Instrumen penilaian pengetahuan

Name : _______________________
Read the following text and answer the questions

How do cell phones work?

Cell phones have become a universal and indispensable tool for our modern life.
With a cell phone, you can talk to anybody on the planet from almost anywhere. But do
you really know how your cell phones work?
Cell phones contain at least one radio antenna in order to transmit or receive
radio signals. An antenna converts an electric signal to the radio wave (transmitter) and
vice versa (receiver). Some cell phones use one antenna as the transmitter and receiver
while others, such as the iPhone 5, have multiple transmitting or receiving antennas.
In the most basic form, a cell phone is essentially a two-way radio which consists
of a radio transmitter and a radio receiver. When you chat with your friend on your cell
phone, your phone converts your voice into an electrical signal. Then, it transmitted via
radio waves to the nearest cell tower. The network of cell towers then relays the radio
wave to your friend’s cell phone which converts it to an electrical signal and then back
to sound again.
Cell phones use radio waves to communicate. Radio waves transport digitized
voice or data in the form of oscillating electric and magnetic fields which are called the
electromagnetic field (EMF). The rate of oscillation is called frequency. Radio waves
carry the information and travel in air at the speed of light. That is how cellphones
work.
A.    Answer the following questions by choosing either A, B, C, or D.

1.      What is the social function of the text above?

A.    The increased level of cellphone usage
B.     The detailed information of how something happens
C.     The advantages of using cellphones
D.    The importance of cellphones in this modern life

2.      What is the communicative purpose of the text above?

A.    to inform readers about how cellphones work
B.     to retell the writer’s past experiences
C.     to announce the advantages of using cellphones
D.    to show readers how to do something

3.      Which paragraph describes the general statement of the text?

A.    the last paragraph
B.     the second paragraph
C.     the first paragraph
D.    The third paragraph
4.      “Then, it transmitted via radio waves to the nearest cell tower.” (paragraph 3, line 3).
Which of the following words can replace the underlined word?
A.    before
B.     however
C.     even though
D.    after that

B.     Decide whether the following statements are true or false

N Statements True False

o
1 In the most basic form, a cell phone is essentially a two-way
radio which consists of a radio tower and a radio receiver
2 Radio waves carry the information and travel in the air at
the speed of light.
3 An antenna absorbs an electric signal to the radio wave
(transmitter) and vice versa (receiver).
4 Some cell phones require one antenna as the transmitter and
receiver while others have multiple transmitting or
receiving antennas.