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Text Structures

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Green turtles live in the ocean. People used to hunt them to make turtle soup, as well as for their meat. They also were hunted because people wanted to use their skin for leather. As a result, the green turtle population is much lower than it used to be.

What is the text structure?

a)

Descriptitve

b)

Sequence

c)

Compare & Contrast

d)

Cause & Effect

e)

Problem & Solution

2.

 

The text structure that discusses what is specifically being described is ______________.

a)

Compare & Contrast

b)

Cause & Effect

c)

Problem & Solution

d)

Description

e)

Sequence

3.

Arizona is home to one of the world's greatest natural wonders, the Grand Canyon. About 5 million people visit Grand Canyon National Park each year. The Grand Canyon formed over 3 to 6 million years ago by the rushing waters of the Colorado River. Even more, it reaches about one mile deep!

a)

Cause & Effect

b)

Sequence

c)

Compare & Contrast

d)

Problem & Solution

e)

Description

4.

The Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs. The T-Rex ate its prey whole. It even crushed and swallowed the bones. The T-Rex was so big that it could eat up to 500 pounds of meat in one bite. The T-Rex lived in North America. It has been extinct for 65 million years.

a)

Cause & Effect

b)

Sequence

c)

Description

d)

Compare & Contrast

e)

Problem & Solution

5.

Which key words might be found in a text written in description?

a)

For instance

b)

idea

c)

specifically

d)

solution

e)

Such as

6.

Arizona was the last land continental state to become part of the United States. Officially, Arizona became the 48th state in 1912. Since 1919, Arizona's beautiful Grand Canyon has been attracting tourists. Recently, Arizona celebrated its 100th birthday on February 14, 2012.

a)

Cause & effect

b)

despcription

c)

sequence

d)

problem & solution

e)

compare and contrast

7.

The text structure that shows events taking place over time or gives steps is... 

a)

Compare & Contrast

b)

Sequence

c)

Cause & Effect

d)

Description

e)

Problem & Solution

8.

On December 13, 1989, Taylor Swift was born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. At the age of 14, her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee so Taylor could pursue a career in country music. When she was 16 years old, Taylor released her first album. In 2008, Taylor released her #1 single with "Our Song." She has been breaking music records since!

a)

problem and solution

b)

sequence

c)

cause and effect

d)

description

e)

compare and contrast

9.

Which text structure might use words like SIMILAR, DIFFERENT, BOTH, ALIKE, ON THE OTHER HAND, COMMON

a)

Sequence

b)

Problem & Solution

c)

Compare & Contrast

d)

Cause & Effect

10.

What's worse than a giraffe with a sore throat? A crocodile with rotting teeth! Crocodiles get food stuck in their teeth but don't have a way of cleaning them. When crocodiles need a dental cleaning, they open their mouths and allow the Egyptian plover bird to fly in. The plovers will eat the food stuck on the croc's teeth making it a win-win animal friendship!

a)

problem and solution

b)

cause and effect

c)

description

d)

sequence

e)

compare and contrast

11.

When the author explains why something happens or explains the effects of something, what text structure are they using?

a)

Description

b)

Problem & Solution

c)

Cause & Effect

d)

Sequence

12.

The Northern White Rhinoceros is an endangered species. There are only three of these creatures still alive on Earth, and they're all in captivity in Kenya! Due to extensive hunting, the northern white rhino population has greatly shrunk. Much of this hunting was due to the misconception that a rhinoceros' horn contained a cure for cancer.

a)

Problem and solution

b)

description

c)

sequence

d)

cause and effect

e)

compare and contrast

13.

Which key words might be found in a text written in sequence?

a)

First

b)

Unlike

c)

Finally

d)

Next

e)

result

14.

This text structure explains "how are things in the text similar or different."

a)

Problem & Solution

b)

Cause & Effect

c)

Sequence

d)

Compare & Contrast

e)

Description

15.

Are you ever excited to put on a program just added to Netflix? Yet, as soon as you select the streaming title, you begin to see a slow buffering percentage tick across the screen. No, not again! The error message indicates it doesn't detect an internet connection. One way to troubleshoot, is to check your router & reset it. Hopefully, that does the trick!

a)

Problem and solution

b)

Sequence

c)

Cause & effect

d)

Compare and contrast

e)

Description

16.

What is it called when the author uses text that describes an issue and offers one or more solutions?

a)

Cause and effect

b)

Sequence

c)

Compare and contrast

d)

Problem & Solution

17.

A moon is a natural satellite of a planet. There is only one moon which orbits Earth. Unlike us, there are other planets in our solar system which have multiple moons. Mars has two moons, named Phobos and Deimos. Even more outrageous, Jupiter has a whopping total of 67 moons.

a)

Cause & Effect

b)

Description

c)

Problem & Solution

d)

Sequence

e)

Compare & Contrast

18.

This text structure tells what is the conflict, or problem, and how it was resolved.

a)

Compare & Contrast

b)

Description

c)

Sequence

d)

Cause & Effect

e)

Problem & Solution

19.

Sea otters are the only marine mammals that don't rely on blubber to stay warm, but they stay busy hunting. Sea otters have the densest fur of any creature on the planet. A sea otter's impenetrable under-fur has about 1 million hairs per square inch; a dog's coat, in comparison, has about 60,000 hairs in the same space and a human has about 2,200 strands.

a)

problem and solution

b)

description

c)

sequence

d)

compare and contrast

e)

cause and effect

20.

The text structure that is written in a style that tells what happened and why it happens is..

a)

Problem & Solution

b)

Description

c)

Cause & Effect

d)

Sequence

e)

Compare & Contrast