📚 Part 1: Understanding Informative Writing

1. What is the main purpose of informative writing?

To entertain readers with exciting stories

To share facts and information clearly

To persuade people to buy something

To describe personal feelings

2. Which of these are examples of informative texts? (Tick all that apply)

Encyclopedia entry about kangaroos

Fairy tale about a princess

Science report about the water cycle

Instructions for a recipe

Personal diary entry

3. Complete this sentence: Informative writing helps readers to ________________.

feel sad or happy emotions

learn new facts and information

imagine magical adventures

change their opinions

4. Why is it important to write informative texts clearly?

🔍 Part 2: Features of Informative Writing

5. Which features would you expect to find in good informative writing? (Tick all that apply)

Clear topic sentences

Factual language

Organised paragraphs

Made-up characters

Headings and subheadings

Personal opinions only

6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:

Informative writing uses __________ language to share __________ with readers. It is organised into clear __________ that each focus on one main idea.

7. Read this sentence: "I think dolphins are the best animals ever because they're so cute!"
Rewrite it to make it more suitable for informative writing:

8. List three everyday situations where you might read or write informative texts:

1. _________________________________

2. _________________________________

3. _________________________________