Text Structure Passages

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What is Text Structure?

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Text structure refers to how information is organized in a text. It helps readers understand the relationships between ideas.

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What is Cause and Effect?

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Cause and Effect is a text structure that shows how one event (the cause) leads to another event (the effect). For example, rain (cause) leads to wet ground (effect).

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What is Problem and Solution?

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Problem and Solution is a text structure that presents a problem and discusses ways to solve it. For example, pollution is a problem, and recycling is a solution.

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What is Description in text structure?

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Description is a text structure that provides details about a topic, helping the reader visualize it. For example, describing a rainbow's colors.

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What is Sequence in text structure?

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Sequence is a text structure that presents events in the order they happen. For example, first I wake up, then I eat breakfast.

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What is Compare and Contrast?

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Compare and Contrast is a text structure that highlights similarities and differences between two or more subjects. For example, comparing cats and dogs.

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What is an example of Cause and Effect in a sentence?

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If it rains (cause), the ground gets wet (effect).

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How can you identify Problem and Solution in a text?

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Look for sentences that describe a problem and then provide solutions or ways to address that problem.

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What signal words indicate Sequence?

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Signal words for sequence include first, next, then, and finally.

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What are some signal words for Compare and Contrast?

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Signal words for Compare and Contrast include similar, different, on the other hand, and however.