Structures in Nonfiction

Which text structure organizes information by order of events?

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• sequence

• compare and contrast

Which text structure organizes by giving features, details, and examples?

• chronological order

• description

• cause and effect

• sequence

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

• Compare and contrast

• Chronological order

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

Which text structure states an issue and possible ways to resolve it?

• Chronological order

• Cause and effect

• Sequence

• Problem and solution

Which text structure explains how certain things can result in other things happening?

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Sequence

• Description

If a text uses phrases like "during this time", "all the while", and "until then", it is mostly organized using what structure?

• Description

• Problem and solution

• Chronological order

• Cause and effect

If a text explains what you should do in case a fire breaks out at school, it is probably organized by __________________.

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Sequence

• Description

A text that explains why something happened would be organized with which text structure?

• Chronological order

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Sequence

If a passage used the following headings:

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

it is organized using which text structure?

• Compare and contrast

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Chronological order

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

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Problem and solution

• Chronological order