Understanding Text Structures Quiz

What is a scientific text?

• A text that provides highly detailed information on a specific topic.

• A manual on how to use computer programs.

• An article, textbook, or experiment related to any aspect of science.

• A guide on how to grow different kinds of trees.

What is the purpose of a technical text?

• To explain how something works or how to do something.

• To describe the location of different kinds of trees.

• To present ideas and concepts in a chronological order.

• To provide a broad overview of a field of study.

What type of structure in text uses location words such as top, bottom, front, back, north, and west?

• Chronological structure

• Spatial structure

• Sequential structure

• Procedural structure

Which of the following best describes a sequence structure in a text?

• It describes things in terms of where they are and the space they occupy.

• It provides a process with numbered steps.

• It explains how to restart a computer.

• It lists different kinds of trees that grow in North America.

What is the structure called that begins with a topic sentence or a general concept and is followed by facts and details that explain and support the idea?

• Part-to-whole structure

• General-to-specific structure

• Whole-to-part structure

• Specific-to-general structure

Which of the following is NOT one of the three repeating processes that make the water cycle possible?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Filtration

What does a part-to-whole structure do in comparison to a whole-to-part structure?

• It starts with specific details and leads to a general concept

• It begins with a general concept and then provides specific details

• It only provides specific details without a general concept

• It reverses the order of a whole-to-part structure

What is the purpose of a diagram in scientific and technical texts?

• To provide a detailed narrative of an event

• To show the parts of something or how something works

• To compare and contrast opinions

• To list steps in a chronological order

According to the text, how does the water cycle move water on Earth?

• Only above and on Earth's surface

• Only below Earth's surface

• In one of two forms—liquid or gas

• On, over, and below Earth's surface

What is the purpose of a flowchart?

• To list items in a chronological order

• To show steps in a process or how things relate

• To compare and contrast different items

• To provide a detailed description of an event