Text Structures Quiz

Which text structure discusses the similarities and differences between two or more things?

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Which text structure discusses an issue and gives possible answers to it?

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Which text structure discusses an action or event and the results of that action or event?

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Which text structure describes something and gives its characteristics?

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Which text structure discusses information and events in the order they occurred or should occur (in time order)?

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Which text structure would most likely be used for a consumer review discussing the similarities and differences between a PlayStation and an Xbox?

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Which text structure would most likely be used for a newspaper article discussing a hurricane and the damage it caused?

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Which text structure would most likely be used for an encyclopedia entry discussing the environment of the Amazon rainforest?

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Which text structure would most likely be used for a pamphlet at the doctor’s office talking about the flu and how to avoid spreading it?

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Which text structure would most likely be used for a text discussing the life and career of Patrick Mahomes from his childhood until now?

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