WorksheetsIReady Text Structures Quizizz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins
What is the I can statement for today?
I can:
determine a theme of a text and how it is conveyed.
provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions.
analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of ideas.
Notes- What is text structure?
The way the author organizes information.
The author's message.
The events in the story.
The main idea of the text.
Notes- How is a text chronologically structured?
Presents a problem and solution.
Gives an order of events from earliest to latest.
Compares and contrasts people, things or ideas.
Explains the causes and effects.
Secrets in the Stones- The account states that "even though some questions about the site's purpose have been answered, many remain."
Why does the author include this statement?
It suggests that we can never know the purpose of Stonehenge.
It shows that archaeologists are not able to explain the past.
It explains why people are losing interest in the site.
It begins the discussion of different ideas about Stonehenge.
Secrets in the Stones- What does the final paragraph contribute to the account's overall structure?
It is the second of two possible answers to the question of why Stonehenge was built.
It summarizes what the secrets of Stonehenge are.
It raises more questions for readers to consider about the secrets in the stones.
It explains why some scientists disagree about the origins of Stonehenge.
The Dead Sea Scrolls- How does paragraph 1 prepare readers for the rest of the account?
It describes how the scrolls were discovered.
It introduces the scrolls and suggests their importance.
It explains that the scrolls are really documents.
It describes what scholars learned from the scrolls.
The Dead Sea Scrolls- Read these sentences from paragraph 2.
Over the next decade, ten other caves containing manuscripts were found in the Judean
Desert. Archaeologists also excavated the ruins of Qumran, not far from the caves.
How does this information fit into the overall structure of the account?
It continues the chronology of events from Paragraph 1.
It answers the question of the manuscripts' origins.
It compares the desert caves to the ruins of Qumran.
It shows what caused archaeologists to excavate the ruins.
The Dead Sea Scrolls- How do paragraphs 3 and 4 support a key idea of the account?
They explain why the scrolls are so important.
They show just how old the scrolls really are.
They demonstrate how the scrolls are used by scholars.
They prove that the scrolls are as important as the Bible.
The Dead Sea Scrolls- What is the overall text structure?
Compare and contrast
Cause and Effect
Chronological
Problem and Solution
The text structure that shows events taking place over time or gives steps is...
Chronological
Cause and Effect
Question and Answer
"First, second, following, and finally" are used with ...
Chronological
Problem and Solution
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