Contoh Soal The generic structure of a Biography

Contoh Soal The generic structure of a Biography Biographies have overlapping qualities of fiction and nonfiction texts. Similar to fiction, biographies are meant to read like a story with a beginning, middle and end. They are about main characters whose life stories show struggle, conflict and resolution. Their lives often exhibit great achievements. As nonfiction, biographies use different text structures such as a description, sequence, comparison, cause and effect, or problem and solution. They often have informational text features (e.g., headings, timelines, photographs and captions). Students will want to capitalize and extend upon their current understanding of character development and nonfiction as they read their biographies.
"So what then sets biographies apart from other nonfiction?" you might be asking yourself. Biographies are about real people. The information is true! While the stories of people's lives might read like fiction, their text features and organization all work to enhance the meaning and understanding of the character and setting. Don't let your students overlook biographies' nonfiction qualities! In this lesson, students listen to a read aloud of a biography and compare its characteristics to other familiar genres. They discuss why its elements make it nonfiction, its similarities with fiction, and what sets it apart from other nonfiction books 
A biography is a report or recount detailing the main the events in a person or persons life/lives. 
An auto-biography is a report or recount detailing the main the events in a person or person’s life/lives as written by them.

Contoh Soal The generic structure of a Biography


SOAL 1
Read the following text and answer the questions provided below.
Question number 1 to 5 is based on the following text.


Jason Statham, the son of Eileen and Barry Statham, was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. He moved to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and grew up with Vinnie Jones, Jones introduced him to soccer, but his real passion was diving. He practiced daily in perfecting his diving techniques. He finished 12th in the World Championship in 1992. He was also a member of Britain’s National Diving Squad for twelve years.
Statham’s life in the media began when he was spotted by a talent agent specializing in athletes while training at London‘s Crystal Palace National Sport Center. Afterward, He become a model for the clothing brand French Connection.
While working for French Connection, he was introduced to a fledgling British director Guy Ritchie. He was developing a film project and needed to fill the rule of street-wise con artist. He cast Statham to play the rule of “Bacon” in his break-out 1998 hit, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The movie was well-received by both critics and audiences, and helped catapult Statham into the public eye. Statham second collaboration with Richie came in the 2000 film Snatch, playing the rule of “Turkish”.
Statham was offered more film roles and in 2002 was cast as the lead role of driver Frank Martin in the action movie The Transporter, in which his background in martial arts enable him to do most of his own stunts. He has studied Wing Chung Kung fu, Karate and kickboxing. The film spawned two sequels, Transporter 3 in 2008.
Question: 
Jason Statham is __________?

SOAL 2
Read the following text and answer the questions provided below.
Question number 1 to 5 is based on the following text.


Jason Statham, the son of Eileen and Barry Statham, was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. He moved to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and grew up with Vinnie Jones, Jones introduced him to soccer, but his real passion was diving. He practiced daily in perfecting his diving techniques. He finished 12th in the World Championship in 1992. He was also a member of Britain’s National Diving Squad for twelve years.
Statham’s life in the media began when he was spotted by a talent agent specializing in athletes while training at London‘s Crystal Palace National Sport Center. Afterward, He become a model for the clothing brand French Connection.
While working for French Connection, he was introduced to a fledgling British director Guy Ritchie. He was developing a film project and needed to fill the rule of street-wise con artist. He cast Statham to play the rule of “Bacon” in his break-out 1998 hit, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The movie was well-received by both critics and audiences, and helped catapult Statham into the public eye. Statham second collaboration with Richie came in the 2000 film Snatch, playing the rule of “Turkish”.
Statham was offered more film roles and in 2002 was cast as the lead role of driver Frank Martin in the action movie The Transporter, in which his background in martial arts enable him to do most of his own stunts. He has studied Wing Chung Kung fu, Karate and kickboxing. The film spawned two sequels, Transporter 3 in 2008.
Question: 
In which sport is Statham good art?

SOAL 3
Read the following text and answer the questions provided below.
Question number 1 to 5 is based on the following text.


Jason Statham, the son of Eileen and Barry Statham, was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. He moved to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and grew up with Vinnie Jones, Jones introduced him to soccer, but his real passion was diving. He practiced daily in perfecting his diving techniques. He finished 12th in the World Championship in 1992. He was also a member of Britain’s National Diving Squad for twelve years.
Statham’s life in the media began when he was spotted by a talent agent specializing in athletes while training at London‘s Crystal Palace National Sport Center. Afterward, He become a model for the clothing brand French Connection.
While working for French Connection, he was introduced to a fledgling British director Guy Ritchie. He was developing a film project and needed to fill the rule of street-wise con artist. He cast Statham to play the rule of “Bacon” in his break-out 1998 hit, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The movie was well-received by both critics and audiences, and helped catapult Statham into the public eye. Statham second collaboration with Richie came in the 2000 film Snatch, playing the rule of “Turkish”.
Statham was offered more film roles and in 2002 was cast as the lead role of driver Frank Martin in the action movie The Transporter, in which his background in martial arts enable him to do most of his own stunts. He has studied Wing Chung Kung fu, Karate and kickboxing. The film spawned two sequels, Transporter 3 in 2008.
Question: 
What was Statham’s best achievement in diving.

SOAL 4
Read the following text and answer the questions provided below.
Question number 1 to 5 is based on the following text.


Jason Statham, the son of Eileen and Barry Statham, was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. He moved to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and grew up with Vinnie Jones, Jones introduced him to soccer, but his real passion was diving. He practiced daily in perfecting his diving techniques. He finished 12th in the World Championship in 1992. He was also a member of Britain’s National Diving Squad for twelve years.
Statham’s life in the media began when he was spotted by a talent agent specializing in athletes while training at London‘s Crystal Palace National Sport Center. Afterward, He become a model for the clothing brand French Connection.
While working for French Connection, he was introduced to a fledgling British director Guy Ritchie. He was developing a film project and needed to fill the rule of street-wise con artist. He cast Statham to play the rule of “Bacon” in his break-out 1998 hit, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The movie was well-received by both critics and audiences, and helped catapult Statham into the public eye. Statham second collaboration with Richie came in the 2000 film Snatch, playing the rule of “Turkish”.
Statham was offered more film roles and in 2002 was cast as the lead role of driver Frank Martin in the action movie The Transporter, in which his background in martial arts enable him to do most of his own stunts. He has studied Wing Chung Kung fu, Karate and kickboxing. The film spawned two sequels, Transporter 3 in 2008.
Question: 
What was Statham role in The Transporter ?

SOAL 5
Read the following text and answer the questions provided below.
Question number 1 to 5 is based on the following text.


Jason Statham, the son of Eileen and Barry Statham, was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. He moved to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and grew up with Vinnie Jones, Jones introduced him to soccer, but his real passion was diving. He practiced daily in perfecting his diving techniques. He finished 12th in the World Championship in 1992. He was also a member of Britain’s National Diving Squad for twelve years.
Statham’s life in the media began when he was spotted by a talent agent specializing in athletes while training at London‘s Crystal Palace National Sport Center. Afterward, He become a model for the clothing brand French Connection.
While working for French Connection, he was introduced to a fledgling British director Guy Ritchie. He was developing a film project and needed to fill the rule of street-wise con artist. He cast Statham to play the rule of “Bacon” in his break-out 1998 hit, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The movie was well-received by both critics and audiences, and helped catapult Statham into the public eye. Statham second collaboration with Richie came in the 2000 film Snatch, playing the rule of “Turkish”.
Statham was offered more film roles and in 2002 was cast as the lead role of driver Frank Martin in the action movie The Transporter, in which his background in martial arts enable him to do most of his own stunts. He has studied Wing Chung Kung fu, Karate and kickboxing. The film spawned two sequels, Transporter 3 in 2008.
Question: 
What is French Connection?

SOAL 6
Read the following text and answer the questions provided below.
Question number 6 to 8 is based on the following text.

DR. GSSJ RATULANGI (1890-1949)
Gerungan Saul Samuel Jacob Ratulangi, who was well-known as Sam Ratulangi, was born on November 5, 1890 in Tondano, North Sulawesi. After graduating from his “Holden” school in Tondano, he continued his study at the Technical School (KWS) in Jakarta. The he moved to Bandung and worked for railroad company in south Priangan.
While he was working for the railroad company, he was badly treated by the Dutch. His salary was lower than the Dutch worker, although their ranks and education were the same as his. This bad treatment hurt his nationalist feeling. He determined to improve his knowledge and education as high as he could. He wanted to devote his life for the advancement of his nation.
In 1915 he succeeded in getting a diploma. He got his doctor degree in mathematic and natural sciences in Switzerland. In Holland he was elected leader of the organization of Asian students.
Returning from Holland, Sam Ratulangi taught mathematics in AMS (a kind of SMA during the Dutch occupation) in Yogyakarta. Then he moved to Bandung and set up an Indonesian Insurance Company. He was appointed secretary of “Dewan” Minahasa in Manado for three years, 1924-1927. He opened a new land for farming for the sake of the people, and set up an institution. In his hard struggle and protest against the Dutch government, he banned the “kerja paksa” (a practice in which people were forced to work hard without being paid) in Minahasa.
Question: 
Why did Sam Ratulangi want to devote his life for the advancement of his nation?

SOAL 7
Read the following text and answer the questions provided below.
Question number 6 to 8 is based on the following text.

DR. GSSJ RATULANGI (1890-1949)
Gerungan Saul Samuel Jacob Ratulangi, who was well-known as Sam Ratulangi, was born on November 5, 1890 in Tondano, North Sulawesi. After graduating from his “Holden” school in Tondano, he continued his study at the Technical School (KWS) in Jakarta. The he moved to Bandung and worked for railroad company in south Priangan.
While he was working for the railroad company, he was badly treated by the Dutch. His salary was lower than the Dutch worker, although their ranks and education were the same as his. This bad treatment hurt his nationalist feeling. He determined to improve his knowledge and education as high as he could. He wanted to devote his life for the advancement of his nation.
In 1915 he succeeded in getting a diploma. He got his doctor degree in mathematic and natural sciences in Switzerland. In Holland he was elected leader of the organization of Asian students.
Returning from Holland, Sam Ratulangi taught mathematics in AMS (a kind of SMA during the Dutch occupation) in Yogyakarta. Then he moved to Bandung and set up an Indonesian Insurance Company. He was appointed secretary of “Dewan” Minahasa in Manado for three years, 1924-1927. He opened a new land for farming for the sake of the people, and set up an institution. In his hard struggle and protest against the Dutch government, he banned the “kerja paksa” (a practice in which people were forced to work hard without being paid) in Minahasa.
Question: 
Which of the following is true about Sam Ratulangi?

SOAL 8
Read the following text and answer the questions provided below.
Question number 6 to 8 is based on the following text.

DR. GSSJ RATULANGI (1890-1949)
Gerungan Saul Samuel Jacob Ratulangi, who was well-known as Sam Ratulangi, was born on November 5, 1890 in Tondano, North Sulawesi. After graduating from his “Holden” school in Tondano, he continued his study at the Technical School (KWS) in Jakarta. The he moved to Bandung and worked for railroad company in south Priangan.
While he was working for the railroad company, he was badly treated by the Dutch. His salary was lower than the Dutch worker, although their ranks and education were the same as his. This bad treatment hurt his nationalist feeling. He determined to improve his knowledge and education as high as he could. He wanted to devote his life for the advancement of his nation.
In 1915 he succeeded in getting a diploma. He got his doctor degree in mathematic and natural sciences in Switzerland. In Holland he was elected leader of the organization of Asian students.
Returning from Holland, Sam Ratulangi taught mathematics in AMS (a kind of SMA during the Dutch occupation) in Yogyakarta. Then he moved to Bandung and set up an Indonesian Insurance Company. He was appointed secretary of “Dewan” Minahasa in Manado for three years, 1924-1927. He opened a new land for farming for the sake of the people, and set up an institution. In his hard struggle and protest against the Dutch government, he banned the “kerja paksa” (a practice in which people were forced to work hard without being paid) in Minahasa.
Question: 
According to the text, the young Sam Ratulangi believed that …was the way to develop the nation.

SOAL 9
Read the following text and answer the questions provided below.
Question number 9 to 10 is based on the following text.

BJ. Habibie Studies and career in Germany
Following his father’s death, Habibie continued his study in Jakarta and then in 1955 moved to Germany. In 1960, Habibie received a degree in engineering in Germany, giving the title diploma-Engineer. He remained in Germany as a research assistant under Hans Ebner at the Lehrsuhl und Instittute fur Leich bau, RWTh Aachen to conduct research for his doctoral degree.
In 1962, Habibie returned to Indonesia for three months on sick leave. During this time he was reacquainted with Hasri Ainun, the daughter of R. mohamad Besari. Habibie had known Hasri Ainun in childhood, Junior High School and in Senior High School at SMA Kristen, Bandung. The two married on 12 May 1962, returning to Germany shortly afterwards. Habibie and his wife settled in Aachen for a short period before moving to Oberforstbach. In May 1963 they had a son, Ilham Akbar Habibie.
When Habibie’s minimum wage forced him to take part-time work, He found employment with the automotive Marquee Talbot, where he became advisor. Habibie worked on two projects which received funding from Deutsche Bundesbahn. Due to his work with Mar Kosh, the head of train construction offered his position to Habibie upon retirement three years later, but Habibie refused.
Question: 
What did he do in 1960?

SOAL 10
Read the following text and answer the questions provided below.
Question number 9 to 10 is based on the following text.

BJ. Habibie Studies and career in Germany
Following his father’s death, Habibie continued his study in Jakarta and then in 1955 moved to Germany. In 1960, Habibie received a degree in engineering in Germany, giving the title diploma-Engineer. He remained in Germany as a research assistant under Hans Ebner at the Lehrsuhl und Instittute fur Leich bau, RWTh Aachen to conduct research for his doctoral degree.
In 1962, Habibie returned to Indonesia for three months on sick leave. During this time he was reacquainted with Hasri Ainun, the daughter of R. mohamad Besari. Habibie had known Hasri Ainun in childhood, Junior High School and in Senior High School at SMA Kristen, Bandung. The two married on 12 May 1962, returning to Germany shortly afterwards. Habibie and his wife settled in Aachen for a short period before moving to Oberforstbach. In May 1963 they had a son, Ilham Akbar Habibie.
When Habibie’s minimum wage forced him to take part-time work, He found employment with the automotive Marquee Talbot, where he became advisor. Habibie worked on two projects which received funding from Deutsche Bundesbahn. Due to his work with Mar Kosh, the head of train construction offered his position to Habibie upon retirement three years later, but Habibie refused.
Question: 
The text implies that Habibie is…..
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