Four Main Types of Writing

Which type of writing is focused on explaining facts, processes, or ideas?

• Narrative

• Expository

• Descriptive

• Persuasive

What is the primary purpose of persuasive writing?

• To entertain

• To describe a scene or person

• To convince the reader of a specific viewpoint

• To narrate a story

Which of the following is an example of narrative writing?

• A science textbook chapter

• A short story about a summer adventure

• A letter convincing someone to recycle

• A paragraph describing the smell of a bakery

Descriptive writing primarily focuses on which of the following?

• Telling a story

• Explaining a process

• Painting a vivid picture through sensory details

• Convincing someone to take action

What type of writing is a news article that provides objective information about an event?

• Narrative

• Expository

• Descriptive

• Persuasive

Which type of writing is likely to include dialogue and a plot?

• Narrative

• Expository

• Descriptive

• Persuasive

A poem vividly describing a sunset would be an example of what type of writing?

• Narrative

• Expository

• Descriptive

• Persuasive

What is the main goal of expository writing?

• To argue a point

• To tell a story

• To inform or explain

• To describe something vividly

Which of the following would most likely be written as persuasive writing?

• A how-to guide for baking bread

• A speech arguing against school uniforms

• A journal entry about a family vacation

• A poem about a rainy day

Which type of writing is most likely to use rhetorical questions and strong emotional appeals?

• Narrative

• Expository

• Descriptive

• Persuasive