Distinguishing Text Types

According to Purpose and

Language Feature
Identify if the sentence is
Declarative,
Interrogative,
Exclamatory, or
Imperative
1. Please follow me.
2. What a beautiful
scenery!
3. Who takes care of the
animals in the forest?
4. This mountain is 4, 500 feet
high.
5. Look at the thin rocky soil.
6. Mountains areas usually
have cool, wet climates.
7. Is it hard to climb?
8. Tell us more about
mountains.
9. Wow! Mt. Everest is really
so high!
10. Kindly read the book.
The President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of
state and head of government of the Philippines. The
president leads the executive branch of the
Philippine government and is the commander-in-
chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The
President is directly elected by the people every
unrenewable six-year term, and is one of only two
nationally elected executive officials, the other being
Vice President of the Philippines.
What kind of a leader would
you like to lead the country?
What kind of a leader would
you like to lead the country?
What do you think is the
purpose of the text?
Structures of an Informational Text
1. Description – It gives details about the
topic with the use of descriptive
adjectives.
2. Problem- solution – It tells the readers
about an existing problem and how it is
solved through the solution provided.
3. Time – order or sequence – The
information is arranged in a specific or
chronological order.
4. Comparison and Contrast – It tells
us about the similarities and
differences of the given items in the
topic.
5. Cause and Effect – It aims to
provide a reason or an
explanation
Read the following informational
text and complete the chart
 Republic of the Philippines
Official Gazette
This Web site is run by the Presidential
Communications Development and Strategic
Planning Office (PCDSPO).
We believe than an informed, empowered,
and vocal citizenry is the heart of democratic
society.
 While it is the citizens’ responsibility to keep
informed about the government, how it works,
and who runs it, it is the government’s duty to
make sure this knowledge base is available at
their fingertips. Public documents and laws, the
latest announcements and data, policies and
projects, must be made easily and immediately
accessible.
 We encourage you-the citizen,
employee, student, business
practitioner, professional, or even
potential visitor to the Philippines-to
tell us what you want to see on this
Web site.
 This Website, the national government portal, is
one of the ways we’re making sure this happens. We
want to make sure that this Web site houses, or will
lead you to any sort of government-related
information. The Official Gazette was launched
online in 2010 and has been constantly under
development ever since. Lately, we’ve added more
features to make it easier for site users to send us
feedback.
 Give the purpose of
launching the site.
What is the Official When was this site
Gazette? launched?

Who can access the What can be seen in the

site? Official Web site of the
government?
What are the traits of a good leader that you
would like to emulate?
 
Traits of a good leader are: Confident and
humble, committed, positive attitude, having a
clear vision, he or she is able to to strategic
planning and the ability to get everyone working
together.
If you were the president of the
Philippines, how would you
lead the country?
Enumerate the different
structures of an informational
text and its text features.
Identify the type of informational text.
1. The man who killed the driver was put to jail.
2. Ana’s mother left the house to work abroad to
support them.
3. Orange is a good source of vitamin C but
malunggay is more nutritious.
4. Mt. Everest is the highest mountain.
5. In 1998, she won a national award and in time
she won an international award.