Text Structure 7th Grade Part 2

In order of time is the text feature:

• Sequence

• Chronological Order

• Cause and Effect

• None of these

Stories are told chronologically.

• Yes

• No

Chrono means ______.

• Relationships

• Signals

• Time

• None of the above

One clue that a story is in chronological order is that it might have a time line.

• true

• false

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Sequence describes events in order or explains the steps you must follow to do or make something.

• True

• False

Choose three signal words that would help you know that the text structure is sequence.

​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ ​ (c)  

• First
• Second
• Next
• As a result
• Therefore
• Looks Like

Match the following text structure styles to their definitions.

• Sequence

• Tells a story in chronological order; might have a time line

• Chronological Order

• Describes events in order or explains the steps you must follow to do or make something

• Problem & Solution

• Shows how two or more things are alike or how they are different

• Description

• One topic for the entire passage and all sentences or passages are then details about that topic

• Compare and Contrast

• Tells a problem and then gives one or more solutions; signal words thereby, leads to, and because of

Shows a relationship between an event and what happened because of the event

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological Order

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

The signal words: Therefore,consequently, and as a result should hint to you that the text feature is _________.

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Description

Example: We planted some seeds and watered the dirt. The sun shone bright. We took care of our area and then we had a beautiful, green lawn.

What text feature is this?

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological Order