Technical Text

Zoe, Abigail, and Aria are having a debate. They are trying to figure out what type of text explains the steps for how to do something. Can you help them out?

• Technical

• Historical

• Scientific

Imagine William, Priya, and Arjun are on a quest to discover a hidden treasure. They stumble upon an ancient scroll that tells them how to make or do something. What type of writing would you call this?

• Historical

• Technical

• Scientific

Benjamin, Mason, and Ethan found a cool diagram in their science book! This diagram is an example of a technical text. What does the diagram show you HOW TO do?

• How to make shapes with your hands.

• How to hold hands with someone.

• How to wash your hands

Noah, Aiden, and Abigail are having a friendly competition on who can follow the correct steps in brushing their teeth. Can you help them out?

Here's where they are at:

(1) Noah unscrewed the cap on the toothpaste.

(2) Aiden squeezed the toothpaste out of the tube onto the toothbrush bristles.

(3) Abigail wet the toothbrush.

(4) ________

• Spit the toothpaste out into the sink.

• Put toothbrush in mouth and begin brushing teeth.

• Rinse leftover toothpaste off of toothbrush.

Avery, Emma, and Elijah are having a fun time making lemonade. The first step they take is to slice the lemon. Can you guess why they need to slice the lemon?

• Is it because they want to play with the lemon?

• Or, is it to sprinkle some sugar on the lemon?

• Maybe, it's to squeeze out all the juicy goodness from the lemon?

David, Nora, and Olivia are discussing a pamphlet they found. The pamphlet lists the steps to keep your hands clean. Can you help them determine if the text is scientific, historical, or technical?

Steps are usually presented in sequential order in _____text.

• Scientific

• Historical

• Technical

True or False: The text structure of technical text is sequence or chronological order.

• True

• False

Reorder the following: Put the following steps in order.

How to make lemonade.

(1)Enjoy!

(2) First slice the lemon.

(3) Then add the sugar and stir.

(4) Next add water to a cup and pour the lemon juice.

(5) Finally add a straw.

• 1,2,3,4,5

• 2,4,3,5,1

• 2,4,5,1,2

• 3,4,5,2,1

Read the text summary and determine if it is scientific, historical, or technical.

A sheet of instructions for library volunteers that

tells how to shelve books according to the Mrs. Harris system.

• Historical

• Scientific

• Technical