Understanding Text Structures Quiz

Which text structure is used when the author provides details about a topic to give the reader a mental picture?

• Chronological

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What text structure is used when events are presented in the order they occurred?

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological

• Description

• Problem and Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which text structure involves identifying an issue and proposing one or more solutions?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

When an author discusses similarities and differences between two or more subjects, which text structure are they using?

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which text structure explains reasons why something happened and the results of it?

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

An article describes the habitat, diet, and behavior of polar bears. What text structure is this?

• Description

• Chronological

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

A biography of a famous scientist is written in the order of their life events. What text structure is used?

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

A passage discusses the differences and similarities between cats and dogs. What text structure is this?

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

A text explains how pollution leads to global warming. What text structure is being used?

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

A story describes a community's struggle with not having enough water and how they built a new well to solve the problem. What text structure is this?

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5