Soal dan pembahasan Descriptive text - The Bogor Botanical Garden

THE BOTANICAL GARDEN

Read the text and answer questions 1 to 4.

The Bogor Botanical Garden is located 60 km south of the capital of Jakarta in Bogor. The botanical garden is situated in the city center of Bogor.

The garden covers more than 80 hectares. It was built by Java's Dutch Governor-General Gustaaf Willem, Baron van Imhoff who was governor of Java at the time.

The garden officially opened in 1817. It was used to research and develop plants and seeds from other parts of the Indonesian archipelago. This is a tradition that continues today and contributes to the garden reputation as a major center for botanical research.

Today the garden contains more than 15,000 species of trees and plants. There are 400 types of palms. These plants help the garden creates a refuge for more than 50 different varieties of birds and bats. The bats can be known by the noise they make while competing for space

1.              What does the text mainly talk about?

A.                The garden founder.

B.                 The width of the garden

C.                 The Bogor Botanical Garden.

D.                The plants and animals in the garden.

·                     Jawaban          : C

·                     Pembahasan    : Teks tersebut adalah teks descriptif, secara garis besar membicarakan tentang The Bogor Botanical Garden             :

2.              How many types of palms are there in the Bogor Botanical Garden?

A.                15 types.

B.                 50 types.

C.                 60 types.

D.                400 types.

·                     Jawaban          : D

·                     Pembahasan    : Dari kalimat ” There are 400 types of palms”, maka jawaban yang tepat D

3.              From the text we may conclude that....

A.                the garden is for recreation only

B.                 there is not enough space for the bats

C.                 Indonesia government built the garden in 1817

D.                there are less  than 50 different varieties of birds

·                     Jawaban          : B

·                     Pembahasan    : Jawaban yang tepat dari plihan jawaban adalah B, dapat diketahui dari simpulan kalimat ” The bats can be known by the noise they make while competing for space.”

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 4.              “These plants help the garden create a refuge for ...” What does the underlined word mean?

A.                Give.

B.                 Help.

C.                 Make.

D.                Provide.

·                     Jawaban          : D

·                     Pembahasan    : Makna kata yang tepat secara kontekstual dari kata create adalah make.