Text Structure Practice

Which type of text structure describes an issue and at least one way to solve it?

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Chronological

• Compare/Contrast

Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to solve this problem. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rain forests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. It will take many people working together to solve this problem. What is the problem?

• Sequential

• Description

• chimpanzees are disappearing

• chimpanzees

What type of text structure is this?

• description

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

Every year, thousands of car accidents occur because of drivers distracted by their phones. Safe Drive Corporation developed a product that will disable cell phones inside a car, and many people feel this product will help save lives. What is the problem and solution?

• car accidents are a problem and a possible solution is to not use cell phones in the car

• no problem no solution

• ignore it it will go away

• order & sequence

Which type of text structure is used in this passage?

• Cause & Effect

• Problem Solution

• Compare & Contrast

• Chronological

Which type of text structure is used in this passage?

• Compare & Contrast

• Sequence

• Chronological

• Problem Solution

Which type of text structure answers the questions what happened and why?

• Cause & Effect

• Compare/Contrast

• Problem & Solution

• Chronological

Which type of text structure describes events in sequential order?

• Chronological

• Cause & Effect

• Compare/Contrast

• Problem & Solution

Which type of text structure is used in this passage?

• problem/solution

• description/list

• direction

• cause and effect

Which type of text structure is used in this passage?

• direction

• cause and effect

• description/list

• problem and solution