TEXT REPORT

1. Report text merupakan salah satu jenis teks yang dalam bahasa inggris yang menjelaskan
mengenai detail dari suatu objek. Penjelasan yang ada dalam report text merupakan hasil
pengamatan, penelitian, observasi maupun studi mengenai berbagai macam hal. (Report text is
a type of text in English which explains the details of an object. The explanations contained in
the report text are the results of observations, research, observations and studies on various
matters)

2. Tujuan
“Social function of report text is to present information about something generally to the
reader.”Social function dari report text adalah untuk menyajikan informasi tentang sesuatu
secara umum kepada pembaca

3. Struktur Report Text

Sama seperti teks lainnya, report text juga memiliki struktur tersendiri. Berikut adalah
penjelasan mengenai struktur report text.

1. General Classification
General classification atau klasifikasi umum adalah bagian struktur report text yang berisi
pengelompokan umum dari objek yang dibicarakan. Bagian ini biasanya berisi informasi dasar
dari objek tersebut. Pengelompokan yang dibahas antara lain meliputi informasi, misalnya jika
report text-nya membahas tentang hewan, pengelompokkan umumnya dapat meliputi nama
ilmiahnya, jenis makanannya, dan hal atau aspek yang paling dikenal dari objek tersebut.

(ReportText Structure Just like any other text, report text also has its own structure. The
following is an explanation of the report text structure.)

1. General Classification
General classification or general classification is part of the report text structure which contains
general groupings of the objects being discussed. This section usually contains basic information
about the object. The groupings discussed include information, for example if the report text
discusses animals, general groupings can include scientific names, types of food, and the things
or aspects that are best known from these objects).

2. Description
Description atau deskripsi adalah bagian struktur report text yang berisi penggambaran dari
objek yang dibicarakan secara lebih rinci. Misalnya, fisik dan fungsinya, habitat, dan lama masa
hidupnya. (2. Description Description or description is part of the report text structure which
contains a description of the object being discussed in more detail. For example, physical and
function, habitat, and long life span).
4. Language features (unsur kebahasaan)
Unsur kebahasaan yang terdapat dalam teks report antara lain:
 Menggunakan Simple Present Tense, ditandai dengan penggunaan to be: is/am/are.
Selain itu juga penggunaan Verb 1 (kata kerja 1).
 Menggunakan Action Verbs (kata kerja tindakan), misalnya: Travel, Defend, Live, dan
sebagainya.
 Menggunakan General Nouns (Kata benda umum), contohnya: The northern
hemisphere, The beaches, dan lain-lain
 Menggunakan Technical Terms (istilah teknis), misalnya: Migrate, Pup, Herds,

CONTOH TEXT REPORT (1)

Giraffe
The giraffe is the highest animal in the world. Its height can reach 4.8 to 5.5 meters and its
weight is about 1360 pounds. Giraffe has unique characteristic. They have a very long necks and
two small horns on its head. Giraffes have big brown eyes and are protected by thick and long
eyebrows. Her body is covered with a unique pattern that is attached by brown spots all over
their body.
Just like camels, giraffes can survive without drinking for a long time because giraffes can rely
on the water contained in the leaves they eat. Giraffes are very selective in choosing food. They
always eat young leaves that grow in the tree tops. Their tongue shaped like a knife help them
to cut branches that are very hard.
Female giraffes can start pregnant at the age of five years, with a gestation period of 15
months. Commonly female giraffes bear one baby, but sometimes two babies at once. Giraffes
bear their baby in a standing position. When the baby is about to be born, they drop it to the
ground from a 1.5-meter height. A baby giraffe can stand for about 20 minutes after being
born, and begin breastfeeding within an hour of birth.

1. What kind of text is above?

A. Report text
B. Descriptive text
C. Narrative text
D. Spoof

2. The text tells us about?

A. Giraffe's reproduction
B. The strange animals
C. The highest animal
D. Baby giraffe

3. The unique characteristic of a giraffe is?

A. Two horns on its head
B. Their long neck
C. Brown spot
D. Their food

4. The second paragraph mainly discussed?

A. Giraffe's food
B. Giraffe's characteristic
C. Giraffe's life
D. Giraffe's reproduction

5. The word "it" in the third paragraph refers to?

A. Neck
B. Horn
C. Baby giraffe
D. Food

Contoh Report Text ( 2)

An elephant is the largest and strongest animals. It is a strange looking animal with its thick
legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tall, little eyes, long white tusks and
above all it has a long noise, the trunk.
The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The elephant draws up
water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower bath. It can also lift leaves and
puts them into its mouth. In fact the trunk serves the elephant as a long am and hand. An
elephant looks very clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very quickly.
The elephant is a very intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its great strength makes
it a very useful servant to man and it can be trained to serve in various ways such as carry heavy
loads, hunt for tigers and even fight.

1. The text tells us about….

(A). the Elephant’s peculiar feature
(B). useful servant
(C). strange looking animal
(D). an elephant
(E). elephant looks very clumsy.

2. The third paragraph is mainly about the fact that….

(A) elephants are strong
(B) elephants can lift logs
(C) elephants are servants
(D) elephant are very useful
(E) elephant must be trained
3. The most distinguishing characteristic of an elephant is…..
(A). its clumsiness
(B). its thick legs
(C). its large body
(D). its long nose
(E). its large ears

4. Which of the following is NOT part of the elephant described in the first paragraph ?
(A) It looks strange
(B) It is heavy
(C) It is wild
(D) It has a trunk
(E) It has a small tail

5. The elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower bath
(paragraph 2). The word “it” refers to….
A). a shower bath
B). elephant’s body
C). a shower
D). water
E). elephant’s tr