QUIZ ON

TEXT TYPES
 1. What is the purpose of
informative text?
• A) To persuade you to buy something.
• B) To describe how a scene might look in a
novel.
• C) To provide clear facts about something.
• D) To tell you how to do something.
2. Why is this car insurance company giving
away a brand new car?
• Pay less for your car insurance and win a
brand new car! Why pay more each year for
your car insurance when you could actually
cut costs with Skills wise Direct car
insurance. Call us now on 0990 296 296 for
a free no-obligations quote over the phone
 2. Why is this car insurance company
giving away a brand new car?
• A) To help customers to replace cars more than 6 years old.
• B) To persuade you to take out car insurance with this
company.
• C) To help customers afford a new car once they have
reduced their car insurance.
• D) To persuade customers to have environmentally-friendly
cars.
3. You should always consider the
intended audience/reader when writing
a document to be read by someone else.
•A) True
•B) False
4. Which of the following is not a piece of
text?
• A) an email
• B) a newspaper article
• C) a portrait
• D) an advertisement
5. Which of the following is not an example of
informative text?
• A) a church newsletter
• B) a recipe book
• C) a doctors’ surgery leaflet about services
provided
• D) an obituary in a local newspaper
 6.What type of text is the following
passage?
Cyber bullying is also the latest disadvantage of
social media. It includes mean text messages or
emails, rumors from the social media,
embarrassing videos, pictures and fake profiles.
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 7.What type of text is the following
passage?
Since there is no law in Pakistan related
to cannibalism, the police arrested the duo
under anti-terrorism act declaring that
their action feared and threatened the
people.
 8.What type of text is the following
passage?
It was dark and stormy night. In her attic
bedroom Margaret Murry, wrapped in an old
patchwork quilt, sat on the foot of her bed and
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9. The following passage is an example
of informative text: A) True B) False?
• New Sydmouth Public Library: What can I
borrow or hire? There is a large collection of
books including paperbacks, non-fiction books,
‘talking books’, books in large print and books
in languages apart from English. Up to 6 items
can be borrowed for 3 weeks.
 10. What is the purpose of the following
passage of text?
• ACCIDENT: Treatment aims
1. Control bleeding
2. Minimise shock for casualty
3. Prevent infection – for casualty and between yourself
and the casualty
4. Arrange for casualty to go to the hospital if necessary
10. What is the purpose of the following
passage of text?
• A) To inform the reader that bleeding needs to be
controlled.
• B) To describe the scene of an accident.
• C) To persuade the reader to attend a First Aid course.
• D) To instruct the reader on what to do if they come
across an accident.
 Give the definition of the
following text types
Informative Journalistic Literary

No. 11 No.12 No.13

Give the three major structures
of INFORMATIVE
Structure 1 Structure 2 Structure 3

No. 14 No.15 No.16

Give the details of inverted cone of
JOURNALISTIC WRITING
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