Text Structures

What text structure talks about order in time?

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem or Solution

When you are finding similarities and differences within in a text, what text structure is this format?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

Choose the clue words that indicate cause and effect.

• next, after, then, first, last

• struggle, promise, problem, solution

• consequently, as a result of, so, therefore

• similar, common, compare, contrast

Choose the clue words that indicate compare and contrast.

• therefore, cause, effect, consequently

• later, then, next, Monday

• similar, different, common, on the other hand

• possibility, struggle, hope, problem

Choose the clue words that indicate problem and solution.

• first, last, next, after

• cause, as a result of, consequently

• compare, similar, both, alike

• threat, difficulty, possibility, hope

Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order.

• first, next, finally, 8:30, after

• cause, effect, as a result of, because

• problem, solution, promise, struggle

• compare, contrast, similar, different

The text structure that discusses what is specifically being described is ______________.

• Compare & Contrast

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Description

• Sequence

This text structure tells what is the conflict, or problem, and how it was resolved.

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

Green turtles live in the ocean. People used to hunt them to make turtle soup, as well as for their meat. They also were hunted because people wanted to use their skin for leather. As a result, the green turtle population is much lower than it used to be.

What is the text structure?

• Descriptitve

• Sequence

• Compare & Contrast

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

The text structure that shows events taking place over time or gives steps is... 

• Compare & Contrast

• Sequence

• Cause & Effect

• Description

• Problem & Solution