Assessment: Text Types

Once upon time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot could say every word, except one word. The parrot would not say the name of the place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.

• Narrative Text

• Persuasive Text

• Argumentative Text

• Expository Text

Amelia’s house was in a quiet place. It was a hilly village; the garden of her house was very beautiful. Flowers with various colors grew there. Amelia grew some roses. She's a nature lover. One day Amelia closed her book. She felt tired after studying hard. She stood by the window. She could see the mountain from there. It was a beautiful bluish green.

• Persuasive Text

• Narrative Text

• Argumentative Text

• Expository Text

That weekend destination is the controversial dolomite beach at the Manila Bay, which is much derided for being a useless project–even a massive waste of public funds–by critics and environmentalists. On the other hand, proponents of the dolomite beach project say that it is just part of long-term multi-process rehabilitation and that it could “help improve the mental health of Filipinos.” They also reason that it is being done in other parts of the world, too. So why not in our own Manila Bay?

• Expository Text

• Narrative Text

• Persuasive Text

• Argumentative Text

The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the range of all types of EM radiation. Radiation is energy that travels and spreads out as it goes – the visible light that comes from a lamp in your house and the radio waves that come from a radio station are two types of electromagnetic radiation.

• Persuasive Text

• Argumentative Text

• Narrative Text

• Expository Text

Overall, it is very clear that our lives would be so much better with less technology. Instead of playing computer games and using social media, children could get outside to enjoy the sunlight and the fresh air. They would be healthier if they won’t attached themselves in technology. We would also be less grumpy and irritable if we weren’t spending our days staring at the screen. It’s time to rally together and get rid of this technology to create a happier and healthier society!

• Persuasive Text

• Narrative Text

• Argumentative Text

• Expository Text

It connects events or series of events to a particular outcome.

• cause and effect

• comparison

• description

• definition

It creates impressions and images through words that appeal to the senses.

• description

• definition

• comparison

• illustration

It explains something about an abstract term or concept.

• description

• comparison

• definition

• cause and effect

It uses an example or examples to explain a point.

• definition

• description

• comparison

• illustration

It points out the similarities and differences of persons, things, places, and concepts.

• comparison

• description

• definition

• illustration