Nonfiction Text Structures Flashcard

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Which text structure is used to show similarities and differences between two or more things?

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Compare and contrast

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Which text structure is used to explain the reasons why something happens and the results that follow?

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Cause and effect

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Which text structure is used to provide details and characteristics about a true topic? Options: Descriptive, Narrative, Sequential, Persuasive

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Descriptive

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Which text structure is used to present events or steps in a particular order or sequence?

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Chronological order

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What is the purpose of using the text structure 'compare and contrast'?

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To highlight similarities and differences

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What is the purpose of using the text structure 'cause and effect'?

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To show the relationship between events or actions and their consequences.

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What is the purpose of using the text structure 'problem and solution'?

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To present a problem and provide a solution

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What is the purpose of using the text structure 'description'?

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To provide details and characteristics of a person, place, thing, or idea.

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What text structure is used in the paragraph about constellations? Options: description, cause and effect, compare and contrast, chronological order.

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description