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Informative Writing Introduction

A wildlife centre needs a clear information page for young visitors. Read the fact file, explore how informative writing works, then plan and write a short information paragraph. Use facts, not made-up events or opinions.

Fact file: The koala

Koalas are mammals that live in Australia. They spend much of their time in eucalyptus trees. Koalas eat eucalyptus leaves, and they sleep for many hours each day to save energy. A baby koala is called a joey. When a joey is born, it is very small and lives in its mother’s pouch. Koalas have strong claws that help them climb tree trunks. Although people sometimes call them koala bears, koalas are not bears.

1.Which sentence best explains the main purpose of the koala fact file?

To teach readers true facts about koalas
To tell an exciting made-up adventure
To persuade readers that koalas are the best animals
To give instructions for climbing a tree

2.Choose two facts from the fact file that could help a visitor understand how koalas live.

3.A student is writing about koalas. Which sentence is an opinion rather than a fact?

A baby koala is called a joey.
Koalas eat eucalyptus leaves.
Koalas are the cutest animals in Australia.
Koalas have strong claws.

4.Read each sentence. Write F for a fact that could belong in an informative text, or O for an opinion or made-up story. (a) Koalas are mammals. (b) My koala, Coco, can talk. (c) Koalas live in Australia. (d) Koalas are more amazing than every other animal.

5.Match each text feature to its job: title; heading; caption. Jobs: names what the whole text is about; labels a section; explains a picture.

Title
Heading
Caption

Explains a picture
Names what the whole text is about
Labels a section

6.Give the fact file a helpful heading for the part about the joey.

7.The wildlife centre wants a short caption for a photo of a koala climbing a tree. Write one clear sentence using a fact from the fact file.

8.You are making an information page about an Australian animal. Write two useful questions you could research to find facts. Avoid questions that only ask for your opinion.

9.Use facts from the fact file to write a short informative paragraph about koalas. Include a topic sentence and at least two supporting facts. You may add a heading.