REPORT TEXT

A. Definition of Report text

Report is a text which presents information about something, as it is. It is as a result of systematic
observation and analyses.

B. Generic Structure of Report text

# General Clasification ; Stating classification of general aspect of thing; animal, public place,
plant, etc which will be discussed in general.
# Description : tells what the phenomenon under discussion ; in terms of parts, qualities, habits or
behaviors.s

Purpose of Report Text The Charateristics/ Language Features of

Recount Text
– Its social purpose is presenting information – Use of general nouns, eg hunting dogs,
about something. They generally describe an rather than particular nouns, eg our dog;
entire class of things, whether natural or – Use of relating verbs to describe features, eg
made: mammals, the planets, rocks, plants, Molecules are tiny particles;
countries of region, culture, transportation, – Some use of action verbs when describing
and so on. behaviour, eg Emus cannot fly;
– To presents information about something, as – Use of timeless present tense to indicate
it is usualness, eg Tropical cyclones always begin
over the sea;
– Use of technical terms, eg Isobars are lines
drawn on a weather map;
– Use of paragraphs with topic sentences to
organise bundles of information; repeated
naming of the topic as the beginning focus of
the clause.

C. Example of Report Text

Read the text below.
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is a celebration of harvest, thankfulness for peace, and the
attempt of Native Americans. It is usually celebrated in late autumn.
In the past, Thanksgiving was celebrated for their rich harvest in New England. In North
America, however, it was originally held to thank God for their survival in the new land which was not
easy for them. However, in Canada, it had been celebrated as in New England. Thanksgiving now is
celebrated in United States of America and in Canada. Thanksgiving festivals are held every fourth
Thursday of November in the U.S and on the second Monday of October in Canada. It is usually
celebrated in four to five days in the North America and for three days in Canada.
It is celebrated through families and friends gathering to eat and give good luck. Turkey is the
main dish in the thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving parades are also usually held. In Thanksgiving homes
are decorated with wreaths, fresh and dried flowers. Lamps are lighted to brighten the environment.
Tables are decorated with best china and antique silver dishes to mark the occasion.
 D. Exercises of Report Text
Choose the best answer!

1. What is recount text?

a. A text that describes the way things are
b. A text which presents information about something
c. A text that describes a person, place or somethings
d. A text that persuades the readers to do something

2. The social function of report text is …

a. Making a procedure of something
b. Presenting information about something to do
c. Presenting information about something in details
d. Giving a statement

3. The generic structure of recount text are …

a. Identification, explanation
b. General classification, explanation
c. Identification, description
d. General classification, description

Read the text below to answer no. 4-6.

Ant-eaters
Ant-eaters are perhaps the most curious looking animals. Their long head and snout look
like tubes, and they have no teeth at all. Their front legs are very strong and armed with heavy
curved claws with which they break open the nets of ants and termites and then, when the insects
rush out, use their long, sticky tongues to lick them up at great speed.
True ant-eaters are found in the swamps and forests of central and South America. Scaly
ant-eaters, or pangolins, are found in Africa and tropical Asia. Various other insect-eating
animals are sometimes called ant-eaters, although they really belong to other groups of animals.
One of them is the ant-bear, which lives on the plains of South and Central Africa. This has long,
erect ears but short blunt claws, an almost hairless tail, yellow brown in color. Unlike the true
ant-eaters, it has small teeth.
4. The text tells us about …
a. the discussion of ant-eaters
b. the description of ant-eaters
c. the report of ant-eaters
d. the explanation of ant-eater’s body
 5. What is the ant-bear?
a. The animal looks like a pangolin.
b. The animal has no sticky tongue.
c. The animal does not like to eat ants.
d. The animal has long, erect ears and small teeth.

6. From the passage above, we can conclude that….

a. ants live in the disgusted places.
b. ants are classified as predators.
c. ants belong to the insect group.
d. ants usually eat death animals.

Read the text below to answer no. 7-8.

The polar bear is a bear native to the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas. An adult male
weighs about four hundred to six hundred and eighty kilograms, while an adult female is about
half that size. Although it is closely related to the brown bear, it has paws to occupy a narrow
ecological niche with many bony characteristics adapted to for cold temperatures, for moving
across the snow, ice, open water, and for hunting seals which make up most of its diets.
Although most of polar bears are born on land, it spends most of its time at sea, hence its name
meaning maritime bear and can hunt consistently only from sea ice. It spends much of the year
on frozen sea.
7. What does the adult male bear weigh?
a. 400 – 480 kg
b. 400 – 680 kg
c. 480 – 600 kg
d. 680 – 880 kg

8. Where did the animal live?

a. In the Arctic Ocean.
b. In the Pacific Ocean.
c. In the North Atlantic Ocean.
d. In the South Atlantic Ocean.
Read the text below to answer no. 9-11.
Kangaroo
A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia. It has a smaller relative, called a
wallaby, which lives on the Australian island of Tasmania and in New Guinea.
Kangaroos eat grass and plants. They have short front legs, but very long and strong back
legs and a tail. These are used for sitting up and for jumping. Kangaroos have been known to
make forward jumps of over eight meters, and leap across fences more than three meters high.
They can also run at speeds of over 45 kilometers per hour. The largest kangaroos are the Great
grey kangaroo and the Red Kangaroo. Adult grows to a length of 1.60 meters and weighs over 90
kilos. Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo has an external pouch on
the front of her body. A baby kangaroo is very tiny when it is born, and it crawls at once into this
pouch where it spends its first five months of life.
9. According to the text, the kangaroo ….
a. can grow as tall as a man
b. can run faster than a car
c. can walk as soon as it is born
d. can jump over a 3 meters high fence

10. …. are used for sitting up and for jumping.

a. Long tails
b. Short legs
c. Short front legs
d. Strong back legs

11. We know from the text that kangaroo ….

a. is smaller in size to human
b. is an omnivorous animal
c. has habitat in Tasmania
d. can be called Wallaby in New Guinea