Understanding Expository Text

Expository text is a fancy name for

• Informational text

• Fun story

• Fictional text

• Narrative

What does an expository text provide?

• Facts and details about a topic

• Poems

• Personal opinions

• Fictional stories

What might an expository text include to help readers locate information?

• Rhymes and Rhythms

• Heading and subheadings

• Characters and dialogues

• Riddles and jokes

Which of the following is a feature that may be included in an expository text?

• Fairy tales

• songs

• Photographs, maps, or graphs

• Recipes

Expository text

• A note at the bottom of the page used to cite references or give more information.

• Titles that are often bold and in a larger and different font than the body text.

• a title or short description of a picture

• intended to explain or describe something