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Explanation text

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of explanation text?

a)

To entertain the reader

b)

To describe how and why a phenomenon happen

c)

To describe something

d)

To persuade the readers

2.

Seismic, seismograph, magma and volcanic ash are the example of ___________.

a)

Adverb of time

b)

Action verb

c)

Conjunction

d)

Technical terms

3.

______ is not the generic structure of explanation text.

a)

Hypothesis

b)

General statement about the event or thing

c)

Explanation sequence

d)

Conclusion

4.

Weather is the physical condition of the atmosphere at a particular time.

a)

Explanation Sequence

b)

Conclusion

c)

Orientation

d)

General statement

5.

True or False. Explanation text tells the reader how to do something.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

In what paragraph does the explanation text begin?

a)

General statement paragraph

b)

Series of paragraph that tell hows and whys

c)

Concluding paragraph

d)

Orientation paragraph

7.

Which one is not the title of explanation text?

a)

How is chocolate is made?

b)

Reasons for New South Wales being chosen for the colony

c)

How does rain happen?

d)

How to make chocolate?

8.

Explanation texts are written in...

a)

present tense

b)

past perfect tense

c)

past tense

d)

future tense

9.

What type of text is an explanation text?

a)

Fiction

b)

Non-fiction

10.

True or False. The general statement gives the audience a brief introduction to the event/thing

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the social function of explanation text?

a)

to retell past events

b)

to entertain readers

c)

to describe specific thing

d)

to explain how or why things happen

12.

The generic structure of explanation text is .......

a)

general statement, explanation, closing

b)

orientation, complication, resolution

c)

identification, description

d)

orientation, series of events, re-orientation

13.

Which one of the tittle is explanation text?

a)

Jakarta the metropolitan city

b)

How tsunami occurs

c)

My holiday in Bali

d)

The legend of Majapahit

14.

Which of the following can be explained in explanation text?

a)

My hometown, Yogyakarta

b)

Biography of Adam Smith

c)

How virus corona spread

d)

Story of Tangkuban Perahu

15.

These following statements are correct about Covid-19, except ...

a)

It's deadly and it can be transmitted from human to human

b)

It was traced back to a seafood market in the city of Wuhan, China

c)

It is a type of Coronavirus that attacks body respiratory system

d)

Good body immune system can prevent the virus coming to the body

e)

This type of new virus has been spreading over only in China

16.

How does Covid-19 spread?

a)

ecosystem of bats, snakes, rats come from Wuhan, China

b)

coughing, sneezing, physical contacts with the infected people

c)

social and physical distancing

d)

blood transfusion, injection, or surgery

e)

drinks and foods sold in supermarket

17.

These statements are the government's efforts of preventing the spread of Covid-19 to the society, except ...

a)

asking people to stay at home, work or study from home, and have physical distancing in public places

b)

wearing masks anytime going outside

c)

screening travelers from foreign countries in the airports, harbors, or stations

d)

banning travelers to do self quarantine for 14 days

e)

washing hands at least 20 seconds regularly

18.

What is the biggest threat of spreading Covid-19?

a)

touching your face (mouth, nose, eyes) before washing hands with soap

b)

being in the crowd without physical distancing

c)

the mobility of the infected people

d)

working from office with a large number of people

e)

shopping in big malls or gathering in cafes

19.

What is the social function of an explanation text about Coronavirus?

a)

to explain how or why the spread of Coronavirus

b)

to show the steps of preventing self from Coronavirus

c)

to amuse the readers how to be fun staying at home

d)

to persuade the people not to be infected by Coronavirus

e)

to tell past events about the history of Coronavirus

20.

These statements are correct about the symptoms of Covid-19, except ...

a)

suffering cough, sneeze, fever, and shortness of breath

b)

getting brighter skin color, fat body, and dark circles around eyes

c)

experiencing mild to severe respiratory illness

d)

symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure

e)

persistent pain or pressure in the chest

21.

What is the function of explanation text?

a)

To entertain the reader

b)

To describe how and why a phenomenon happen

c)

To describe something

d)

To persuade the readers

22.

1. Landslide

2. Typhoon

3. Storm

4. Metamorphosis

5. Photosynthesis

The process that belong to natural phenomena is...

a)

1, 2, 3

b)

1, 3, 4

c)

2, 4, 5

d)

1, 4, 5

e)

2, 3, 5

23.

what is the picture telling about?

a)

how the tree grows

b)

how the photosynthesis happens

c)

how the tree releases the carbon dioxide

d)

how the plant receives the oxygen

24.

In Indonesia, to avoid the spread of Covid-19 .The government state three things. Those are ...

a)

Stay, study, and work from home

b)

Study, Work, and Pray from home

c)

Stay, travel, and study from home

d)

Do online, stay, and pray from home

25.

How does Covid-19 spread?

a)

ecosystem of bats, snakes, rats come from Wuhan, China

b)

coughing, sneezing, physical contacts with the infected people

c)

social and physical distancing

d)

blood transfusion, injection, or surgery