Nonfiction Text Structures Quiz

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

• Cause and effect

• Sequencing

• Description

• Compare and contrast

Which text structure is used to explain the reasons why something happens and the results that follow?

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Chronological

• Compare and contrast

Which text structure is used to provide details and characteristics about a true topic?

• Descriptive

• Narrative

• Sequential

• Persuasive

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

• Cause and effect order

• Random order

• Chronological order

• Alphabetical order

What is the purpose of using the text structure 'compare and contrast'?

• To highlight similarities and differences

• To emphasize similarities only

• To identify solutions to a problem

• To show steps in a process

What is the purpose of using the text structure 'cause and effect'?

• To compare and contrast different ideas or concepts.

• To present information in a chronological order.

• To show the relationship between events or actions and their consequences.

• To provide a detailed description of a topic.

What is the purpose of using the text structure 'problem and solution'?

• To show how different problems are the same and different

• To present a problem and provide a solution

• To explain what events caused a problem

• To describe the effects of a problem

What is the purpose of using the text structure 'description'?

• To provide details and characteristics of a person, place, thing, or idea.

• To provide a step-by-step process

• To persuade or convince the reader of a certain viewpoint

• To compare and contrast two or more things

"People have been viewing the same night sky for thousands of years. In 1608, the way we viewed the night sky changed. That was the year the telescope was invented by Galileo. With his telescope he was able to observe more stars than with the unaided eye and see craters on the moon. Telescopes continued to improve and by the mid 1900s, the surface of the moon could be studied in great detail and were used to plan for the first moon landing."

What text structure is this paragraph?

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

• Description

• Chronological Order

"The shape of the moon doesn't change. It is always a sphere. Half of the moon is always lit by the sun. What changes is how much of the lit half of the moon we can see from Earth. You might see a full moon, a tiny sliver of the moon, or no moon at all. The shapes you see change in a predictable way and are called phases. The moon rotates around the Earth and completes one lunar cycle every 28 days. It is the Moon's position during its orbit in relation to the sun and Earth that causes us to see the different phases of the moon."

What text structure is this paragraph?

• Chronological Order

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and effect