Identifying Text Types

What type of text is typically used to provide instructions or directions?

• a) Narrative

• b) Expository

• c) Persuasive

• d) Descriptive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which type of text aims to tell a story, often featuring characters, plot, and setting?

• a) Expository

• b) Persuasive

• c) Narrative

• d) Descriptive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

In which type of text does the author aim to convince the reader of a particular viewpoint or argument?

• a) Narrative

• b) Expository

• c) Persuasive

• d) Descriptive

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What type of text is focused on providing information, facts, or explanations about a specific topic?

• a) Persuasive

• b) Narrative

• c) Expository

• d) Descriptive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which type of text aims to create a vivid picture or sensory experience for the reader?

• a) Expository

• b) Descriptive

• c) Narrative

• d) Persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What type of text often includes detailed observations and sensory language to create a mood or atmosphere?

• a) Narrative

• b) Expository

• c) Persuasive

• d) Descriptive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In which type of text is the author's primary goal to inform, explain, or educate the reader?

• a) Persuasive

• b) Narrative

• c) Descriptive

• d) Expository

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What type of text is focused on influencing the reader's emotions or actions, often through appeals to logic, emotion, or ethics?

• a) Expository

• b) Persuasive

• c) Narrative

• d) Descriptive

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which type of text aims to provide a detailed portrayal of a person, place, object, or event?

• a) Narrative

• b) Descriptive

• c) Expository

• d) Persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What type of text might include reviews, critiques, or analyses of literature, art, or other subjects?

• a) Expository

• b) Persuasive

• c) Narrative

• d) Descriptive

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6