Text Structures Quiz

Which type of text structure describes details, characteristics, and examples of something to create a vivid description?

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

What is the main purpose of a sequence text structure?

• To describe details

• To show the order of events or steps

• To compare things

• To explain causes and effects

Which keywords are often used in chronology or sequence texts?

• Alike, different, both

• First, next, finally

• Because, causes, effect

• Details, characteristics, examples

What is the main focus of compare and contrast text structure?

• Showing the order of events

• Explaining how things are alike and different

• Describing details

• Explaining causes and effects

Which text structure would most likely use the keywords "alike," "different," "both," and "similarly"?

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

In the early 1900s, the peanut butter and jelly sandwich became popular. In the 1920s, this sandwich became popular with children. Which text structure does this example represent?

• Description

• Chronology

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are similar to grilled cheese sandwiches because both sandwiches have been loved by children for decades. Which text structure does this example represent?

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

Which text structure explains how one event causes another event to happen?

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Chronology

What is the main purpose of text structure in writing?

• To organize language and information to serve a specific purpose

• To make the text longer

• To confuse the reader

• To add pictures to the text

Which text structure explains why something happened and the end result?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Sequence