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MODULE 5- Developing Paragraph that Illustrate Text Type

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the writer gives facts about a topic and believes that it is important for the reader to understand it, what type of text is it?

a)

Factual

b)

Expository

c)

Personal Account

d)

Persuasive

2.

Why is personal narrative writing different from other writings?

a)

Students can write using research.

b)

Students can write whatever they want without penalty.

c)

Students can have more spelling and grammar errors.

d)

Students can use different styles of writing.

3.

When writing a persuasive text, your main purpose is to __________.

a)

describe something

b)

give instruction

c)

encourage the reader to do something

d)

narrate something

4.

The passage below is an example of what type of text?


In any marriage, even the best marriage, there will come a day when you wonder why you married this person. This handsome tuxedoed man is publicly binding his life to yours, and you think, ‘it would have to snow inside my house before I would ever feel anything but love for this man.’

a)

Factual

b)

Persuasive

c)

Personal Recount

d)

Explanatory

5.

You are reading a text that is attempting to convince you that playing basketball is the best way to a healthy lifestyle. What type of text are you reading?

a)

Factual

b)

Expository

c)

Personal recount

d)

Persuasive

6.

The goal of this type of paragraph is to convince another person to change their opinion about a product or something.

a)

Expository

b)

Persuasive

c)

Descriptive

d)

Narrative

7.

Advertisement:

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What is the text trying to persuade you to do?

a)

To go on a holiday

b)

To make some home improvements

c)

To take out a loan with the advertising loan company

d)

To buy something you’ve always wanted

8.

Which type of text is the paragraph below?


The cow is a domestic animal with four legs, two horns and a tail. It eats grass, hay and other vegetarian food items. Dairy products like cheese, butter and yogurt are used extensively all over the world. Cow’s solid waste is used as manure in rural areas. It is worshipped as a sacred animal by Hindus in India. Its skin is used to make fancy products.

a)

Persuasive

b)

Factual

c)

Personal Recount

d)

Explanatory

9.

The ____________________ is usually the first sentence in a paragraph.

a)

title

b)

supporting sentence

c)

topic sentence

d)

gist

10.

This is a part of the paragraph that summarizes the topic, it serves as a recap.

a)

Supporting sentence

b)

Main idea

c)

Personal recount

d)

Concluding sentence