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Informational Text Skills

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When it comes to writing, define "audience".

a)

the readers for whom the text is written

b)

a group of people listening at a concert

c)

someone random who is reading the text

d)

the reason the text is written

2.

What is the definition of author's purpose?

a)

the meaning of life

b)

a Justin Bieber album

c)

the reason the text is written

d)

the reader the text is intended for

3.

Who is the most likely audience when writing a movie review?

a)

The film’s director and producer

b)

People interested in watching the movie

c)

Actors and actresses

d)

People who have already seen the film

4.

Which is NOT one of the 3 main author's purposes?

a)

To entertain

b)

To persuade

c)

To mock

d)

To inform

5.

Which of these text's has the primary author's purpose of "to persuade"?

a)

The manual for the new IPhone

b)

A commercial for the new IPhone

c)

A social media post made with a photo taken on a new IPhone

d)

An article about the history of IPhones

6.

What is a text structure?

a)

The way an author organizes information

b)

The things an author adds to a text for emphasis or extra information

c)

The reason the author wrote the text

d)

The readers the author wrote the text for

7.

Which text structure would you use to explain the history of the IPhone?

a)

compare/contrast

b)

problem/solution

c)

description

d)

sequence

8.

Which text structure would you use to explain why Android is better than IPhone?

a)

sequence

b)

description

c)

compare/contrast

d)

problem/solution

9.

What is a text feature?

a)

The way an author organizes information

b)

The things an author adds to a text for emphasis or extra information

c)

The reason the author wrote the text

d)

The readers the author wrote the text for

10.

Which of these is NOT an example of a text feature?

a)

captions

b)

images

c)

paragraphs

d)

headings