Text Structure Worksheets

What is the purpose of Text Structure Analysis?

• To understand various text structures

• To organize group activities

Text Structure Analysis is particularly useful in understanding:

• Organizational patterns and how they aid comprehension

• Basic vocabulary

How the author organizes the text is....

• the main idea

• the theme

• the problem

• the text structure

This text structure uses facts and descriptive details to describe a specific topic or idea.

• cause and effect

• descriptive

• compare and contrast

• sequential order

• Description

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Description

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

Authors use different text structures to ______________.

• give facts about their topic

• organize their ideas

• research their topic

• add pictures to their writing

• Description

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

NAME THE CORRECT TEXT STRUCTURE.

The Magic Kingdom is the first built

of four theme parks at Walt Disney

World. It opened on October 1971,

and the park features rides and shows

related to major Disney characters

and fairy tales. Symbols of The Magic

Kingdom include Cinderella’s Castle,

Main Street USA, and rides like the

famous Space Mountain coaster.

• description

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• chronological order / sequence

• problem - solution

• Description

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution