What is the text structure?

Many factors can affect getting into colleges. Since colleges look at your grades, you need to study hard. There are many distractions that can cause kids to lose focus. Because of this, it is important to develop good study habits.

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological Order

• Cause and Effect

• Description

Answer explanation

The clue words "Affect," "Since," "Cause," and "Because" help the reader determine it is Cause and Effect.

What is the text structure?

The planets of Earth and Mars have many similarities and differences.  They are about the same size.  They both belong to our galaxy.  Earth has life, though.  Mars does not have life.  Earth has water and plants.  Mars is very dry and rocky.  It’s amazing how two planets can be both alike and different in so many ways!

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Problem and Solution

Answer explanation

The clue words "similarities and differences," "though," and "alike and different" help the reader determine that the text structure is Compare and Contrast.

Which text structure uses these clue words?

next, to begin with, then, finally

• Chronological Order

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

“Angry” and “mad” are examples of which of the following?

• Antonyms

• Synonyms

• Homonyms

What does the prefix “re” most likely mean as used in the following words?

  retake    recycle     reinvent

• never

• again

• soon

• forever

“Sea & see”, “two & to” , and “son & sun” are examples of which of the following?    

• homophones

• synonyms

• antonyms

• definitions

Find the pair of antonyms in this paragraph.

    

The two enemies stood facing each other in the

     field.  The soldier wondered if one day, under

     different circumstances, they could actually be

     friends.

• soldier/enemies

• soldier/field

• enemies/friends

• field/enemies

What does the prefix “auto” mean as used in the following words?

        automatic     autograph     automobile

• others

• self

• same

From which point of view is the following passage written?

All of the kids were in line.  “Hurry up, Bella!”  my friend yelled. 

I ran to get in line.  I didn’t want to be the last one of my classmates in from our recess!  I’ll have to listen more closely for the bell next time! 

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Answer explanation

The clue words "my" and "I" show that this passage was written in first person.

What is “the message,” or lesson, in a story called that the author wants to share with its audience?

• Setting

• Conflict

• Characters

• Theme