Nonfiction Text Structures

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What type of text structure is used in the description of a tandem bicycle?

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Descriptive

Front

Which Organizational Pattern begins by identifying something that needs to change, and then provides a solution? Options: Descriptive, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solution, Chronological Order/Sequence

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Problem and Solution

Front

Which Organizational Pattern shows an ORDER of events, steps, or timeline?

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Chronological Order/Sequence

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Which Organizational Pattern compares how two things are similar and how they are different?

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Compare and Contrast

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What type of text structure is used in the passage about the colonists' use of money during the Revolutionary War? Options: Descriptive, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solution.

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Cause and Effect

Front

Which Organizational Pattern provides the reader with details about a subject, such as what the subject looks like or how they behave?

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Descriptive

Front

Crocodiles and alligators look very much alike, but there are ways to tell them apart. The crocodile has a pointy snout, while the alligator's snout is rounder. The crocodile weighs less than the alligator and can move faster. Both animals have an extra-long lower tooth. When the mouth is closed, the tooth is hidden inside the mouth. Options: Compare and Contrast, Cause and Effect, Problem and Solution, Chronological Order/ Sequence

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Compare and Contrast

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At one time, Americans could not get from coast to coast by train. The train tracks did not go all the way across the United States. This was a problem because it took months to travel from one side of the country to the other. Suddenly, in the early 1860's, railroad companies decided to begin building a transcontinental railroad. This railroad would allow American to cross the continent in less than a week. This was a much better way to travel.   Options: Problem and Solution, Cause and Effect, Descriptive, Compare and Contrast

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Problem and Solution