Exercises on Report Text 1

SOME EXAMPLES OF REPORT TEXT

Text 1:

SNAKES

Snakes are reptiles (cold-blooded creatures). They belong to the same group as lizards (the scaled group, Squamata) but from a sub-group of their own (Serpentes)
Appearance
Snakes have two legs but a long time ago they had claws to help them slither along.
Snakes are not slimy. They are covered in scales which are just bumps on the skin. Their skin is hard and glossy to reduce friction as the snake slithers along the ground
Behaviour
Snakes often sun bake on rocks in the warm weather. This is because snakes are cold-blooded and they need the sun’s warmth to heat their boy up.
Most snakes live in the country. Some types of snakes live in trees, some live in water, but most live on the ground in deserted rabbit burrows, in thick, long grass and in old logs
A snake’s diet usually consists of frogs, lizards, and mice and other snakes. The Anaconda can eat small crocodiles and even boars.
Many snakes protect themselves with their fangs. Boa Constrictors can give you a bear hug which is so powerful it can crush every single bone in your body. Some snakes are protected by scaring their enemies away like the Cobra. The flying snakes glides away from danger. Their ribs spread apart and the skin stretches out. Its technique is just like the sugar glider’s

Text 2:

RHINOCEROSES

Rhinoceroses are wild animals which live in the forest.
They have large heavy bodies. Their skins are very thick. They have horns on their noses. Their weight can be more than 2.250 kilograms for each.
Rhinoceroses eat grass. They have so good muscle structures that they can run and change directions very fast. They can sprint at 56 km an hour. Rhinoceros have been reported to enter campsites at night; they scatter smouldering logs of fire, and then peacefully walk away. Rhinoceroses don’t have very good eyesight for distance. The oxpeckers always accompany them. They give them warning system.
Rhinoceroses are hunted for their horns. They are used to make traditional medicine. The rhinos are listed as endangered on the Red List of Threatened species.

A. Answer the questions below based on the text above.
1. What does the text tell us about?
2. What are on their noses?
3. What do they eat?
4. How fast can they run?
5. What do the oxpeckers give them?

B. Read carefully the text above to fill in the blanks below.
1. The text above consists of .......... paragraphs.
2. The General Classification is stated in paragraph …………
3. The description of appearance is in paragraph ………………
4. The third paragraph describes about rhinoceroses’ ……………
5. The Parts of the topic are mentioned in paragraph …………
6. The parts of rhinoceroses are ………………………………………………
7. The habits of rhinoceroses are stated in paragraph …………
8. Examples of rhinoceroses’ habits are ………………………………………
9. Passive forms of verbs are found in paragraph ………
10. Examples of passive form of verbs are ……………………………………


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