Structures in Nonfiction

Front

Which text structure organizes information by order of events?

Back

sequence

Front

Which text structure organizes by giving features, details, and examples? Options: chronological order, description, cause and effect, sequence

Back

description

Front

Which text structure is organized by telling how things are alike and different?

Back

Compare and contrast

Front

Which text structure states an issue and possible ways to resolve it? Options: Chronological order, Cause and effect, Sequence, Problem and solution

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Problem and solution

Front

Which text structure explains how certain things can result in other things happening? Options: Compare and contrast, Cause and effect, Sequence, Description

Back

Cause and effect

Front

What structure is used if a text includes phrases like "during this time", "all the while", and "until then"?

Back

Chronological order

Front

What organizational structure is used if a text explains what to do in case of a fire at school? Options: Problem and solution, Cause and effect, Sequence, Description.

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Problem and solution

Front

A text that explains why something happened would be organized with which text structure? Options: Chronological order, Cause and effect, Description, Sequence

Back

Cause and effect

Front

If a passage used the following headings:

• Born in a small town
• Childhood interests
• College at Harvard

it is organized using which text structure?

Back

Chronological order

Front

If a text has key words such as because, as a result, and since, it is probably organized by what structure?

Back

Cause and effect