FORMATIVE M4 LA1

Question 1 (1 point)
TEXT 1 Questions 1 – 5

Train jumps railway tracks in Bandung

Bandung: The Argo Parahyangan executive train traveling from Jakarta jumped the railway track
as it entered Bandung station on Wednesday.

"The train had almost stopped when the incident occured at 8:39 a.m. local time," said Joni
Martinus, the public relations division manager of II Regional Operation (Daop) Bandung at
state-owned railway operator Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI).

Departing from Jakarta at 5:05 a.m., the train carried 475 passengers in 10 cars. When the train
was about to enter Line 6 where the passengers were to disembark, the first three passenger cars
suddenly jumped the railway tracks.

"The cars jumped the railway tracks at an angle," said Joni, adding that there were no fatalities.

KAI Daop II Bandung apologized to all passengers who had to walk across the railway tracks to
enter the station.

Joni said the incident did not cause any train delays as KAI had prepared three back-up trains.
"All train arrivals from both east and west were on schedule."

He said the station's workers strove to return the cars onto the railway tracks immediately after
the incident occured. The worker used a crane and hydraulic pumps. Each boxcar weighs 18 to
20 tons when empty.

Joni said KAI was still investigating the cause of the incident. — JP

(Taken from Jakarta Post, Thursday, January 25, 2018, p. 4)

What does the headline leave out this newsworthy fact about the incident?
Question 1 options:
The time of incident

The type of the train getting the accident

The place of the incident

The cause of the incident

Question 2 (1 point)
We know from the news report that Joni did not associate train accidents
with....
Question 2 options:
mismanagement

track safety

material loss

victims

Question 3 (1 point)
What is the newspaper's position toward the incident?

Question 3 options:
It blames the government for the incident.

It praises KAI Daop II for apologizing to the passangers for the incident.
It objectively reports the details of the incident.
It praises KAI Daop II for KAI's immediate action to secure the executive cars.

Question 4 (1 point)
Which of the newsworthy fact in the headline is most elaborated?

Question 4 options:
The town

The train

The railway station

The railway tracks

Question 5 (1 point)
Despite the incident, no train delays ....
Question 5 options:
were reported

occurred

were observed

had happened

were made

Question 6-10

Family say they've been put at risk after flu discharge

By Daniella White

3 May 2018 — 6:54am

A Canberra family says it was put at risk when its elderly grandmother was
discharged from hospital hours after testing positive for influenza A.

Rose Voelker, 84, was discharged from Calvary Hospital this week and is now
back living with her son and granddaughter in Macgregor.

Son Peter Voelker said he and his family had been forced to take onerous
safety precautions to keep them from getting sick, buying facemasks and
protective outerwear.

Their young daughter Ellie is particularly at risk because she suffers from
epilepsy and has a history of pneumonia.

Mr Voelker has called on greater precautions to isolate people with the

sickness and prevent them from being in contact with vulnerable people and
spreading the disease within the community. He said he was surprised when
Mrs Voelker had been sent home just hours after tests came back positive for
influenza A.

Mr Voelker said her regular carers had been surprised and concerned she had
been sent home and he had to buy protective clothing so they could care for
her. "When I went to the hospital we had to cover up with protective gear
because they said they were waiting on results to see if it was the flu," he
said.

"Later that evening they called us up and they said she's been cleared to go
home - I assumed it meant she didn't have the flu.

"Our little daughter who has epilepsy - she picks up anything just like that.
She's had pneumonia too so we are very concerned.

"They shouldn't put us at risk when they can have her in there and treat her
properly at the same time.

"When I asked why they just said it's better for her to be at home rather than
the hospital."

He said he wanted to encourage everyone to protect themselves from the flu

- through flu shots - to keep the most vulnerable protected.

He said if someone has tested positive to the flu they should buy gowns and
protective gear to stop the spread of the virus.

"Hopefully [the hospital] will take her back," Mr Voelker said.

Hospitals and health networks across the country are preparing for winter
after a horror flu season last year.

It was the worst season in five years in the ACT with the government blaming
it for constant overcrowding at Canberra Hospital.

ACT Health and Calvary were contacted for information about correct clinical
guidelines for the discharge and treatment of flu patients.

Calvary would not provide any details, while ACT Health could not respond by
deadline.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/act/family-say-they-ve-been-put-at-
risk-after-flu-discharge-20180502-p4zcwv.html

Visited Thursday, 3rd May 2018, 22.48.

Who is most likely the target readers of the news report?
Question 6 options:
People in general

Health insurance companies

Medical business people

Pharmaceutical industries

Medical scientists

Question 7 (1 point)
What is the writer's attitude towards the issue?
Question 7 options:
Angry at the hospital's slow response

Disappointed with the discharge

Concerned with the discharge

Supports the hospital's policy

Question 8 (1 point)
reading the news, we eventually know that ....
Question 8 options:
the Voelkers got angry with the hospital

Mr. Voelker was afraid of getting contaminated by the disease

the Voelkers could not take care of Mrs Voelker

Mr. Voelker is most concerned with the risk on the daughter's health
Question 9 (1 point)

Which of the following has the least news worthiness?

Question 9 options:
The timing of the discharge

The source person

The risk on the family

The onerous safety precautions to protect the family

Question 10 (1 point)
Which of the statements is true as far as the news is concerned?
Question 10 options:
The hospital wouldn't have discharged Mrs Voelker for tesing positive for influenza.

Mr. Voulker could be concerned by his mother's discharge from the hospital for testing Influenza.

Mrs Voelker shouldn't have been discharged from the hospital after testing positive for Influenza.

Canbera hospital would have treated Mrs Voelker for being positive with influenza.