Nonfiction Text Structure Examples

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description

• compare & contrast

• sequence or chronological order

• cause & effect

This type of writing gives information step-by-step.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• order & sequence

• compare & contrast

The sun shone bright yellow in a cloudless blue sky. A faint haze rose from the glistening pavement, suggesting steam rising off a hot surface.

• description

• compare & contrast

• sequence or chronological order

• problem & solution

Choose the clue words that indicate compare and contrast.

• therefore, cause, effect, consequently
• later, then, next, Monday
• similar, different, common, on the other hand
• possibility, struggle, hope, problem

Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order.

• first, next, finally, 8:30, after
• cause, effect, as a result of, because
• problem, solution, promise, struggle
• compare, contrast, similar, different

When you are finding similarities and differences within in a text, what text structure is this format?

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

What text structure talks about order in time?

• Chronological
• Compare and Contrast
• Cause and Effect
• Problem or Solution

Because, since, if, then, as a result, and due to are signal words for which text structure?

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

Which of the following are signal words for the DESCRIPTION text structure?

• for example, such as, details, adjectives

• dates, first, next, finally

• both, like, while, but

• question, problem, solution, solve

What text structure would a Venn Diagram go with?

• Description and List
• Cause and Effect
• Question and Answer
• Compare and Contrast