Text Structures Quiz

Which text structure is used to show similarities and differences between two or more things?

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

In which text structure does the author present a problem and then provide one or more solutions?

• cause-effect

• compare-contrast

• chronological

• problem-solution

Which text structure is used to provide details and characteristics about a person, place, thing, or idea?

• expository

• narrative

• persuasive

• descriptive

What text structure is used to present events or steps in a particular order or sequence?

• random order

• chronological order

• alphabetical order

• hierarchical order

In a compare and contrast text structure, what does the author focus on?

• comparing and contrasting

• supporting and refuting

• summarizing and analyzing

• describing and explaining

What does the cause and effect text structure explain?

• The cause and effect text structure explains the relationship between facts and opinions.

• The cause and effect text structure explains the relationship between characters in a story.

• The cause and effect text structure explains the relationship between events or actions and their outcomes or consequences.

• The cause and effect text structure explains the relationship between causes and their effects.

In a problem and solution text structure, what does the author present?

• The author presents only the problem.

• The author presents multiple problems and solutions.

• The author presents the solution first and then the problem.

• The author presents a problem and solution.

In a sequence text structure, what does the author present?

• Information in a reverse order.

• Information in a chronological order or a step-by-step manner.

• Information in a random order.

• Information in a parallel structure.

What does the chronological text structure present?

• Information in a random order.

• Information in a step-by-step manner or in order of occurrence.

• Information in a reverse order.

• Information in a parallel structure.

In a cause and effect text structure, what is the relationship between the cause and the effect?

• The cause and effect are unrelated.

• The cause leads to the effect.

• The effect leads to the cause.

• The cause and effect occur simultaneously.