Informative Text

This is an example of an informative text

• True

• False

Choose the strong thesis.

•  I would like to become a chef when I finish school

•  Although both chefs and cooks can prepare fine meals, chefs differ from cooks in   education, professional commitment, and artistry.

Informative text gives information and facts, explains how to do something, or tells readers about real people, places, things and events.

• True

• False

The purpose of this informative text is to describe why things happen and what happens as a result.

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• How-to or Procedural

• Compare and Contrast

It is a type of informative text that describes a problem and gives solutions.

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• How-to or Procedural

• Compare and Contrast

The purpose of this informative text is to describe is to explain or describe how to do something.

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• How-to or Procedural

• Compare and Contrast

An informative text should not have a clear and focused topic.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a characteristic of informative text?

• It provides entertainment

• It gives factual information

• It uses fictional characters

• It is written in poetic form

What is the main purpose of an informative text?

• To persuade the reader

• To entertain the reader

• To inform the reader

• To confuse the reader

Which sentence is an example of informative text?

• The sun is a star at the center of our solar system.

• Once upon a time, there was a brave knight.

• I love eating ice cream on hot days.

• The cat jumped over the moon.