Contoh Hortatory Exposision

Flooding in Jakarta

Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia. It is a big city that has many buildings, offices tower, real estates and skyscrapers which make Jakarta as a beautiful city especially in the night.

Flooding is one of natural disasters in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta beside earth quake. And it is one of serious problems due to flood. 

One of the problems is, there are many citizens who like throwing away the garbage in the street, rivers, or we can say garbage is in every corner of the city. They do not care about cleanliness.  So, it makes looks a dirty city. It is a dark side of Jakarta.

The other problem is illegal house. Many people from central or east java move to Jakarta just looking for a job and they bring their family but they do not have house for their living. So they make an illegal house in the side of river in Jakarta and it makes more flooding in Jakarta.

There are many ways to decrease the flood. First of all, we must aware of flood. Do not try to throw away the garbage. And the last but not least, keep the cleanliness, because the cleanliness is a part of   belief   in Islamic religion

1.  Based on the text above, how many reasons cause flood in Jakarta?

a. One

b. Two

c. Three

d. Four

e. Five

2.  To whom does the writer give the suggestion? (the last paragraph)

a. Readers of the text

b. People of Indonesia

c. Citizen of Jakarta

d. Writer and readers

e. Someone in Jakarta

3.  “Real estates and skyscrapers…” (First paragraph) the italic word means…

a. The space above the earth

b. There we see sun, stars and moon

c. Outline of the earth

d. Very high building

e. Building of the sky

4.   “One of natural disasters” the italic word is called as…

a. Noun

b. Verb

c. Adjective

d. Adverb

e. Compound

5.  “One of serious problems due to flood...” the italic word means…

a. Use to

b. Used to

c. Have to

d. Cause of

e. Turn off

6. In what paragraph is stating an issue?
a. First paragraph
b. Second paragraph
c. Third paragraph
d. Fourth paragraph
e. The last paragraph

7.  In what paragraph do we find the recommendation of the text above…..
a. In the first paragraph
b. In the second paragraph
c. In the third paragraph
d. In the fourth paragraph
e. In the fifth paragraph

8. What type of genre does the text belong to?
a. Analytical exposition
b. Hortatory exposition
c. Report
d. Description
e. Narrative

9. The generic structure of the text above is…..
a. thesis – arguments – reiteration
b. thesis – arguments – recommendation
c. description – identification
d. identification – description
e. orientation – event – reorientation

10. What does the word it refer to…..
a. Flooding in Jakarta
b. Travel
c. Space travel
d. The earth
e. Space suit