Exploring Sequence and Chronological Order in Informational Text

The video tutorial explains informational text structures, focusing on sequence and chronological order. It describes how authors use these structures to convey information and how readers can identify them. Examples using the Golden Gate Bridge illustrate both sequence and chronological order, helping viewers understand the differences. The tutorial concludes with a review of the key concepts.

What is the main purpose of understanding the author's text structure?

• To critique the author's writing style

• To rewrite the text in a different format

• To memorize the text

• To better understand the information presented

Which of the following is NOT an informational text structure?

• Compare and contrast

• Narrative

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

In a sequence structure, how are events organized?

• By importance

• Alphabetically

• Randomly

• Step by step

Which of the following is a signal word for sequence structure?

• However

• Similarly

• First

• Because

How are events organized in a chronological order structure?

• By importance

• In time order

• Randomly

• Alphabetically

Which of the following is a signal word for chronological order?

• Finally

• Moreover

• For example

• In contrast

What was the first step in building the Golden Gate Bridge according to the sequence structure?

• Drawing thick steel ropes

• Smelting huge concrete blocks

• Painting the bridge

• Building high steel towers

What was the final step in the sequence of building the Golden Gate Bridge?

• Painting the bridge

• Drawing the main cables

• Building the steel towers

• Building the highway

When did Charles Croaker propose a bridge across the Golden Gate?

• 1930

• 1933

• 1872

• 1921

When was the Golden Gate Bridge first opened to pedestrians?

• January 1933

• May 27, 1937

• May 28, 1937

• 1930