Text Structure Quiz

What text structure would these signal phrases work with? 
- Because
- Therefore
- This led to
- As a result

• Cause and effect
• Problem and solution
• Compare and contrast
• Description 

What text structure would these signal phrases work with? 
- So...that...
- The answer is
- The dilemma is
- If/then

• Compare and contrast
• Cause and effect
• Problem and solution
• Sequence 

What text structure would these signal phrases work with? 
- First
- Previously
- Then
- Finally 

• Sequence
• Description
• Cause and effect
• Problem and solution

Identify the text structure based on the definition shown below: 

The author gives the similarities and differences between two or more things.

• Problem and solution
• Description
• Cause and effect
• Compare and contast

Identify the text structure based on the following definition: 

The author shares events, ideas, or facts as a cause, then tells what happened as a result.

• Problem and solution
• Cause and effect
• Compare and contrast
• Description

If a writer wanted to create an essay that discussed the similarities and differences of the iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy Note, which text structure would s/he use? 

• Problem and solution
• Description
• Sequence 
• Compare and contrast

If a write wanted to create an essay that discussed global climate change and ways to fight it, which text structure would s/he use?

• Problem and solution
• Compare and contrast
• Cause and effect
• Description 

If an author wrote an article about how last summer was the hottest and record and how those temperatures are contributing to the ice caps melting, what text structure would s/he have used? 

• Compare and contrast
• Problem and solution
• Cause and effect
• Sequence 

Read the passage below and identify the type of text structure that is being used. 

If you hear a tornado siren or see a tornado warning on the internet or news, there are steps you should take to avoid the tornado. If you are home, it is best to take cover in a basement with no windows. If you have no basement, get to the lowest floor in your home. Caught in a tornado outside? Experts say it is best to abandon your car and find a low-lying ditch where you can lay flat. Tornados are problems for everyone in their path, but being ready when they come can help keep you safe.

• Compare and contrast
• Sequence
• Description
• Problem and solution

Read the passage below and identify the text structure that is used. 

Do you think that eating junk food doesn’t matter? Think again. When you choose junk food, your body isn’t getting the proper nutrition it needs to stay healthy, so you end up craving MORE junk food! Not only will you have trouble concentrating, but you will get tired more easily, and you won’t have energy to get the exercise your body needs. Junk food is often full of unhealthy fat, which can cause you to gain too much weight and become obese, and obesity can lead to serious diseases as you get older.

• Problem and solution
• Compare and contrast
• Cause and effect
• Sequence