Expository Text Features

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Student reading an informational text with highlighted features

📚 Part 1: Understanding Expository Texts

1. What is the main purpose of an expository text?

To entertain readers with exciting stories

To inform or explain using facts and information

To persuade readers to buy something

To express personal feelings and emotions

2. Which of these are common structural features of expository texts? (Check all that apply)

Introduction that states the topic

Body paragraphs with facts and examples

Dialogue between characters

Conclusion that summarises main points

Rhyming verses

3. Which text features are commonly found in expository texts? (Check all that apply)

Headings and subheadings

Bold or italic words

Diagrams and charts

Character descriptions

Glossaries

4. An expository text about recycling would most likely include:

A made-up story about talking garbage bins

Facts about waste reduction and recycling processes

A poem about nature

Personal opinions about favourite colours

✏️ Part 2: Analysing Text Structure

5. Read this paragraph and identify its role in an expository text:

"Polar bears are magnificent Arctic predators that face serious challenges due to climate change. These powerful mammals depend on sea ice for hunting seals, their primary food source. As global temperatures rise and ice melts earlier each year, polar bears must adapt or face population decline."

This paragraph serves as the:

Introduction

Body paragraph

Conclusion

Heading

6. Explain in your own words what an expository text is and why recognising its structure is important:

7. Complete this sentence about expository texts:

Unlike stories or poems, expository texts focus on presenting _____________ and _____________ rather than entertainment or personal expression.

8. How do text features like headings, diagrams, and bold words help readers understand expository texts better?

🔍 Part 3: Text Feature Hunt

9. Imagine you are reading an expository text titled "The History of Canadian Confederation." List three text features you would expect to find and explain how each would help you understand the information:

Text Feature 1: _________________________

How it helps: _________________________

Text Feature 2: _________________________

How it helps: _________________________

Text Feature 3: _________________________

How it helps: _________________________

10. Think of a topic you would like to learn more about. Write a brief outline showing how you would organise an expository text on this topic:

Topic: _________________________

Introduction (main idea):

Body (2-3 key points with facts):

Conclusion (summary):

Expository Text Features

Expository Text Features

📚 Part 1: Understanding Expository Texts

✏️ Part 2: Analysing Text Structure

🔍 Part 3: Text Feature Hunt

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