Problem and Solution Identification

Peter was too short to reach the shelf with the snacks. He got a stool and stood on it to get a snack.

In the situation above, what is the problem?

• Peter could not eat snacks.

• Peter was too short to reach the shelf.

• Peter could not find a stool.

In the situation above, what is the solution?

• Hilary dropped her plate of spaghetti.

• Hilary cleaned the ground and went to her room.

• Hilary cleaned the mess and got a new plate.

Tyler got lost on the way home from his friend's house.

In the situation above, name TWO solutions Tyler can explore.

• Use his hand phone to call his parents.

• Call his friend to talk about school.

• Walk back to his friend's house to get his help.

• Stand by the side of the road and wait for someone to come by.

Aaron was playing outside in the snow when he got really cold.

In the situation above, name TWO ways Aaron could solve this problem.

• Aaron went inside his house to put on his sweater.

• Aaron drank some warm water.

• Aaron continued to play hoping he would get warmer.

• Aaron went inside his house to play.

Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to solve this problem. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rain forests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. It will take many people working together to solve this problem

• Compare/Contrast

• Chronological

• Problem/Solution

• Sequence/Order of Importance

Have you ever gathered around a table with your friends excited to play a board game, and when you open the box, find that pieces are missing? It’s always a bummer when you don’t have a piece to mark your place in the game, but you can get inventive to solve the problem. Go to your kitchen and try using beans, gummy bears, or Skittles to replace the missing pieces! You could also try using bingo chips, marker tops, or paperclips in their place. Don’t let a missing piece stop you from playing games.

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• description

This is an issue or conflict.

• problem

• contrast

• context clues

• personification

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

• Problem and solution

• Chronological order

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

I forgot my lunch at home so my mom brought it to me.

The red part of the sentence is the

• problem

• solution

It is raining outside so I ran and got an umbrella. The red part of the sentence is the

• problem

• solution