Text Structures

Define text structure.

Match the following text structures with the correct definitions.

• Cause & Effect

  With an Opinion.

• Compare & Contrast

• Explains reasons why something happened.

  Or explains the effects of something.

• Sequence

• In order of time

• Cause & effect

• Steps described in the order they occur

• Chronological

• Shows what’s in common and what’s different.

• Problem & solution

This text structure is "how are things in the text similar or different." (a)  

• Comparison
• Main Idea and Details
• Problem and Solution
• Cause and Effect

The text structure that is written in a style that tells what happened and why it happens is...

This text structure tells what is the conflict, or problem, and how it was resolved. (a)  

• Problem and Solution
• Main Ideas and Details
• Chronological
• Cause and Effect

The text structure that shows events taking place over time or gives steps is (a)    

• Chronological
• Description/MI & D
• Cause and Effect
• Question and Answer

"Similar, same, alike, both, on the other hand, instead" are signal words for (a)  

• Comparison
• Description
• Question and Answer
• Cause and Effect

"First, second, following, and finally" are used with (a)  

• Chronological
• Compare and contrast
• Problem and Solution
• Cause and Effect

"Issue, as a result, problem, and so" is used in (a)  

• Problem and Solution
• Cause and Effect
• Description
• Question and Answer

Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to solve this problem. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rain forests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. It will take many people working together to solve this problem (a)  

• Problem/Solution
• Compare/Contrast
• Chronological
• Sequence/Order of Importance