Type of texts

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This webquest will help you to understand more about the type of texts.

You will be asked some questions about the available text types, before that, it would be nice if you read about the meaning of some of these text types. You can read the meaning in the link below:

Web Link

PROCEDURE TEXT

http://theenglishcamp.blogspot.com/2013/10/procedure-text.html#ixzz5TFdk2o5B

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

http://britishcourse.com/descriptive-text-definition-generic-structures-purposes-language-features.php

NARATIVE TEXT

http://britishcourse.com/narrative-text-definition-purposes-generic-structures-language-features.php

 

PROCEDURE TEXT

Read this text carefully to answer questions number 1 and 2!

How to Save a Wet Cell Phone

            1) Take the phone out of the water as soon as possible.

            2) After removing the phone from water, quickly gather some paper towels or soft cloths to lay the phone on while you remove the battery.

            3) Remove all other accessories such as memory cards, and protective covers.

            4) Dry your phone with soft cloths or a towel.

            5) Place the phone in a bowl of uncooked rice overnight. The rice can absorb some remaining moisture from the phone.

            6) Plug it into its charger. If it is still does not work, take your cell phone to an authorized dealer.

 

1. How is the wet cell phone dried?

     A. By using soft cloths or a towel

     B. By plugging into its charger

     C. By removing memory cards

     D. By removing the battery

 

2. "Plug it into its charger."

What does the underlined word refer to?

     A. The bowl

     B. The card

     C. The phone

     D. The substance           

 

Read this text carefully to answer questions number 3 and 4!

How to Make Fried Potatoes

- Ingredients:

4 red potatoes                                      1 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion, chopped                                1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped

2 tablespoons olive oil                        1 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon paprika                           1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

 

- Steps:

1.  Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes.

2.  Drain the potatoes and cut them into 1/2 inch cubes when they are already cool.

3.  In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat. Add onion and green pepper. Cook about 5 minutes stirring often, until soft. Transfer to a plate and set aside.

4.  Pour remaining 2 tablespoons of oil into the skillet and turn heat to medium-high.

5.  Add potato cubes, salt, paprika and black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are  browned about 10 minutes.

6.  Stir in the onions, green peppers and parsley and cook for another minute. Serve hot.

 

3. “Transfer to a plate and set aside.”

The word “transfer” in the sentence nearly means?

A.  bring

B.  move

C.  drain

D.  take

 

4. The word "they" in step 2 refers to?

A.  The potatoes.

B.  The cubes.

C.  The utensils.

D.  The ingredients

 

5. Rearrange the following sentences into the correct and meaningful procedure!

1) Open the lid up and pour it out

2) Make sure the blender clean and working

3) Close the lid and hold the cover tightly

4) Put the fruits inside

5) Clean the blender

6) Blend

 

A. 2 4 3 6 1 5

B. 3 2 5 6 1 4

C. 2 4 1 6 5 3

D. 3 4 2 5 1 6

E. 1 3 2 4 6 5

 

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Pink Beach

Pink Beach or Pantai Merah Muda is one of the beaches in Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara. The beach is called Pink Beach because the sand beach is pink. The pink color of its beach is a mixture of white sand beach colors mixed with crushed coral, shells, calcium carbonate from marine invertebrates that are very small, and also Foraminifera, microscopic amoeba that has a red body shell.

At Pink Beach, there are so many marine organisms. No fewer than 1,000 species of fish, 260 species of coral, and 70 species of sponge can be found here. Having so much marine life, this place is a proper spot for snorkeling and diving for sea sports lovers.

1. Why The beach is called Pink Beach ?

a. the sand is pink

b. the island is pink

c. the water is pink

d. the sea is pink

2. What sea sports the beach suits for?

a. Fishing and sailing

b. Wakeboard and jet skiing

c. snorkeling and diving

d. parasailing and kayak

3. The synonym of the word “called” is….

a. Given

b. Named

c. Based

d. Related

Doraemon

Doraemon is one of the characters in a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko Fujio. Doraemon is a robotic cat. He has small body and white hands and feet. Although he can hear perfectly well, Doraemon has no ears.

     Doraemon possesses a large pocket that can produce many gadgets from the future. The pocket is called yojigen-pocket, or fourth- dimensional pocket. Doraemon’s favorite food is dorayaki, a Japanese treat filled with red bean paste.

     This robotic cat has the tendency to panic during emergencies. In an emergency situation, he will frantically pull out every unnecessary gadget from his pocket. Nevertheless, Doraemon is a good cat. He always helps Nobita.

 

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

     a. Doraemon

     b. Fujiko Fujio

     c. Robotic cats

     d. Nobita

 

5. “… he will frantically pull out every unnecessary … “ (paragraph 3).

     The underline word can be best replaced by …

     a. Happily

     b. Calmly

     c. Worriedly

     d. Diligently

 

NARATIVE TEXT

Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih

Bawang Putih lived with her step mother and her step sister, Bawang Merah. Bawang Putih’s mother died when she was a baby. Her father remarried another woman and later her step sister was born. Unfortunately, not long after that her father died. Since then, Bawang Putih’s life was sad. Her step mother and her step sister treated Bawang Putih badly and always asked her to do all the household chores.

            One morning, Bawang Putih was washing some clothes in a river. Accidentally, her mother’s clothes were washed away by the river. She was really worried so she walked along the river side to find the clothes. Finally, she met an old woman. She said that she kept the clothes and would give them back to Bawang Putih if she helped the old woman do the household chores. Bawang Putih helped her happily. After everything was finished, the old woman returned the clothes. She also gave Bawang Putih a gift. Bawang Putih was not a greedy girl, so she took the small one. After thanking the old woman, Bawang Putih then went home. When she arrived home, her step mother and Bawang Merah were angry. They had been waiting for her all day long. Bawang Putih then told about the clothes, the old woman, and the pumpkin. Her mother was really angry so she grabbed the pumpkin and smashed it to the floor. Suddenly they all were surprised. Inside the pumpkin they found jewelries.

 

1. How is Bawang Putih’s character in the narrative text above, except?

1. Kind
2. Bad
3. Diligent
4. Obedient

 

2. How is Bawang Merah’s character in the narrative text above?

1. Kind
2. Bad
3. Diligent
4. Assiduous

 

3. From the text, which one is the Verb?

1. Bawang Merah
2. Sad
3. Remarried
4. Her step sister

 

4. Choose the correct group of Adjectives from the narrative text Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih!

1. Lived, Baby, Sad
2. Lived, Sad, Old
3. Sad, Old, Small
4. Old, Small, Happily

 

5. Why did Bawang Putih take the small pumpkin?

1. Her step mother asked her
2. Bawang Putih loves pumpkin
3. Because she is not greedy
4. Because she is happy

 

Bad 1	Developing 2	Good 3	Excellent 4	Score
Activity responses	Does not answer questions.  Errors are numerous and distract from readability.	Does not answer all questions.  Has quite a few sentence and grammatical errors.  Lacks originality	Answers questions.  Has minor errors in sentence structure and grammar, but  they do not interfere with readability.  Some creativity	Answers questions clearly. Writes in complete sentences without grammatical errors.  Creative and original thoughts
Grammar	There are problems with grammar.	There are some problems with grammar.	There is a problem with grammar in a word or two.	There is no problem with grammar.
Vocabulary	Only know a little bit of vocabulary.	Can solve few vocabulary questions.	Has decent amount of vocabulary.	Has vast knowledge of vocabulary.

 

 

You have done a great job!  There is so much more to learn about types of texts. There are many books in the library that can help you, or you could use an internet to find out more!. You can also ask your teacher for additional information.

Congratulations on a job well done!

This webquest is a supplementary course for the student of elementary school. You may use it to support your learning program for your student. The content of this webquest is combination of both pure creation and from scattered sources in the interwebs.

This webquest and its content has been adapted to current curriculum standard of elementary school.

Credits:

https://www.itapuih.com/2018/01/kumpulan-soal-procedure-text-smp-dan-pembahasan.html

https://englishahkam.blogspot.com/2013/05/contoh-procedure-text-beserta-soal-dan-jawaban-fried-.html

https://englishadmin.com/2018/12/baru-29-contoh-soal-procedure-text-dan-jawaban.html

This webquest was created for our class group project.

The subject of this class is Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL).

This group member is from the same university and faculty which is Faculty of Cultural Studies, Brawijaya University and consisted of 5 people, namely;

 

1. Hayu Anisa F

2. Amal

3. Adin

4. Novan

5. Rusman