WorksheetsInformational Text Skills
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When it comes to writing, define "audience".
the readers for whom the text is written
a group of people listening at a concert
someone random who is reading the text
the reason the text is written
What is the definition of author's purpose?
the meaning of life
a Justin Bieber album
the reason the text is written
the reader the text is intended for
Who is the most likely audience when writing a movie review?
The film’s director and producer
People interested in watching the movie
Actors and actresses
People who have already seen the film
Which is NOT one of the 3 main author's purposes?
To entertain
To persuade
To mock
To inform
Which of these text's has the primary author's purpose of "to persuade"?
The manual for the new IPhone
A commercial for the new IPhone
A social media post made with a photo taken on a new IPhone
An article about the history of IPhones
What is a text structure?
The way an author organizes information
The things an author adds to a text for emphasis or extra information
The reason the author wrote the text
The readers the author wrote the text for
Which text structure would you use to explain the history of the IPhone?
compare/contrast
problem/solution
description
sequence
Which text structure would you use to explain why Android is better than IPhone?
sequence
description
compare/contrast
problem/solution
What is a text feature?
The way an author organizes information
The things an author adds to a text for emphasis or extra information
The reason the author wrote the text
The readers the author wrote the text for
Which of these is NOT an example of a text feature?
captions
images
paragraphs
headings
