Text Structure2

What is text structure?

• The way an author organizes information in a text.

• The literary devices used in a text.

• The main idea or theme of a text.

• The grammatical rules of a text.

How does understanding text structure benefit readers?

• It helps readers focus attention on key concepts, anticipate content, and monitor comprehension.

• It allows readers to skip parts of the text they don't understand.

• It helps readers memorize the entire text more easily.

• It enables readers to write their own texts more quickly.

What is the main purpose of a "Description" text structure?

• To inform the reader about a specific topic.

• To persuade the reader to agree with an argument.

• To tell a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end.

• To compare and contrast two different subjects.

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

• To present a problem and offer solutions.

• To describe a topic by listing its characteristics.

• To show how one event or action leads to another.

• To compare and contrast two or more subjects.

How does a cause/effect text structure differ from a problem/solution text structure?

• Cause/effect explains why or how a situation occurred, while problem/solution proposes ways to fix a negative situation.

• Cause/effect lists events in chronological order, while problem/solution describes a topic's features.

• Cause/effect compares two subjects, while problem/solution contrasts them.

• Cause/effect uses signal words like "similarly" and "however," while problem/solution uses "first" and "next."