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Explanation Reports Writing Worksheet

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📚 Part 1: Understanding Explanation Reports

1. What is the main purpose of an explanation report?

To tell a story about something that happened

To explain how or why something works or happens

To persuade someone to do something

To describe what something looks like

2. Which features are essential in explanation reports? (Tick all that apply)

Sequenced steps or stages

Technical vocabulary

Personal opinions

Cause and effect language

Present tense verbs

3. Complete the sentence: "Explanation reports use _________ language to show how one thing leads to another."

Answer: ___________________

4. Circle the best cause and effect connectives for explanation reports:

because | however | as a result | suddenly | therefore | once upon a time | consequently

🔧 Part 2: Technical Vocabulary and Language

5. Match the technical terms to their explanations by writing the letter in the box:
A. Process
B. Mechanism
C. Component
D. Function
A part of a larger system
A series of steps or stages
The purpose or job something does
A working system with moving parts
6. Rewrite these simple sentences using more technical vocabulary:

Simple: "The water gets hot and goes up."

Technical: ________________________________________________

Simple: "The wheel turns and makes the car move."

Technical: ________________________________________________

✏️ Part 3: Planning Your Explanation Report

7. Choose a topic for your explanation report (tick one):

How a bicycle works

How rain is formed

How a mobile phone sends messages

How photosynthesis works

Your own choice: ___________________

8. Plan the main steps or stages for your chosen topic:

Step 1:

Step 2:

Step 3:

Step 4:

9. Write your opening paragraph for your explanation report. Include your topic and why it's important to understand:
10. List 5 technical terms you will use in your explanation report:

1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________

4. _________________ 5. _________________

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