Expository Text Structures

The author lists items or events in numerical or chronological sequence, either explicit or implied.

Which text structure is used to explain the cause of tension between George and Curley in Chapter 2?

• Sequence

• Description

• Cause/Effect

• Problem/Solution

How does the author use cause/effect structure to explain the relationship between George and Lennie?

• By showing how their past experiences affect their current relationship

• By detailing their future plans

• By describing their physical appearances

• By comparing them to other characters

This structure uses time, numerical or spatial order as the organizing structure

• Chronological Order

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

This structure is used to explain how two or more objects, events or positions in an argument are similar or different.

• Chronological Order

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

Uses subtitles to list specific aspects of a general topic.

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological Order or Sequence

• Problem and Solution

The text structure for which a Venn diagram is used.

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological Order or Sequence

Uses words like alike or in comparison.

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological Order or Sequence

How the author creates the passage and puts it together (examples: description, cause and effect, sequencing, etc.,)

• prose

• text structures

• poem

• expository

Which text structure is used to explain the process of photosynthesis in a biology textbook?

• A) Sequence

• B) Description

• C) Cause/Effect

• D) Problem/Solution