AP Text Structure 01132026

Multiple Choice

What is most likely the author's purpose for using a descriptive structure in

paragraph 1?

• To compare planets and rank them by how quickly people could colonize them

• To list every space mission and the date it was launched in a long timeline

• To introduce the debate and state the article’s main claim about exploring space

• To give step-by-step instructions for constructing a small model rocket at home

Open Ended

Why does the author present the information in paragraphs 2–3 in a cause-and-effect structure?

Open Ended

What is most likely the author's purpose for using a problem-and-solution structure in paragraphs 4–6?

Multiple Choice

How does the overall problem/solution structure in paragraphs 4–6 contribute to the author's purpose of the idea that space exploration is important for humanity's future?

• It shows costs and challenges so readers are discouraged from supporting exploration efforts

• It promotes short-term space tourism as the primary reason the author supports exploration

• It shows Earth’s threats and viewing exploration and cooperation as solutions

• It interrupts the article’s main idea with unrelated details that weaken the author’s claim