Text Structure Review

These key words, because, as a result, therefore, since, so come from which text structure?

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These key words, differs from, in contrast, alike, same as, on the other hand, either, both come from which text structure?

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These key words, first, next, not long after, while, at last, later come from which text structure?

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This paragraph is written using which text structure?
"My colored pencils, markers, and crayons are alike in some ways and different in others.  They all are used for drawing colored pictures.  They all are about the same size and shape.  But they are different from each other in some ways.  My crayons have more colors than pencils or markers.  My markers make brighter pictures than crayons or pencils.  But my pencils can be kept sharp for drawing fine lines.  Sometimes I use all three to make a picture look just right."

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This paragraph is written using which text structure?
"A chimpanzee's body is made for climbing and swinging in the trees.  First, it uses its long arms to reach a branch.  Next, with its flexible hands and feet, it grabs and hooks on to the branch.  Finally, it swings from that branch to another branch or tree."

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This paragraph is written using which text structure?
"Chimpanzees and humans are alike in many ways.  A baby chimp laughs when its mother tickles it.  After chimpanzees fight, they kiss and make up.  When one chimpanzee comforts another, it gives it a hug or a pat on the back.  There are of course, many ways that chimpanzees and humans are different.  Chimpanzees are smaller and stronger than humans.  An adult male chimpanzee stands three or four feet tall and weighs about 100 pounds.  But a chimpanzee can lift more weight than a man who is six feet tall."

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This paragraph is written using which text structure?
"Let me tell you what I did yesterday.  First, I played with my action figures.  It was Batman against Star Wars and Power Rangers.  Next I sorted my sport cards into three piles, football, baseball, and basketball.  Finally, I drew a picture using my colored pencils, markers and crayons."

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This paragraph is written using which text structure?
"I had a strange thing happen to me yesterday.  I drew with my crayons a picture of a basketball player wearing a yellow shirt.  Then I wrote the player's number on his shirt with a blue crayon.  As a result, the number turned out green. This was because when I mixed blue and yellow, the two colors made a new color, green."

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This paragraph is written using which text structure?
"Chimps live in groups and like each other a lot, but sometimes they fight.  Because the don't want to stay angry at each other after a fight, they make up by holding a hand out to the other and kissing.  They show they are sorry with pats and hugs.  Then the anger goes away."

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This paragraph is written using which text structure?
"Both Lake Superior and Great Salt Lake are big lakes that seem more like oceans.  Other than that, they are complete opposites.  Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world.  The Great Salt Lake is the biggest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere.  Its water can be eight times saltier than ocean water.  These lakes are also very different in other ways.  Lake Superior is deep and fresh.  On the other hand, the Great Salt Lake is shallow and is so salty that you can float in it without sinking!"

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