Understanding Informational Text Structures Quiz

Which text structure would most likely be used in a story about how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly?

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Sequence

• Description

What text structure is being used when an author discusses the similarities and differences between two types of animals?

• Compare and contrast

• Problem and solution

• Description

• Chronological order

If a text is explaining why dinosaurs went extinct, which text structure is it most likely using?

• Sequence

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Description

What text structure would an author use to describe the step-by-step process of making a cake?

• Chronological order

• Compare and contrast

• Problem and solution

• Sequence

When an author writes about the problem of pollution and then suggests ways to reduce it, what text structure is being used?

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

• Description

• Sequence

Which text structure would be most appropriate for a passage that describes what a rainforest looks, sounds, and feels like?

• Description

• Sequence

• Compare and contrast

• Chronological order

A history book chapter about the events leading up to the American Revolution is likely organized in which text structure?

• Description

• Chronological order

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

What text structure is used when an author lists the reasons behind a country's decision to go to war?

• Sequence

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

• Description

In a text that examines the differences between life in the city and life in the country, which structure is being employed?

• Compare and contrast

• Description

• Sequence

• Problem and solution

A manual explaining how to use a new piece of technology would most likely be organized using which text structure?

• Sequence

• Description

• Problem and solution

• Chronological order