Before you try to write some explanatory text, make sure you understand when and how to include explanatory text in a written report or assignment. Answer the questions below to check your skills. Be sure to to review the lesson's information about any questions you miss. You'll see similar kinds of questions on this lesson's quiz.
Which sentence was most likely taken from a section of informative text about vaccines?
- Vaccines work by using a dead or inactive virus to provoke an immune response in the patient.
- The use of vaccines in the United States has eliminated many diseases from that population.
- Vaccines that use weakened instead of dead viruses to cause immunity are no more dangerous than those that use dead viruses.
- To develop new vaccines, scientist test various types and stages of virus on animals with immune systems similar to humans.
An informative text contains general facts about a topic; explanatory text contains more specific explanations.
An informative text contains general facts about a topic; explanatory text contains more specific explanations.
An informative text contains general facts about a topic; explanatory text contains more specific explanations.
An informative text contains general facts about a topic; explanatory text contains more specific explanations.
Which sentence probably appeared in a section of explanatory text about game systems?
- Parents should think carefully about the kinds of games that are available for a game system before buying that system for the home.
- Game systems work by responding to input from players, raising or lowering the game's level of difficulty based on the player's skill.
- The game systems with the greatest appeal to teens seem to be the ones that allow them to socialize while playing a game.
- Decades ago, the phrase "game system" meant nothing at all or was used to refer to rules of play for sports.
An explanatory text contains detailed, specific explanations; informative text contains more general facts about a topic.
An explanatory text contains detailed, specific explanations; informative text contains more general facts about a topic.
An explanatory text contains detailed, specific explanations; informative text contains more general facts about a topic.
An explanatory text contains detailed, specific explanations; informative text contains more general facts about a topic.
Which topic could best be addressed using explanatory text rather than text that is simply informational?
- how to choose a tent for frigid temperatures
- how to pack for a weekend camping trip
- rules for campfire safety
- the best campgrounds in the United States
Explanatory text contains very specific explanations; informative text contains more general facts about a topic.
Explanatory text contains very specific explanations; informative text contains more general facts about a topic.
Explanatory text contains very specific explanations; informative text contains more general facts about a topic.
Explanatory text contains very specific explanations; informative text contains more general facts about a topic.
What type of explanatory text would work best for a report on the stages in the earth's water cycle?
- text that describes a sequence
- text that compares and contrasts two things
- text that identifies causes and effects
- text that describes an object in great detail
Explanatory text that describes a sequence can be used to explain the steps or stages in a process.
Explanatory text that describes a sequence can be used to explain the steps or stages in a process.
Explanatory text that describes a sequence can be used to explain the steps or stages in a process.
Explanatory text that describes a sequence can be used to explain the steps or stages in a process.
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