Which of these types of text are written to inform the audience?

a new student handbook

an ad for a new sports drink

a mystery novel set in Spain

a comic book about the future

The answer is the first one, a.

Answer: The type of text that is written to inform the audience is a new student handbook.

Explanation: There are many types of writing. One of them is expository writing. The purpose of expository writing is to provide information or to explain something to a particular audience. A new student handbook represents expository writing because its main aim is to offer information to its readers (students). In contrast, the purpose of an ad is to persuade the audience to buy something, while the objective of a mystery novel and a comic book is to entertain an audience since they represent narrative writing.