Nonfiction Text Structures Review

Nonfiction Text Structures Review

By Helaneh Salem

Multiple Choice

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In a SEQUENCE/CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER text structure, the author...

• DESCRIBES a topic and its characteristics.

• explains how things are SIMILAR and DIFFERENT.

• tells about events in the ORDER they happened.

• describes a PROBLEM and then explains how it can be solved.

Multiple Choice

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In a COMPARE and CONTRAST text structure, the author...

• explains something that happened and the REASONS WHY.

• explains how things are SIMILAR and DIFFERENT.

• tells about events in the ORDER they happened.

• describes a PROBLEM and then explains how someone solved it.

Multiple Choice

In a CAUSE and EFFECT text structure, the author...

• explains something that happened and the REASONS WHY.

• DESCRIBES a topic and its characteristics.

• tells about events in the ORDER they happened.

• describes a PROBLEM and then explains how someone solved it.

Multiple Choice

Many students in the US say that they've been bullied at school. Natalie Hampton is a high school student who was bullied a lot in middle school. She often had no one to sit with at lunch. So, she created a phone app called "Sit With Us." This app lets students sign up and post when there are free seats at their lunch tables. These students have promised to be kind to those who come sit with them. Hampton hopes her app will help students find people to sit with without fear of being bullied.

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence/Chronological Order

Multiple Choice

Robots that look like humans are called androids, but not all robots are androids. The industrial robots used in factories look like machines and not at all like human beings. So, what does an android have in common with an industrial robot? They both have computers, and they both have sensors to gather information about ways to interact with their environments.

What text structure is being used here?

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Multiple Choice

"Because", "since", "as a result", and "due to" are signal words for which text structure?

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Multiple Choice

Have you ever made macaroni and cheese? It’s simple! First, boil some water and make some macaroni. Then, make your cheese sauce. After the cheese sauce is ready, mix it with the macaroni. Bake the entire thing in the oven. Finally, it’s time to eat!

What text structure is being used in this passage?

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

Multiple Choice

Goose bumps make me shiver. But they disappear as soon as I cover up with a jacket or sweater.

What text structure is being used here?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

Multiple Choice

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.

What text structure is being used here?

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are signal words for the DESCRIPTION text structure?

• for example, such as, details, adjectives

• both, like, while, but

• dates, first, next, finally

• question, problem, solution, solve

Multiple Choice

Which text structure tells what happened and WHY it happened?

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

Multiple Choice

If a text had the title, "A Closer Look at Sharks! Everything You Need to Know," what text structure would you expect it to be?

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

Multiple Choice

Which text structure gives many details or characteristics on a specific topic?

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Multiple Choice

The first PlayStation was released in 1995, followed closely by the Nintendo 64 in 1996. After that, PlayStation 2 was released before the first XBox.

What text structure is being used here?

• Sequence

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect