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Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors.  Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate.  Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not.  Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake. 

• Cause and Effect
• Chronological
• Problem solution
• Compare/Contrast

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"The beloved children's writer, Shel Silverstein is well known for his three books of children's poems. The first book, Where the Sidewalk Ends was first published in 1974. The second book, A Light in the Attic, came out seven years later in 1981. The final book, Falling Up, was published in 1996."

What words signal the author's organizational pattern?

• "The Sidewalk's End", "Falling Up"
• Beloved
• First, Second
• Shel Silverstein

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Next time you are thirsty, try drinking a glass of water instead of a soda. Although both will quench your thirst, soda is full of sugar and chemicals. Water, on the other hand, is a much healthier choice. Water helps your digestive system to function properly and keeps you immune system strong so you won't get sick.
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What words signal the author's organizational pattern?

• Instead, although, on the other hand
• Quench, helps, keeps
• Water, soda
• glass, full, strong

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Which text structure is used below?
Both hurricanes caused suffering and devastation to the people who lived through them. In measuring strength, Andrew was the stronger of the two.However, Katrina inflicted more destruction and fatalities because its path was through New Orleans.

• Compare/Contrast
• Sequence/Chronological
• Problem/Solution
• Description

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Name the red part of the sentence.
Jessica had a stomachache because she ate too many peanut butter cookies.

• Cause
• Effect

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The text structure of _________________ gives many details or characteristics on a specific top. 

• description 
• cause & effect
• problem & solution 
• chronological 

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Choose the clue words that indicate the compare and contrast text structure:

• similar, different, common, on the other hand
• later, then, next, Monday

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In which text structure would you find the signal words, "issue" and "resolution"?

• Compare and contrast

• Chronological order

• Description

• Problem and solution

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Choose the clue words that indicate problem and solution.

• first, last, next, after

• cause, as a result of, consequently

• compare, similar, both, alike

• possibility, hope

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Which text structure might use these signal words? BECAUSE, DUE TO, SINCE, SO, IF...THEN

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

• Main Idea and Details

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