Report text test review and discussion

1/1/2021 Reviewing
Report Text Test

English as Crossed-Major Course

Ayunda Azalea Arham, M.Pd

1. Report text describes the real object as the way things are, so it uses ...
a. past tense
b. future tense
c. continuous tense
d. perfect tense
e. present tense

Reason: One of characteristics of present tense is you use it when you want to say factual
information. Report text contains some factual information because it describes the real
object as the way things are. So, it mostly uses present tense.

2. The social function of report text is ...
a. to describe a person, place or something
b. to present information as the way things are
c. to persuade the readers to do something
d. to retell stories in sequence
e. to tell past events chronologically

Reason: Characteristics of report text is telling the reader about the nature of things as it
is in general. Examples of report text such as Eagle (it tells its characteristics, habit, diet,
habitat or any else)

3. The part of report text which introduces the object to describe is ...
a. general classification
b. identification
c. explanation
d. resolution
e. description

Reason: Report text has two parts. The first one is general classification which is starter
paragraph when the writer introduces what he/she is going to describe.

4. The difference between report text and descriptive text is…
a. report uses present continuous tense while descriptive use present tense
b. report and description talk about general objects
c. report talks about specific objects and description talks about general ones
d. report and description talk about specific objects
e. report talks about general objects and description talks about specific ones

Reason:
Report text describes the way of certain things and frequently refer to phenomenon of

nature, animal and scientific object. Mostly, report is written after getting careful
observation. This scientific and technical sense make clearer difference from descriptive
text. It describes the specific thing simply as the thing is. Meanwhile, description text
describes a particular living or non-living. The object described in descriptive text
exclusively belongs to personal.

5. The following is the titles of report text, except ...
a. computer
b. smartphone
c. flashlight
d. Samira's new gadget
e. washing machine

Reason: As the explanation above, you can decide which one doesn’t belong to report
text’s title. Samira’s new gadget must describe new gadget owned by Samira only so it
must be the title of descriptive text.

6. What are microscopes used for?
a. Opening the lids of cans
b. Recording, storing and playing back audio
c. Seeing objects that are too small for the naked eye
d. Making sounds louder so that a person with hearing loss can listen
e. Storing information

Reason: NO NEED EXPLANATION. Just open your dictionary to find out the correct answer.

7. A water-heater is used . . . .
a. To take pictures or photographs
b. For sewing cloth
c. For cleaning clothing
d. To light fires
e. To heat water

Reason: NO NEED EXPLANATION. Just open your dictionary to find out the correct answer.

8. Which of the followings that doesn't belong to the group?
a. Screen
b. Monitor
c. Keyboard
d. Fuse
e. Mouse

Reason: The clue is a group of things related to computer. Fuse is not.

9. Which one of the followings has the same meaning with ignite?
a. brake
b. plug
c. starter
d. cork
e. rotor

Reason:
Ignite : menyalakan
Brake : rem
plug : colokan/steker
starter : menyalakan
cork : sumbatan botol
rotor : baling-baling

10. The following words have meaning 'menyalakan', except . . . .
a. turn on
b. unavoidable
c. switch on
d. plug in
e. press button

Reason:

turn on : menyalakan

unavoidable : tak terhindarkan

switch on : menyalakan

plug in : menyalakan

press button : menyalakan

Text 2
An electronic calculator is a small, portable electronic device used to perform both arithmetic
operations and complex mathematical operations. The first solid electronic calculator was created
in the 1960 s, building on the extensive history of tools such as the abacus (developed around 2000
BC), and the mechanical calculator (developed in the 17th century AD). It was developed in parallel
with the analog computers of the day. In addition to general purpose of calculators, there are those
designed for specific markets, for example, there are scientific calculators which include
trigonometric and statistical calculations. Some calculators even have the ability to do computer
algebra. Graphing calculators can be used to graph functions defined on the real line, or higher
dimensional Euclidean space.

11. According to the text, what is the usage of calculator?
a. To count numbers
b. To play music
c. To write numbers
d. To make notes about numbers
e. To check time

Reason: You can grasp the meaning of the first sentence of the text. “An electronic calculator
is a small, portable electronic device used to perform both arithmetic operations and complex
mathematical operations.” ‘to perform both arithmetic operations and complex mathematical
operations’ is the complicated version of ‘to count numbers’.

12. When does the mechanical calculator developed?
a. 17th Century
b. 1960
c. 2000 BC
d. 2007
e. 1986

Reason: The answer is on the second sentence of the text.

13. What is the meaning of “extensive” in the second sentence?
a. big
b. outer
c. loyal
d. capacious
e. inside

Reason: : besar
big : luar
outer : setia
loyal : luas, lapang
capacious : dalam
inside

14. It was developed in parallel with the analog computers of the day. The word 'it' refers to ...
a. the electronic device
b. the solid electronic calculator
c. the mechanical calculator
d. the portable electronic

e. the extensive history

Reason: When you find the word ‘refer’ to, the first step you must take is to take a look at the
previous sentence of the sentence in question. Like in this case, ‘It was developed in parallel with
the analog computers of the day’ is the third sentence of the text, so the answer must be what is
talked about in the second sentence which is solid electronic calculator.

Text 2
A mobile phone (also known as a wireless phone, cell phone, or cellular telephone) is a very small
portable radio telephone. The first mobile phone networks were created in the late 1970s in Japan.
A cell phone combines technologies, mainly telephone, radio, and computer. Cell phones work as
two- way radios. They send electromagnetic microwaves from base station to base station. The
waves are sent through antennas. This is called wireless communication.
There are different kinds of phones. A flip phone flips open, and is best for calling. A bar phone is
shaped like a candy bar, and the keys and screen are on one face. A slate phone is a phone that has
almost no buttons, and uses a touchscreen. Most smartphones are slates. A slider phone slides on
rails. It can slide out number keys or a mini keyboard, but some do both. A swivel phone spins on
an axle.
Many 21st century mobile phones are smartphones. These phones can be used for email, browsing
the internet, playing music and games, and many other functions that computers can perform. This
is because mobile phones basically are small computers. Older phones also used computer
technology, but lacked many of the parts of a computer that were too big to fit into a phone.
Modern phone makers have been able to use smaller parts. Most smartphones are also GPS
receivers and digital cameras.

15. How many kinds of phones based on the text?
a. there are five kinds of phones
b. there are four kinds of phones
c. there are six kinds of phones
d. there are three kinds of phones
e. there is five kinds of phones

Reason: There are five kinds of phones which are flip phone, bar phone, slate phone,
slider phone and swivel phone. You can see the bold words in the text.

16. "these phones can be used for email and browsing the internet". ‘These phones’ refer to?
a. Mobile phones
b. Telephones
c. Smartphones
d. Earphones
e. Headphones

Reason: You can find the answer in 15th sentence of the text

17. How does the mobile phone works?
a. by communicating over long distance without wires
b. by communicating with a nearby base station
c. by using the mobile phone portable phone
d. by communicating with the farthest base station
e. by communicating with no base station

Reason: You can find the answer on underlined sentence in the text.

18. Read these sentences bellow
a. The lower temperature reduces the reproduction rate of bacteria and prolongs the
lifetime of the food.
b. A refrigerator (also called a fridge) is a common household appliance.
c. It has an electrical thermal component that is able to lower the temperature.
d. It is used to store food to keep it fresh for later cooking.

The best arrangement to make a good paragraph is . . .
a. a - b - c - d
b. a - c - d - b
c. b - c - d - a
d. b - d - c - a
e. b - a - c - d

Reason: Find the object being described, in this case ‘refrigerator’. Then you can continue
to find the function and the relevant following sentences.

19. Digital and film cameras typically . . . a lens with a variable diaphragm to focus light onto an
image pickup device.
a. using
b. used
c. uses
d. use
e. is used

Reason: The sentence is kind of factual information or general fact so the tenses must be
present tense. The subject is in plural (more than one) then the verb use comes without
an -s.

20. Glue is used . . .

a. for cutting paper.
b. for cutting nails.
c. to stick things together.
d. to make pictures.
e. to see object.

Reason: NO NEED EXPLANATION. Just open your dictionary to find out the correct answer.