Informational Text Structure

To tell about something (one example, also, another)

• Order and Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Description

Match the following

• Problem and Solution

• To tell about something

• Order and Sequence

• To tell about something

• Description

• To tell about a problem and solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Show how 2 or more things are alike or different

• Cause and Effect

• In a certain order

I had to follow the instructions to put the bike together.

• Compare and Contrast

• Order and Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Description

There was a hole in the fence, so the dog ran out of the backyard. This is an example of which text structure?

• Description

• Order and Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

There was a hole in the fence and the dog ran out of the backyard. We caught the dog and fixed the fence.

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

I read two different stories, but the stories were about a girl trying to improve. Some things were the same and some things were different. This is an example of which text structure?

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Order and Sequence

Which is an example of the text structure Cause and Effect?

• The lighting caused the power(electricity) to off in the house

• She had on a red and blue shirt

• We followed the recipe to make a cake

• We played the game

To show how two or more things are alike and different

• description

• order and sequence

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

To show events or procedures in time order

• order and sequence

• description

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

He told me all about the trip and described the places he visited. This is an example of what text structure?

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Description