Structural Features of Text | Literary & Expository | Improve Your Reading Comprehension Skills

The video lesson by Lulu Shaw from The Learning Depot focuses on enhancing reading comprehension by understanding text structures. It covers both narrative and expository texts, explaining how recognizing text structures can improve comprehension. The lesson uses 'Little Red Riding Hood' to illustrate literary elements and provides examples of expository text structures, such as descriptive, problem-solution, and cause-effect, using a passage about Maltese dogs.

What is the primary benefit of understanding text structures?

• Enhanced writing skills

• Better reading comprehension

• Improved vocabulary

• Faster reading speed

Which of the following is NOT an element of narrative text structure?

• Characters

• Setting

• Problem solution

• Theme

In the story of Little Red Riding Hood, who is considered the antagonist?

• The woodsman

• The wolf

• The grandmother

• Little Red Riding Hood

Which text structure involves presenting a problem and offering solutions?

• Problem solution

• Descriptive

• Chronological

• Compare and contrast

What is a characteristic of a descriptive text structure?

• It explains causes and effects

• It provides detailed characteristics

• It highlights similarities and differences

• It presents a sequence of events

Which signal word might indicate a chronological text structure?

• Similarly

• First

• Because

• However

What makes Maltese dogs suitable for apartment living?

• They require a lot of outdoor exercise

• They are hypoallergenic

• They are very quiet

• They shed excessively