STR Text Structure and Academic Language

Question 1

Which text structure presents events in the order they occurred?

Accepted Answer

Chronological/sequence

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Cause and effect

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Compare and contrast

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Problem and solution

Question 2

Signal words such as 'as a result,' 'consequently,' and 'therefore' indicate which text structure?

Accepted Answer

Cause and effect

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Description

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Sequence

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Compare and contrast

Question 3

Which text structure is MOST common in persuasive writing?

Accepted Answer

Problem and solution

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Descriptive

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Sequence

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Compare and contrast

Question 4

Academic vocabulary (Tier 2 words) differs from Tier 3 words in that Tier 2 words:

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Appear across multiple subject areas and academic contexts

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Are technical terms specific to one subject area

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Are high-frequency basic sight words

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Are only found in fiction texts

Question 5

A graphic organizer showing a main idea and supporting details in a web format BEST supports which text structure?

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Descriptive/main idea with details

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Cause and effect

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Chronological sequence

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Problem and solution

Question 6

Teaching students to recognize text structure explicitly improves:

Accepted Answer

Reading comprehension of both narrative and informational texts

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Phoneme segmentation only

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Spelling accuracy

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Oral reading rate