Understanding Text Structures Quiz

What does the text structure 'Description' primarily do?

• Lists events in order

• Describes or explains a topic to give a mental picture

• Sets up and solves a problem

• Explains why something happened

Which text structure is used to explain the steps in a process?

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Chronology/Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

What is the main purpose of the 'Cause and Effect' text structure?

• To describe a topic in detail

• To compare two different things

• To list steps in a process

• To show why something happened and what followed

Which text structure would likely be used in a book about volcanoes explaining eruptions?

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Chronology/Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

What text structure compares similarities and differences?

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronology/Sequence

• Cause and Effect

Which option lists a signal word you might find in a 'Problem and Solution' text structure?

• First, Second, Third

• Similar, Like, Also

• Because, Therefore, Consequently

• Problem is, Solution is

What type of text structure is used in narratives to describe the order of events?

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronology/Sequence

Which text structure would be most appropriate for a history book discussing events leading to a war?

• Chronology/Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Cause and Effect

Which text structure might use signal words like 'similar' and 'unlike'?

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Chronology/Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

In a biography of a famous explorer, the book details the explorer's life from birth, through their major discoveries, to their legacy. How does the chronological order structure benefit the reader?

• It confuses the reader about when events happened.

• It helps the reader understand the sequence of life events.

• It shows the cause and effect of each event in the explorer's life.

• It compares the explorer's life to others.