Text Structures 4th Grade

Which sentence from the selection explains why artists first created papel picado?

• People living in Mexico soon had a lot of this tissue paper, and they began using it to make decorations.

• They include images of people, animals, flowers, lettering, and any design that has special meaning to the artist.

• Stacking many sheets of paper allows the artists to create the same pattern on all the sheets at the same time.

• On a papel picado wedding banner, for example, hearts and the names of the bride and groom may be part of the design.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The author organizes the information in the above paragraph by —

• explaining why a game played by puppies is better than the same game played by humans

• listing the reasons a cable channel created a show with puppies

• comparing the puppy football game with a real football game

• showing all the ways that puppy football is entertaining to watch

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

Cause: People who lived in the apartment building complained about the hawks’ nest.

What is the effect?

• The building’s owners removed the nest.

• Bird-watchers took pictures of the nest.

• People living in the apartment building moved to another location.

• Bird-watchers met with building owners to discuss a plan.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

After the hawks rebuilt their nest, fewer people complained most likely because —

• the sidewalk below the nest stayed clean

• they realized that the hawks were not going to leave

• they were tired of explaining their concerns to others

• the nest was not as large as the first nest the hawks had built

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

According to the above information, a tall sandcastle tower might fall if —

• its base is too small to support it

• it is not built by an expert sculptor

• too many details are carved into the sandcastle

• tools are not used when building the sandcastle

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

Match the following organizational text structures:

• Problem and solution

• putting steps in order; signal words include: first; second; third; before; after that; next; finally; then, following; etc.

• Cause and Effect

• structure connects events that happen with why they happen. Words include: because, as a result, therefore, and if

• Chronological order

• writing describing events in the order that they happened

• Sequential

• organizational structure where a problem is presented and a solution is suggested; signal words include: issues, challenges, solve, proposed solution, etc.

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CCSS.RI.4.5