Identifying Text Structures

What type of text structure is used when the author explains how two or more things are alike and different?

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Chronological order

• Compare and contrast

In which type of text structure does the author show how one event leads to another?

• Comparison and contrast

• Problem and solution

• Sequential order

• Cause and effect

When the author presents a problem and explains one or more ways to solve it, what type of text structure is being used?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological Order

What type of text structure is used when the author lists items or events in numerical or chronological order?

• Categorical

• Random

• Sequential or Chronological

• Alphabetical

In which type of text structure does the author provide details about how something looks, feels, or sounds?

• Descriptive text structure

• Expository text structure

• Persuasive text structure

• Narrative text structure

What type of text structure is used when the author presents events in the order in which they happened?

• Alphabetical text structure

• Random text structure

• Reverse text structure

• Chronological or sequential text structure

When the author explains how things are similar or different, which type of text structure is being used?

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

• Chronological order

In which type of text structure does the author explain the reasons why something happened and the results of that event?

• Compare and contrast

• Chronological

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

What type of text structure is used when the author presents a problem and explains one or more ways to solve it?

• Cause-effect

• Chronological

• Compare-contrast

• Problem-solution

When the author lists items or events in numerical or chronological order, what type of text structure is being used?

• Random Order

• Reverse Order

• Sequential or Chronological Order

• Alphabetical Order