Nonfiction Text Structures and Features Review

Which type of text structure answers the questions what happened and why?

• Chronological
• Cause & Effect
• Problem & Solution
• Compare/Contrast

Which type of text structure describes an issue and at least one way to solve it?

• Chronological
• Cause & Effect
• Problem & Solution
• Compare/Contrast

Which type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different?

• Chronological
• Cause & Effect
• Problem & Solution
• Compare/Contrast

Which type of text structure describes events in sequential order?

• Chronological
• Cause & Effect
• Problem & Solution
• Compare/Contrast

This is when an author wants to explain to a reader how one event or thing leads to another.

• Problem and Solution
• Cause and Effect
• Description
• Compare and Contrast 

What is the purpose of text features?

• They guide the reader through the text.

• They organize information in a way that helps the reader understand the central message of a text.

• They reveal information to the reader that is irrelevant to the text itself.

What is chronological text structure?

• a text structure that shows how two or more things are similar and different
• a text structure that presents a problem and  shows how it can be solved
• a text structure that presents events in  the order  they occur
• a text structure that explains that uses details and examples to explain a topic

What is compare and contrast text structure?

• a text structure that shows how two or more things are  similar and different
• a text structure that provides details and examples to explain a topic
• a text structure that presents events in the order they occur
• a text  structure that explains why something happens and what the  outcome is

Which keywords would most likely be  used in a text using chronological text structure?

• before, in the beginning, next, last, after
• similar, differences, both, alike
• since, because, if, as a result of
• for example, characteristics, for instance

Which keywords would most likely be  used in a text using compare and  contrast text structure?

• before, in the beginning, next, last, after
• similar, differences, both, alike
• since, because, if, as a result of
• for example, characteristics, for instance