Inform. Text Check

In which text structure would the following signal words be found?

“first,” “then,” “next,” and “finally”

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• sequential order

• compare and contrast

Review the following text. What does the text describe or explain?
The ancient Greeks used myths or stories about gods and goddesses to explain how the things around them worked. For example, the Greeks explained thunderstorms as the god Zeus throwing lightning from his heavenly home. Myths were an important part of the Greek religion and culture.

• the difference between myths and religion

• who the Greek god Zeus was

• how lightning occurs

• that Greeks used myths to explain things in the world

Which text structure would an author use to describe an issue about airplanes and how the issue was resolved or fixed?

• cause and effect

• sequential order

• compare and contrast

• problem solution

Which text structure is used in the following text?

“Since helicopters take off by lifting straight up, they are able to take off from any location. Due to this, helicopters are also able to land in many places that other vehicles would not be able to. Consequently, this makes them very useful in search and rescue missions.”

• cause and effect

• sequential order

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

Which of these transition words works best for the text structure of sequence?

• finally

• concerning

• for these reasons

• unlike

What is the function of the first sentence?

“Unlike airplanes, helicopters can hover and take tight turns. Airplanes need to be moving in a forward direction at all times so they are not able to stop and hover. This is why helicopters are more useful than airplanes in search and rescue missions.”

• The sentence contrasts a helicopter and an airplane.

• The sentence shows a step in a sequential process.

• This sentence explains the problem with helicopters.

• This sentence explains an effect of a helicopter’s flight.

Which of these transition words works best for the text structure of cause and effect?

• next

• both

• as a result

• answering

If an author’s purpose is to explain the steps needed to become a helicopter pilot, what type of text structure would most likely be used?

• cause and effect

• sequential order

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

Which of these transition words works best for the text structure of comparison?

• first

• causing

• similarly

• because

The author wants to explain to readers why the elephant population has become half as large as it was. Which text structure should the author use?

• sequence

• cause and effect

• description

• problem and solution