CHAPTER VIII Who Was Involved?

The Surabaya Police have arrested a man,

identified only as MN, for allegedly buying an infant
Definition of News Item via Instagram.
MN was arrested at his house on Jl. Karah in
News item is a text which informs readers Jambangan district in Surabaya, East Java, on
about events of the day. The events are considered Sunday. He was found to have paid some Rp 3.8
newsworthy or important. million (US$250) for a baby boy when he was only
three days olD.
It means if there is an important event that Surabaya police chief Sr. Comr. Rudi Setiawan
should be known by many people, then this event said recently that the transaction was conducted in
deserves news. Well, the news text is called the Semarang, Central Java, on Sept. 23. The baby’s
news item text. However, if there are events that parents live in Tangerang in Banten.“The baby is
people do not deserve, then they are not definitely now safe with the Surabaya administration,” Rudi
worth to be news. said on Monday (The Jakarta Post, Tue, October
16, 2018)
Generic Structure of News Item
1. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To inform readers about arrested man for buying
# Main Events / Newsworthy event(s): it recounts
an infant
the event in summary form.
B. To describe the important person for readers
# Elaboration / Background event(s): they elaborate
C. To argue that arresting the man is important
what happened, to whom, in what circumstance
D. To explain how police arrested the man
# Resource of Information (Source) : it contains
E. To convince reader that buying infant is illegal
comments by participants in, witnesses to and
authorities expert on the event
2. What is the generic structure of the text above?
A. Orientation – Complication – Reorientation
Purpose of News Item
B. Orientation – Series of event – Reorientation
C. Stating thesis – Arguments – Reiteration
News Item Text is used to inform readers about D. Goal – Equipments – Steps
events of the day which are considered newsworthy E. Newsworthy event – Background events –
or important. Sources
Or
– To inform the readers about newsworthy or
3. “MN was arrested at his house…” The
important events of the day
underlined word refers to a house belongs to…….
– To present information the readers about
A. The police officer
newsworthy or important events of the day
B. The arrested man
C. The infant parent
Language Feature of News Item D. A Surabaya administration officer
E. A Semarang administration officer
– Focusing on circumstances (using a simple
language in writing the text) 4. “…for allegedly buying an infant” The infant word
– Using saying verbs: “….”, She said, informed, has similar meaning with ……
told, reported. A. Adult
– Sometimes at the beginning of news, the scene is B. Teenager
mentioned : Jakarta – … .. / Kuala Lumpur – … C. Child
– Using Past tense in explaining news events. But if D. Grown
it is a fact that until now still happen or still in the E. Man
form of fact, then can use simple present tense.
– Short, telegraphic information about story
Two state-owned lenders — Bank Mandiri and
captured in headline
Bank BNI — will build temporary houses for 400
– Using adverbs: time, place and manner.
families displaced by the recent strong earthquake
– Uses of material processes to retell the event
that hit Sigi District, Central Sulawesi Province.
Second Assistant Secretary of Sigi District
Government Iskandar Nontji informed that the
Exercise temporary houses for 100 families will be
constructed by Bank Mandiri in the South Sibayala
area of Dolo Sub-district. Meanwhile, Bank BNI will Barong Ket, Joged Bumbung, Legong Keraton,
erect the temporary shelters for 300 families in Topeng Sidhakarya, Baris Upacara, Sanghyang
Jonoge Village of Sigi Biromaru Sub-district that Dedari and Rejang dances, as well as the Wayang
severely suffered from soil liquefaction during the Wong and Gambuh dance dramas.“We are very
7.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked the area on pleased with the recognition; it enables Bali to
Sept 28, he noted. receive protection in terms of traditional dance
The temporary houses will be constructed on preservation as well as economic benefits in the
pieces of land, owned by the sub-district future,” said Bali Cultural Agency head Dewa Putu
government, village, and community members, he Beratha on Wednesday night as quoted by Antara
stated, adding that the Sigi district government will news agency.
facilitate all related parties to sign a letter of During the UNESCO session, Indonesia’s
agreement. “We are going to provide a letter of proposal regarding the dances reportedly ranked
agreement that will be signed by all related parties 18th among a total of 35 countries. “The nine
to avoid any unexpected eventuality in the future,” dances represent Balinese dance as a whole based
he explaineD. (Antara, 17th October, 2018) on their historical concept, function and style,” said
Dewa.
5. What is the text about? According to Dewa, the Rejang, Sanghyang
A. Building temporary houses for displaced family Dedari and Baris Upacara dances represented the
B. Planning to displace the temporary house Wali dance, which is usually performed during
C. Signing a letter of agreements to build a processions. Meanwhile, the Topeng Sidhakarya
permanent house dance and Gambuh and Wayang Wong dance
D. New luxury house will be built by BNI dramas are part of the Bebali dance, known as a
E. Assistant Secretary has built temporary houses semi-sacred and ceremonial dancE. The Legong
Keraton, Joged Bumbung and Barong Ket dances
6. What can we infer from the text? are a representation of the Balih-Balihan dance that
A. The temporary house will be build in the family serves social and entertainment purposes.
lands The Wali dance is said to have originated
B. The displaced family will build 400 houses for between the eighth and 14th centuries. The Bebali
two state banks dance and Balih-Balihan dances are believed to
C. Shelters will be built by two state banks for the have come from the 14th-19th century and 19th
earthquake victims centuries, respectively.“The community has actively
D. Bank Mandiri will be built in the South Sibayala played an important role in preserving these
E. Bank BNI will be built by the earthquake victims traditional dances, especially the Wali dance.
in Jonoge Village of Sigi Meanwhile, the Bali provincial administration and its
city and regency administrations should increase
7. What makes 400 families displaced? their role in preserving the Bebali and Balih-Balihan
A. Local governement dances during tourist events,” said Dewa.
B. 7.4-magnitude earthquake
C. Temporary shelters
D. 400 houses
E. Mandiri bank and BNI 9. What is the main idea of the text?
A. UNESCO recognises nine Balinese dances.
8. “The temporary houses will be constructed on B. Nine Balinese dances are the part of the world’s
pieces of lanD..” The temporary word has antonym cultural heritages.
of …….. C. Bali receives recognising on the local dances
A. Momentary from UNESCO.
B. Transitory D. Nine Balinese dances represent Balinese
C. Limited dances.
D. Permanent E. Balinese community play an important role in
E. Seasonal preserving their traditional dances.

Nine traditional Balinese dances have been 10.Which statement that supports the text?
recognized as part of the world’s intangible cultural A. The Bebali dance is believed originated in 19th
heritage following a UNESCO session in Namibia century.
on Wednesday. B. The Balih-Balihan dance is said to have come
Balinese dances included on the list were the from the 14th-19th century.
C. The nine Balinese dances represent the culture E. There are a lot of passengers were harmed due
and life of its community. to that accident
D. Indonesia’s proposal regarding the dances
ranked well among the 35 countries. 13.The reason why Garuda Indonesia diverted
E. The UNESCO recognition on the nine Balinese Yogyakarta flights to Surakarta is because of ….
dances will be economically beneficial for Bali. A. Maintenance one of Garuda Indonesia’s aircraft
B. The accident of its plane which slipped on the
Yogyakarta (JP)- National flag carrier Garuda runway lane
Indonesia has temporarily diverted its flights C. Many flights in Adisucipto Airport
intended for Adisucipto Airport in Yogyakarta to D. The statement of Garuda Indonesia VP of
Adisumarmo Airport in Surakarta, Central Java, corporate communications
after one of its planes overshot an Adisucipto E. The evacuation of Garuda Indonesia’s aircrafts
runway lane on Wednesday night.
“All of Garuda Indonesia flights heading toward
Yogyakarta, for a total of 34 flights, now will [be (Reuters Health) – Half of all heart patients made at
diverted] to Surakarta,” Garuda Indonesia VP of least one medication-related mistake after leaving
corporate communications Benny S. Butarbutar the hospital, and guidance from a pharmacist didn’t
said in an official statement on Thursday. seem to reduce those errors, in a new study.
The flights include 10 coming from and going to Consequences of mistakes – such as forgetting to
Jakarta, three to and from Denpasar, Bali, two to take certain drugs or taking the wrong dose – can
and from Makassar, South Sulawesi, and one flight range from side effects like constipation to more
from Surabaya, East Java. serious drops in blood pressure. Two percent of
The airline would provide a bus at Adisumarmo errors were life-threatening.
Airport to transport passengers to Yogyakarta. Hospitals involved in the study were already taking
Garuda Indonesia is still evacuating the Boeing steps to prevent medication mistakes in addition to
737-800 NG, which slipped on the runway and the extra pharmacist intervention, said Dr. Sunil
overshot a lane on Wednesday night. It carried 123 Kripalani, the study’s lead author from the
passengers, none of whom were harmed. Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville,
Garuda aims to finish evacuating the aircraft on Tennessee.
Thursday afternoon. (bbn) Taken from : “We were surprised to see that in spite of these
thejakartapost.com efforts that 50 percent (of patients) were still having
these medication errors,” he told Reuters Health.
Although the pharmacist visits didn’t help the
average patient, he added, certain ones seemed to
11.What is the text about? benefit – such as patients who were on multiple
A. Redirect flights of Garuda Indonesia from drugs or had trouble understanding health
Yogyakarta to Surakarta because of runway information.
accident As for traditionally lower-risk patients, he said other
B. Slipped plane accident in adisucipto runway lane strategies to prevent errors may be needed.
C. Evacuation of Garuda Indonesia after its
accident 14.What does the text tell us about?
D. Confirmation of Garuda Indonesia VP of A. The patient’s medication errors
corporate communication about overshot accident B. The hospital’s medical treatments
E. The delay of Garuda Indonesia after one of its C. The doctor’s medical treatment
planes overshot an Adisucipto runway lane D. The uncontrolled medical treatment
E. The pharmacist’s medication mistakes
12.It can be concluded from the text that ….
A. Adisucipto Airport will be closed after the 15.What is the effect of medication errors?
incident A. Bleeding on heart
B. Because of the incident, Garuda Indonesia B. Health information
redirected Yogyakarta flights to Surakarta C. Problem in healing
permanently D. Life—long time
C. Garuda Indonesia supplied bus to support E. Life –threatening
passengers from Surakarta to yogyakarta
D. Garuda Indonesia had been finished evacuating 16.“… and guidance from a pharmacist didn’t seem
its plane when this news was reported to reduce those errors ….” The “reduce” word is
closest in meaning to …. trounced Singapore by 2-0.
A. Improve D. Indonesia did not perform well but could defeat
B. Upgrade Singapore by 2-0.
C. Decrease E. Indonesia could defeat Singapore by 2-0
D. Degrade
E. Increase An Alliance Could Answer The Growing Threat
from Google and Facebook By Evelyn M.RuIsi and
Nick Bilton
Indonesia put in an impressive performance in their Apple, which has stumbled in its efforts to get into
2-0 defeat of Singapore, but still failed to qualify for social media, has talked with Twitter in recent
next year’s AFC U-22 soccer championship after months about making a strategic investment in it,
finishing a third place at the end of Group E according to people briefed on the matter.
matches in Pekanbaru, Riau on Sunday. Although apple has been hugely successful in
The two goals for the home side, which welcomed selling phones and tablets, it has little traction in
Coach Aji Santoso back the sidelines from a four social networking, which has become a major
matches suspension, both came in the second half engine of activity on the Web and on mobile
from Agung Supriyanto. devices. Social media are increasingly influencing
He scored his first goal from the penalty box before the ways people spend their time and money —
finding his second several minutes later. He beat a important consideration for Apple, which also sells
defender with a swift maneuver from the right flank application, games, music and movies.
and had the goalkeeper gasping as his thunderous Apple has considered an investment in the
goal blasted into the far post. hundreds of millions of dollars, one that could value
The young Indonesians collected 9 points, or just Twitter at more than $10 billion, up from an $8.4
one point behind runner-up Australia, out of a six billion valuation last year, these people said. They
strong field of competitors. Japan topped the declined to be identified because the discussions
standing with a perfect collection 20-2 goal margin. were private.
Singapore came in fourth with 7 points followed by There is no guarantee that the two companies,
Timor Leste with 3 points and Macau with no which are not in negotiations at the moment, will
points. come to an agreement. But the earlier talks are a
In earlier matches in the day, favorite Japan sign that they may form a stronger partnership amid
continued their dominant form with a 5-0 drubbing intensifying competition from companies like
of another tournament favorite Australia, while Google and Facebook.
Timor Leste chalked up their first victory, a 4-1 over Apple has not made many friends in social mediA.
last-placed Macau. Its relationship with Facebook, for example, has
been strained since a deal to build Facebook
17.Why did Indonesia fail to qualify for next year’s featured into Ping, Apple’s music-centric social
AAFC U-22? network, fell apart. Facebook is also aligned with
A. They defeated Singapore. Microsoft, which owns a small stake in it. And
B. They got disqualified. Google, an Apple rival in the phone market, has
C. They finished in the third place. been pushing its own social network, Google Plus.
D. They did not have the chance.
E. They showed impressive performance. 19.What is the news about?
A. Social networking.
18.How did Agung Supriyanto get his second goal? B. Apple’s new products.
A. He let the goalkeeper keep the ball. C. Twitter strategic investment.
B. He beat a goalkeeper with a maneuver. D. Twitters success in social mediA.
C. He welcomed Coach Aji Santoso back. E. Apple’s plan to cooperate with Twitter.
D. He kicked the ball from the penalty box.
E. He beat a defender with a swift maneuver. 20.According to the news, Apple has not been very
successful in ….
19.What is the main idea of paragraph 1 ? A. selling phones
A. Indonesia failed to qualify next year’s AFC U-22 B. strategic investment
despite their winning over Singapore. C. cooperating with Twitter
B. Indonesia and Singapore participated in the AFC D. getting into social media
U-22 in Pekanbaru, Riau. E. selling game applications
C. Indonesia’s impressive performance has
21.”But the earlier talks are sign that they may form Thailand: Forty-two passengers were injured and
a stronger partnership”. The word “partnership” two were missing after two boats carrying Thai and
means …. foreign tourists collided in the popular island beach
A. collusion party, police said Sunday.
B. competition The speedboats were ferrying tourists to the Pha-
C. agreement Ngan island for a “Fullmoon” party, a monthly event
D. negotiation that attracts thousands of young, mostly western
E. Collaboration tourists.
Provincial police officer, Adipong Tapee said of the
Geneva (AP): Indonesia has recorded another 42 travelers injured, 39 were hospitalized including
human case of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu, four Britons, four Australians and four
raising its world-leading total to 117 cases, Singaporeans. Also among them were Irish,
according to the World Health Organization. Norwegian, Malaysian and Thai tourists, he said.
The agency said Friday night that the Indonesian The boats collided and overturned before midnight
Health Ministry had reported that a 16-year-old girl Saturday, throwing the passengers into the rough
from West Java Province has been hospitalized sea water just off the island, the website of The
since Jan. 4 with symptoms of the diseasE. It said Nation newspaper said. -AP
the strain had been confirmed as H5N1.
Of the total number of human cases in Indonesia, dalam air laut yang kasar di lepas pulau, situs web
94 have been fatal. WHO says that globally 349 surat kabar The Nation mengatakan.
people have been infected with H5N1 since the
2003 outbreak of the diseasE. Of those, 216 have 24.We know from the text that…
dieD. A. The boat carried forty two passengers
After Indonesia the country with the next highest B. The accident happened not far from Pha-Ngan
number of cases in Vietnam with 101, followed by C. The two missing passengers were westerners
Egypt with 43, according to the U.N. health agency D. The passengers were mostly foreign tourists
E. The boats collided on the way back to Pha-Ngan
22.Which of the following statement is true island
according to the text?
A. Egypt ranked second as the highest number of 25.What had possibly caused the accident?
bird flu cases A. A careless captain
B. Indonesia’s 117th human case of bird flu was B. Too many passengers on board
found in West Java C. There were too many boats
C. The article is taken from the UN report D. A rough weather
D. Since 2003, it has been reported that all 117 E. The boats were speeding
Indonesians died of bird flu
E. According to WHO, there have been 349 people NEW YORK – Madonna has sued the people who
in Indonesia infected by H5N1 run her luxury co–op building overlooking the
Central Park for refusing her request to buy a
23.In the WHO release, the country ranked second neighbor’s apartment.
in number of bird flu case found is …. Madonna claimed in court papers that the co–op’s
A. Indonesia board of directors wrongfully blocked her purchase
B. Vietnam of the seventh–floor apartment at West 64th street
C. Egypt on the Upper West SidE. The Material Girl actress,
D. USA who already owns a large apartment in the building,
E. Singapore is asking the court to let the sale go through and
award her legal fees, according to a notice field
23.The word “fatal” in the third paragraph has the Wednesday in Manhattan’s State Supreme Court.
closest meaning to …. The 49–year–old singer moved into the building
A. Harmless after she was rejected by the board at the Ritzy
B. Poisonous San Remo co–op in 1985 presently home to U2
C. Tedious frontman, Bono
D. Deadly Midboro Management InC., the company that
E. Extreme manages the West 64th street building, refused to
give comments on the dispute, and the co–op
board president did not answer a call on Friday for 28.The following parties are involved in the
comment. Taken from “The Jakarta Post” commitment to protect Sumatra’s biodiversity,
EXCEPT:
26.Madonna sued the Manhattan Co–op Board A. The Indonesia Conservation Group
because….. B. The minister of forestry
A. Midboro management Inc managed the West C. The minister of public works
64th street building wrongfully D. The 10 governors of Sumatra
B. they prevented her from buying another E. The World Wildlife Fund
apartment at West 64th street
C. she’s not allowed to sell her apartment in that 29.The agreement is:
building A. to implement the decisions of the World
D. they rejected Madonna to stay at the Ritzy San Conservation Congress
Remo co–op B. to support the governors of Sumatra to chase
E. they sold her apartment building at West 64th animals hunters
street C. to stop the emissions of carbon that cause
climate change
27.Where did Madonna live before she moved to D. to protect the forests and ecosystems in
her apartment at West 64th Street? Sumatra
A. At the building overlooking the Central Park. E. to work together for the development of Sumatra
B. At Bono’s apartment
C. At the luxury co–op building YONKERS, Nov 12th. A four alarm fire damaged
D. At the Ritzy San Remo co–op building 14 stores today in the Cross County Shopping
E. At the building on the Upper West Side Center. The largest shopping Center in
Westchester County.
(JP, Jakarta) The Indonesia government and world Two fire investigators said the blaze apparently
wild fund (WWF) have announced a bold started in a pile of cardboard cartons at the rear of
commitment to protect the remaining forest and a shoe store and spread through a utilities duct
critical ecosystem of Sumatra. WWF said the above the 13 other stores. The fire started at 4.40
historic agreement represented the first-ever island- p.m. and was declared under control at 6.14 p.m.
wide commitment to protect Sumatra’s stunning The center is on the Cross County Parkway at the
biodiversity. Gov. Thomas E Dewey Thruway.
The commitment was announced Thursday at the Five fire-fighters were busy at the scene; Lieut.
International Union for Conservation of Nature John Carey of Yonkers Arson Squad said the
(IUCN), world Conversation Congress in Barcelona cause of the fire was under investigation.
and was endorsed by the governors of Sumatra’s
10 provinces- the world’s sixth-largest island- and 30.The text mainly tells us about …
also by four ministers. Sumatra is the only place in A. the Yonkers Arson SquaD.
the world where tigers, elephants, orangutans and B. the blaze at the shoe store
rhinos co-exist. The agreement commits all the C. a fire in the shopping center
governors in Sumatra, along with the Indonesia D. a shopping center in the cross county.
ministries of forestry, environment, home affairs E. the largest shopping center in Westchester
and public works, to restore critical ecosystems in County.
Sumatra and protect areas whit high conservation
values.
WWF, Conservation International, Fauna and Flora
International, Wildlife Conservation Society and
other conservation groups working in Sumatra have
agreed to help implement the political commitment
to protect what remains of the island is species-rich
forests and critical areas. The island has lost 48
percent of its natural forest cover since 1985. More
than 13 percent of Sumatra’s remaining forests are
peat forests, which sit a top the deepest peat soil in
the world; clearing peat forests is a major source of
carbon emissions that cause climate change