Understanding Text Structure Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a text structure that shows a sequence of events?

• Cause and effect

• Chronological order

• Compare and contrast

• Problem and solution

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Identify the text structure used in the following sentence: "The storm caused the power outage."

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which text structure is used to explain how two things are similar and different?

• Problem and solution

• Sequence

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is the main purpose of using a "problem and solution" text structure?

• To describe a series of events

• To show how things are alike

• To present an issue and how it can be resolved

• To explain why something happened

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which text structure would most likely be used in a recipe?

• Cause and effect

• Sequence

• Compare and contrast

• Problem and solution

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

If a passage describes the features of a new smartphone, which text structure is being used?

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which text structure is used when a passage explains why something happened and what happened as a result?

• Sequence

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Description

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

In a story where a character faces a challenge and finds a way to overcome it, which text structure is likely used?

• Problem and solution

• Sequence

• Description

• Compare and contrast

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which text structure would be most appropriate for a timeline of historical events?

• Cause and effect

• Sequence

• Compare and contrast

• Problem and solution

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

When an author writes about the differences between two types of animals, which text structure are they using?

• Description

• Sequence

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5