Types of Non fiction texts

Question 1

List key features of a broadsheet news article

Answer 1

• Written in third person
• Headline
• Subheading
• Picture and caption
• Who, what, when, where, why in first three paragraphs
• Quotations included
• Sizeable paragraphs
• Formal language

Question 2

List key features of a tabloid news article

Answer 2

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

Question 3

List key features of a formal letter

Answer 3

• Written in first person
• Your 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 4

List key features of a magazine article

Answer 4

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

Question 5

List key 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

List features of a diary entry

Answer 6

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

Question 7

List key features of an autobiography

Answer 7

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

Question 8

List key 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

List key 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

List key features of a speech

Answer 10

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

Question 11

List key features of a leaflet

Answer 11

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

Question 12

List key features of an informal letter

Answer 12

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