Identifying Text Structures Quiz

Which text structure is used when an author explains how one event leads to another?

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence of Events

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What text structure is being used when an author describes the similarities and differences between two subjects?

• Chronological Order

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

If a passage is organized by the order in which events happen, what text structure is it using?

• Sequence of Events

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Problem and Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text structure involves presenting a problem and then offering one or more solutions?

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When an author provides details about a topic to give the reader a mental picture, which text structure is being used?

• Description

• Sequence of Events

• Chronological Order

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological Order

• Problem and Solution

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A passage that explains the reasons why something happened is using which text structure?

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence of Events

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

If a text is organized by listing steps in a process, what text structure is it using?

• Chronological Order

• Sequence of Events

• Problem and Solution

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text structure is used when an author describes a topic by listing its features, characteristics, or examples?

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A text that discusses how two things are alike and different is using which text structure?

• Sequence of Events

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological Order

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5