Understanding Descriptive Text Features

The video tutorial introduces descriptive text, explaining its purpose and characteristics. It covers different types of descriptive texts, such as those describing people, animals, places, and objects. The tutorial also discusses the general and specific purposes of descriptive texts, emphasizing the importance of unique descriptions. It outlines the generic structure, including identification and description, and highlights language features like specific participants, simple present tense, action verbs, and adjectives.

What is the primary purpose of a descriptive text?

• To narrate a story

• To describe a particular person, animal, place, or object

• To argue a point

• To provide instructions

Which of the following is a characteristic of descriptive text?

• Focuses on a unique entity

• Describes multiple similar objects

• Is always fictional

• Uses past tense predominantly

What type of descriptive text would 'My Best Friend Claudia' be categorized as?

• Descriptive text about an animal

• Descriptive text about a place

• Descriptive text about a person

• Descriptive text about an object

What is the specific purpose of a descriptive text about a tourist destination?

• To provide historical facts

• To entertain the reader

• To compare different places

• To persuade people to visit

What is the first part of the generic structure of a descriptive text?

• Argument

• Identification

• Summary

• Conclusion

Which tense is predominantly used in descriptive texts?

• Past tense

• Present continuous tense

• Future tense

• Simple present tense

Which of the following is a language feature of descriptive text?

• Complex sentences

• Specific participants

• Metaphors

• Dialogue

What type of verb is commonly used in descriptive texts?

• Irregular verbs

• Modal verbs

• Action verbs

• Auxiliary verbs

Which of the following is an example of an adjective used in descriptive text?

• Yesterday

• Beautiful

• Quickly

• Run

What is the role of adjectives in descriptive texts?

• To enhance the description of nouns

• To describe actions

• To connect sentences

• To provide background information