Free Printable Text structures

Worksheets

Text structures

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name

Class

Date

Which text structure tells what happened and explains why it happened?

Compare and Contrast

Cause and Effect

Main Idea and Details

Problem and Solution

Which text structure tells about events in time order?

Main Idea and Details

Cause and Effect

Compare and Contrast

Sequence

Which text structure explains an issue and gives us ways to fix it?

Problem and Solution

Compare and Contrast

Cause and Effect

Chronological

Which text structure tells how things are alike and different?

Cause and Effect

Chronological

Problem and Solution

Compare and Contrast

Every morning, I wake up at about 7:00 AM. The first thing I do is make my bed and pick out the clothes I’m going to wear. Then, I brush my teeth and take a shower. After my shower, I dry my hair and get dressed.

description

compare & contrast

sequence or chronological order

problem & solution

While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.

description

compare & contrast

sequence or chronological order

problem & solution

Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake.

Cause and Effect

Sequence order

Problem solution

Compare/Contrast

Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to solve this problem. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rain forests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. It will take many people working together to solve this problem

Compare/Contrast

Sequence order

Problem/Solution

Sequence/Order of Importance

Look down at your feet. Are you wearing shoes? Why? People wear shoes many reasons. The first and most important reason is to protect their feet. Shoes keep people from hurting their feet while walking on rough surfaces, but this isn’t the only reason why people wear shoes. Some people wear special shoes that are designed to help them play a game, like bowling shoes or soccer cleats. Some people wear expensive designer shoes so that they appear fashionable and feel good about themselves. And a lot of other people like my dad wear shoes so that their feet won’t stink up the room.

Problem/Solution

Cause/Effect

Compare/Contrast

Chronological

10.

If you were writing a paragraph explaining the steps needed to learn how to ride a bike, what text structure would you use?

Compare and Contrast

Problem and Solution

Sequence or Chronological Order

Cause and Effect

11.

A journalist is writing an article for a local newspaper on the lack of city transportation and ideas to help fix it. What text structure should the journalist use?

Compare and Contrast

Problem and Solution

Sequence and Chronological Order

Cause and Effect

12.

Which of these topics would be best written in cause and effect text structure?

Explaining how basketballs and volleyballs are both used in sports but are made of very different materials

Explaining how to prevent a house fire and what to do if there is a fire

Explaining how to bake a triple chocolate fudge birthday cake

Explaining why many animals of the rain forest are losing their homes

13.

Which of these topics would be best written in compare and contrast text structure?

Explaining how basketballs and volleyballs are both used in sports but are made of very different materials

Explaining how to prevent a house fire and what to do if there is a fire

Explaining how to bake a triple chocolate fudge birthday cake

Explaining why many animals of the rain forest are losing their homes

14.

Tells why something happened and what happened because of it, explains how one thing leads to another, talks about results and consequences

Compare and Contrast

Cause and Effect

Problem and Solution

Sequence or Chronological Order

15.

Describes the similarities and differences between two or more objects

Compare and Contrast

Cause and Effect

Problem and Solution

Sequence or Chronological Order

16.

An article the describes all about astronauts is an example of which text structure?

Cause/Effect

Descriptive

Compare/Contrast

Chronological

17.

Authors use different text structures to ______________.

give facts about their topic

organize their ideas

research their topic

add pictures to their writing

18.

I bought my sister a new doll for her birthday. I thought she would like it. When she opened the gift, she gave me a big hug and said thank you! I was really glad she like the doll.
Does this paragraph contain a problem/solution text feature or a cause and effect text feature?

Cause/effect

Problem/solution

19.

Frogs and toads can live in the water and on the land. They both catch food with long, sticky tongues. They eat insects and small animals. You can tell them apart by their bodies. Frogs have long, strong back legs and thin, moist skin. Toads have shorter back legs and drier skin.
Which text structure is used?

Problem and Solution

Compare and Contrast

Cause and Effect

Description

20.

Nurses and teachers are two types of people who help others. Nurses help people who are sick or hurt. Teachers help people learn new things. Teachers usually work at schools. Nurses may work at hospitals, doctor offices, or clinics. Both teachers and nurses help our communities.
How are nurses and teachers alike.

They both help our communities

They both work at schools

They may work at hospitals, doctor offices or clinics

They help people learn new things

21.

Read the following passage:
Do you know that not all deserts are hot? Both hot and cold deserts are very dry, but unlike hot deserts, cold deserts have long winters when the temperatures can reach below freezing. Cold deserts also get a great deal of snow which is certainly not true for hot deserts.
How are hot deserts different from cold deserts?

Hot deserts have long winters when the temperatures can rech below freezing.

Hot deserts get a great deal of snow

Hot deserts have more wildlife

Cold deserts have long winters and hot deserts do not.

22.

What is the cause.
I dropped my ice cream sandwich because I was running.

I dropped my ice cream sandwich

I was running

because

There is no cause in this sentence

23.

What is the effect?
I burned my hand because I didn't wear an oven mitt.

I burned my hand

I didn't wear an oven mitt

There is no cause

There is no effect

24.

What is the effect?
She dropped the vase and it broke into pieces.

There is no effect

She dropped the vase

It broke into pieces

25.

What is the cause?
My mom was talking to our neighbor, so we were late.

we were late

My mom was talking to our neighbor

My mom

Late

Reset

Text structures

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Similar Resources on Wayground