Four Types of Writing Styles

Facts and figures belong to which type of writing?

• Expository writing

• Narrative writing

• Persuasive writing

• Descriptive writing

This type of writing explains things.

• exposition

• narrative

• argumentation

• description

• Compare and Contrast

You have written an article on "How To Find the Best Deals While Shopping Online." What type of writing is it?

• narrative

• description

• argumentation

• exposition

You read a news story on the front page of the paper about an earthquake in another country. It gives the facts about where, when, who, what and how. What type of writing is it?

• narrative

• exposition

• compare and contrast

• argumentation

Which type of writing tries to explain or teach you something?

• Narrative

• Persuasive

• Expository

• Descriptive

You read an article in the paper about some questionable practices at the company for which you work. You disagree with the article and write a letter to the editor of the paper with your opposing viewpoint. What type of writing is it?

• narrative

• exposition

• argumentation

• description

You have lived an interesting life so far, so you write your autobiography. What type of writing is it?

• Narrative

• Compare and Contrast

• argumentation

• exposition

You go on a hiking trip across Europe. Throughout your journey, you keep a journal in which you describe the scenes, people, buildings, plants, animals and everything else you encounter. What type of writing is it?

• exposition

• description

• argumentation

• narrative

You wake up one morning and are feeling blue. You write a poem to convey a sense of your glumness. What type of writing is it?

• exposition

• narrative

• description

• argumentation

This type of writing tries to persuade the reader to think about something in a new way or to take a certain action.

• argumentation

• narrative

• exposition

• description