Week 4 Day 5: Text Structure Quiz

Directions: read the following passages and determine the text structure being used.

People tend to be very loyal to their favorite brands of technology. Some people are devoted to Apple’s iPhones and some people are big fans of Android phones. These phones have several things in common, including the ability to use the internet, download apps, and take pictures. There are also certain differences. iPhones have sleek designs and sync well with other Apple products, like Apple watches. Androids, however, have more options to customize. Also, iPhones usually come with a higher price tag.

• Problem/solution

• compare/contrast

• Description

• Cause & effect

Directions: read the following passages and determine the text structure being used.

Car crashes are extremely dangerous. In the past, not all cars had seatbelts. As highways began to spread across the United States, more and more people were getting hurt in car crashes. The government made a new law requiring everyone to wear a seatbelt in order to keep people safe. As a result, there were far fewer deaths on the road. It was estimated that seatbelts saved about 14,000 lives in the year 2015.

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

Directions: read the following passages and determine the text structure being used

To bake a loaf of bread, it is important to follow a series of steps. First, you must activate the yeast by mixing it with warm water. After it has been sitting, you can mix it into the flour. You should knead the bread until the dough is smooth. Next, you have to let the bread rise by placing it somewhere warm. When it has doubled in size, you can put it in the oven. Last, check the loaf of bread as it bakes to make sure you don’t burn it.

• Sequence

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Compare and Contrast

Directions: read the following passages and determine the text structure being used

Monarch butterflies are some of the most well-known types of butterflies. They have distinctive features, such as bright orange wings with black lines and white spots. Because of their color, they are sometimes called common tiger butterflies. The males are bigger than the females, and they have six legs. They often fly with a slow, sailing motion.

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Description

• Compare & Contrast

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description

• compare & contrast

• chronological order

• cause & effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.8

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.3.9

In this type of writing the reader will find words/phrases such as a problem is, solve,or solution.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

CCSS.W.3.1C

While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.

• description

• compare & contrast

• chronological order

• problem & solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.8

CCSS.RI.3.9

Apples and oranges are both fruits, which means that they have seeds inside of them. Each has a skin, but orange skins are thick and easy to peel. Apple skins are thinner and do not peel easily. Oranges also contain more acid than apples, but both fruits are delicious.

• Problem and solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological order

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.3.8

To explain/describe a person, place, thing or idea...

• description
• sequence
• compare and contrast
• cause and effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.W.3.2B

CCSS.W.3.3A