Text Structure IXL

Text Structure IXL

Several IXL Passages

Multiple Choice

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People have different learning styles, and it can be helpful to understand your own. For example, if you're a visual learner who acquires knowledge most easily by reading or seeing, the best study methods for you may be using flash cards, writing things down, or color-coding information to remember it more easily. On the other hand, if you're an auditory learner, you tend to learn best by hearing and listening. If that's the case, you may study more effectively by reading new materials aloud or having someone else read stories, directions, assignments, or questions to you.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

• compare-contrast

• sequential

• description

• problem-solution

Multiple Choice

Read the text. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) examines published research in order to address the question of how to reduce injuries and deaths in traffic collisions. Based on the research findings, the CDC has concluded that the most effective way to improve safety is to increase seat belt use. The CDC recommends that states more strictly enforce laws that make seat belts a requirement. According to the CDC, these laws are highly effective in increasing seat belt use and saving lives.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

• problem - solution

• sequential

• compare - contrast

• description

Multiple Choice

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Snowflakes are formed by water droplets freezing onto bits of dust in the atmosphere, but they come in many different shapes. The most well-known is the six-pointed, star-like snowflake, paper versions of which can be found in the windows of many classrooms. But some snowflakes are simple six-sided disks, and others are tiny six-sided columns. Two main factors determine the shape of an individual snowflake crystal: the temperature and level of moisture in the air. Colder temperatures, below -22°C (-7.6°F), produce simple disks and columns. The familiar star-shaped crystals form in warmer temperatures. And moister air gives rise to more complex shapes with more branches and details.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

• cause - effect

• problem - solution

• compare - contrast

• sequence

Multiple Choice

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A biological toilet, or composting toilet, isn't hooked up to sewer lines. The unit has a seat and a lid, but not a toilet bowl filled with water. How does it function? First, the waste is deposited into the unit in the normal way. After that, natural processes take over: ninety percent of the waste is water, which evaporates into the air. The toilet usually has fans and ventilation to assist in this process. The solid part of the waste then remains in a chamber, where it decomposes. Specialized bacteria digest the waste, given the right combination of oxygen, moisture, and heat. When the decomposition process is complete, the compost from the toilet can be removed and used in gardens and around trees.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

• sequential

• compare - contrast

• description

• problem - solution

Multiple Choice

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King Henry VIII of England had a desperate concern: he lacked male heirs. His wife, Catherine, had borne six children, but only their daughter Mary survived. Doctors said Catherine couldn't have more children, and Henry wanted to find a new wife who could give him a son. However, under the rules of the Catholic Church, Henry couldn't divorce Catherine. Henry asked the Pope to annul, or declare invalid, their marriage so that he could remarry, but the Pope refused. So the king came up with a creative way out. He formed his own church, the Church of England, and the 1534 Act of Supremacy declared Henry the head of this new church. The Archbishop of Canterbury, whom Henry appointed, annulled the royal marriage and freed Henry to wed a new queen, Anne Boleyn.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

• problem - solution

• compare - contrast

• sequence

• description

Multiple Choice

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The two main types of clouds that form low in the atmosphere, that is, below 6,500 feet, are cumulus and stratus. Stratus clouds develop horizontally, whereas cumulus clouds are formed vertically. Stratus clouds are flat, uniformly gray in appearance, and tend to fill the sky with layers of gloom. White, fluffy cumulus clouds, on the other hand, often float in a bright blue sky and have been called "fair weather clouds." Unlike stratus clouds, cumulus clouds are individual structures. They're flat on the bottom and more puffy toward the top. Given the right conditions in the atmosphere, cumulus clouds may also turn dark with rain, signaling the coming of a thunderstorm.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

sequentialcompare-contrast

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• sequential

• compare - contrast

• problem - solution

• cause - effect

Multiple Choice

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American race car driver Danica Patrick got her start racing go-karts. As a teenager, she won national go-kart championships in 1994, 1996, and 1997. When she was sixteen, Patrick moved to Europe to compete in road racing. In 2000, she placed second in the Formula Ford Festival in England. She then returned to the United States and started racing IndyCars. The first time she raced in the celebrated Indianapolis 500, in May 2005, she finished fourth. Patrick began driving the heavier NASCAR stock cars, and in 2013 she placed eighth in NASCAR's famous Daytona 500. Continuing to race and set new records, Danica Patrick has showed no signs of slowing down.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

• sequential

• compare - contrast

• description

• problem - solution

Multiple Choice

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The flying beetle known as the firefly or lightning bug is named for its most noticeable feature: its nighttime bioluminescence, or glow. The firefly's light-producing organ contains calcium, the pigment luciferin, the light-producing enzyme luciferase, and the chemical adenosine triphosphate (ATP). When oxygen is added to this mix, it creates light, and the insect glows. Scientists don't fully understand how the firefly makes its light blink, but one theory is that the firefly turns the light on and off by controlling the input of oxygen into the light-producing organ.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

compare-contrastcause-effect

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• compare - contrast

• cause - effect

• problem - solution

• sequence - chronological order

Multiple Choice

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In the 1970s, architect I. M. Pei took on the difficult assignment of renovating and updating the beautiful Louvre Palace in Paris without overpowering the original building. The art museum in the centuries-old Louvre displayed Leonardo DaVinci's Mona Lisa and other famous works, but the building's layout was so confusing that tourists couldn't find the entrances. It also needed more restrooms and a bigger cafeteria. Pei designed a large central underground entrance and visitor center. He then added a glass pyramid above the entryway. Although Pei's design faced initial criticism, today the pyramid is considered a brilliant success—a landmark that complements the old palace without interfering with it.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

• sequential

• problem - solution

• description

• cause - effect

Multiple Choice

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Before humans developed written language, they created pictures on rocks. This "rock art" often portrays animals or abstract designs. The pictures could have been records of events, plans, or messages. There are two basic types: pictographs and petroglyphs. Pictographs were drawn or painted on the surface of rocks with pigments such as charcoal, blood, or chalk. Petroglyphs, on the other hand, were scratched or carved into the rock itself. With some petroglyphs, only the surface layer of rock is removed, showing a lighter color of rock beneath the outer layer. Other petroglyphs consist of carvings cut deep in the rock. Most pictographs have faded, while petroglyphs have endured longer.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

• problem - solution

• compare - contrast

• sequence

• cause - effect