Text Structure Assessment Quiz

What is the main purpose of chronological text structure?

• To show how two things are alike and different

• To present events in the order they occurred

• To explain why something happened

• To present a problem and its solution

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When comparing two texts about the same topic, which text structure makes it easiest to identify similarities and differences?

• Problem and solution

• Sequence

• Comparison

• Cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

In a cause and effect text structure, what should readers look for?

• Dates and time markers

• Compare and contrast signal words

• Steps in a process

• Words like "because," "since," and "as a result"

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which signal words might indicate a problem-solution text structure?

• First, next, finally

• Similarly, likewise, however

• Issue, solution, resolve

• Because, therefore, consequently

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When reading two texts about climate change, one uses chronological order and the other uses cause and effect. What's the main difference in how the information is presented?

• One focuses on solutions while the other describes problems

• One shows a timeline while the other shows relationships

• One compares ideas while the other contrasts them

• One is more detailed than the other

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

What text structure would best help explain how recycling impacts the environment?

• Chronological order

• Problem and solution

• Comparison

• Cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

If you're reading two texts about the American Revolution, which text structure would best help you understand how events led to independence?

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Problem and solution

• Description

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When authors use comparison text structure, what are they trying to help readers understand?

• The sequence of events

• The similarities and differences

• The causes of problems

• The steps in a process

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which text structure would be most effective for explaining how different animals adapt to winter?

• Chronological order

• Problem and solution

• Comparison

• Cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

If you're reading about ways to reduce pollution, which text structure would most likely be used?

• Chronological

• Problem and solution

• Compare and contrast

• Description

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5