Text Structure Quiz

What is the primary purpose of a cause and effect text structure?

• To describe a sequence of events

• To explain reasons and results

• To compare and contrast ideas

• To provide a detailed description

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which text structure is used when an author presents a problem and then offers one or more solutions?

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Description

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

When an author uses a sequence text structure, what is the main focus?

• To show how things are alike and different

• To list events in the order they happen

• To describe a topic in detail

• To explain the reasons for an event

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which of the following signal words might indicate a compare and contrast text structure?

• First, next, then

• Because, as a result

• Similarly, however

• Problem, solution

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What type of text structure is used when an author describes a topic by listing its features and characteristics?

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which text structure would most likely use the words 'before,' 'after,' and 'finally'?

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Description

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

If a passage is organized by discussing how two things are similar and different, what text structure is being used?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which of the following is a clue that a text might be using a cause and effect structure?

• The text lists steps in a process

• The text describes a problem and offers solutions

• The text uses words like 'because' and 'therefore'

• The text provides detailed descriptions of a topic

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the main purpose of a description text structure?

• To explain why something happened

• To provide a detailed picture of a topic

• To show how things are similar and different

• To list events in chronological order

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which text structure is most likely used in a passage that discusses a problem and then suggests ways to solve it?

• Sequence

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5