Informative/Expository Essay Vocabulary

Match the correct word to the following definition: Lasting a long time under difficult conditions.

• formal style

• enduring

• relic

• reliable source

Match the correct word to the following definition: Individual living things; plants and animals.

• Concluding statement

• Transition words and phrases

• Organisms

• Enduring

Match the correct word to the following definition: Things that have survived the past.

• Organisms

• Enduring

• Relics

• Explanatory

Match the correct word to the following definition: informs or tells about a topic.

• Explanatory

• Informative

• Expository

• Reliable Source

Match the correct word to the following definition: included or provided in order to explain something.

• Explanatory

• Expository

• Formal Style

• Enduring

Match the correct word to the following definition: a source of information that is trustworthy and accurate.

• Relics

• Concluding Statement

• Informative

• Reliable Source

Match the correct word to the following definition: the different ways to present informative and explanatory texts that are appropriate to task, purpose and audience (examples: compare/contrast, problem/solution, cause/effect, chronological/sequence.)

• Reliable Source

• Conclusion

• Text structure

• Transition words and phrases

Match the correct word to the following definition: using tone, style, structure, and language appropriate for academic writing.

• Transitional

• Formal Style

• Expository

• Reliable source

Match the correct word to the following definition: Follows from the writing and provides readers with a satisfying ending; may be posed as a question or a restating of the topic presented.

• Text Structure

• Formal Style

• Concluding Statement

• Transitional Style

Match the correct word to the following definition: words used to link one thought to another.

• Formal style

• Text Structure

• Concluding Statement

• Transition Words and Phrases