Information Report Writing

What is the purpose of an information report?

• To persuade the reader

• To tell a story

• For entertainment

• To give information about a certain topic

What is NOT in an informational report?

• Fictional characters

• Introduction

• Headings and subheadings

• Title

What type of writing is an informational report?

• Fact

• Fiction

What goes at the very start of an information report?

• Subheading

• Title

• Conclusion

• Introduction

The tone of an information report is

• joyful

• formal

• optimistic

• humorous

What feature should NOT be in an information report?

• Glossary

• Diagram

• Pictures

• fiction story

Information reports are written in

• first person

• second person

• third person

• you can pretend to be anyone you like

How should an information report be formatted?

• Conclusion, Title, description paragraph, fun fact

• Title, description paragraph, conclusion

• Title, conclusion, description paragraph, fun fact

• Title, introduction, description, three or more body paragraphs, conclusion

What is important to remember when you are using pictures in your information report? . Select TWO correct answers.

• Always use captions

• Make sure you took the picture

• It needs to look pretty

• Make sure it is labelled

When including a diagram in your report, you should always

• Make sure it is relevant and clearly labelled

• Get someone to draw it for you

• Make sure it has colours

• Copy it from the internet without referencing it.