4.ri.5

Match the text structure to its correct description.

• Chronological

• describe a problem and offer a solution

• Sequential

• present causes and their effects

• Problem and Solution

• describe a process or series of steps in sequential order

• Cause and Effect

• compare and contrast information

• Compare and Contrast

• tell about events in chronological order

Which structure: To show the similarities and differences between sharks and dolphins

• Order and Sequence

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Which structure: To explain the life cycle of a flying squirrel

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Order and Sequence

• Cause and Effect

Which structure: to describe what happened to teeth if you eat too much sugar

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Which structure: To explain air pollution and ways scientists are trying to reduce it.

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

Which structure: To examine a dollar bill and what each symbol on it means

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Order and Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

Which structure: To explain how lifting weights can result in strengthened bones

• Problem and Solution

• Order and Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Which structure: To look at how igneous, sedimentary & metamorphic rocks are same/different

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Order and Sequence

Which structure: To show how unclean kitchens cause illness and how kitchens should be cleaned

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Order and Sequence

• Problem and Solution

Which structure: To tell about the building materials used to make the Golden Gate Bridge

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Order and Sequence

• Cause and Effect