Problem/Solution Text Structure

How would you know if a text was written in problem-solution text structure?

• The text would explain the steps of an event in time order
• The text would explain one main issue, and the solution to this issue
• The text would show how two things are similar and different
• The text would define and describe one main topic

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of these options would be a good solution to the problem:
   Mrs. Huang can't reach the package of lightbulbs in the garage.

• She could just stay in the dark.
• She could stack random things to create steps.
• She could use a broom to knock the box down.
• She could ask somebody taller for help.

Here is a solution. What could be the problem?
  Mr. Johnson used glue on his skateboard.

• Mr. J can't ride a skateboard well.

• Mr. J fell and broke his glasses.

• Mr. J snapped a wheel off his board.

• Mr. J. is clumsy and scratched his board on the sidewalk.

Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to solve this problem. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rain forests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. It will take many people working together to solve this problem. what is the problem?

• Description
• chimpanzees
• chimpanzees are disappearing 
• Sequential

Others, too, are hungry, including bands of timber wolves, which sometimes follow the musk oxen. In spring, when the calves are born, the wolves become particularly menacing. The musk oxen form a defensive ring, with calves and young animals in the middle. Even a dozen wolves attacking together stand little chance against the circle of lowered heads and sturdy horns. what is the problem?

• directions
• wolves are bad
• there is no order
• the wolves and other animals are hungry

Kurt can't find a job. He needs money to pay for college. What could be a good solution to his problem?

• He could turn to crime.
• He could find alternative ways of making money.
• He could not continue his education.
• He could just sit in the classes without paying.

Mr. Salas came home from school and he was hungry.  He decided to see if there was anything in the cupboard to eat. He checked the shelf and couldn't find any chips or crackers.  He looked in another cupboard and there weren't any snack there either.  Finally he looked in the frig and there he found some apples to eat.
What is the solution?

• Hank found apples to eat.
• Hank likes chips.
• Hank looked for snacks.

Mrs. Wackerman had a lot of fun riding her bike one sunny afternoon.  She was just about home when she hit a patch of loose gravel.  Stacey skidded and then tipped over on her bike, scraping her knee. After cleaning the scrape, Mrs. W. put a bandage on her knee.
What is the problem?

• She hit a patch of loose gravel.
• She had a lot of fun.
• She scraped her knee.

Mrs. Hobbs hadn't gotten any sleep for the past few nights. He was really tired tonight. She didn't know if she would be able to sleep. She decided to close the curtains in her room to keep out the light and wear ear plugs to keep out the noise. Mrs. Hobbs slept very well this night.

What was the problem?

• Mrs. Hobbs couldn't sleep

• Mrs. Hobbs slept very well

• Mrs. Hobbs wore ear plugs

Identify the problem in the passage: Anna has a test tomorrow, but she also has a track meet tonight. She needs to study so she can get an A on the test. Anna knows she won't be running in every race. Therefore, she concludes that she can study in between her races.

• Anna needs to study, but she also has a track meet.

• Anna needs to run fast enough to beat her rival.

• Anna doesn't want to run her race.

• Anna will run every race.