Matching Pairs Types of textsOnline version In this activity, you will group the types of text with examples and their characteristics. by Atenas Leticia García Gámez 1 2 3 4 5 Personal letters. Because it is communicating what is happening to the writer. It combines infromation and description. Descriptive texts. Because it is describing the characteristics of the object presented. Instructive text. Because it tells you how to do something and gives you the steps on how to do it. Informative texts. Because it is a non-fiction text that presents facts to the reader about the natural or social world. Persuasive text. Because it tries to convince you to visit that place using language to empasize its characteristics in a positive way.