WorksheetsText Structure, Cause and Effect, Inference
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following passages has a sequence text structure?
The Olympic Games started in Greece 3,000 years ago. They took place every four years for hundreds of years. The modern form of the Olympic Games started in 1896. The best athletes from countries all over the world compete. In 2016, the Summer Olympics were held in Brazil.
Only men were allowed to compete in the original Olympic Games. These men had to be Greek, and they could not be slaves. Slaves, women and people from other countries were excluded from the games.
The Olympic Games always begin with an opening ceremony, a big show that often includes music and dancing. All of the countries that are playing in the games participate. Athletes march, wearing their countries’ colors.
In a text with a sequence text structure, the author
describes a topic and its characteristics.
tells about events in the order they happened.
explains how things are similar and different.
describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
In a text with a compare and contrast text structure, the author
explains something that happened and the reasons why.
tells about events in the order they happened.
explains how things are similar and different.
describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
In a text with a cause and effect text structure, the author
explains something that happened and the reasons why.
tells about events in the order they happened.
describes a topic and its characteristics.
describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
Many students in the US say that they've been bullied at school. Natalie Hampton is a high school student who was bullied a lot in middle school. She often had no one to sit with at lunch. So she created a phone app called "Sit With Us." This app lets students sign up and post when there are free seats at their lunch tables. These students have promised to be kind to those who come sit with them. Hampton hopes her app will help students find people to sit with without fear of being bullied.
Identify the main text structure
description
problem and solution
cause and effect
sequence
A river is a large natural stream of flowing water. The source of a river is the place where the river starts. This is usually the highest point in the river. Many rivers begin in springs, places where underground water flows to the Earth’s surface. Some rivers begin in melting glaciers high up in the mountains or in lakes.
sequence
cause and effect
problem and solution
description
Robots that look like humans are called androids. But not all robots are androids. The industrial robots used in manufacturing and production look like machines and not at all like human beings. So what does an android have in common with an industrial robot? They both have computers. And they both have sensors to gather information and ways to interact with their environments, too.
Identify the main text structure.
description
problem and solution
compare and contrast
cause and effect
A current is a steady flow of water in the ocean. In the Pacific Ocean, garbage from the shore and ships gets trapped by ocean currents. The currents move the trash into a large area in the middle of the ocean. This has created a swirling mass of plastics and seawater called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Identify the Text Structure
description
problem and solution
cause and effect
sequence/chronological
The Greenland shark can grow to be around 16 feet long. It’s an apex predator, an animal that is at the top of the food chain. No other creatures prey on apex predators. The Greenland shark can live to be about 400 years old, making it the the longest-living vertebrate animal.
Identify the Text Structure
description
problem and solution
cause and effect
sequence/chronological
Both similes and metaphors ________.
compare things
use the words “like” and “as”
are ways words can rhyme in a poem
make a story less vivid
The first time Angela visited the museum, her head was spinning from all the new sights around her. The museum was full of displays about different animals and plants. The rooms were packed with strange stuffed birds, glass cases full of feathers. She learned so much information about all the weird and wonderful creatures in the world.
Which detail from the passage is an example of figurative language?
“It was full of displays about different animals and plants.”
“The first time Angela visited the museum…”
“The rooms were packed with strange stuffed birds...”
“...her head was spinning from all the new sights...”
The clouds were as gray and wrinkled as an elephant’s skin.
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence?
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
imagery
"The parking lot was hot and empty."
Which of the following revisions uses a metaphor to make the sentence more vivid?
It was 100 degrees in the parking lot.
There had never been a hotter place than the parking lot.
The parking lot was simply scorching.
The parking lot was a desert.
My new teacher Ms. Grossman could have been a pirate captain in another life. She looks like she is adventurous--I like tall, rugged boots she wears. Sometimes when she stands at the front of the class, I imagine her on a deck or behind a ship’s wheel. To me, her voice is like a loud, rough sea. It’s harsh but also soothing to hear.
Which type of figurative language is used in the underlined sentence?
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
Personification is a figure of speech that ________.
makes a comparison using the word “like” or “as”
exaggerates for humorous or dramatic effect
gives a nonhuman thing a human trait or ability
uses a word that sounds like what it means
Hyperbole is a figure of speech that ________.
makes a comparison using the word “like” or “as”
exaggerates for humorous or dramatic effect
gives a nonhuman thing a human trait or ability
uses a word that sounds like what it means
"The floorboards moaned and groaned beneath me."
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
"The forest slept on and on in her silent slumber."
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
"High above the trees, the sky was a white blanket."
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
"Alana put on her favorite pajamas and got into bed. Tomorrow would be OK, she knew now. She didn’t need to worry about Suzanne. She listened to the rain sing her a lullaby until she fell asleep."
What does the underlined phrase add to this passage?
The phrase adds to the peaceful calming mood of this passage.
The phrase shifts the mood of this passage to be scary and suspenseful.
The phrase shows that the conflict in this passage is between Alana and her sister.
The phrase shows that Suzanne is not a real person, but what the character calls the rain.
Jasmine was ready. She had her backpack and a full bottle of water and enough food to last the day. The sun was just rising. Outside, the path called to her to begin her journey.
What does the underlined phrase add to this passage?
The phrase adds to the tense, frightening mood in this passage.
The phrase shows that Jasmine actually isn’t ready for the journey at all.
The phrase shows that Jasmine is an experienced hiker.
The phrase adds to the hopeful, exciting mood of this passage.
