Classification Text Type

The purpose of a classification paragraph is

to divide a topic into specific groups or
categories. For example, a classification
paragraph could be about types of books, kinds
of restaurants, or styles of dance. It identifies the
different categories within a topic (e.g., fiction
and nonfiction books) and briefly describes
specific characteristics for each category within
the general topic. A classification paragraph is
a specific type of descriptive paragraph.
For example:
broccoli lettuce cabbage = ______
parrot ostrich eagle = ______
triangle circle octagon = ______
Aircon dryer refrigerator = _____
tennis basketball football =_____
 Text Type: Classification
Weather is a continuous changing of air
around us is called weather. Wind, rain, and
snow are the different forms of changes taken
by weather. The lives of the people are
influenced by these changes. Many people
are forced to stay in their houses when it rains
or snow. Weather likewise influences
individual’s choice of clothes. When the
weather is hot and thick, one wears light
clothes, tight when it is cold.
 People looking to lose weight have a few options:
exercise, diet, weight loss pills, or surgery. Exercising
involves going to a gym, working out at home, or joining
some sort of class or sports team. Dieting often involves
strict management of what one eats to lose, gain, or
maintain weight. Weight loss pills can help individuals
who have difficulty losing weight by reducing appetite,
reducing fat absorption, or increasing fat burning. A
person can lose weight by combining the pills with other
methods such as diet or exercise. Individuals who are
severely overweight can talk to a doctor about having
surgery to help them to lose the weight that they need.
 Test questions generally fall into two categories,
depending on how they are answered: objective and
subjective. The first kind, objective questions, have definite
right and wrong answers. Multiple-choice, matching type,
and fill-in-the blank questions are objective. While the
questions in the category are tougher. Subjective test item,
such as short-answer and essay questions, have no single
correct answer. There is a range of possible responses.
Students have to know the information in order to answer
each question, and they have to present it in their own
words. For most people, the more concrete, objective
questions are less intimidating than the subjective ones.
You can make a lucky guess on an objective question, but
a subjective question doesn’t offer much hope for a student
relying on a dumb luck.
 How to form/write classification text type?
Classification paragraphs clearly define a
subject and sort it into subcategories. They start
with a main idea, using the rest of the
paragraph to explain a series of secondary
ideas. The first sentence should be a topic
sentence to let the reader know what the rest of
the paragraph will be about. Comparing and
contrasting them with each other then write the
conclusion about the topic.