Explanation Text

What is the purpose of the text?

• To provide a detailed explanation of how earthquakes are measured

• To inform readers about the causes and effects of earthquakes

• To compare earthquakes with other natural disasters

• To describe the history of earthquakes throughout time

• To show the different between two kinds of eathquakes

What is the function of the first paragraph in the text?

• To provide statistical data about earthquakes

• To describe the scientific mechanism behind earthquakes

• To explain why earthquakes are dangerous

• To introduce the concept and definition of earthquakes

• To describe why earthquakes happens

What is an earthquake according to the text?

• A slow movement of the earth's surface

• A nature phenomenon that occur in the sea

• A form of volcanic eruption

• A type of weather phenomenon

• A vibration through the earth's crust caused by the release of energy

What is the function of the last sentence in the text?

• To explain how earthquakes are detected

• To provide a solution to prevent earthquakes

• To introduce the topic which is about earthquakes

• To describe how buildings are affected by earthquakes

• To emphasize that earthquakes are very dreaded by people

What is the structure of the second paragraph?

• General Statement

• Explanation

• Conclusion

• Thesis

• Reiteration

What is the function of the first paragraph?

• To describe the effects of tsunamis on human life

• To explain how tsunamis form under the ocean

• To compare tsunamis with earthquakes

• To list types of natural disasters

• To explain why tsunamis happen

What causes a tsunami according to the text?

• High winds over the ocean

• Due to a strong earthquake on the mainland

• Ocean waves hitting a coastline

• Heavy rainfall

• Sudden slipping of a major fault under the ocean floor

What happens when a tsunami wave reaches shallow water?

• The waves becomes undetectable

• It stops moving

• The waves grows very large

• It breaks apart into smaller waves

• An earthquake, a landslide or a volcanic eruption occurred

To introduce the phenomenon that is being discussed or to tell about the phenomenon in general. This is the structure of an explanation text part?

• Arguments

• Explanation

• General Statement

• Conclusion

• Thesis

What is the purpose of the conclusion section in the structure of an explanation text?

• Provides how and why the phenomenon happens

• To tell about the phenomenon in general

• To provide the conclusion of the entire process previously described

• To introduce the phenomenon that being discussed

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