identification)
I have a pet. It is a cat.His name is Blacky.

(Description)
He is really playful, He loved to play with me and the new things he found. He has
orange and white fu, his fur is so soft and I like to rubs it for him. He has a long
tail. He likes to play with it. He is also always try to catch his tail sometimes. I
also like to hold him in my hand, when i hold him like that he will fall asleep.
Purpose of the text

To describe about….
 My Timmy
I have some pets. However, my favourite pet is Timmy.
Timmy is a male tabby cat. He is very adorable with his soft stripes fur. He has
innocent round eyes and feeble sweet voice. He always meows when I come home, he
usually give me a kiss.
Timmy is a nice playmate. I’m so happy to spend my time with him. Most of the time,
he’s a good cat. It’s almost impossible for me to be angry at him. In the morning, he
always wakes up early. When he wakes up earlier, he waits quality by my bedside until
I wake up.
Informasi tersurat:
1. When does Timmy usually give a kiss to the writer? When the writer….
a. fells hungry c. goes to sleep
b. leaves home d. comes home
 My Timmy
I have some pets. However, my favourite pet is Timmy.
Timmy is a male tabby cat. He is very adorable with his soft stripes fur. He has
innocent round eyes and feeble sweet voice. He always meows when I come home,
he usually give me a kiss.
Timmy is a nice playmate. I’m so happy to spend my time with him. Most of
the time, he’s a good cat. It’s almost impossible for me to be angry at him. In the
morning, he always wakes up early. When he wakes up earlier, he waits quality by my
bedside until I wake up.
Menentukan gambaran umum:
2. The second paragraph tell about….
• a. Characteristic b. Habit c. Habitat e. Behavior
Menentukan maksud/tujuan dari teks:
3. What is the purpose of the text about?
• a. To describe the place c. To entertain the reader
• b. To describe about the cat d. To tell how to care the cat
 Agnes Monica Muljoto is a famous singer coming from Indonesia. She was born
on 1st July 1986 in Jakarta. She is slim and tall. Her height is 165 cm. Her weight
is 45 kg. She usually wears casual clothes such as T-shirt and jeans.
She is very multitalented. She can sing, dance, and act. She released her first
album entitled And The Story Goes and continue to release her second album
entitled Whaddup A..? . Now, she has three albums and many single songs. She
always dances while singing her songs. She acts in many movies such as Lupus Milenia
and Pernikahan Dini. She gets many achievements such as becoming the most
favorite female MTV Indonesia Award on 2008 and the top actress in SCTV award on
2004 and 2005.
Menentukan rujukan kata:
4.She gets many achievements. The underlined word refers to….
a. Indonesian actress c. Famous actress
b. Agnes Monica d. Multitalented actress
 Agnes Monica Muljoto is a famous singer coming from Indonesia. She was born
on 1st July 1986 in Jakarta. She is slim and tall. Her height is 165 cm. Her weight
is 45 kg. She usually wears casual clothes such as T-shirt and jeans.
She is very multitalented. She can sing, dance, and act. She released her first
album entitled And The Story Goes and continue to release her second album
entitled Whaddup A..? . Now, she has three albums and many single songs. She
always dances while singing her songs. She acts in many movies such as Lupus Milenia
and Pernikahan Dini. She gets many achievements such as becoming the most
favorite female MTV Indonesia Award on 2008 and the top actress in SCTV award on
2004 and 2005.
Menentukan makna kata:
5.She usually wears casual clothes such as T-shirt and jeans. What does the
underlined word mean?
a.Fashionable. C. Formal.
b.Informal. D. Stylish.
 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.
Informasi tersirat:
6.What makes Bale Kambang famous?
A. Small rocky islands C. Long beautiful beach
B. Huge waves of ocean D. Overseas cruisers
 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.
Menentukan pokok pikiran:
7.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
 Peter is the youngest in our family. He is fourteen years old and four years younger
than me. He has long, straight hair, bright eyes and a friendly smile. Sometimes he is
rather naughty at home, but he usually does what he is asked to do.
Peter is interested in sports very much, and at school, he plays football and
tennis. He is the best badminton player in our family.
Informasi tersirat:
8. The writer is … years old.
A. Fourteen B. Sixteen C. Eighteen D. Nineteen
Informasi rinci:
9. According to the passage, we know that Peter is ….
A. The writer’s youngest brother C. He writer’s elder brother
B. A naughty boy D. A friendly boy