Toothpaste and Orange Juice Text Structure Practice

Which text structure did the author

use?

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological/Sequence

• Problem and Solution

The author wrote this passage to

_____________________.

• explain why tooth paste causes

  orange juice to taste bad

• show the differences between

  tooth paste and orange juice

• describe how orange juice and

  tooth paste are made

• explain the solution to keep

  orange juice from tasting bad

Which detail from the passage best

supports the text structure?

• SLS is what makes toothpaste

  foam up while brushing.

• Why does orange juice taste so

  bad after brushing your teeth?

• For better (not bitter) tasting

  orange juice, wait an hour after

  brushing your teeth before

  drinking the citrusy beverage.

• Because of SLS, your taste buds

  don’t register the sweetness of

  orange juice.

According to the text, what is the main

cause for orange juice tasting bad

after you brush your teeth?

• the minty taste of toothpaste

  mixing with the sweetness of the

  orange juice

• Sodium lauryl sulfate causes your

  taste buds not to register the

  sweetness of the orange juice.

• Mixing fruit with toothpaste will

  cause a bitter taste.

• You should wait an hour after

  brushing your teeth before

  drinking orange juice.

Based on the text, what is one way to

stop the bitter taste?

• Only use tooth paste that is fruity

  flavored.

• Wash your mouth out with water

  before drinking orange juice.

• Wait about an hour after brushing

  your teeth before drinking orange

  juice.

• Only use tooth paste that has a

  minty flavor.