Text Structures Quiz

An author wants to write about the history of soda in the United States and decides the best way to organize the information would be to sequence the events in order by using the year each event happened. Which text structure would the author be using?

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem & Solution

• Chronological (Sequence)

• Cause & Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This text structure is when authors organize information by presenting it in the order it happened.

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This text structure is when authors give facts and details about 1 main topic.

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This text structure is when the author presents an issue and provides ways to solve the problem.

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This text structure is when the author shows the similarities and differences between 2 topics.

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This text structure is when the author shows the relationships between what happened and why it happened.

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Clue Words: then, later, finally, next

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Clue Words: as a result, due to, because of

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Clue Words: both, however, while, unlike, differences

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Clue Words: solve, fix, issue, trouble, resolve, concern

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5