Text Structure Test

1. Authors use different text structures to ________________.

• A. give facts about their topic
• B. organize their ideas
• C. research their topic
• D. add visuals to their writing

2. Which text structure would an author use when writing about the life of Jessie Jackson?

• A. Compare and Contrast
• B. Chronological/Sequence
• C. Description
• D. Problem and Solution

3. Which text structure would an author use when writing about the many factors that started the Civil War?

• A. Cause and Effect
• B. Compare and Contrast
• C. Chronological/Sequence
• D. Problem and Solution

4. Which text structure would an author use when writing about an endangered species and how we can save it from extinction?

• A. Cause and Effect
• B. Compare and Contrast
• C. Description
• D. Problem and Solution

5. Which text structure would an author use when telling steps to make chocolate chip cookies?

• A. Compare and Contrast
• B. Chronological/Sequence
• C. Cause and Effect
• D. Problem and Solution

6. Which text structure would an author use when explaining the differences between four types of trees?

• A. Cause and Effect
• B. Compare and Contrast
• C. Chronological/Sequence
• D. Problem and Solution

7. Which word or phrase is an author most likely to use when writing a cause and effect passage?

• A. similarly
• B. for example
• C. as a result
• D. finally

8. Which word or phrase is an author most likely to use when writing a compare and contrast passage?

• A. Similarly
• B. For example
• C. as a result
• D. Finally

9. Which text structure did the author use?

• A. Cause and Effect
• B. Compare and Contrast
• C. Chronollogical / Sequence
• D. Description
• E. Problem and Solution

10. The author wrote this passage to _________________.

• A. Show what caused the Declaration of Independence to be written.
• B. Show the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
• C. Describe the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
• D. Explain the problem that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution solved.