Exploring Text Structures in Nonfiction

What is the purpose of having a structure in informational texts?

• To make them more difficult to understand

• To organize the content in a logical way

• To make them longer

• To include more images

What text structure uses 'such as' and 'for example'?

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

What indicates a 'Description' structure in a text?

• Solving a problem

• Details and adjectives

• Comparing and contrasting

• Chronological order

Which text structure is used to list events in order?

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

Which structure might use the words 'next' and 'then'?

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

What words indicate a 'Cause and Effect' structure?

• Because, Due to

• First, Second, Third

• Similar, Different

• Problem, Solution

Which text structure explains why something happened?

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

How is a 'Problem and Solution' structure identified?

• By describing a topic in detail

• By listing events in chronological order

• By presenting a problem and explaining how it was solved

• By comparing two different things

What structure compares two or more items?

• Sequence

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

What is a key feature of 'Compare and Contrast' structure?

• It lists events in order

• It describes a topic in detail

• It shows how two things are alike and different

• It explains the reasons behind an event