Text Structures

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What is the term for identifying similarities between two or more things?

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Compare

Front

What text structure is used when the author describes a person, place, or thing?

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Description

Front

What is the text structure that focuses on how things are similar or different?

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Comparison

Front

What text structure presents events in the order they occur?

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Chronological

Front

What type of text structure uses sensory details to describe something?

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Description

Front

What is the purpose of a compare and contrast text structure?

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To highlight similarities and differences between two or more subjects.

Front

What text structure is often used in narratives to show the sequence of events?

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Chronological

Front

What is a key characteristic of descriptive text structure?

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It uses vivid language and sensory details to create a picture in the reader's mind.

Front

In what type of text structure would you find a list of characteristics of a subject?

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Description

Front

What is the difference between comparison and contrast in text structures?

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Comparison focuses on similarities, while contrast focuses on differences.