Exploring Nonfiction Text Structures

Which text structure is used when a text describes the similarities and differences between two or more subjects?

• Chronology

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

What is the primary purpose of a text that explains the reasons why something happened and the results of it?

• Description

• Order and Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

If a text is organized by listing events in the order they happened, which structure is it using?

• Chronology

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Description

Which text structure would be most appropriate for a passage that explains how to solve a specific issue?

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

A text that provides detailed information about a topic without comparing it to another topic is using which structure?

• Description

• Order and Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

When a text is organized by explaining a problem and then offering one or more solutions, what structure is it using?

• Chronology

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Description

Which structure is used when a text describes events in the order they occurred?

• Order and Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

If a text explains how two things are alike and different, which structure is it using?

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

What is the main purpose of a text that describes a series of events in the order they happened?

• Description

• Order and Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

Which text structure is used when a text explains why something happened and what happened as a result?

• Chronology

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution