A <u>functional text</u> is generally designed to let the reader fulfill a particular need or solve a given problem. This type of text does not necessarily follow one set format, but you can easily recognize one by the way the reader interacts with the text. Unlike reading a novel or an academic article, where the purpose of the reader may be reading for pleasure or to understand a given topic, reading a functional text will give the reader the possibility to solve a given issue.
