REPORT TEXT

A. Definition of Report
Report is a text which presents information about something, as it is. It is as a result of
systematic observation and analysis.
B. Social function
 To describe the way things are, with reference to a range of natural, man-made and
social phenomena in our environment
 To present information about something. They generally describe an entire class of
things, whether natural or made: Mammals, the planets, rocks, plants, countries of
region, culture, transportation, and so on.
C. Generic Structure
1. Title :
Indicates topic of the report.
2. General Classification :
Stating classification of general aspect of thing; animal, public place, plant, etc which
will be discussed in general.

3. Description :

Describing the thing which will be discussed in detail; part per part , customs or deed
for living creature and usage for materials.
• Physic
• Food
• uses
• Behavior
• Special Feature
D. Language Features
 Focus on generic participant.
A report text always introduces group or general aspect and focus on general nouns,
such as: ‘Platypus’, ‘Bees’, etc.
 Relating verb and action verb, for example:
Relating verb : Reptiles are scalyanimal,etc.
Action verb : Birds fly in the sky, etc.
 Simple present tense, for example: Platypus lives in streams, male platypus does not
need any burrow, etc
 Scientific language, for example: water contains oxygen and hydrogen, etc.
 Conditionals and logical connectives, such as: but, in other hand, etc.

E. Example
Tittle DOGS
General Dogs are members of the Canidae family of mammals. Most of
Classification them are good runners, with muscular, deep-chested bodies and
slender legs
 Description They have four toes on each paw, plus a thumb like toe on each
Parts of its body forepaw and sometimes on the rear feet as well. They walk on
their toes, which are well padded. Dogs have 42 teeth – some
for gripping and tearing flesh, some for cutting, and others for
grinding food.

Dogs have superb hearing and fairly good eyesight, but their
Behaviour keenest sense is smell, which can detect the faintest scent
days or even weeks after its source has gone.
Dogs use their voices regularly. They bark to raise an alarm, to
show aggression or fear, or as a cry for help. Growling usually
means “stay away” or “I’m going to bite”. They may also howl,
whimper, or whine to show their feelings.

Uses The dogs we know as pets are descended from wolves. They
were domesticated, or tamed and raised by people, more than
12,000 years ago. Today dogs depend on people for food,
shelter, and safety. They give a great deal in return. Some are
trained to guard property. Others herd farm animals, work with
hunters, sniff out bombs or drugs at airports, or search for
survivors at disaster scenes. Specially trained dogs assist
people who cannot see or hear, or who use a wheelchair.
I. Read the text then choose the correct answer!

The text is for number 1-10 D. Because we don't care about them

1. What does the text tell us about?

A. The description of Coronavirus in 6. From the text we know
general that ...
B. How Corona virus spread A. COVID-19 is a harmless disease
C. The vaccine of COVID-19 B. Washing our hands is one of the
D. How to protect ourselves against the ways to protect ourselves from
virus COVID-19
2. Coronavirus is also well known as .. C. Coronavirus is not a contagious
A. H5N1 disease
B. MERS-coV D. We must stay closer to the
C. Antrax people who are unwell to
D. COVID-19 support them survive
3. The following are the symptoms of COVID- 7. People may be sick with the virus of
19, except ... Corona for about . . . . before
A. hard breathing developing symptoms.
B. severe itch A. sixteen days
C. dry cough B. fourteen days
D. high fever C. seventeen days
4. Does Coronavirus disease spread rapidly? D. fifteen days
A. No, it does 8. Why do some people recover from the
B. Yes, they do virus without any special treatments?
C. Yes, it does Because they ...
D. No, they do A. have many activities to do
5. Why should we stay away from the unwell B. eat and drink a lot
people. C. have powerful immunity
A. Because they are bad people D. are unwell and weak
B. Because they have weak immunity to 9. The coronavirus disease
fight against the disease will spread, ...
C. Because we are the healthy people A. if we have a phone call with the
 infected person C. Javanese
B. if we don't touch anything D. Sumatran
around the unwell people. 14. The text above is belong to ………..genre.
C. if we suggest them to take care A. report
of themselves B. narrative
D. If an infected person sneezes C. recount
D. procedure
10. Do we have the vaccine to cure the
disease today?
A. Yes, they do 15. The generic structure of the text above
B. Yes, we do is….
C. No, we do not A. orientation – events –reorientation
D. No, it does not B. orientation- events – twist
. C. General classification – detail description
D. Goal – steps
The Text is for No
11-17 16. What is the purpose of the text?
Do you know Rhinoceros? Where do you see A. Describing a natural phenomena
B. Entertaining audience
it? Rhinoceros are big and heavy animals. They
C. How to do something
are also quiet. They pay little attention to the
D. Explaining how to do something
surroundings. Rhinoceros eat grass like horses.
They have one or two horns above their nostrils.
17. What kind of tenses is mostly used in the
There are five types of rhinoceros in the world. text above?
Two types are in Africa, the black and the white A. Simple present tense
rhinoceroses. Three others are in India, Sumatra B. Present continuous tense
and Java. The Javanese and the Indian have only C. Simple past tense
one horn. The Sumatran type is the smallest . A D. Past continuous tense
Sumatran rhinoceros can be one meter or The text is for no 18-
somewhat more up to the shoulder . It can one 20
ton in weight . The white African is the biggest. Plants, basically, consists of roots,
It can be twice higher and three times in weight. stem, and leaves. Roots take in water and
minerals from the soil. They also anchor the
(Bahan Pelatihan Guru Bantu : 2004) plant into the ground.
The stem of plants may grow inside
11. Diana : How is Rhinoceros natural
or trilling on the ground, climbing up a post,
character?
or stand upright as a tree. In a tree, the
Dona : It has ………….character.
stem is woody and covered by dark, which is
A. anger called trunk. The trunk branches again and
B. calm again into twigs. On these part leaves grow.
C. fierce Leaves produce food in the form of
D. mad sugar for the whole parts of the plant. The
12. Sari : How many types of rhinoceros are leaves have chlorophyll, green substance,
there in Africa? which holds photo-synthesis process by the
Doni : there are ……….types. existence of light and carbon dioxide. In
this process, it is also produced oxygen,
A. one which we need to breathe. ( Mefi Kelas
B. two III, 2003)
C. three
D. four 18. Ardi : What is the trunk?
13. Marni : What type of Rhinoceros is the Lyana : it is ……...
smallest?
Budi : I think it is ………….type. A. Stem stands upright
A. African B. A green oft stem
B. Asian C. Woody stem
 D. Stem grows inside the ground

19. Sandy : Where does a plant produce food?

Sandrina : It is in the ….

A. trunk
B. stem
C. leaf
D. root
20. The following are the principle parts of a
plant.
A. root, stem , leaves
B. branch, twig, leaves
C. stem, trunk, twig
D. trunk, root, twig
 II. Observe the following text and answer the questions!

The Volcano

A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock below the surface of
the earth. When pressure builds up, eruptions occur. There are more than 500 active
volcanoes in the world. More than half of these volcanoes are part of the “Ring of Fire,” a
region that encircles the Pacific Ocean.

An erupting volcano can trigger tsunamis, flash floods, earthquakes, mudflows and rock
falls. In an eruption, gases and rock shoot up through the opening and spill over or fill the
air with lava fragments. Eruptions can cause lava flows, hot ash flows, mudslides,
avalanches, falling ash and floods. Fresh volcanic ash, made of pulverized rock, can be
harsh, acidic, gritty, glassy and smelly. The ash can cause damage to the lungs of older
people, babies and people with respiratory problems.

The sound of an eruption volcano can be quiet and hissing or explosive and booming. The
loud cracks travel hundreds of miles and do the most damage, including hearing loss and
broken glass. Volcanic lightning occurs mostly within the cloud of ash during an eruption,
and is created by the friction of the ash rushing to the surface. Roughly 200 accounts of
this lightning have been witnessed live.

Based on the text choose whether it is True or False the statement below.

1. There are more than 1.000 active volcanoes in the world. ( True or False)

2. The term of “Ring of Fire” refers to a region that encircles the Pacific Ocean. ( True
or False)

3. Eruptions from the volcanic mountain can cause lava flows, hot ash flows, mudslides,
avalanches, falling ash and floods. ( True or False)

4. The damage of lungs for older people can be caused by floods from volcanic eruption.
( True or False)

5. Volcanic lightning appears mostly within the cloud of ash during an eruption. ( True or
False)