Understanding Text Structures

What is the primary purpose of understanding text structures?

• To memorize facts

• To enhance writing speed

• To organize information effectively

• To improve vocabulary

Which text structure is used when events are arranged in the order they occurred?

• Compare and contrast

• Chronological

• Spatial

• Topical

What signal words might indicate a compare and contrast text structure?

• First, next, then

• Because, as a result

• Above, below, next to

• Like, unlike, both

In which text structure are ideas prioritized from most to least important?

• Order of importance

• Problem and solution

• Sequence

• Cause and effect

Which text structure is often used in descriptive writing to organize information by location?

• Chronological

• Spatial

• Topical

• Sequence

What type of text structure explains the reasons something happened and its outcomes?

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Order of importance

• Topical

Which text structure involves presenting a problem followed by one or more solutions?

• Problem and solution

• Sequence

• Spatial

• Chronological

In the practice section, what text structure is used in the passage about the functions of schools?

• Sequence

• Chronological

• Topical

• Cause and effect

What text structure is used in the passage about the history of public schools in the United States?

• Order of importance

• Problem and solution

• Chronological

• Compare and contrast

In the practice section, which text structure is used in the passage comparing charter schools and neighborhood schools?

• Sequence

• Topical

• Compare and contrast

• Spatial