An explanation text is...
An account of a person's life written by another
A story that explains something that never happened
A text explaining how something works or why something happens
An essay that tries to persuade the reader
An explanation text is written to explain how and why something happens.
False
True
The life cycle of a butterfly would be classified as a _______ explanation text.
Sequential
Theoretical
Causal
What does chronological mean?
the order in which a series of events happened
in alphabetical order
In order of size
In order of importance
which word is a time connective?
Because
Finally
But
Also
Which connective would explain a fact in an explanation text?
Finally
Because
Whether
Moreover
Why do diagrams help the reader in an explanation text?
They arouse the reader's curiosity
They support facts and record data that is easily read
They tell the reader everything they need to know
They make it look more exciting
Why do pictures have captions in explanation texts?
To explain what kind of camera took the photo
To explain the setting of the photo
To explain what the picture is showing
Why are paragraphs in explanation texts important?
They help the reader to stay focused
They break up the information into chronological order
They break up the information
They make them look neat and pretty
Explanation texts are written in...
future tense
none of the above
past tense
present tense
The structure of an explanation text begins with...
a general statement
an introduction
a diagram
a title
Which of these is NOT an explanation text?
How our brain works
How tsunamis occur
How to restart your computer
How volcanoes erupt
The general statement gives the reader a brief introduction to the event/thing.
True
False
Which one of the following is NOT a form of explanation text?
Causal
Sequential
Theoretical
Relative
"How does a compact disc (CD) work" is an example of...
sequential explanation
causal explanation
none of the above
theoretical explanation
