Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs.
Match each excerpt to the type of informational text it represents.
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persuasive
narrative
expository
Fossils are ancient plants or animals that have been "pressed" into rocks or tree sap. This
process takes a long time, sometimes thousands of years. Fossils can be found in dry, rocky
deserts. They can also be found in tropical rain forests that are covered in thick mist. Some
types of fossilized plants and animals are extinct.
However, there are people who care! You can be one of them. Join with them and
help preserve the beauty of our world. Enjoy a new and creative program that allows you to
experience a working vacation in the Grampians National Park of Australia. The new
Improve Nature program offers you the unique opportunity to work with a park ranger and
participate in local environmental projects.
During lunch, I pulled out a map of the state fair, and shared it with my friends. "I vote for
visiting the animal barn next, "Kelly said. "I've got a friend who is showing chickens this year.
"Dave rolled his eyes. "You can check out the chickens. I'm going to the X-treme Quad roller
coaster over in the amusement park. "We all had different ideas of what we wanted to do, so
we decided to go our separate ways and then meet back at the food hall before the concert.