CBEST WRITING SECTION EXAM PREP KIT
2026 BUNDLED PRACTICE SOLUTION
GUIDE
● Informative/explanatory writing. Answer: Writing that informs,
explains, or tells "how to" without using opinions; only facts.
● Descriptive writing. Answer: Writing that describes or helps form a
visual picture using sensory details and spatial order.
● Narrative writing. Answer: A first-person account that tells a story as
it happens using sensory details and chronological order.
● Genres. Answer: Categories of artistic composition characterized by
similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
● The main genres recognized in ELA. Answer: Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Folklore
Drama
● Subgenres. Answer: Particular categories within a genre.
, ● Tone. Answer: The overall feeling of a piece of writing. May be
different depending on the context of the writing. Conveys a specific
attitude toward the audience and the subject.
● Purpose. Answer: The reason for a piece of writing.
● Audience. Answer: The individuals that the writer expects to read
their piece. Key component of the writing process is understanding this
concept.
● Structures of writing. Answer: Description-gives the reader
information so images of what is being written about can be visualized;
good mental picture.
Definition-defining specific topics and giving information to the reader.
Examples-give more information or a specific example to help with the
content that is being given.
● Transitional words. Answer: Words that connect parts of a paragraph
to one another.
● Cooperative learning. Answer: Peer reviews, brainstorming sessions,
editing roundtables, etc.. Must be organized and everyone in a given
group must have a role.
2026 BUNDLED PRACTICE SOLUTION
GUIDE
● Informative/explanatory writing. Answer: Writing that informs,
explains, or tells "how to" without using opinions; only facts.
● Descriptive writing. Answer: Writing that describes or helps form a
visual picture using sensory details and spatial order.
● Narrative writing. Answer: A first-person account that tells a story as
it happens using sensory details and chronological order.
● Genres. Answer: Categories of artistic composition characterized by
similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
● The main genres recognized in ELA. Answer: Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Folklore
Drama
● Subgenres. Answer: Particular categories within a genre.
, ● Tone. Answer: The overall feeling of a piece of writing. May be
different depending on the context of the writing. Conveys a specific
attitude toward the audience and the subject.
● Purpose. Answer: The reason for a piece of writing.
● Audience. Answer: The individuals that the writer expects to read
their piece. Key component of the writing process is understanding this
concept.
● Structures of writing. Answer: Description-gives the reader
information so images of what is being written about can be visualized;
good mental picture.
Definition-defining specific topics and giving information to the reader.
Examples-give more information or a specific example to help with the
content that is being given.
● Transitional words. Answer: Words that connect parts of a paragraph
to one another.
● Cooperative learning. Answer: Peer reviews, brainstorming sessions,
editing roundtables, etc.. Must be organized and everyone in a given
group must have a role.
