Distinguishing Text Types

According to Purpose and

Language Feature
Directions: Read each sentence and add the correct
punctuation mark. Then, label it imperative, declarative,
interrogative or exclamatory.

Interrogative1. How was your day in school?

Imperative 2. Do your assignments in class
on time.
Exclamatory 3. I’m so excited I passed the test!
Declarative4. Walking up that mountain is
dangerous.
Interrogative5. Who is the most popular singer?
Imperative 6. You need to get with the program.
Declarative 7. He is the leader of the group.
Interrogative 8. What is your favorite magazine?
Exclamatory 9. Congratulations on your
achievement!
Declarative 10. That was a physical game.
What kind of a leader would
you like to lead the country?
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 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
Direction: 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