Contoh Soal Explanatory Text Review , Generic Structure and Characteristics
Contoh Soal Explanatory Text Review , Generic Structure and Characteristics - Responding to the meaning and rhetorical steps in an essay using accurate, fluent and acceptable written expressions as well as language functions in daily contexts to access knowledge in the form of report, explanation and exposition.
- Learners are able to understand the generic structure of an explanatory text..
- Learners are able to understand the characteristics of an explanatory text.
What is an explanatory text?
An explanatory text is a text that tells the readers/listeners about “how” and “why” things occur or happen. It is often found in science, geography, or history textbooks.
What are the characteristics of an explanatory text?
The following are several characteristics of an explanatory text:
- Using general or abstract nouns: e.g. dengue fever, flood.
- Using chronological conjunctions: e.g. first, second, to begin with, next, etc.
- Using passive voice pattern.
- Using simple present tense.
What are the generic structures of an explanatory text?
The following are the generic structures of an explanatory text.
- The general statement or phenomena of the topic discussed. This part states the phenomenon/issue that will be explained.
- Sequenced Explanation. This part provides a series of steps that explain the phenomena mentioned in the general statement.
- A concluding remark (optional). This part makes conclusions of the whole content of the text.
The following is the example of explanatory text.
The above text about Dengue Fever is an explanatory text. The purpose of the text is to tell the readers or listeners about why dengue fever happens and how the dengue fever can spread.
The above text about Dengue Fever is an explanatory text. The purpose of the text is to tell the readers or listeners about why dengue fever happens and how the dengue fever can spread.
What are characteristics of the explanatory text:
Using general or abstract noun: Dengue disease, symptoms, etc.
Using chronological conjunction: At first, then.
Using passive voice, for example:
Using chronological conjunction: At first, then.
Using passive voice, for example:
- This dengue fever is caused by dengue virus.
- The transmission of dengue disease is started when a mosquito from Aedes genus bites someone who is sick with dengue fever.
- The mosquito is infected by the dengue virus.
- ... the people who have been infected by dengue virus will feel several symptoms.
Using simple present tense :
- This dengue virus spreads through several species of mosquitos within the genus Aedes.
- Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease.
- The next process is when someone who is bitten by the mosquito with dengue virus.
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The following countries are mentioned on the text as countries which have ever been hit by tsunami, EXCEPT ....
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Tsunami in Aceh happened ....
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Tsunami might happen due to several reasons, one of the reason mentioned in the text is ....
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One of the characteristics of an explanatory text is using passive voice.
The following sentence taken from the text entitled Tsunami containing passive voice is ....
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The sequenced conjunction on the text is ....
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One of the characteristics of an explanatory text is using simple present tense. The following are sentences taken from the text entitled Tsunami containing simple present tense, EXCEPT ....
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The following are examples sequenced conjunctions, EXCEPT ....
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The following is the example of explanatory text title, EXCEPT ..
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The following statements may be found in the general statement of the explanatory text is ....
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Pay attention to the following jumbled paragraph:
- At that time, the sky will be dark for some minutes.
- Solar eclipse occurs at new moon.
- Solar eclipse is an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.
- How Solar Eclipse Occurs.
- Solar eclipse occur when the moon is between earth and the sun.
Arrange a phrase and sentences above to make an explanatory text.