Informational Text Structure

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

• prose

• text structures

• poem

• expository

How many new non-fiction text features did you learn?

• 0-3

• 4-6

• 7-9

Read the following passage and identify the informational text structure it uses. Choose the best answer from the options below. To bake a delicious chocolate cake, you will need the following ingredients: flour, sugar, eggs, cocoa powder, and baking soda. First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Next, whisk together the dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and fold the ingredients together until the batter is smooth and free of lumps. Pour the batter into a greased cake pan and bake until the cake tests done.

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence

• Description

Why do we study non-fiction text structure?

• We try to understand the lesson the author has learned.

• To learn how to gain information from reading factual information.

• All stories have different characters and settings.

• Because teachers like to bore us.

Which of the following text structures is used when an author explains the reasons why something happened?

• A) Description

• B) Cause and Effect

• C) Sequence

• D) Compare and Contrast

What text structure is typically used to show how two or more things are similar and different?

• A) Problem and Solution

• B) Sequence

• C) Compare and Contrast

• D) Description

In which text structure does the author present a problem and then offer one or more solutions?

• A) Cause and Effect

• B) Problem and Solution

• C) Sequence

• D) Description

Which text structure is used when an author describes the order in which events happen?

• A) Sequence

• B) Cause and Effect

• C) Compare and Contrast

• D) Problem and Solution

What is the primary purpose of using a descriptive text structure?

• A) To explain why something happened

• B) To show similarities and differences

• C) To provide a detailed description of a topic

• D) To present a problem and solution

Which text structure would an author use to explain the steps in a process?

• A) Sequence

• B) Description

• C) Compare and Contrast

• D) Cause and Effect