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WorksheetsComparing Text Structure
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Read each passage: "Capybara" The capybara is the world's largest rodents. Capybaras can weigh up to 145 pounds. They love the water and spend most of their time in swamps, ponds, and rivers. If you want to see a capybara in the wild, you will need to go to Central or South America. "Crocodiles and Alligators" Crocodiles and alligators look very much alike, but there are ways to tell them apart. The crocodile has a pointy snout, while the alligator’s snout is rounder. The crocodile weighs less than the alligator and can move faster. Both animals have an extra-long lower tooth. When the crocodile’s mouth is closed, you can see this long tooth. However, when the alligator’s mouth is closed, the tooth is hidden inside the mouth. "Crocodiles and Alligators" is written in which overall text structure?
Cause and Effect
Description
Compare and Contrast
Chronological Order/Sequence
What text structure compares similarities and differences?
Cause and Effect
Description
Problem/Solution
Compare/Contrast
Read each passage: "Capybara" The capybara is the world's largest rodents. Capybaras can weigh up to 145 pounds. They love the water and spend most of their time in swamps, ponds, and rivers. If you want to see a capybara in the wild, you will need to go to Central or South America. "Crocodiles and Alligators" Crocodiles and alligators look very much alike, but there are ways to tell them apart. The crocodile has a pointy snout, while the alligator’s snout is rounder. The crocodile weighs less than the alligator and can move faster. Both animals have an extra-long lower tooth. When the crocodile’s mouth is closed, you can see this long tooth. However, when the alligator’s mouth is closed, the tooth is hidden inside the mouth. The two passages are:
similar because both passages compare and contrast animals.
different because "Crocodiles and Alligators" explains the cause and effect of crocodiles and alligators, on the other hand, "Capybara" describes capybara by giving details.
similar because both passages describe different animals by giving details.
different because "Crocodiles and Alligators" compare and contrast crocodiles and alligators while "Capybara" describes capybara by giving details.
Two articles discuss the history of transportation. Article 1 lists the developments in order from the invention of the wheel to modern cars. Article 2 compares the efficiency of different modes of transportation. The text structure of Article 2 is (a) .
Chronological/Sequence
Compare/Contrast
Cause/Effect
Problem/Solution
Text structure that describes how two things are similar and different is:
order and sequence
compare and contrast
cause and effect
problem and solution
This type of writing considers similarities and differences.
description
compare & contrast
order & sequence
cause & effect
Match the following text structures with their descriptions.
Problem/Solution
Proposes strategies to address an issue.
Chronological/
Sequence
Describes events in the order they occurred.
Cause/Effect
Explains reasons and their outcomes.
Compare/Contrast
Highlights similarities and differences.
Which of the following passages has a compare and contrast text structure?
In a rural community, there are not many lights from buildings to block the stars. As a result, you can see many stars when you look up at the night sky.
Urban and suburban communities both have stores, schools, banks, libraries and buildings. However, these things are more spread out in the suburbs than they are in urban communities.
The tallest skyscraper in the world is Burj Khalifa in a city called Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It has 163 stories and is 2,723 feet tall.
People may move to the suburbs so that they can have more space but still enjoy the city. Suburbs are usually so close to a city that you can get to the city and back in the same day.
Which of the following passages has a description text structure?
Rhesus monkeys and baboons are part of a group called Old World monkeys. Like rhesus monkeys, baboons have tails. However, baboons usually weigh more than rhesus monkeys. Baboons live in Africa and Arabia, while rhesus monkeys live in Asia.
Scientists were preparing to send the first humans into outer space. However, they didn’t yet understand the effects that space would have on the human body. They didn’t want to put humans in danger. As a solution, they started by sending rhesus monkeys into space and studying the effects on them.
Rhesus monkeys are primates with brown bodies and red faces. They come from Asian countries, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. They are very intelligent, and some have even adapted to live near humans. Rhesus monkeys are good climbers and swimmers.
In 1947, scientists first discovered the Zika virus in a rhesus monkey in Uganda. A year later, they learned that Zika was spread by mosquitoes. In 1952, the first cases of Zika in humans were found. The virus did not make people very sick.
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.
It takes a lot of food to feed all of the people who are part of the Olympic Games. It also creates a lot of leftovers. To reduce food waste, some famous chefs came up with a plan. They decided to use the leftover food from the Olympics to help feed the homeless. They cooked meals for the homeless using ingredients that would have been thrown away.
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.
Read the following passage. Piping plovers are losing their habitats. This is because humans are taking many of the beaches where they live to construct buildings. Humans have also changed the level of water in the piping plovers’ homes. Sometimes, there is too much water or too little water. As a result of the loss of their habitats, piping plovers have become an endangered species. In the passage above, the underlined sentence provides...
a cause that led to piping plovers losing their habitats.
an effect of humans changing the level of water in piping plovers’ homes.
a cause that led to there being too many piping plovers.
an effect of piping plovers leaving their homes.
Read the following passage. Many people think that Thomas Edison built the first light bulb. He did not, but his inventions greatly changed the effect that electricity had on people’s lives. The light bulbs that existed before Edison were not practical for most people to use inside their homes. They needed too much power and were too bright. So Edison developed a new type of light bulb called an incandescent bulb. It was affordable and reliable. It used less power than existing models and became a success. Which detail from the passage above best describes a problem?
“He did not, but his inventions greatly changed the effect electricity had on people’s lives.”
“It used less power than existing models and became a success.”
“So Edison developed a new type of light bulb called an incandescent bulb.”
“The light bulbs that existed before Edison were not practical for most people to use inside their homes.”
Read the following passage and determine the text structure: "Many animals hibernate during the winter. Bears, for example, eat a lot in the fall to store fat. Then, they sleep through the cold months. Frogs also hibernate, but they do so by burying themselves in mud."
Chronology
Comparison
Cause/Effect
Problem/Solution
Read the following passage and determine the text structure: "Some birds migrate to warmer areas during winter. Others, like the cardinal, stay in the same place all year round."
Chronology
Comparison
Cause/Effect
Problem/Solution
Which statement best describes a major difference between the text structures of the articles "Eating in Space" and "Farming in Space"?
"Eating in Space" contrasts eating on Earth an din space, while "Farming in Space" contrasts growing plants in space and on earth.
"Eating in Space" tells the process of eating a meal in space, while "Farming in Space" tells the problems and solutions of growing plants in space.
"Eating in Space" tells the process of eating a meal in space, while "Farming in Space" tells the process of growing plants in space.
"Eating in Space" tells about problems and solutions for eating meals in space, while "Farming in Space" tells about the process of growing plants in space.
Which text structure is used when a passage describes the similarities and differences between two subjects?
A) Chronological
B) Compare/Contrast
C) Cause/Effect
D) Problem/Solution
Read the following passage and determine the text structure: 'The invention of the telephone changed communication. Before its invention, people relied on letters. After its invention, communication became instant.'
A) Chronological
B) Compare/Contrast
C) Cause/Effect
D) Problem/Solution
What is the primary text structure used in a passage that explains how one event leads to another?
A) Chronological
B) Compare/Contrast
C) Cause/Effect
D) Problem/Solution
Which text structure is used when a passage outlines a problem and then offers one or more solutions?
A) Chronological
B) Compare/Contrast
C) Cause/Effect
D) Problem/Solution
Read the following passage and determine the text structure: 'Both cats and dogs make great pets. Cats are independent and require less attention, while dogs are loyal and need regular exercise.'
A) Chronological
B) Compare/Contrast
C) Cause/Effect
D) Problem/Solution
Which text structure is used when a passage lists events in the order they occurred?
A) Chronological
B) Compare/Contrast
C) Cause/Effect
D) Problem/Solution
Read the following passage and determine the text structure: 'The rain caused the river to flood, which led to the evacuation of the nearby town.'
A) Chronological
B) Compare/Contrast
C) Cause/Effect
D) Problem/Solution
What is the primary text structure used in a passage that compares two historical events?
A) Chronological
B) Compare/Contrast
C) Cause/Effect
D) Problem/Solution
Which text structure is used when a passage describes a sequence of steps in a process?
A) Chronological
B) Compare/Contrast
C) Cause/Effect
D) Problem/Solution
Read the following passage and determine the text structure: 'The author describes the challenges faced by early settlers and how they overcame them by building shelters and growing crops.'
A) Chronological
B) Compare/Contrast
C) Cause/Effect
D) Problem/Solution
