Identifying Informational Text Structures

What is text structure?

• The theme of a story

• The tone of a passage

• The way an author organizes information

• The main argument of an essay

Which text structure presents similarities and differences?

• Chronological Order

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Compare & Contrast

What type of text structure uses signal words like "because" and "as a result"?

• Descriptive

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem & Solution

Which structure describes events in the order they happened?

• Problem & Solution

• Chronological Order

• Compare & Contrast

• Descriptive

Which text structure is used when a passage identifies a challenge and offers solutions?

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological Order

• Descriptive

If a passage compares two phone brands based on their features, which structure is used?

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Chronological Order

• Descriptive

A paragraph describes a wildfire and how efforts to control it were implemented. What structure is used?

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological Order

• Descriptive

A passage lists steps to bake a cake. Which structure is being used?

• Descriptive

• Chronological Order

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

Which signal words might indicate a "Compare & Contrast" structure?

• Problem, Solution, Challenge

• First, Next, Finally

• Because, Since, Therefore

• More, Less, But

A passage explains how deforestation leads to climate change. What structure is used?

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological Order

• Problem & Solution

• Compare & Contrast