Text Structure Assessment Practice

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What is text structure?

Back

The way the author organizes the text.

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What text structure is used in the passage about the Grand Canyon?

Back

Description.

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Name a signal word for Compare and Contrast text structure.

Back

Similarly.

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What is the difference between Cause and Effect and Problem and Solution text structures?

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Cause and Effect explains WHY something happens, while Problem and Solution proposes a 'fix'.

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Name a signal word for Cause and Effect text structure.

Back

Because.

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What are the main types of text structures?

Back

Description, Chronological, Compare and Contrast, Cause and Effect, Problem and Solution.

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What does a chronological text structure do?

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It organizes information in the order it happens.

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Give an example of a signal word for chronological text structure.

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First.

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What is a description text structure?

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It provides details about a topic, including characteristics and features.

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What is the purpose of a Problem and Solution text structure?

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To present a problem and propose one or more solutions.