Types of non-fiction texts

Which of the following is not a type of non-fiction text?

• Non chronological report

• Fable

• Explanation text

• Instructional text

What is the purpose of an explanation text

• To argue out a point

• To instruct some one to do something

• To explain how or why something something happens

• To persuade

Which of the following are features of a biography?

Note: more than 1 answer

• Written in first person

• Written in third person

• Contains date and names

• Written in chronological order

• Contains technical vocabulary

Everyone agrees that wearing a school uniform to school is the best because it helps children to concentrate better.

What type of nonfiction is the extract above?

• An argument

• A biography

• An explanation

• A persuasion

Frogs are amphibians that live all over the world. They come in different sizes and different colours.

What text type is the extract above?

• A non-chronological report

• An explanation text

• An instructional Text

• A recount

Which of these two text types is written in the past tense?

• An explanation ext

• A recount

In a persuasive text, the writer presents one side of an argument and tries to influence the reader's opinion.

What text type presents two sides of an argument - for and against?

• An instructional text

• A persuasive text

• An argument

• An explanation text

First, open the box and empty the content.

Next, arrange the according to colour.

After that, count the number of red blocks.

What text type is the extract above?

• An explanation text

• An instructional text

• A non-chronological report

• A recount

First, open the box and empty the content.

Next, arrange the according to colour.

After that, count the number of red blocks.

Which of the following features is present in the text above?

Tick 3

• Written in the first person

• Written in chronological order

• Contains imperative verbs

• Written in the past tense

• Written in the present tense

I was born in a a small country in Asia.

The extract above is from an autobiography. How will this be written if it was from a biography?