SAMPLE Nursing Entrance Exam Prep

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‭Determine the text structure:‬

‭a.‬ ‭Problem-solution structure‬ ‭b.‬ ‭Cause-effect structure‬

‭c.‬ ‭Descriptive passage‬ ‭d.‬ ‭A sequence of ideas‬

‭The‬‭text‬‭is‬‭a‬‭sequence‬‭of‬‭ideas‬‭and‬‭follows‬‭the‬‭conventions‬‭of‬‭that‬‭text‬‭structure‬‭because‬‭it‬‭is‬‭a‬ ‭list.‬ ‭1.2.3 Characteristics of Different Passage Types‬ ‭Narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive are different types of passages.‬ ‭A‬ ‭narrative‬ ‭text‬ ‭tells‬ ‭a‬ ‭story.‬ ‭It‬ ‭can‬ ‭also‬ ‭relate‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭chain‬ ‭of‬ ‭events.‬ ‭An‬ ‭expository‬ ‭text‬ ‭introduces‬ ‭or‬ ‭explains‬ ‭a‬ ‭certain‬ ‭subject.‬ ‭It‬ ‭can‬ ‭also‬ ‭give‬ ‭background‬ ‭information‬ ‭needed‬‭to‬ ‭under-‬ ‭stand‬ ‭later‬ ‭concepts.‬ ‭Expository‬ ‭texts‬ ‭analyze‬ ‭information‬ ‭objectively.‬ ‭Technical‬ ‭writing‬ ‭involves‬ ‭precise‬ ‭information‬ ‭on‬ ‭a‬ ‭specific‬ ‭topic‬ ‭and‬ ‭a‬ ‭formal‬ ‭style‬ ‭of‬ ‭writing.‬ ‭Persuasive writing tries to change the opinion of the reader.‬

‭One‬‭text‬‭can‬‭fit‬‭under‬‭several‬‭different‬‭categories‬‭of‬‭passages.‬‭For‬‭example,‬‭a‬‭scientist‬‭may‬‭be‬ ‭writing‬ ‭an‬ ‭article‬ ‭about‬ ‭whales.‬ ‭The‬ ‭article‬ ‭may‬ ‭contain‬ ‭background‬ ‭information‬ ‭about‬ ‭whales‬‭including‬‭how‬‭they‬‭live‬‭and‬‭what‬‭they‬‭eat.‬‭The‬‭article‬‭could‬‭also‬‭contain‬‭the‬‭scientist’s‬ ‭opinion‬ ‭on‬ ‭whale‬ ‭hunting,‬‭and‬‭the‬‭author‬‭may‬‭try‬‭to‬‭persuade‬‭readers‬‭to‬‭believe‬‭that‬‭whale‬ ‭hunting‬ ‭is‬ ‭wrong.‬ ‭In‬ ‭this‬ ‭case,‬ ‭the‬ ‭article‬ ‭is‬ ‭both‬ ‭expository‬ ‭and‬ ‭persuasive‬ ‭because‬ ‭it‬ ‭contains‬ ‭background‬ ‭information‬ ‭on‬ ‭whales‬ ‭and‬ ‭it‬ ‭contains‬ ‭the‬ ‭author-’s‬‭opinion‬‭on‬‭whale‬ ‭hunting.‬

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