Text Structures Quiz

Which text structure is used to describe the topic and its characteristics?

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

Which words or phrases are commonly used in the description text structure?

• Next, then, before, first, second, third

• Such as, for example

• Because, since, if, then, due to

• Question, problem, solution, solve

Which text structure presents events in chronological order?

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

What is the cause mentioned in the cause and effect text structure?

• Soft soil made the tower settle unevenly

• Construction began in 1173

• The tower leans more with each passing century

• The Washington monument had construction paused for the Civil War

Which text structure explains how things are different?

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

What was the solution mentioned in the problem and solution text structure?

• Construction resumed in 1272

• Weights were added to balance out the top of the tower

• The Washington monument was named after George

• The tilt of the tower increased to more than five degrees

Which text structure introduces a problem and then explains how it was solved?

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Problem and Solution

What is the purpose of the Washington monument?

• To honor a Founding Father

• To serve as a church bell tower

• To commemorate the Civil War

• To describe its characteristics

Which text structure contains dates and words like 'next', 'then', 'before', 'first', 'second', 'third'?

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

What caused the construction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa to be halted?

• Soft soil made the tower settle unevenly

• Construction began in 1173

• The tower leans more with each passing century

• War was decreed