Text Structure Problem Solution/ Chronology IREADY QUIZ

Text Structure Problem Solution/ Chronology IREADY QUIZ

Directions..

• Read from Tiger of the Snows: The Biography of Tenzing of Everest. Remember good readers read more than three times!

• Answer the questions based on the story. You are able to switch the slides back and forth to go back to the text, WHICH YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE DOING!

• Understand that you will only have one time to do this and the grade will automatically post to google classroom. Therefore, take your time and do your absolute best!

Multiple Choice

How is the first paragraph different from the ones that come after?

• It describes events that led Norgay and Hillary to climb Mount Everest. The other paragraphs tell about the problems they overcame on their climb.

• It shows what a mountain climber has to do to stay alive on a dangerous climb. Later paragraphs tell what happened as they reached the top and why it happened.

• It helps the reader understand the problem the climbers faced and how they solved it. Later paragraphs tell the order of the events as the men climbed to the top of the mountain.

• It compares what Tenzing Norgay felt as he reached the top of the mountain to what Hillary felt. Other paragraphs help readers understand why they made the climb.

Multiple Choice

Which detail in paragraph 1 best supports the answer to the previous question? Go back a slide and see which answer you chose and make sure the detail you select supports this answer.

• On top of the cliff we rested again.

• Certainly, after the climb up the gap we were both a bit breathless, but after some slow pulls at the oxygen I am feeling fine.

• I look up; the top is very close now; and my heart thumps with excitement and joy.

• Then we are on our way again.

Multiple Choice

What does the word plains mean as it is used in paragraph 2? GO BACK AND REREAD PARAGRAPH 2!

• grassy fields

• aircraft

• bodies of water

• Tenzing's homeland

Multiple Choice

How does the author mainly organize the details in Tiger of the Snows.

• by stating the problems he faced and how he solved them

• by stating his point of view and comparing it to Hillary's

• by explaining the events in the order they occurred.

• by explaining what happened and why it happened

Multiple Select

Which two details from the text best supports the answer from the previous question. PICK 2!

• "I look up; the top is very close now; and my heart thumps with excitement and jot." (paragraph 1)

• "Finally we reach a place where we can see past the humps, and beyond them is the great open sky..." (paragraph 2)

• "The way to it is an easy snow slope, wide enough for two men to go side by side." (paragraph 2)

• "We looked up. Then we went on." (paragraph 3)

Multiple Choice

Which text structure includes signal words:

-so that

-question/answer

- puzzle is solved

• cause and effect

• description

• chronological

• problem and solution

Multiple Choice

Which text structure has signal words:

-first

-now

-later

-(actual dates)

• Comparison

• Problem/Solution

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect

Multiple Choice

This morning was crazy. My alarm clock was set for PM instead of AM, so I woke up really late. I just threw on some clothes and ran out the door. I rode my bike as fast as I could and thought that I was going to be late for sure, but when I got there everyone was outside and there were firetrucks all lined up in front of school. I guess somebody pulled the fire alarm before class started. It worked out though, because nobody really noticed or minded that I was tardy.

• Sequence/Chronological

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

Multiple Choice

How would you know if a text was written in problem-solution text structure?

• The text would explain the steps of an event in time order
• The text would explain one main issue, and the solution to this issue
• The text would show how two things are similar and different
• The text would define and describe one main topic

Multiple Choice

Which type of text structure describes an issue and at least one way to solve it?

• Chronological

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Compare/Contrast

Multiple Choice

Which type of text structure describes an issue and at least one way to solve it?

• Chronological

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Compare/Contrast

Multiple Choice

Others, too, are hungry, including bands of timber wolves, which sometimes follow the musk oxen. In spring, when the calves are born, the wolves become particularly menacing. The musk oxen form a defensive ring, with calves and young animals in the middle. Even a dozen wolves attacking together stand little chance against the circle of lowered heads and sturdy horns. what is the problem?

• directions

• wolves are bad

• there is no order

• the wolves and other animals are hungry

Multiple Choice

Which of the following passages has a problem and solution text structure?

• Roberto likes to sing. He is part of the choir and was in a school play. Roberto even enjoys singing in the shower. The only time Roberto doesn't sing is when he's sick and singing hurts his throat.

• Diana's frisbee is stuck in the tree. She's not tall enough to reach it. First, she tries jumping, but she can't jump high enough. It's still slightly out of reach. As a result, Diana uses a ladder. The ladder makes her tall enough to grab the frisbee.

• Jakub's alarm starts ringing. He turns it off. Then, it goes off again. If he doesn't get up, he'll be late for school. His blanket is warm, so he turns off his alarm. Later, Jakub gets detention for being late. He wishes he hadn't turned off his alarm.

• Lisa's favorite holiday is Halloween. Her younger brother Erik doesn't like the holiday because he's afraid of ghosts. Lisa decides to play a prank on Erik. She dresses up in a mask and surprises Erik. Because of Lisa's prank, Erik has nightmares for a week.