Identifying Text Structure_ 3rd Grade

This text structure is "how are things in the text similar or different."

• Main Idea and Details
• Problem and Solution
• Cause and Effect
• Comparison

The text structure that is written in a style that tells what happened and why it happens is...

• Problem and Solution
• Question and Answer
• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

This text structure tells what is the conflict, or problem, and how it was resolved.

• Main Ideas and Details
• Problem and Solution
• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

The text structure that shows events taking place over time or gives steps is... 

• Sequence

• Description

• Cause and Effect
• Question and Answer

"First, second, following, and finally" are used with ...

• Description
• Problem and Solution
• Cause and Effect
• sequence

"Issue, as a result, problem, and so" is used in ...

• Cause and Effect
• Description
• Problem and Solution
• Question and Answer

"It used to be that students through fifth grade could carry cellphones only with special permission. But over the years, an increasing number of parents wanted their elementary-age children to take phones to school. They often believe kids will be safer — walking home or in an emergency — with the device at the ready" (George 5).

What text structure is this?

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

"It has a pair of teddy bear eyes, a button nose, and a face that looks like a cross between a red panda and a sloth. The Javan slow loris may well be one of the cutest critters on the planet. But what we see as adorable, other animals may interpret as a dire warning" (Bittel 1).

Which text structure is this?

• Description

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

To make a sock monkey, first you will need two clean socks. Next, you will cut them into pieces to make arms, legs, body, and the head. Then you will sew on eyes, a nose and a. mouth. Finally, you can give the sock monkey to a child who may enjoy playing with it.

What's the text structure? 

• cause and effect
• compare and contrast
• description
• sequence

Both monkeys and gorillas are mammals. Both can be found in Africa. Most monkeys live in trees, but gorillas spend most of their time on the ground. Monkeys are small but gorillas are much larger.

What's the text structure?

• cause and effect
• compare and contrast
• description
• sequence and order