Text Structure Assessment for 5th Grade

What is the main purpose of chronological text structure?

• To compare and contrast ideas

• To show cause and effect relationships

• To show the order of events over time

• To describe problems and solutions

In a problem-solution text structure, what comes first?

• The solution

• The problem

• The conclusion

• The comparison

Which signal words might you find in a cause and effect text structure?

• First, next, then, finally

• However, but, although, yet

• Because, as a result, therefore, since

• Above, below, beside, near

What text structure would you expect to find in a recipe?

• Compare and contrast

• Problem and solution

• Description

• Sequence

When an author wants to show how two things are alike and different, which text structure should they use?

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Sequence

Which signal words indicate a compare and contrast structure?

• Because, so, therefore

• Similarly, however, whereas, but

• First, next, then, last

• For example, specifically, such as

What text structure would be best for explaining why leaves change color in fall?

• Sequence

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Description

In a descriptive text structure, what is the author's main goal?

• To show how events are related

• To paint a picture with words

• To solve a problem

• To show time order

Which text structure would you find in a historical timeline?

• Description

• Compare and contrast

• Chronological

• Problem and solution

What signal words might you find in a sequence text structure?

• a. Similarly, likewise, however

• b. First, second, next, finally

• c. Because, therefore, as a result

• d. For instance, such as, including