CRITERIA OF INSTRUMENT VALIDITY OF MATHEMATICAL COMMUNICATION ABILITY

Topic : Quadrilaterals
Grade/ Semester : VII/2nd
Subject : Mathematics
Allotted time : 2 x 40 minutes
Indicator of Mathematical Question
No Aspect of Measured
communication number
I Determine mathematical 1. Student’s ability to determine mathematical situation which is related to the area
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situation to mathematical of rhombus to mathematical modeling.
2. Student’s ability to determine mathematical situation which is related to the area
modeling. 5
of trapezoid to mathematical modeling.
3. Student’s ability to determine mathematical situation which is related to the area
12
of kite and the area of rhombus to mathematical modeling.
II 1. Student’s ability to explain mathematical situation which is related to the area of
1
rectangle and the area of parallelogram by written.
2. Student’s ability to explain mathematical situation which is related to the area of
Explain mathematical 6
trapezoid, rectangle, and parallelogram by written.
situation by written.
3. Student’s ability to explain mathematical situation which is related to the
10
properties of parallelogram by written.

III Reading of written 1. Student’s ability to reading of written mathematics representation’s understanding
2
mathematics which is related to the area of square and the area of rectangle
 representation’s 2. Student’s ability to reading of written mathematics representation’s understanding
3
understanding which is related to the perimeter of rectangle.
3. Student’s ability to reading of written mathematics representation’s understanding
9
which is related to the area of square and rectangle.
IV Reexpress mathematical 1. Reexpress mathematical statement which is related to the area of rhombus and the
8
statement to self-language. area of kite to self language.
2. Reexpress mathematical statement which is related to the area of parallelogram to
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self language.
3. Reexpress mathematical statement which is related to the area of rectangle to self
4
language.
Lampiran 6

TEST OF INSTRUMENT VALIDITY OF MATHEMATICAL

COMMUNICATION ABILITY
Education unit : Al-Azhar 1 Islamic Junior High School
Subject : Mathematics
Grade/ Semester : VII/2nd
Topic : Quadrilaterals
Allotted time : 2 x 40 Minutes

Direction:
1. Pray before answering the questions.
2. Write your name on answer sheet.
3. Unable to use calculator.

1. Consider to the following figure!

If p = r and q = s, are the area of rectangle and parallelogram equal? Explain!

2. The floor of a room measures 2, 8 meter x 3, 2 meter. If the floor will be covered with

tiles measuring 40 cm x 40 cm each. Explain how many tiles are required!

3. Mahfud has a rectangular garden with 90 m × 30 m. Around of the garden will be

planted with coconut trees with a distance every two trees 3 m. If the price of a coconut
12 cm

tree is Rp. 50,000.00, then determine the cost to buy the coconut trees!

4. Notice to the following figure!

 10 cm
The area which is not shaded is 76 cm2. How to find the area of the shaded rectangle?

5. The length of one of parallel side in a trapezoid is 3 times another parallel side. If the

height and the area of trapezoid are 6 cm and 48 cm 2 respectively. Write the equation to

find the length parallel side!

6. Explain whether the formula area of trapezoid can be used to search the area of rectangle,

parallelogram, and kite. Give your reason!

7. The diagonals of rhombus are 24 cm and (x + 6) cm. If the area of rhombus is 120 cm 2,

then determine the value of x!

8. Consider to the following figure!

If the diagonal AC of rhombus will be shifted up 3 cm, then it will become a kite, are the

area of rhombus and kite equal? Explain!

9. A square white carton with the side length is 8 cm, a quarter of carton will be colored

with red color and tree-quarters colored with yellow color, cut and paired to rectangle

wall magazine with the length 12 cm × 8 cm. How many red cartons does the wall

magazine need to cover? Illustrate your answer!

10. In a parallelogram KLMN, KL will be extended to the right until O and MN will be

extended to the left until P, so it will be LO  NP . Explain why KOMP becomes

parallelogram?

11. Consider to the following figure !

If the length of DE, DF, and BC are10 cm,

8 cm, and 12 cm respectively.

Determine the length of AB!

12. Notice to the following figure!

If the area of kite 2 times area of rhombus and PR  TV , then determine the length of SQ

and ratio of WU and SQ!

 Answer key

No Answer score
1. The area of I  length×width 1
 pq 1
1
 pq cm 2 1
The area of II  base×height 1
 rs 1
 rs cm2
p  r and q  s, then pq cm 2  rs cm 2 1
Thus, The area of (I) and the area of (II) is equal in measure

Score maximum
7
The area of rectangle floor = length× width 1
 2,8 m  3, 2 m 1
1
 280 cm  320 cm
1
 89.000 cm 2
The area of tiles = side×side 1
1
= 40 cm  40 cm 1
1.600 cm 2
the area of rectangle floor 1
Thus the tiles required =
the area of tiles
89.000 cm 2 1
=
1.600 cm 2
1
 56 tiles

Score maximum
10
The perimeter of rectangle garden=2×(length+width) 1
 2  (90  30) 1
 2  (120)
 240 m 1

Because the rectangle garden will be planted with coconut trees a

distence 3 m between every two trees, then :

1
 The perimeter of rectangle garden
 1
3
240

3 1
 80 trees

The price a coconut tree is Rp. 50.000, Thus the cost Mahmud has to
spend to buy: 1
 50.000  80 1
 4.000.000

Thus, the cost Mahmud has to spend to buy is Rp. 4.000.000,00

Score maximum
8
4.

The area of not shaded=The area of ( a  b  c  d  e) 1

1
 (10  2)  (2  2)  the area of c  (2  2)  (10  2)
76  20  4  the area of c  4  20
76  48  the area of c 1
The area of c  76  48
1
 28

The area shaded rectangle = the total area -the area ( a  b  c  d  e) 1

 (18  12)  (20  4  28  4  20) 1
 216  76
 140 cm 2 1

Score maximum 8
5.
1

1
 b  3a
2 1
L  48cm
(Sum of parallel side) 1
L t
2
( a  3a )
48  6
2
48  4a  3 1
48
 4a
3
16  4a

16
a 1
4
a4
The parallel sides
a4 1
b  3a  3  4  12

Score maximum 7
6. The formula area of trapezium only be used to search the area of 2
rectangle and parallelogram.

Because, the rectangle and the parallelogram have parallel sides and 2
height
2
Whereas kite hasn’t parallel sides and height.

Score maximum
6
7. d1  d 2 1
L
2
1
24  ( x  6)
120 
2
2  120  24 x  144 1
240  24 x  144

24 x  240  144
24 x  96
1
x4
Thus, the value of x is 4

Score maximum
4
 d1  d 2 1
8. The area of rhombus 
2
68 1

2
48

2 1
 24 cm 2
d d 1
The area of kite  1 2
2
1
68

2
48

2
 24 cm 2 1
The area of rhombus and the area of kite is equal in measure because
1
its have the diagonal one and another diagonal equal in lengt.

Score maximum 7
9.

Thus, the rectangle wall magazine need 6 red cartons. 1

Score maximum 5
10.

KOMP is a parallelogram because :

1
KO=MP and MO=KP
1
KO//MP and MO//PK
1
OKP  OMP and KPM  KOM
Thus, the KOMP is a parallelogram
Score maximum
4
 11. The area of parallelogram BCDA= base×height 1
 BC  DF 1
 12  8
 96cm 2 1
The area of ABCD =The area of BCDA 1
AB  DE  96
1
AB  10  96
96 1
AB 
10
1
AB  9, 6 cm

Score maximum 7
12. The area of kite= 2 times the area of rhombus 1
PR  SQ  TV  WU  1
2 
2  2 
8  SQ 8 6 1
 2( )
2 2
4  SQ  48
1
48
SQ 
4 1
SQ  12 cm
The comparison WU and SQ  6  12  1  2 1

Score maximum 6

Total score = 79