Sonora.ID - Mengutip dari buku Bestie Book Bahasa Inggris SMA/MA Kelas X, XI, & XII, dijelaskan bahwa explanation text merupakan sebuah teks yang menjelaskan bagaimana terjadinya sesuatu.

Teks ini digunakan untuk menjelaskan proses yang berkaitan dengan ilmu pengetahuan, seperti fenomena alam, sosial atau budaya. Contohnya adalah menjelaskan bagaimana proses terjadinya hujan.

Sama seperti halnya jenis teks lainnya explanation text memiliki beberapa ciri khusus di antaranya menggunakan simple present tense, menggunakan passive voice, dan terdiri atas pembukaan, penjelasan atau isi, dan penutup.

Untuk memahaminya dengan lebih baik berikut ini kami sajikan kumpulan contoh soal explanation text lengkap dengan pembahasan jawabannya, dikutip dari berbagai sumber.

Baca Juga: 5 Contoh Cerita Liburan Idul Fitri dalam bahasa Inggris dan Artinya

Contoh Soal Explanation Text

The following text is for questions 1 to 4.

Tsunami

A tsunami occurs when a major fault under the ocean floor suddenly slips. The displaced rock pushes water above it like a giant paddle, producing powerful water waves at the ocean surface. The ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of the earthquake source and move across the ocean until they reach the coastline, where their height increases as they reach the continental shelf, the part of the earth's crust that slopes, or rises, from the ocean floor up to the land.

A tsunami washes ashore with often disastrous effects such as severe flooding, loss of lives due to drowning, and damage to property.

A tsunami is a very large sea wave that is generated by a disturbance along the ocean floor. This disturbance can be an earthquake, a landslide, or a volcanic eruption. A tsunami is undetectable far out in the ocean, but once it reaches shallow water, this fast-traveling wave grows very large.

Soal 1

Tsunami happens because ...

A. The displaced rock pushes water above it.
B. A significant fault under the ocean floor slips suddenly.
C. The ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of the source.
D. The waves move across the ocean until they reach the beach.

Soal 2

What are the impacts of tsunamis?

A. The part of the Earth's crust that slopes, or rises, from the ocean floor down to the land.
B. A tsunami washes ashore with often disastrous effects such as flooding and loss of lives.
C. A tsunami is a very large sea wave that is not generated by a disturbance along the ocean floor.
D. A tsunami is detectable far out in the ocean.

Soal 3

We understand from the text that tsunami ...

A. Causes the movement of the earth.
B. Forms a new shape of the coastline.
C. Makes unfortunate events.
D. Rises a new coastal land.

Soal 4

"... producing powerful water waves at the ocean surface." The synonym of the underlined word is ...

A. Fast
B. Deep
C. Quick
D. Strong

Read the following text to answer questions number 5 to 8.

Recycling is the collection, processing, and reuse of materials that would otherwise be thrown away. Materials ranging from precious metals to broken glass, from old newspapers to plastic spoons, can be recycled. The recycling process reclaims the original material and uses it in new products.

In general, using recycled materials to make new products costs less and requires less energy than using new materials. Recycling can also reduce pollution, either by reducing the demand for high-pollution alternatives or minimizing the pollution produced during the manufacturing process.

Paper products that can be recycled include cardboard containers, wrapping paper, and office paper. The most commonly recycled paper product is newsprint. In newspaper recycling, old newspapers are collected and searched for contaminants such as plastic bags and aluminum foil. The paper goes to a processing plant where it is mixed with hot water and turned into pulp in a machine that works much like a big kitchen blender.

The pulp is screened and filtered to remove smaller contaminants. The pulp then goes to a large vat where the ink separates from the paper fibers and floats to the surface. The ink is skimmed off, dried, and reused as ink or burned as boiler fuel. The cleaned pulp is mixed with new wood fibers to be made into paper again.

Experts estimate the average office worker generates about 5 kg of wastepaper per month. Every ton of paper that is recycled saves about 1.4 cu m (about 50 cu ft) of landfill space. One ton of recycled paper saves 17 pulpwood trees (trees used to produce paper).

Soal 5