Non-Fiction Text Structures Quiz

Describes an event and the events that follow because of that event

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

Signal words for this text structure include: Same, different, similar, both, neither, etc.

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.W.6.2A

Outlines chronological events or a list of steps in a procedure

• Description

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.3C

Signal Words for this text structure include: solution, issue, remedy, solve, problem, etc.

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

Talks about similarities and differences between people, places, and things

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Description

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.W.6.2A

Gives information about a problem and explains one or more possible solutions

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

Includes signal words such as: first, next, last, after, finally, etc.

• Description

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.W.6.3C

Uses signal words such as: Because, as a result, due to, if/then, etc.

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

• Description

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.L.6.5B

The following passage is an example of which text structure?

"Rhesus monkeys and baboons are part of a group called Old World monkeys. Like rhesus monkeys, baboons have tails. However, baboons usually weigh more than rhesus monkeys. Baboons live in Africa and Arabia, while rhesus monkeys live in Asia."

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

The following passage is an example of which type of text structure:

"Piping plovers are losing their habitats. This is because humans are taking many of the beaches where they live to construct buildings. Humans have also changed the level of water in the piping plovers’ homes. Sometimes, there is too much water or too little water. As a result of the loss of their habitats, piping plovers have become an endangered species."

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect