Text Structures in Nonfiction

The video tutorial covers five nonfiction text structures: description, sequence, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution. It explains each structure with signal words and examples, followed by practice exercises to identify the structures. The tutorial concludes with instructions for a task card activity to reinforce learning.

What is the primary purpose of using signal words in nonfiction text structures?

• To make the text longer

• To help identify the text structure

• To confuse the reader

• To add humor to the text

Which text structure involves describing the characteristics of a topic?

• Description

• Problem-Solution

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

What type of text structure is used when events are presented in the order they occur?

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

In a compare and contrast text structure, what is typically discussed?

• The history of two things

• Only the similarities between two things

• Only the differences between two things

• Both similarities and differences between two things

What is the main focus of a cause and effect text structure?

• Describing a sequence of events

• Explaining why something happens

• Comparing two different things

• Solving a problem

Which text structure is used when a problem is presented along with possible solutions?

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Problem-Solution

What is the text structure used when describing the Space Needle in Seattle?

• Sequence

• Description

• Problem-Solution

• Cause and Effect

How can the problem of malaria be addressed according to the text?

• By using mosquito nets

• By staying indoors

• By avoiding water

• By taking vitamins

What is the text structure used when explaining how to make a smoothie?

• Sequence

• Description

• Problem-Solution

• Compare and Contrast

What is the main difference between conductors and insulators?

• Both allow electricity to flow

• Insulators allow electricity to flow, conductors do not

• Conductors allow electricity to flow, insulators do not

• Neither allow electricity to flow