📚 Part 1: Identifying Explanation Features

1. What is the main purpose of explanation writing?

To tell a story

To teach and inform readers

To persuade someone

To describe a person

2. Which of these are causal connectives? (Tick all that apply)

because

therefore

suddenly

so

once upon a time

3. Technical vocabulary in an explanation about flying might include:

happy, sad, excited

lift, drag, force

red, blue, green

big, small, tiny

4. A good explanation text should have ideas that are:

Random and mixed up

Sequenced in logical order

Written backwards

All the same

✏️ Part 2: Complete the Explanation

5. Fill in the blanks using appropriate causal connectives:

Birds can fly __________ their wings create lift. The air moves faster over the top of the wing, __________ there is less air pressure above than below. __________, the bird is pushed upward into the sky.

6. Write three technical words you might use in an explanation about how cars work:

7. Complete this introduction for an explanation about rainbows:

Have you ever wondered how rainbows appear in the sky? This explanation will show you ________________________________________________________________________________________.

8. Explain why causal connectives are important in explanation writing: