Nonfiction Text Structure Mastery Check

What does text structure refer to?

• The way authors organize information in text

• The font style used in a document

• The length of a paragraph

• The number of pages in a book

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which signal word can be used to show contrast?

• Same as

• Similar

• As well as

• As opposed to

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is one purpose of using sequence?

• To confuse the reader

• To tell a story

• To tell the steps to follow to do something or make something

• To describe a place

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What does the author list in a cause and effect relationship?

• Only causes

• Only effects

• Causes or events and their consequences

• Random events

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A science article that explains how volcanoes form and then erupt is using what kind of text structure?

• Sequence

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

• Description

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What text structure would most likely be used in a story that explains events in the order they happened?

• Problem and solution

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When a writer describes the features of a new smartphone in detail, they are using which text structure?

• Description

• Compare and contrast

• Sequence

• Problem and solution

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which text structure uses these clue words?

next, to begin with, then, finally

• Chronological Order

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Imagine you're a detective, and you've just been handed a case file. This file describes what a hurricane is and then lays out the effects of a hurricane. Using your detective skills, can you tell which text structure this case file is using?

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

If a book chapter explains the differences between life in the city and life in the country, it is most likely using which text structure?

• Compare and contrast

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5