Descriptive Text

A descriptive text can be defined as...

• A text which provides clear direction on how to do something

• A text which retells the writer's experience

• A text which vividly describes an object (people, places, or things)

• A text which attempts to influence the readers to act or behave in a particular way

What kind of tense should we use in writing a descriptive text?

• Simple Perfect Tense

• Simple Past Tense

• Simple Present Tense

• Simple Future Tense

What is the main purpose of writing a descriptive text?

• To show the readers how to make or do something correctly

• To give a clear description of living and non-living objects

• To give a clear explanation about a certain phenomenon

• To present two points of views in a problem/situation

Which of the following titles is most likely to represent a descriptive text?

• How to Make Restaurant-Style Buffalo Chicken Wings

• Why is Russia Invading Ukraine?

• My Summer Vacation to Yosemite

• My Kitten Norbert

How is a descriptive text structured?

• Orientation - Series of Events - Reorientation

• Identification - Description

• Thesis - Arguments - Reiteration

• Statement of Issue - Supporting Points - Contrasting Points - Recommendation

Which of the following sentences is most likely to be found in a descriptive text?

• Singapore is home to 5.6 million people coming from diverse cultural backgrounds.

• All animals breathe, just like humans. How they breathe, however, varies.

• This is one of the reasons why countries must be cautious in committing to intensive business enterprise development.

• Therefore, parents should not limit their daughters to pursue higher education.

What type of verb is usually used in writing a descriptive text?

• Modal verbs

• Action verbs

• Helping verbs

• Causative verbs

Which of the following language features is usually found in a descriptive text?

• Model verbs

• Specific participant/noun

• Adverbs of time

• All of the above

Which of the following texts most resembles a descriptive text?

• It seems strange that as the earth gets closer to the sun during its orbit, the amount of daylight that we get decreases. But that is the case.

• Nuclear energy is commonly offered as an alternative to overcome the crisis of energy. The debate whether the use of nuclear energy is an appropriate choice or not has not come to an end.

• My father bought me a present I’ve wanted for years. It’s a dog. A puppy to be exact. I called him Ross. Ross is a small puppy. His size is as big as the palm of my hand. Ross is so fragile.

• Most people believe that reading is very important. There are many benefits of reading. What are they? First, reading can give us knowledge about many things in the world such as Science, technology.

Which of the following most resembles a descriptive text?

• Have you ever wondered where chocolate comes from? Well, this time we will enter the amazing world of chocolate to understand exactly how chocolate is made. Chocolate is taken from a tree called cacao tree. This tree grows in equatorial regions, such as South America, Africa, and Indonesia.

• My best friend is Ernesto and he is my classmate. We go to school together. Ernesto comes from an educated family. He is punctual, well-educated, and has good manners.

• Cars should be banned in the city. As we all know, cars create pollution and cause a lot of road deaths and other accidents. Firstly, cars, as we all know, contribute to most of the pollution in the world.

• All of the above