Text Structure Rapid Fire

Which of the following text structures would be best for writing about two former presidents of the United States and who out of the two did a better job and who did a worse job?

• Sequencing/chronological order

• Compare and contrast

• Problem/solution

• Descriptive

What would be the most helpful way for a witness to a robbery to write everything he remembered about the robber’s face?

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Descriptive

• Sequencing/chronological order

Walid is doing an experiment with his plants to see how fast they will grow using his homemade fertilizer. For four weeks he has been writing each day in his notebook just to mention if the plants have grown that day or not and what day it is. He has written this in a list format, starting with the first day of his experiment at the top and the last day at the end. The text structure for Walid’s notes is:

• Descriptive

• Sequencing/chronological order

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

For several days, Carmel suffered back pain that got worse whenever she walked around. In order to help her, Dr. Barrett told Carmel that she should try certain stretching exercises that had helped his other patients who experienced back pain. After trying the exercises for a couple of days, Carla told the doctor that she no longer had back pain.

The above text’s structure could best be described as:

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Problem/solution

• Sequencing/chronological order

Manuela is an artist who sells paintings of popular anime characters on her online store. Whenever she creates a new work of art, she posts a photo of it on her shop along with some information about the painting. This information includes details like how big the painting is, what kind of paint she used, who the anime character is, and how much it costs. In which type of text structure does Manuela write this information?

• Descriptive

• Compare and contrast

• Sequencing/chronological order

• Cause and effect

The following text is arranged in what kind of text structure?

Two kinds of animals that live in our area are owls and wild turkeys. Both are birds and are similar in their brown and white coloring. However, the similarities end there because owls are birds of prey and eat mice while turkeys are vegetarians.

• Descriptive

• Compare and contrast

• Sequencing/chronological order

• Cause and effect

The following text is arranged in what kind of text structure?

Do you have a sibling who snores so loud it wakes you up at night when you don’t even sleep in the same room? Do the sounds of his or her snorts and whistles go on for so long that you think you’ll never ever get to sleep yourself? Well, never fear, because Dr. Snore-Away has the answer. Just have your loved one drink a cup of our special Snore No More formula and in no time at all, you’ll have the peace and quiet you deserve.

• Descriptive

• Compare and contrast

• Problem/solution

• Sequencing/chronological order

When a story describes an event, and then another event that happened as a result of the first thing happening, this is an example of what kind of text structure?

• Sequencing/chronological order

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Problem/solution

The following text is arranged in what kind of text structure?

Bella arrived at class as the clock struck nine. Soon the rest of her classmates were popping into the virtual meet and the teacher took attendance. After that, the students learned about text structure. Thirty minutes later, the period was over but it was still time for ELA so the class looked up some new vocabulary words. The students then used the new words to write sentences. At this point it was 9:53, so class was dismissed and it was time for math.

• Description

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Sequence/Chronological order

Twin sisters Brie and Chèvre are tired of having other people not know which twin they are talking to. So together the twins wrote a list of all the things they know they have in common, like their curly hair and knobby knees, and then all the things they don’t have in common. For example, Brie loves to cook and hates going outside, while Chèvre loves going out to play hockey and would rather eat Brie’s food than cook anything herself. In what way did the twins write their list?

• Descriptive

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Sequencing/chronological order