Text Structures

Which type of text structure tells the order in which events occur or tells steps in a process?

• Problem & Solution

• Chronological/Sequence

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• Cause & Effect

Which type of text structure tells what happened & why it happened?

• Description

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• Cause & Effect

• Chronological/Sequence

Which type of text structure provides a problem and describes how it can be or is solved?

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Description

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Which type of text structure shows the similarities and differences between two or more things?

• Chronological/Sequence

• Description

• Cause & Effect

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Which type of text structure provides details or characteristics about a topic?

• Cause & Effect

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Chronological/Sequence

These are clue words for which type of text structure?

first, next, then, last, before, after, years, dates

• Problem & Solution

• Description

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological/Sequence

These are clue words for which type of text structure?

because, if...then, when, consequently, as a result

• Cause & Effect

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Chronological/Sequence

These are clue words for which type of text structure?

problem, solution, resolution, dilemma

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• Cause & Effect

• Description

• Problem & Solution

These are clue words for which type of text structure?

however, on the other hand, similarly, like, unlike, differences

• Chronological/Sequence

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• Description

• Cause & Effect

These are clue words for which type of text structure?

most importantly, for example, for instance, in fact

• Description

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological/Sequence

• Problem & Solution