Quiz : Descriptive Text - Historical Building

Multiple choice questions about Descriptive Text "Historical Building".

Masjid Sultan Suriansyah 

Masjid Sultan Suriansyah is a historical mosque. Built 300 years ago, this building is the oldest mosque in South Kalimantan. The mosque is located in the North Kuin Village of Banjarmasin. It was built in the reign of Sultan Suriansyah known as Pangeran Samudera He was the first Banjarnese King who converted into Islam. This mosque was found on the bank of the Kuin River, near KampungKraton, which was destroyed by the Dutch colonial.

The construction of Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was uniquE. The roof is layered. It took the Banjar’s past architecture before Islam camE. Different from any other old mosques in Banjar, the mihrab has its own roof, separated from the main building.

1. From the text we know that ….

A. Some construction of the mosque takes the local style

B. Banjar people burned down the mosque

C. There is nothing special from this mosque

D. The Dutch colonial built the mosque

ANS : A

 

Semarang is the capital city of Central Java, Indonesia. It is famous for the numerous historical places. Tugu Muda monument is one such important place in Semarang which deserves to be mentioned. This place is indeed a must see for all those who come to visit the place.

Tugu Muda monument is a very important place in Semarang and people visiting Semarang flock to Tugu Muda to catch a glimpse of this fascinating place. This place is one of the most fascinating places here and one cannot simply afford to miss the place. Tugu Muda is located westward of the Simpang Lima which is one of the 5 streets crossing Simpang Lima. This is located at the heart of Semarang city. Tugu Muda monument is the Youth Monument instituted to commemorate the heroic fight for independence. It is a very important tourist destination in Semarang.

Tugu Muda is a very important place and there are numerous buildings around Tugu Muda which are actually landmarks in their own rights. The most important one among the famous buildings is the Lawang Sewu or Thousand Windows and the name derives itself from the fact that the place has many windows. The buildings were used as the Japanese Army’s headquarter.

 

2.  What is the aim of the text?

A.  to tell about an interesting place in Semarang

B.  to describe Tugu Muda Monument

C.  to amuse the readers about historical place in Semarang

D.  to explain the history of Tugu Muda monument

ANS : B

 

3.  Where is the location of Tugu Muda?

A. Simpang Lima Semarang

B. Near Simpang Lima

C. Northward of the Simpang Lima

D. Westward of the Simpang Lima

ANS : D

 

 

The Houses of the Toraja

The ethnic groups in the mountain regions of southwest and central Sulawesi (Celebes) are known by the name of Toraja, which has come to mean "those who live upstream" or "those who live in the mountains". Their name is in fact derived from the word Raja, which in Sanskrit means "king". The society is hierarchically structured: the noblemen are called rengnge, the ordinary people to makaka, and the slaves to kaunan; birth determines which rank a person will occupy.

The distinctive features of the traditional houses (tongkonan) of the Toraja are the "buffalo horns", the roof design and the rich decoration on the walls. The buffalo is a symbol of status, courage, strength and fighting spirit.

Designed as a representation on the universe, the tongkonan is constructed in three parts: the upper world (the roof), the world of humans (the middle of the building), and the underworld (the space under the floor). The highly distinctive roors constructed by the Toraja given rise to various ingenious interpretations. Certainly the roof is something of deep significance for the Toraja, and even today they build "modern" (in other words houses built with cement) houses with such roofs.

 

4. What is the text about?

    A. The culture of Toraja

    B. The society of Toraja

    C. The distinctive features of traditional houses

    D. The decription of a traditional houses of Toraja

    E. The ethnic groups of southwest and central Sulawesi

ANS : D

 

5. “… and even today they bulid modern…” (paragraph 3)

    The underlined word refers to…

    A. Raja

    B. Rengnge

    C. Society

    D. Toraja people

    E. Mountain regions

   ANS : D