Descriptive Text

What is the main purpose of a descriptive text?

• To entertain the reader

• To describe a person, place, or thing in detail

• To explain how something works

• To persuade the reader to agree with an opinion

What is the generic structure of a descriptive text?

• Orientation, complication, resolution

• Thesis, arguments, conclusion

• Identification and description

• General statement and explanation

What does the "identification" part of a descriptive text do?

• Provides detailed information about the subject

• Introduces and identifies the subject being described

• Summarizes the text

• States the writer's opinion

In which tense is a descriptive text usually written?

• Past tense

• Future tense

• Present tense

• Present continuous tense

Which of the following is an example of a descriptive sentence?

• The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889.

• The Eiffel Tower is a tall, iron structure with a unique design.

• Have you ever visited the Eiffel Tower?

• The Eiffel Tower will become more popular next year.

What is the focus of a descriptive text?

• Explaining the steps of a process

• Convincing the reader to take action

• Giving detailed information about a specific subject

• Comparing two or more things

Which of the following sentences is in the simple present tense?

• She will visit her grandparents tomorrow.

• She visited her grandparents yesterday.

• She visits her grandparents every weekend.

• She is visiting her grandparents now.

What is the correct formula for a positive sentence in the simple present tense (verbal)?

• Subject + Verb (Past) + Object

• Subject + Base Verb (+s/es) + Object

• Subject + is/are/am + Base Verb

• Subject + was/were + Verb (ing)

Which subject requires the verb to take an -s or -es ending in the simple present tense?

• I

• We

• They

• He

Which subject requires the verb to take an -s or -es ending in the simple present tense?

• My brother don’t like coffee.

• My brother doesn’t like coffee.

• My brother didn’t like coffee.

• My brother isn’t like coffee.