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Nonfiction Text Structure

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 26mins

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1.

The graphic organizer in the image would be useful to help organize information for text in which organizational pattern?

a)

Problem and Solution

b)

Cause and Effect

c)

Compare and Contrast

d)

Sequence and Order

2.

Which organizational structure gives tons of details and helps the reader visualize?

a)

Description

b)

Problem and Solution

c)

Sequence and Order

d)

Compare and Contrast

3.

Which organizational structure explains why events occur and the effects of those events?

a)

Problem and Solution

b)

Sequence and Order

c)

Description

d)

Cause and Effect

4.

What is text structure?

a)

The way authors organize their ideas in a text.

b)

The arrangement and relations between parts.

c)

Written or printed work.

d)

None of the above.

5.

A timeline would be an example of...

a)

Compare and Contrast

b)

Sequence and Order

c)

Cause and Effect

d)

Problem and Solution

6.

Which organizational structure discusses similarities and differences?

a)

Sequence and Order

b)

Compare and Contrast

c)

Problem and Solution

d)

Cause and Effect

7.

Which organizational structure outlines the steps in a procedure?

a)

Description

b)

Problem and Solution

c)

Sequence and Order

d)

Cause and Effect

8.

A section in a science textbook about how the moon's gravitational pull causes tides would be an example of...

a)

Problem and Solution

b)

Description

c)

Cause and Effect

d)

Sequence and Order

9.

Which organizational structure describes a problem and how it is resolved?

a)

Problem and Solution

b)

Compare and Contrast

c)

Sequence and Order

d)

Cause and Effect

10.

A passage about everything you can see, hear, smell, and taste at the county fair would be an example of...

a)

Compare and Contrast

b)

Description

c)

Problem and Solution

d)

Sequence and Order

11.

A passage about the similarities and differences of hurricanes and tornadoes is an example of...

a)

Compare and Contrast

b)

Problem and Solution

c)

Description

d)

Sequence and Order

12.

An article in a newspaper about how to clean up the local creeks in order to stop pollution would be an example of...

a)

Cause and Effect

b)

Problem and Solution

c)

Sequence

d)

Description

13.

What is the text structure of the following paragraph?

Sesquicentennial State Park, affectionately known to locals as "Sesqui," is a spacious, green getaway in the heart of the Sandhills region. Once you're immersed in the 1,400 acres of pines, camping sites, and nature trails you forget just how close you are to bustling, downtown Columbia, South Carolina.

a)

Problem and Solution

b)

Sequence and Order

c)

Description

d)

Cause and Effect

14.

What is the text structure of the following paragraph?

The twist is a dance inspired by rock and roll music. To do the Twist, first stand with your feet approximately shoulder width apart. The torso may be squared to the knees and hips, or turned at an angle so one foot is farther forward than the other. Then, hold your arms out from your body, bent at your elbow. Next, rotate your hips, torso, and legs as a single unit with your arms staying more or less stationary. Every so often lift one leg off of the floor for styling. Now you’re doing the twist!

a)

Description

b)

Sequence and Order

c)

Problem and Solution

d)

Compare and Contrast

15.

What is the text structure of the following paragraph?

You might think that cats get a ridiculous amount of attention from people today but that’s nothing compared to how they were treated in ancient Egypt. Since cats were believed to represent the Egyptian war goddess Bastet, the ancient Egyptians literally worshipped cats. Their admiration was expressed in ways that we might find funny or shocking today. They liked cats so much that killing a cat in ancient Egypt, even on accident, was punishable by death. Another way in which ancient Egyptians showed love and respect for cats was through mummification. Hundreds of thousands of cat mummies have been found preserved in and around Egypt.

a)

Cause and Effect

b)

Compare and Contrast

c)

Description

d)

Sequence and Order

16.

What is the text structure of the following paragraph?

Cooking the perfect pizza at home can be quite a challenge. You may find that it’s difficult to get your oven to the right temperature. If the oven is too hot the crust will burn, become hard, and taste bad. If your oven isn’t hot enough, the crust may get soggy. Even at the perfect temperature, extra moisture from your ingredients may prevent the bottom of the crust from fully cooking, but don’t let oven temperature stop you from building the pizza of your dreams. Get yourself a pizza stone. A pizza stone will get very hot when preheated and will allow your crust to fully cook without burning it. Then you can pile the ingredients on your pizza and have a crispy crust that isn’t burned. That’s the way to go.

a)

Problem and Solution

b)

Description

c)

Cause and Effect

d)

Compare and Contrast