Yogyakarta:  Two chidren in Yogyakarta died of dengue fever at Sardjito Hospital Monday, raising to 12 the number of deaths caused by the disease in the last four moths.  “They were very ill when they arrived.  We did our best.”  The head of the hospital’s pediatric ward, Ida Safitri, said on Tuesday.

 

Sadjito spokesman Trisno Heru Nigroho said there had been a significant increase in the number of dengue fever patients at the hospital in recent months.  In January, 69 patients were treated at the hospital, 88 in February and 102 in March.

 

1. What kind of text is it?

a)      descriptive

b)      narrative

c)      news item

d)      report

e)      anecdote

 

2. What’s the purpose of the text?

a)      To amuse the reader

b)      To inform the reader

c)      To entertain the reader

d)      To persuade the reader

e)      To describe the reader

 

3. What caused the death of two children in Yogyakarta based on the news?

a)      yellow fever

b)      dengue fever

c)      an unidentified illness

d)      a harmless illness

e)      a serious illness

 

4. How is the total victims caused by that disease?

a)      10 people

b)      12 people

c)      14 people

d)      15 people

e)      16 people