Read The Text Carefully and Then Answer The Questions That Follow! Floods Force Thousands of People To Evacuate in Gorontalo

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Floods Force Thousands of People to Evacuate in Gorontalo
Indonesia - Floods triggered by days of torrential rain swamped thousands of houses in

ten sub-districts of the city of Gorontalo on Tuesday, 29 th January 2019, forcing
thousands of people to evacuate.
An official at the flood mitigation post, Arifin Waimana, said “On Tuesday
morning, around 2.200 people had been evacuated to safer locations.”
The official also said “Starting at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, flood water has swept
through ten sub-districts, namely Heledula Selatan, Modu, Heledula Utara, Bugis, Ipilo,
Tenda, Padebuolo, Biawu, Dembe, and Tenilo. He added that the local government has
distributed 100 boxes of instant noodles and three tons of rice to displaced people at
refugee shelters.
Rescue workers, assisted by police, military personnel and volunteers, joined
together to evacuate the flood victims from their homes to at least 10 temporary shelters
across Gorontalo city.
Anisa, one of the refugees, said “My family was reluctant to evacuate but the
water in our house kept rising. On Tuesday morning, it reached 50 centimetres and we
decided to evacuate.”
As black clouds remained drifting overhead on Tuesday, local Meteorology and
Geophysics Agency reported that heavy rain would continue to occur throughout
Gorontalo over the next two days.
1. What is the writer intention in writing the text?

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2. When were the people evacuated?

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3. What happened on Tuesday at 2 a.m.?

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4. Who distributed the noodles?

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5. “He added that the local government has distributed …” (Par. 3)

He refers to ….
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6. Who was reluctant to evacuate?

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7. What is the prediction of Meteorology and Geophysics Agency about Gorontalo?

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Rearrange these jumbled paragraphs of a news item in correct order!
1. Text 1
A. At Robertstown in the state’s mid-north, more than 2,500 acres have already burned.
Another bushfire, started by lightning, charred the earth near Mouth Flat on the southern
side of Kangaroo Island, while Ngarkat Conservation Park, in the state’s upper-southeast,
is also ablaze.
B. MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (UPI) – Fire authorities in four Australian states are to control
bushfires fanned by strong winds and searing temperatures.
C. The most serious fires were in Victoria, where up to six homes were destroyed by a fire
near the town of Anakie, 36 miles west of Melbourne.
D. In Tasmania, falling temperatures and patchy rain brought some relief to firefighters, who
continued to monitor 22 blazes across the state.
E. A 7,500-acres fire at Mount Agnew in Zeehan, in the state’s west, broke containment lines
Saturday afternoon, jumping a road and coming close to homes.The Australian reported
Sunday that blazes continued to burn in South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia and
Victoria, where up to six homes have been destroyed. In South Australia, much of Adelaide
is engulfed in thick smoke. The firefighters who are confronted by blast-furnace winds try to
bring the flames under control.
Text 2
A. Police arrested 23 men on suspicion of drug abuse during a raid in a private home in Sunter
Agung district in North Jakarta on Sunday.
B. Police seized evidence including 27 ecstasy pills and several condoms.
C. Central Jakarta Police deputy chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Arie Ardian Rishadi said the suspects
were caught topless, consuming ecstasy.
D. “Many people go there, mostly men, who are also suspected of engaging in deviant sexual
practices,” he said on Sunday as reported by kompas.com.
E. The suspects will be charged with Article 114 (1) of the 2009 Drug Law, which carries a
maximum 20-year prison sentence and Rp 1 billion (US$67,100) in fines. (nor).
F. Four of the suspects identified only as DS, EK, DL and TM are the owners of the house
who tested positive for ecstasy, the police said.

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Floods Force Thousands of People to Evacuate in Gorontalo

Indonesia - Floods triggered by days of torrential rain swamped thousands of houses in

1. What is the writer intention in writing the text?

2. When were the people evacuated?

3. What happened on Tuesday at 2 a.m.?

4. Who distributed the noodles?

5. “He added that the local government has distributed …” (Par. 3)

6. Who was reluctant to evacuate?

7. What is the prediction of Meteorology and Geophysics Agency about Gorontalo?

Rearrange these jumbled paragraphs of a news item in correct order!

B. Police seized evidence including 27 ecstasy pills and several condoms.

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