Text Structure Signal Words and Examples

What text structure would be used?

First, preheat the oven. Next, add the mix to the bowl. Finally, add the eggs and water.

• Sequence

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problem/Solution

What text structure would be used?

Buster is a cockapoo. He has blonde fur and weighs 27 pounds. He has a long tail.

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

• Description

• Problem/Solution

What text structure explains why something happened or explains the effects of something?

• Compare or Contrast

• Problem or Solution

• Cause or Effect

• Sequence

Which text structure would USE these SIGNAL or KEY WORDS: like, similar, both, different, while

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

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

Which text structure has signal words:
-first
-now
-later
-(actual dates)

• Comparison

• Problem/Solution

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect

Which text structure includes the signal words:
-if/ then
-therefore
-becasue

• Problem/ Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Comparison

• Sequence

Which text structure includes signal words:
-both
-alike
-different
-yet

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• comparison

• sequence

The author describes a topic by listing characteristics and examples.

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Description

Which text structure would USE these SIGNAL or KEY WORDS: as a result, since, then, due to

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence