Non Fiction Text Types

Question 1

Features of a Broadsheet News Article:

Answer 1

• Written in third person
• Headline
• Subheading
• Picture and Caption
• Who, what, when, where, why first 3 paragraphs
• Quotations included
• Sizeable paragraphs

Question 2

Features of a Tabloid News Article:

Answer 2

• Written in third person
• Catchy Headline
• Subheading
• Picture and caption
• Who, what, when, where, why first 3 paragraphs
• Quotations included
• Short paragraphs
• Formal language but some slang and puns used

Question 3

Features of a Magazine Article:

Answer 3

• Written in either third or first person
• Headline
• Subheadings (throughout)
• Language and style tailored to the audience
• Picture and caption
• Insert boxes used

Question 4

Features of a Formal Letter:

Answer 4

• Written in first person
• You address top right
• Their name, job title and address top left
• Date top right
• Begins “Dear…,”
• Ends “Yours sincerely,…” or “Yours faithfully,…”
• Formal language
• Sizeable paragraphs

Question 5

Features of an Opinion Column:

Answer 5

• Written in first person
• Headline
• Subheading
• Personal anecdotes included
• Rhetorical language included
• Sizeable paragraphs
• Formal but personal language

Question 6

Features of a Diary Entry/Blog:

Answer 6

• Written in first person
• Date
• Sometimes prefaced “Dear Diary,…”
• Personal anecdotes included
• Language reflects writer - usually informal
• Sizeable paragraphs

Question 7

Features of a Autobiography:

Answer 7

• Written in first person
• Often an extract from lager work
• Use of anecdote
• Use of past tense
• Personal style
• Informal language

Question 8

Features of a Review:

Answer 8

• Written in first person
• Title
• Details of what is being reviewed, including names of actors/authors etc.
• Opinion explained in detail
• Star rating given

Question 9

Features of a Report:

Answer 9

• Written in third person
• Title
• Subheadings throughout
• Formal language
• Facts figures and statistics used
• Clear factual conclusion

Question 10

Features of a Speech:

Answer 10

• Written in first person
• Begins with a formal greeting
• Sizeable paragraphs
• Rhetorical devices
• Language adapted to audience
• Memorable sign-off

Question 11

Features of a Leaflet:

Answer 11

• Written in third person
• Title
• Subheadings throughout
• Insert boxes
• Images and captions
• Often includes a “call to action”

Question 12

Features of an Informal Letter/Email:

Answer 12

• Written in first person
• Begins with informal greeting
• Ends with informal sign-off
• Informal language adapted to audience
• Paragraph lengths vary