DESCRIPTIVE TEXT EXERCISES

Text 1

Direction 1 : Read the text carefully!

Singapore is a city state; it is a city but it is also a state. It is a Republic. Along with Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, The
Philippines and Brunei, it belongs to ASEAN, the association of South-East Asian Nations. Like Indonesia, Singapore is a
country of Thineka Tunggal &a' Chinese, Malaysia, Indians and Eura-sians make up its citizens. Other Asians, including
Indonesia, Japanese, Philippines, Koreans, Thais and Arabs also live on that tiny island. Singapore is sometimes called
'Instant Asia' because you can see varieties of customs, cultures and foods or nearly all Asia in Singapore.

Complete the sentences based on the text above!

1. Singapore is not only a city but also a ....

2. Singapore and others countries in Southeast Asia form an organization called ....
3. According to the text, Singapore is sometimes called ....
4. Singapore is a country of.... (par 2). The synonym of the bold word is ....
5. Singapore is not big in ... because it only has a small island and the smaller ones.

Text 2

Direction 2 : Choose the best ‘to be’ or verb in the brackets.

My best friend (1. is/am/are) Sarah. She (2. have/has) a wonderful personality and always (2. makes/make) me
laugh. Sarah (4. have/has) long, brown hair that (5. flow/flows) down her back. Her eyes (6. be) a beautiful shade of
green.
Sarah (7. is/am/are) very outgoing and (8. enjoy/enjoys) meeting new people. She (9. have/has) a great sense
of humor and often (10. tells/ tell) funny stories. She (11. is/am/are) also very caring and always (12. is/am/are) there
for her friends when they (13. need/needs) help or support.
In her free time, Sarah (14. like/likes) to play the guitar and (15. write/writes) her own songs. She (16. have/has)
a lovely singing voice and often (17. performs/ perform) at local coffee shops.
Sarah (18. is/am/are) the kind of person who (19. light/lights) up the room when she (20. enter/enters). I am
lucky to have her as my best friend.
The beach is my favorite place to relax and have fun. It (1. . is/am/are) a beautiful place where the sun (2.
shine/shines) brightly in the sky. The water (3. glisten/glitens) under the sun's rays, and the sand (4. feel/feels) warm
beneath my feet.
People (5. come/comes) to the beach to enjoy various activities. Some (6. swim/swims) in the sea, while others
(7. build/builds) sandcastles. I (8. preferprefers) to take long walks along the shore and collect seashells. The sound of
the waves (9. relax) me, and the salty breeze (10. blow/blows) through my hair.
There (11. is/am/are) many interesting creatures at the beach. Seagulls (12. fly/flies) overhead, looking for food.
Crabs (13. scuttle/scuttles) across the sand, and occasionally, I (14. spot/spots) dolphins swimming in the distance.
I (15. bring/brings) a picnic to the beach, and I (16. enjoy/enjoys) a delicious meal while watching the sunset. As
the day (17. come/comes) to an end, I (18. feel/feels) grateful for this peaceful place and look forward to my next visit.

Text 3
The beach is my favorite place to relax and have fun. It (1. is/am/are) a beautiful place where the sun (2.
shine/shines) brightly in the sky. The water (3. glisten/glistens) under the sun's rays, and the sand (4. feel/feels) warm
beneath my feet.
People (5. come/comes) to the beach to enjoy various activities. Some (6. swim/swims) in the sea, while others
(7. build/builds) sandcastles. I (8. prefer/prefers) to take long walks along the shore and collect seashells. The sound of
the waves (9. relax/relaxes) me, and the salty breeze (10. blow/blows) through my hair.
There (11. is/am/are) many interesting creatures at the beach. Seagulls (12. fly/flies) overhead, looking for food.
Crabs (13. scuttle/scuttles) across the sand, and occasionally, I (14. spot/spots) dolphins swimming in the distance.
I (15. bring/brings) a picnic to the beach, and I (16. enjoy/enjoys) a delicious meal while watching the sunset. As
the day (17. come/comes) to an end, I (18. feel/feels) grateful for this peaceful place and look forward to my next visit.