Text Structures Quiz

The text structure that describes the order of events or steps in a process is called

• Description

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Sequence

Baby painted turtles spend all winter in their nests. They have special chemicals in their blood that can keep their blood from freezing. As a result, baby painted turtles can survive freezing temperatures! This is an example of which text structure?

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Problem and solution

When you are finding similarities and differences within a text, what text structure are you using?

• Cause and effect

• Sequence

• Problem and solution

• Compare and contrast

Which clue words indicate that the text structure being used is sequence?

• Possibility, struggle, hope, dilemma

• For instance, for example, in fact

• First, next, after, 2002

• Both, similar, different, common

Every morning, I wake up at about 7:00 AM. The first thing I do is make my bed and pick out the clothes I'm going to wear. Then, I brush my teeth and take a shower. After my shower, I dry my hair and get dressed. This is an example of which text structure?

• Sequence

• Description

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

Which text structure explains what happened and why it happened?

• Compare and contrast

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Description

Some dogs and cats do not have homes. Since this has become a serious issue, people have decided to build animal shelters. At these shelters dogs and cats get food and water, get to play with others, and can be adopted. This is an example of which text structure?

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Sequence

Which text structure provides details and characteristics about a certain topic?

• Sequence

• Description

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

Which clue words indicate that the text structure being used is compare and contrast?

• a. Therefore, as a result, consequently

• b. Both, similar, different, common

• c. Possibility, struggle, hope, dilemma

• d. For instance, for example, in fact

Which text structure explains how a problem is solved?

• a. Description

• b. Cause and effect

• c. Problem and solution

• d. Compare and contrast