News Item Exercise

News Item Exercise

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In this article, I will provide 5 practice questions about news item texts and their answers. 

EXERCISES

Bank Mandiri and Bank BNI - will build temporary houses for 400 families displaced by the earthquake that recently hit Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi Province. The reasons for these two banks to provide assistance were for humanitarian reasons, not for economic and other reasons

Assistant II to the Sigi Regency Government Iskandar Nontji informed that the temporary houses for 100 families will be built by Bank Mandiri in the South Sibayala area, Dolo District. Meanwhile, BNI Bank will build temporary shelters for 300 families in Jonoge Village, Sigi Biromaru Subdistrict, which experienced severe soil liquefaction due to an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale that rocked the area on September 28, he noted.

The temporary house will be built on land belonging to the sub-district government, village and community members, he said, adding that the Sigi Regency Government would facilitate all related parties to sign a letter of agreement.

"We will provide a letter of agreement that will be signed by all related parties to avoid unexpected possibilities in the future," he explained. (Between, 17 October 2018)

1. What is the text about?

A. Building temporary houses for displaced family

B. Planning to displace the temporary house

C. Signing a letter of agreements to build a permanent house

D. New luxury house will be built by BNI

E. Assistant Secretary has built temporary houses

ANS: A. Building temporary houses for displaced family

2. What can we infer from the text?

A. The temporary house will be build in the family lands

B. The displaced family will build 400 houses for two state banks

C. Shelters will be built by two state banks for the earthquake victims

D. Bank Mandiri will be built in the South Sibayala

E. Bank BNI will be built by the earthquake victims in Jonoge Village of Sigi

ANS: C. Shelters will be built by two state banks for the earthquake victims

3. What makes 400 families displaced?

A. Local governement

B. 7,4-magnitude earthquake

C. Temporary shelters

D. 400 houses

E. Mandiri bank and BNI

ANS: B. 7,4-magnitude earthquake

4. “The temporary houses will be constructed on pieces of land ..” The temporary word has antonym of …… ..

A. Momentary

B. Transitory

C. Limited

D. Permanent

E. Seasonal

ANS: D. Permanent

5. What is the reason for the two banks providing temporary housing assistance to earthquake victims in Sigi?

A. Economy

B. Politic

C. Humanity

D. Millitary

E. Personal interest

ANS: C. Humanity

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