A poster reads: 'Sort your waste today! Our barangay hauls two tons of mixed trash a week. Sorting cuts what reaches the dump. Bring a sorted bag to the covered court on Saturday.' What kind of text is this, and what shows it?

A letter reads: 'Our school needs a covered walkway. Pupils arrive soaked all through the rainy season. Last June forty pupils went home with fever. The PTA meets on Friday.' Which sentence states the writer's position?

An advert reads: 'Tired of queuing for load? Aling Nena's store now sells e-load until nine in the evening. No queue, no waiting. Drop by tonight and see for yourself.' Which part is the call to action?

A flyer reads: 'Every caring parent wants a safe crossing. The highway outside our school has no traffic light. Sign the petition at the guardhouse.' Which words are chosen mainly to work on the reader's feelings?

A student writes: 'The canteen should sell fruit. Fried snacks are the only choice at recess now. The canteen tables are painted blue. The canteen opens at seven.' Which sentence gives a reason supporting the position?

Text A: 'The plaza fun run starts at six on Sunday.' Text B: 'Join the plaza fun run! Every peso raised buys books for our library. Register at the barangay hall today.' Which text is persuasive, and what shows it?

A notice reads: 'Boil drinking water for one minute. Let it cool before storing. Keep it in a covered container.' Why is this NOT a persuasive text?

An editorial reads: 'Tricycles should keep off the highway shoulder. Three riders were hurt there last month. The shoulder is meant for people on foot.' What are the writer's two reasons?

A poster reads: 'Don't let our river die. Plastic piles up in it a little more each rainy season. Volunteers clean every first Sunday. Come and join them.' Which phrase is an appeal word choice rather than a plain fact?

A letter to the mayor reads: 'Barangay Malaya needs a covered court. Our pupils practice on the road. Two were clipped by a jeepney in May.' What is missing that most persuasive texts include?

A leaflet reads: 'The new barangay shuttle is the best way to town. It costs 10 pesos, half the tricycle fare. It runs every twenty minutes. Try it on Monday morning.' Which sentence is the call to action?

A school paper reads: 'Grade 6 should get the covered court on Fridays. Grade 5 has it three days already. Our class has forty pupils, the largest.' Which sentence carries the writer's position?

Which opening line most clearly signals that a persuasive text is beginning?

An advert reads: 'Nothing beats Lola Ising's bibingka. Warm from the clay oven every afternoon. Taste it once and you will be back.' Which feature makes this persuasive rather than merely descriptive?

A writer argues: 'Pupils should bring refillable bottles. The canteen sold 400 plastic bottles last month. Bottled water costs 15 pesos a day.' Which detail is a reason, and which is the position?

A radio spot ends: 'Vote for clean streets this Saturday.' A news item ends: 'The clean-up runs this Saturday.' Which ending is a call to action, and why?

A poster reads: 'Wear your helmet. A helmet is the cheapest thing you will ever buy twice.' What does the second sentence add?

A pupil must write a persuasive paragraph about the school garden. Which sentence should open it?

A text takes a position, gives two reasons, and ends by telling readers to sign a petition. It is a persuasive text.

A text is persuasive whenever it contains a strong feeling word, even if it argues for nothing.