Expository Text Elements

Which of these elements can be included in an introduction paragraph to grab the reader's attention? Choose all that apply.

• a comic strip

• interesting facts

• an entire poem

• quotes

• thought provoking questions

Which one of the choices below would be the best example of expository writing?

• a fictional novel

• a science textbook

• a journal

• a book of poems

In each body paragraph you should have a topic sentence and __________.

Choose all that apply.

• Transition words of phrases

• Thesis Statement

• Text Evidence

• Explanation

Each body paragraph should have a topic sentence, text evidence, and....

• Explanation

• Dialogue

• Thesis statement

An expository essay consists of:

• beginning, middle, and end

• rising action, climax, falling action

• introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion.

• stanzas

What is the author's purpose in an expository text? 

• To explain 

• To entertain

• To describe

• To tell a story

An expository essay should only contain __________ language.

• Informal

• Slang

• Vocabulary

• Formal

Which of the following is a key element of an expository text?

• A) Dialogue

• B) Thesis statement

• C) Rising action

• D) Climax

What is the primary purpose of an expository text?

• A) To entertain

• B) To persuade

• C) To inform

• D) To narrate

Which sentence structure is most commonly used in expository writing?

• A) Complex sentences with multiple clauses

• B) Simple sentences with clear information

• C) Incomplete sentences

• D) Run-on sentences