Text Structure Practice

Text Structure Practice

Multiple Choice

Studying for a Test

Believe it or not, as important as it is, many students do not know how to study for a test. Well, studying for a test is easy. The first thing you must do is take out your notes. Open your notes up to the section that you are supposed to review. Read what you wrote in your notebook. When you are done, close your notebook and see if you remember the ideas that you were studying. Still don't remember? Open your notebook back up and try again.

• Chronological

• Compare and contrast

• Sequence or process writing

• Problem and solution

Multiple Choice

Popular Sports

Football and baseball are two of the most popular sports in the country. They have many things in common. For one, they are both team sports, and they both require players to advance to an end or "home" point on the playing field. However, football requires players to carry the ball to the end zone, whereas in baseball, it is the defending team that controls the ball while it is in play.

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• chronological

• problem and solution

Multiple Choice

The Magic Blanket

One day while walking home from school, he found a magic blanket. When he covered himself with it, he turned invisible. At first he used his power to play all kinds of tricks on people. He'd turn invisible and hide things, or move a cup when someone was pouring juice to make a mess. He had a lot of fun. But then one day, he found that he couldn't take the blanket off. He was just stuck unvisible. He quit playing tricks on people, hiping htat he'd be able to take the blanket off and rejoin society, but it didn't work. He is still invisible somewhere right now, and he is very lonely.

• compare and contrast

• spatial/descriptive writing

• chronological

• cause and effect

Multiple Choice

Low Test Scores

Many students have been getting low scores on tests and this is upsetting to parents, teachers, and students. Low test scores show that teachers aren't teaching effectively, or that students aren't learning. Either way it's an issue with which we are concerned. I propose the following: any teacher who is giving a test should open up their classroom for study groups the night and morning before the test. Maybe by giving students extra opportunities to study, we can improve students' test scores.

• chronological

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• sequence or process writing

Multiple Choice

Peanut Butter and Jelly

After a long day at school, I came home and watched "Cops," my favorite show. During the commercial breaks, I got up and made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I took the break out of the cabinet, spread the jelly and peanut butter on the bread, and stuck the two pieces together. I enjoyed that sandwich as I watched the rest of "Cops."

• compare and contrast

• spatial/descriptive writing

• sequence or process writing

• chronological

Multiple Choice

The Gym Room

The gym room at the high school down the street from me is huge. Along the North and South walls are bleachers that fold up during gym. Coach pulls they bleachers out for big games. A the end of the East and West walls are basketball hoops. The ceilings are very high and at the top of the gym are many large windows. The windows go all the way around the gym. There are also ropes that are either tucked away or hang from the ceilings in the middle of the gym. The ropes intimidate some students. That gym is my favorite place.

• cause and effect

• spatial/descriptive writing

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

Multiple Choice

Eligibility

Being involve din after school sports and clubs is not a right. It is a privilege. Therefore, students have to meet eligibility requirements. If students have any "D"s or "F"s, they are not allowed to play. Also, if students have behavior issues in class, they cannot be on the team or club. Lastly, students needs to keep good attendance. If students miss school, they most certainly cannot come to practice. Being on a team is a lot of responsibility. If students are not proving to be responsible, they will not be permitted to be in clubs or teams.

• cause and effect

• chronological

• problem and solution

• spatial/descriptive writing