Nonfiction: Text Structure Flashcards
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A passage states: 'Dogs make great pets for active families. They need exercise and enjoy playing outdoors. They are also loyal companions.' What is the MAIN purpose of this text structure?
Answer: To describe the qualities of dogs
The passage lists qualities and characteristics of dogs, which is the purpose of description text structure.
A nonfiction article has the heading 'Effects of Air Pollution on Health.' What text structure does this heading MOST suggest?
Answer: Cause and effect
The word 'effects' in the heading signals that the article will explain what results from air pollution, pointing to cause and effect structure.
Which question would BEST be answered by a passage with compare and contrast text structure?
Answer: How are volcanoes and geysers alike and different?
Asking how two things are alike and different is answered by compare and contrast structure.
A passage reads: 'During the drought, crops failed across the state. As a result, food prices rose sharply.' The BEST title for this passage would be —
Answer: How Droughts Affect Food Prices
The passage shows that a drought caused crop failure which caused food prices to rise, so a cause and effect title fits best.
A student reading about the life of Abraham Lincoln would MOST likely encounter which text structure?
Answer: Sequence
A biography about Lincoln's life would likely present events in the order they happened, which is sequence structure.
Which sentence is an example of problem and solution text structure?
Answer: Bears were disappearing, so the government created protected forests.
The sentence presents a problem (bears disappearing) and a solution (protected forests), which is problem and solution structure.
After reading a nonfiction passage, a student makes a chart with two columns: 'Cause' and 'Effect.' What text structure did the passage MOST likely use?
Answer: Cause and effect
A cause-and-effect chart is the matching graphic organizer for cause and effect text structure.