Understanding Text Structures

What is the primary purpose of using transition or signal words in a text?

• To add more information

• To provide clues to the text structure

• To confuse the reader

• To make the text longer

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

• Cause and Effect

• Chronology

• Comparison and Contrast

• Problem-Solution

In which type of text is a cause and effect structure commonly used?

• Science texts

• Biographies

• Fiction novels

• Poetry

What transition words might you find in a sequence text structure?

• But, both, however

• Problem, solution, difficulty

• First, next, then, finally

• Because, so, as a result

Which text structure is used to describe information in great detail?

• Chronology

• Description

• Comparison and Contrast

• Cause and Effect