How to Write an Information Report: Structure and Language Features — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 7th Grade informative writing worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheet7th Grade · English · Informative WritingHow to Write an Information Report: Structure and Language Features — Answers
Part A: Structure
An information report has: a title, a general statement, paragraphs under subheadings and a concluding statement.
- AIt tells a story about an octopus
- BIt is the general statement: it classifies the subject and gives an overview
- CIt gives the writer's opinion
- DIt is the concluding statement
Answer: It is the general statement: it classifies the subject and gives an overview
An information report opens by saying what the subject is (a cephalopod, a sea animal) and giving a broad overview (number of species, where they live).
- AIt introduces a new fact
- BIt is the concluding statement: it sums up the main ideas
- CIt is a subheading
- DIt lists sources
Answer: It is the concluding statement: it sums up the main ideas
The final statement draws together the main ideas (bodies, hunting, camouflage) without adding new information.
Answer: Subheadings group related facts together and help readers find information quickly. Each subheading tells the reader what the section is about.
Answer: Staying safe
- Any short, clear subheading about how octopuses avoid predators is correct, for example Escaping predators or Staying safe.
Answer: Model: Some octopuses use venom to stun their prey. It belongs there because it describes how octopuses catch their food. (Any relevant fact about hunting or feeding is correct.)
Part B: Language features
Circle True or False.
Answer: True
Reports describe things as they generally are, so they use the present tense.
Answer: False
Reports are written in the third person (they, octopuses) to sound objective.
Answer: True
Technical words are precise subject-specific terms. Good reports explain or show their meaning in context.
Answer: False
That is an opinion and uses informal language. Reports stick to facts.
Answer: True
Reports use general nouns (octopuses, most species) rather than describing an individual animal.
Part C: Sort the notes
Write a suitable subheading for each group of notes.
Answer: Size and lifespan
Any subheading about size, growth or how long the animal lives is correct.
Answer: Diet
Any subheading about food or feeding (Diet, What it eats, Feeding) is correct.
Answer: Habitat
Any subheading about where the animal lives (Habitat, Where it lives) is correct.
Answer: Model: The African elephant is the largest land animal on Earth. It is a plant-eating mammal found in many parts of Africa, from open grasslands to thick forests.
Part D: Your turn
Model answer: Jupiter: The Giant Planet — Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and the largest planet in our solar system. It is a gas giant, which means it is made mostly of hydrogen and helium and has no solid surface. Size and structure — Jupiter is so large that more than 1000 Earths could fit inside it. Thick bands of cloud swirl around the planet, and beneath them the pressure is so great that hydrogen behaves like a liquid metal. Weather — Jupiter has the most violent weather of any planet. The Great Red Spot is a giant storm, wider than Earth, that has been observed for well over 150 years. Winds in the cloud bands are far stronger than ordinary winds on Earth. Moons — Jupiter has dozens of known moons. The four largest, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, were discovered by Galileo in 1610. With its enormous size, wild storms and family of moons, Jupiter is truly the giant of the solar system.
Success criteria:
- Title and general statement that classifies the subject
- At least two paragraphs, each under a clear subheading
- Concluding statement sums up without adding new facts
- Present tense and third person used consistently
- At least three technical words used accurately
- Facts only, with no personal opinions
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.
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