Text structures quiz

Cause and Effect and Problem and Solution are the same text structure.

• True

• False

Compare and Contrast Text Structure...

• puts the events in order from earliest to newest

• describes a person, place, or thing in detail

• explains the solution(s) to the problem in the text

• explains the similarities and differences between two things

Cause and Effect Text Structure...

• explains the solution(s) to the problem in a text

• tells what happened and why it happened

• explains the similarities and differences between two things

• describes a person, place, or thing in detail

Problem/Solution Text Structure...

• describes a person, place, or thing in detail

• puts the events in order from earliest to newest

• explains the solution(s) to the problem in the text

• explains the similarities and differences between two things

The Sequence/Chronological Text Structure...

• puts the events in the story in order from earliest event to the newest event

• describes a person, place, or thing in detail

• tells what happened and why it happened

• explains the solution(s) to the problem in the text

What are text structures?

• Buildings with words written on them

• How the author organizes the information in their writing

• The title of a piece of writing

• The paragraphs in a piece of writing

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description

• compare & contrast

• sequence or chronological order

• cause & effect

Choose the clue words that indicate compare and contrast.

• therefore, cause, effect, consequently
• later, then, next, Monday
• similar, different, common, on the other hand
• possibility, struggle, hope, problem

Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order.

• first, next, finally, 8:30, after
• cause, effect, as a result of, because
• problem, solution, promise, struggle
• compare, contrast, similar, different

What text structure would a Venn Diagram go with?

• Description and List
• Cause and Effect
• Question and Answer
• Compare and Contrast