Analyze Text Structure

I want to write a piece on ways fires can be started by accident. What text structure should I use?

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

I'm going to write about what causes a tornado. What text structure should it be?

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

I'm going to write about the history of Disney World. What text structure should I use?

• Compare & Contrast

• Chronological or Sequence

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

I'm going to write about Benjamin Franklin's life. What text structure should it be?

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Chronological or Sequence

• Cause & Effect

What is the purpose of analyzing text structures?

• To memorize the content of the text

• To improve vocabulary

• To better understand and interpret the text

• To learn about the author's life

Analyzing text structures helps readers to:

• Understand the author's personal life

• Predict what will happen next in the story

• Understand how the information is organized and why it matters

• Memorize facts more easily

A text that explains the reasons behind a historical event is using which structure?

• Cause and effect

• Sequencing

• Description

• Compare and contrast

When a text is organized by importance of information or events, often leading to a climax, it is using which structure?

• Description

• Sequencing

• Cause and effect

• Generalization

A detailed account of a character's physical appearance and personality traits is an example of which text structure?

• Cause and effect

• Sequencing

• Description

• Generalization

Which of the following is an example of a cause and effect structure?

• A list of reasons why the rainforest is important.

• A story about a boy who forgot his lunch and felt hungry all day.

• A comparison of two different types of ecosystems.

• A chronological account of events leading to the American Revolution.