Definisi dan fungsi News Item

News item text is a text that informs the reader about daily events that are
newsworthy or important. So, the function of news items is to provide
information about daily events or events. If you aspire to be a reliable and
professional journalist, then this type of text is mandatory for you to study.

News item text adalah suatu teks yang menginformasikan pembaca tentang
peristiwa/kejadian sehari-hari yang layak diberitakan atau penting. Jadi, fungsi
dari news item yaitu memberikan informasi mengenai kejadian atau peristiwa
harian. Jika kalian bercita-cita menjadi seorang jurnalis handal dan proesional,
maka jenis teks ini wajib untuk kalian pelajari.

Struktur Teks/Generic Structure News Item

Main Event / Newsworty Event: this section is the part that tells or contains
news about an event or core event that is usually quizzed in the form of a
summary / summary.

Event Background / Elaboration: this section tells in detail the background of an

event or an event that occurred, the people involved, where and how an event
occurred.

Source: is the last part of the structure of news item text, tells about comments,
witnesses to events, opinions of experts / resource persons, and so on about
events or events reported.

Main Event/Newsworty Event: bagian ini adalah bagian yang menceritakan atau
berisi berita tentang suatu peristiwa atau kejadian inti yang biasanya dituis
dalam bentuk ringkasan/ summary.

Background Event/Elaboration: bagian ini menceritakan secara rinci latar

belakang kejadian atau suatu peristiwa yang terjadi, orang-orang yang terlibat,
dimana dan bagaimana suatu peristiwa terjadi.

Source: merupakan bagian terakhir dari struktur news item text, menceritakan
tentang komentar, saksi kejadian, pendapat para ahli/narasumber, dan
sebagainya mengenai peristiwa atau kejadian yang diberitakan.
 Language feature of news item text :

1. Language used to the point and informative

2. Using simple past tense

3. Use action verbs (verbs that mean to do something)

4. Chronological presentation of event ideas

5. Often uses adverb of time, place and manner

6. Often use indirect speech

1. Bahasa yang digunakan to the point dan informative

2. Menggunakan simple past tense
3. Menggunakan action verbs (kata kerja yang bermakna melakukan
sesuatu)
4. Penyajian ide peristiwa secara kronologis
5. Sering menggunakan adverb of time, place dan manner
6. Sering menggunakan indirect speech
 Contoh News Item

A Boy Hiddn in wheel well of airplane survived

A 16-years-old boy has survived a dangerous journey hidden in the wheel well
of airplane. It was a 5-hour flight from California to Hawaii. The boy had run
away from home and climbed a fence at the airport in San Jose, California. He
crossed the tarmac and crawled into the wheel well of Hawaiian Airlines flight
45.

According to FBI special agent Tom Simon, The boy quickly lost consciousness
as temperatures in the compartment sank as low as minus 80 degrees
Fahrenheit. It was 62 degress Celcius below zero. The boy got an apparent
miracle. After he had been unconscious or most of the journey, the boy regained
his consciousness about an hour after the plane landed on Sunday morning. The
boy hopped down from the wheel well. He started wandering around the airport
grounds, where was spotted by ground crew.

The boy was turned over to local child protection officials. A medical
examination showed that he appeared to have been unharmed. Since records
began in 1947, about 100 wheel well stowaways are thought to have attempted
to board flights. Around three-quartners of them died. ‘’Our primary concern
now is for the well-being of the boy, who is exceptionally lucky to have
survived’’ Hawaiian Airlines said in a statement.
 Seorang anak selamat naik dalam roda pesawat
Seorang anak laki-laki berusia 16 tahun selamat dari perjalanan
berbahaya yang tersembunyi di roda pesawat. Itu adalah penerbangan 5 jam dari
California ke Hawaii. Bocah itu lari dari rumah dan memanjat pagar di bandara
di San Jose, California. Dia melintasi landasan pacu dan merangkak ke sumur
roda Hawaiian Airlines penerbangan 45.

Menurut agen FBI Tom Simon, anak tersebut kehilangan kesadarannya

dengan cepat karena suhu di kompartemen turun minus 80 derajat celcius di
bawah nol. Anak itu jelas mendapatkan sebuah mukjizat. Setelah tak sadar
sekitar 1 jam setelah pesawat mendarat pada hari minggu pagi. Anak itu
melompat turun dari tempat roda pesawat. Dia berjalan kesana kemari di
lapangan bandara dan ditemukan oleh awak pesawat.

Anak itu diserahkan kepada pejabat perlindungan anak local.

Pemeriksaan medis menunjukkan bahwa ia tampak tidak terluka. Menurut
catatan sejak tahun 1947, sekitar 100 orang penumpang gelap telah berusaha
naik pesawat. Sekitar ¾ dari mereka meninggal. Pejabat Hawaiian Airlines
menyatakan, ‘’perhatian utama kami sekarang adalah untuk kebaikan anak itu,
yang sangat beruntung telah selamat’’
1. What is the text about?
a. a child who fell from a plane
b. a child who survived in a plane wheel
c. a child on a 5-hour flight in California
d. a child who plays on a plane
e. a child running around at the airport
2. what miracle did the child get?
a. the child is handed over to the child protection official
b. he child loses consciousness quickly because the temperature in the
compartment drops to minus 80 degrees or 62 degrees below zero
c. after being unconscious for most of the trip, he regained consciousness
about an hour after the plane landed
d. medical examination showed that he was not seen
e. The boy ran away from home and climbed the San Jose Airport fence,
California. he crossed the asphalt and crawled into the wheels of 45
hawaiian airlines

3. what is the title of the text?

A. a boy hiddn in wheel well of airplane survived
A. seorang bocah lelaki yang berada di atas roda pesawat selamat

B. a girl on board the plane survived

B. seorang anak perempuan berada di atas roda pesawat selamat

C. a grandfather on board the plane survived

C. seorang kakek berada di atas roda pesawat selamat

D. a father on board the plane survived

D. seorang bapak berada di atas roda pesawat selamat

E. a grandmother on a plane wheel survived

E. seorang nenek berada di atas roda pesawat selama
 4. which paragraph is the newsworthy event ?

a.paragraph 1
b.paragraph 2
c.paragraph 3
d.paragraph 1& paragraph 2
e.paragraph 2&paragraph 3

5. how is the child’s condition according to the result of the medical

examination ?
A. injury to the arm
B. knee injury
C. head injury
D. not hurt
E. shoulder injury

6. how long is the flight from california to Hawaii ?

A. 3 – hours
B. 12 – hours
C. 5 – hours
D. 15 – hours
E. 2 - hours

7. What is the name of the plane the child is riding on?

A. Garuda airlines
B. Califonia airlines
C. Lion airlines
D. Hawaiian airlines
E. Sriwijaya airlines

HOW MUCH IS THE CHILDREN'S AGE?

A.16 YEARS

B.17 YEARS

C.15 YEARS

D.18 YEARS

E.13 YEARS

8. Why the child cat lose consciousness?

A.because the temperature in the compartement dropped to minus 80
degrees celsius below zero
B. because it is not exposed to air
C. because of hunger
D. because the temperature is too hot
E. because it's hard to breathe