Text Structure

Often found at the end of the text as a summary of the person's life events- helps the reader see dates and events in chronological order

• Labels

• Illustrations

• Timeline

• Captions

A text Box (shown in blue) is more information located outside the main text.

• True

• False

What text feature gives the definitions of important vocabulary words?

• Captions

• Index

• Glossary

• None of the above

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

This text structure explains how something happens or is done, step-by-step.

• sequential order

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

This text structure explains a problem and shows how it can be or is resolved.

• descriptive

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• chronological order

This text structure shows how two topics are alike and different.

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• descriptive

• sequential order

This text structure describes what happens and why it happens.

• descriptive

• chronological order

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

Which text structure is used to show the sequence of events in a story?

• A) Chronological order

• B) Cause and effect

• C) Problem and solution

• D) Compare and contrast