Writing Structures

What is the purpose of explanation texts?

• To entertain the reader

• To describe how and why a process happens

• To describe something

• To persuade the readers

True or False. Explanation text tells the reader how to do something.

• True

• False

Explanation texts are written in...

• present tense

• past perfect tense

• past tense

• future tense

Which one is not the title of explanation text?

• How is chocolate is made?

• Reasons for New South Wales being chosen for the colony

• How does rain happen?

• How to make chocolate?

What type of text is an explanation text?

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

What is the purpose of information texts?

• to persuade

• to explain

• to describe something

• to give directions

Which of these is an example of instructions?

• an advertisement

• a recipe

• a balanced argument

• a biased argument

Information texts are written in ... (2 answers)

• chronological order

• the present tense

• non chronological order

• the future tense

What type of text is this?

"All about bicycles"

• explanation text

• non-chronological report

• persuasive text

• a set of instructions

Which of these help readers easily follow explanation texts and instructions?

• sequencing connectives

• contrasting connectives

• adding connectives

• subordinating connectives