Question

Match the task to the type of writing.

Answer 1

Task: type of writing

1. showing likeness or ideas: comparison-contrast

2. providing precise meaning for terms or ideas : definition. 

3. dividing things or ideas into groups: classification-division

4. showing how to do something: illustration-example

5. using a story to make a point: process-analysis

Answer 2

A writer can decide which type of writing he prefers for the sake of whathever he or she wishes to accomplish or the sort of material he or she is dealing with. These types could be easily related to the following tasks:

1. Showing likeness or differences = comparison-contrast

2. Providing precise meaning for terms or ideas = definition

3. Dividing things or ideas into groups = classification-division

4. Showing how to do something = illustration-example

5. Using a story to make a point = process-analysis