Ri4.3 Technical, Historical, and Scientific Texts

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A text that describes the true events of something that once took place is a _________________ text.

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Historical

Front

When a person writes a story about their own life it is called what?

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Autobiography

Front

An old newspaper article about the 1980 earthquake in Kentucky is a _________________ text.

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Historical

Front

If you are reading a book and you look in the back of that same book for the definition of a word, you are looking in the ______________.

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Glossary

Front

A text that provides information about a topic (usually explaining a cause or reason something occurred) is a _____________ text.

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Scientific

Front

What is a biography?

Back

A biography is a text that tells the story of someone else's life.

Front

What type of text explains how to do something or provides instructions?

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Technical text.

Front

What is the purpose of a glossary in a book?

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To provide definitions of difficult or technical words.

Front

What type of text is a scientific report?

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Scientific text.

Front

What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?

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A biography is written by someone else about a person's life, while an autobiography is written by the person themselves.