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Students who are frequently absent often have lower average grades than those who have good attendance. When they are out of the classroom, students do notget to see a teacher’s lessons. Even if they attend extra help, it’s usually much shorter and less detailed than the actual lesson. In addition, frequently absent students often miss tests or other assignments and don’t always make up the work.

• problem & solution
• order & sequence 
• compare & contrast
• cause & effect

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It started raining, so I opened my umbrella. What is the cause?

• I opened my umbrella
• umbrella
• It started raining
• rain

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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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Marsupials are a kind of mammal. Most female marsupials have a pouch to carry their babies. A newborn marsupial is very small and underdeveloped. It will spend the first part of its life in its mother's pouch. Kangaroos, wombats, and koalas are all marsupials.
What is the text structure?

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

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The capybara is the world's largestrodents. Capybaras can weigh up to 145 pounds (66 kg). They love the water and spend most of their time in swamps, ponds, and rivers. If you want to see a capybara in the wild, you will need to go to Central or South America.
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What is the text structure?

• Description
• Compare/Contrast
• Cause/Effect
• Sequence

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The main organizational pattern used in the novel is... 

• compare & contrast
• cause & effect
• problem & solution
• chronological

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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
• threat, difficulty, possibility, hope

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            Toad (Frog) Population
      Dr. Knapp doesn’t want people to sit back and let the toad vanish.  He believes that everyone is responsible for restoring the toad species.  One of Dr. Knapp's solution is that we stop mowing parts of our lawns and let the grass grow wild to reserve space for the toad.  He also believes we need to stop using pesticides and fertilizers.  The chemicals kill the insects that toads eat.  If we preserve some spaces in our lawns and stop using fertilizers, Dr. Knapp believes we can save the toads. 

• Cause and Effect
• Compare and Contrast
• Chronological
• Problem and Solution

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Gina couldn't find the cookies because Papa hid them in the cupboard. 
What is the effect? 

• Gina couldn't find the cookies
• Papa hid them in the cupboard

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Gretta and Gregory were blackberry hunting.  Suddenly, Gretta screamed.  A big bear was eating berries up ahead.  When the bear heard the scream, it turned and ran away.
CAUSE: Gretta screamed when she saw the bear.
What was the EFFECT?

• The bear was eating berries.
• The bear ran away.
• Gregory went hunting for the bear.

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