E6 Informational Texts

TRUE or FALSE

1. Informational texts are also called factual texts.

(a)  

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

2. Informational texts are fictional.

(a)  

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

3. Biographies are examples of literary non-fiction texts.

(a)  

4. Persuasive texts provide step-by-step guidelines that describe how to complete a task

(a)  

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

5. Cause-and-Effect text is one of the structures of expository texts.

(a)  

6. An argumentative or persuasive text provides evidence with the intent of influencing the beliefs of the readers or audience.

(a)  

Read carefully the texts and determine their types.

7. Elton is having a hard time solving his Math homework. Luckily, his sister is sitting across the room. “Sister, can you help me with my homework,” Elton said. His sister said yes and they were able to solve the problem together.

• Literary nonfiction

• Expository

• Procedural

• Argumentative/

  Persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

8. Properly turning off your laptop helps it stay in good condition. First, close all running applications. Next, click the windows button. Then, point the arrow on the power button and select shut down. Finally, wait for the screen to power off before closing. 

• Literary nonfiction

• Expository

• Procedural

• Argumentative/

  Persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

9. Junk food is very harmful. It is slowly eating away the health of the present generation. The term itself denotes how dangerous it is for our bodies. Most importantly, it tastes so good that people consume it daily without realizing the damage it may cause them. Not much awareness is spread about the harmful effects of junk food. The problem is more serious than you think. Various studies show that junk food impacts our health negatively. They contain higher levels of calories, fats, and sugar. On the contrary, they have very low amounts of healthy nutrients and lack dietary fibers. Parents must discourage their children from consuming junk food because of the ill effects it has on one’s health. 

• Literary nonfiction

• Expository

• Procedural

• Argumentative/

  Persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

10. Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna on the 19th of June 1861. The second son and the seventh among the eleven children of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso. He began his early education at home with his mother as his first teacher then, he continued schooling in Binan, Laguna. He entered the Jesuit-run Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1872 and obtained a bachelor’s degree with highest honors in 1876. He studied medicine at the University of Santo Tomas but had to stop because he felt that the Filipino students were being discriminated against by their Dominican tutors. He went to Madrid and studied at Universidad  Central de Madrid, and in 1885, at the age of 24, he finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of “Excellent”.

• Literary nonfiction

• Expository

• Procedural

• Argumentative/ Persuasive

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5