Text Structure Quiz

What type of text structure is used when the author explains how something works or what something is like?

• Descriptive text structure

• Narrative text structure

• Expository text structure

• Persuasive text structure

In which type of text structure does the author show how two or more things are alike and different?

• Problem and solution

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Chronological order

When the author presents a problem and explains one or more solutions, what type of text structure is being used?

• Problem-solution

• Narrative

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

What type of text structure is used when the author lists items or events in numerical or chronological order?

• Comparative text structure

• Descriptive text structure

• Random text structure

• Sequential text structure

In a text with a cause and effect structure, what does the author explain?

• The author explains the setting and time period

• The author explains the plot and characters

• The author explains the theme and tone

• The cause and effect relationship

When the author describes a person, place, thing, or idea, what type of text structure is being used?

• Narrative

• Expository

• Descriptive

• Persuasive

In a compare and contrast structure, what does the author show about the two or more things being compared?

• No comparison at all

• Only similarities

• Similarities and differences

• Only differences

What type of text structure is used when the author presents a problem and explains one or more solutions?

• Problem-solution

• Compare and contrast

• Narrative

• Cause and effect

In a sequence structure, what does the author do?

• Arranges events or information in a specific order

• Ignores events or information

• Randomly selects events or information

• Presents events or information in reverse order