Text Structure Identification Quiz

Which text structure is being used when an author explains the steps to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?

• Compare and contrast

• Sequence

• Cause and effect

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In a text that discusses how pollution leads to climate change, which text structure is primarily used?

• Problem and solution

• Description

• Cause and effect

• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When an author explains the similarities and differences between high school and middle school, they are using which text structure?

• Sequence

• Problem and solution

• Description

• Compare and contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which signal words might indicate a cause and effect text structure?

• First, next, finally

• However, but, whereas

• As a result, because, therefore

• For example, specifically, such as

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A news article describing the features of a new smartphone is most likely using which text structure?

• Description

• Sequence

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

In a text about how scientists solved the problem of food spoilage through refrigeration, which structure is being used?

• Compare and contrast

• Description

• Sequence

• Problem and solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which signal words would you expect to find in a sequence text structure?

• Similarly, likewise, both

• First, then, finally

• Because, since, consequently

• For instance, including, such as

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An article explaining how the Grand Canyon looks, feels, and sounds is using which text structure?

• Sequence

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Compare and contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When an author presents a difficulty and explains ways to resolve it, they are using which text structure?

• Problem and solution

• Description

• Compare and contrast

• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text structure would be most appropriate for explaining the differences between renewable and non-renewable energy sources?

• Sequence

• Compare and contrast

• Description

• Cause and effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5