Unit 1 Review

What type of text structure provides A LOT of detail?

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence/Chronological

Which text structure talks about how items/elements are alike and different?

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence/Chronological

• Problem and Solution

What text structure talks about an issue and how it can be fixed?

• Sequence/Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

What text structure focuses on listing events IN ORDER?

• Sequence/Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

What text structure describes events that happen AS A RESULT of something else?

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

Brianna had always wanted a house by the sea. She loved how the ocean’s salt made her skin feel soft and how the changing tides kept some animals alive. She finally found a spot near the beach, a few feet from the dunes. It was a perfect location. In the summer, she learned, the warm water attracted dolphins just off the coast. She and her family built a small stone cottage there. After many years, the stone walls of her house began to crumble from the sea spray, and Brianna’s house began to sink back into the sand.

Which effect of the ocean does Brianna learn about after she builds her house?

• that the ocean spray has made her house crumble

• that the ocean’s salt makes her skin feel soft

• that the changing tide keeps some animals alive

• that the ocean’s warm water attracts dolphins in the summer heat

In life, causes happen ________ their effects.

• Up to a year after

• Before

• At the same time as

• Before or after

In the following sentence, what is the cause?

Since Jeremiah was sick, he didn’t take the math test.

• Jeremiah was sick

• He didn't take the math test

• Since

Which transition word shows that two events happened at the same time?

• First

• Finally

• Meanwhile

Which transition word shows that an event happened after a long time?

• Finally

• Second

• First

• Meanwhile