WorksheetsELA: Text Structure
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 25mins
"It has a pair of teddy bear eyes, a button nose and a face that looks like a cross between a red panda and a sloth. The Javan slow loris may well be one of the cutest critters on the planet. But what we see as adorable, other animals may interpret as a dire warning" (Bittel 1). Which text structure is this?
Description and List
Sequence
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
How to make slime:
First:mix 1 oz. glue and 1/4 cup of water Add 1/4 cup of
Second: Add Sodium Tetraborate
Last: Stir
What text structure is this?
Compare and Contrast
Sequence
Compare and Contrast
Description and List
Hockey and Soccer are much the same and much different. Hockey and soccer are both a sport and both need gear. They are different because you kick a soccer ball and shoot a puck.
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast
"These new rules would change the foundation of the game, but baseball needs to catch up. Soccer is growing popular in the U.S. for a good reason: the running clock. Soccer games have constant action. There is a defined starting and ending point to a soccer game — they will always be about two hours long. Many people like the slow pace of baseball, and that it has no time limits. But there’s still a way to make it faster-paced" Use different perspectives to find both answers.
Sequence
Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
"Most people who play do not understand exactly why it works. "Spot It!" may be easy to play, but the math behind it is surprisingly complicated. Kirkman's problem and therefore the solution to "Spot It!" lives in the area of finite geometry. Most simply, the game is based on a math fact that two lines on an endless, flat surface will only cross at a single point" ( Smithsonian.com 4). Which text structure is this?
Sequence
Description and List
Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
"Much of the call for paying athletes has come from the popularity of college football and basketball on television, and the money these sports produce. However, most of that money goes back to the universities. It supports both sports and academics" ( Kusler 7). What text structure is this?
Problem and Solution
Description/List
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
"It used to be that students through fifth grade could carry cellphones only with special permission. But over the years, an increasing number of parents wanted their elementary-age children to take phones to school. They often believe kids will be safer — walking home or in an emergency — with the device at the ready" (George 5).
What text structure is this?
Description and List
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
Which text structure tells about the order something happened in?
Comparison
Cause and Effect
Sequential
Proposition and Support
Problem and Solution
Which text structure explains the reason something is happening and what happened as a result?
problem and solution
description
cause and effect
Which text structure explains how two things are similar or different?
cause and effect
comparison
chronological
description
Which text structure gives evidence of a problem and one or more ways to solve it?
Description
Problem and Solution
Proposition and Support
Chronological
Cause and Effect
Name the five text structures?
