Nonfiction Text Structures - F&P 15

Front

What text structure is used in the passage about rice? Rice is one of the most important foods grown on Earth. It is a cereal grain like wheat or corn. Rice is a food eaten by two-thirds of the world’s people and can be grown on all of the continents, except on Antarctica. Nearly half of the rice grown on Earth comes from China and India. In the United States, the state of Arkansas is the largest producer of rice. Options: Compare and Contrast, Description, Sequence, Problem and Solution

Back

Description

Front

Main idea of the paragraph about rice? Options: Rice can be grown everywhere, Most of the rice grown comes from China and India, Rice is an important food around the world, Arkansas grows rice in the United States.

Back

Rice is an important food around the world.

Front

What is the text structure? Options: Problem/solution, Cause/Effect, Description, Compare/Contrast, Sequence

Back

Problem/solution

Front

Which sentence from the paragraph best states the main idea? Millions of people have trouble getting to sleep at night., Keep the same routine every night at bedtime., Chocolate, tea, and soda are high in caffeine and should be avoided. , Try to do something relaxing before heading to bed.

Back

Millions of people have trouble getting to sleep at night.

Front

What is the writing style used when discussing differences between third grade and fourth grade reading skills?

Back

Compare and Contrast

Front

Which text structure uses signal words like alike, too, also, both, different, instead, but and yet?

Back

compare and contrast

Front

What text structure is described in the following steps for making a pizza: make dough, roll it out, form a circle, add sauce, add cheese, add toppings, bake, enjoy?

Back

Sequence

Front

How to Make Cookies: First, get your materials. Then, make your dough. Lastly, cook your dough at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Options: Sequence, Cause and Effect, Problem & Solution, Compare and Contrast

Back

Sequence

Front

How is the passage organized? Most kids have trouble sleeping at night. This is not a good thing because kids are now not performing well in all of their classes. A way to solve this problem is one not drink caffeine before you go to bed. Another way to solve this problem is to play hard before you go to bed. This will help you get tired out and you will sleep well.

Back

Problem & Solution