What is true about functional text?

Answer 1

Functional text is writing meant to help the reader accomplish an everyday task. Examples of functional text might include a recipe for cooking; directions to a location; a memo notifying of a change in a company's address, or a store's opening time; a schedule of event times and locations during a seminar; a directory of addresses, phone numbers or e-mail addresses; directions on a test; a menu from a restaurant; a pamphlet notifying the public of a grand opening, store closing, or a foreclosure; or a how-to manual just to name a few.

Answer 2

Functional text may have boldfaced words or phase to include key ideas also: Good reader use textual features such as titles, headings, different front sizes, and understand functional text.