Types of Text Structures

Some people think that some holidays celebrating love are nothing but clever ploys by marketers to get consumers to buy candy, flowers, and stuffed animals, but who cares?  In America, we celebrate two love themed holidays: Valentine's Day and Sweetest Day.  Valentine's Day is celebrated in the winter, while Sweetest Day is celebrated in the fall.  Valentine's Day is more focused on bringing lovers together, while Sweetest Day is for all of the friends, relatives, and associates whose kindness we've enjoyed.  Both occasions, however, are great times to remember what's most important: the people about whom we care.

• Cause/Effect

• Compare/Contrast

• Problem/Solution

• Chronological

Text structure that describes an event or events (cause) and the events (effect) that follow is:

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

• description

• cause and effect

Text structure that describes a problem and explains one or more solutions is:

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• order and sequence

Text structure that provides details or characteristics of a topic. Informational texts that paint a mental picture:

• problem and solution

• description

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

Text structure that describes how two things are similar and different is:

• order and sequence

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

Text structure that provides steps in a procedure or events in chronological order is:

• order and sequence

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

Choose the correct text structure.

• description

• order and sequence

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

Choose the correct text structure.

• cause and effect

• description

• problem and solution

• order and sequence

Choose the correct text structure.

• order and sequence

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

What type of text structure is used when an author describes the similarities and differences between two subjects?

• A) Cause and Effect

• B) Compare and Contrast

• C) Problem and Solution

• D) Chronological