Text types

What is the purpose of informative text?

• To persuade you to buy something.

• To describe how a scene might look in a novel.

• To provide clear facts about something.

• To tell you how to do something.

The following passage is an example of informative text: true or false?

• True

• False

What is this text passage trying to persuade you to do?

• To go on holiday

• To make some home improvements.

• To take out a loan with the advertising loan company

• To buy something you’ve always wanted.

What type of text is the following passage?

• descriptive

• instructive

• informative

• persuasive

Why is this car insurance company giving away a brand new car?

• To help customers to replace cars more than 6 years old.

• To persuade you to take out car insurance with this company.

• To help customers afford a new car once they have reduced their car insurance.

• To persuade customers to have environmentally-friendly cars.

What type of text would you need to use to tell someone how to wire a plug?

• persuasive

• instructive

• informative

• descriptive

This is an example of persuasive text: true or false?

• True

• False

This is an example of instructive text: true or false?

• True

• False

A cooking recipe is an example of which type of text?

• descriptive

• instructive

• informative

• persuasive

The following passage contains descriptive text: true or false?

• True

• False