Unit 8 [Sections 1, 2, 3]

Question 1

Expository Texts

Answer 1

text that provides information about a topic

Question 2

_____________ has unique features that authors use to help readers find information.

Answer 2

Expository text

Question 3

features found in expository texts

Answer 3

• titles
• subtitles
• charts
• maps
• illustrations
• photographs
• captions
• quotations
• facts
• table of contents
• graphics

Question 4

Expository texts include the following types:

Answer 4

• textbooks
• magazine articles
• newspaper articles
• directions
• essays
• speeches
• user manuals
• government documents

Question 5

citizen

Answer 5

• a person who is born in a country or has earned the right to join a country

Question 6

jury

Answer 6

a group of citizens chosen to hear the facts of a case and make a decision

Question 7

petition

Answer 7

a letter signed by many people making a formal request of the government