Text Structure Signal Words and Examples

Which text structure might use these signal words? BOTH, UNLIKE, SIMILAR, DIFFERENT

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

Which text structure might use these signal words? BECAUSE, DUE TO, SINCE, SO, IF...THEN

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

• Main Idea and Details

Which text structure tells how things are alike and different?

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

Which text structure might use these signal words? FIRST, AFTER, THE NEXT WEEK, LATER

• Problem and Solution

• Main Idea and Details

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect

The following are all signal words for type of text structure?

• Cause/Effect

  Problem/Solution

• Compare/Contrast

  Proposition/Support

  Judgment/Critique

• Description

• Time Order (Chronology)

• Sequence (Process)

The following are all signal words for type of text structure?

• Cause/Effect

  Problem/Solution

• Compare/Contrast

  Proposition/Support

  Judgment/Critique

• Description

• Time Order (Chronology)

• Sequence (Process)

Which text structure includes signal words:
- for example
- is like
- including

• Comparison

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

Which text structure includes signal words:

• cause and effect

• description

• problem and solution

The following are all signal words for type of text structure?

• Cause/Effect

  Problem/Solution

• Compare/Contrast

  Proposition/Support

  Judgment/Critique

• Description

• Time Order (Chronology)

• Sequence (Process)

Which text structure might use these signal words? ISSUE, SOLVE, THEREFORE, AS A RESULT

• Main Idea and Details

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological