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Text Types and Features

Read each short text carefully. Identify its purpose and features, then use evidence from the texts to explain your answers.

A ward improvement proposal

Chloe and Dylan are helping gather feedback on a proposed quiet reading corner in a hospital ward. Read the three texts below. Notice how each one is organised and worded for a different purpose.

Imagine trying to rest while people talk loudly nearby. A small reading corner with soft chairs and a shelf of books would give patients and visitors a calmer place to spend time. The ward should set one up next month. It would be a simple, thoughtful improvement that could make a difficult day feel a little easier.

The proposed reading corner would be placed away from the ward entrance. It would include two washable chairs, a small bookcase and a sign asking visitors to speak quietly. Books could be borrowed during a visit and returned to the shelf afterwards. Staff would check the area each afternoon.

Charlie chose a book from the new shelf and settled into the corner chair. A moment later, a younger visitor wandered over, unsure what to do. Charlie turned the book around so they could see the bright cover. “Want to look together?” he asked. Soon, they were quietly sharing the story while the ward hummed around them.

1.Which text is mainly persuasive, and what does its writer want the reader to do?

2.Which text is mainly informative? Name one detail that supports your answer.

3.Which text is a narrative? Identify one character and one event that shows it tells a story.

4.In Text A, the phrase “Imagine trying to rest” addresses the reader directly. How does this choice help the writer persuade?

5.Text B uses a heading and practical details. Explain how these features help its informative purpose.

6.Find one past-tense verb and one piece of dialogue in Text C. Explain how each contributes to the narrative.

7.Could Text A also be described as a hybrid text? Explain your answer using a feature from the extract.

8.A ward newsletter needs to explain the reading corner’s borrowing rules clearly. Which text type would best suit this purpose: narrative, persuasive or informative? Give one feature you would include.

9.Rewrite this neutral sentence to make it more persuasive: “The ward could add two chairs and a bookcase.”

10.Write a 4–5 sentence mini-text about the ward reading corner in either an informative or persuasive style. State your chosen type and include at least two features that suit its purpose.