STR Text Structure and Academic Language 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which text structure presents events in the order they occurred?
- Cause and effect
- Compare and contrast
- Chronological/sequence (Correct answer)
- Problem and solution
Correct answer: Chronological/sequence
Chronological or sequence text structure organizes information in time order, presenting events as they happened.
Question 2: Signal words such as 'as a result,' 'consequently,' and 'therefore' indicate which text structure?
- Description
- Sequence
- Cause and effect (Correct answer)
- Compare and contrast
Correct answer: Cause and effect
Signal words like 'as a result,' 'consequently,' and 'therefore' show that one event caused or led to another — cause and effect structure.
Question 3: Which text structure is MOST common in persuasive writing?
- Descriptive
- Sequence
- Problem and solution (Correct answer)
- Compare and contrast
Correct answer: Problem and solution
Persuasive texts frequently use problem-solution structure to identify an issue and argue for a specific remedy.
Question 4: Academic vocabulary (Tier 2 words) differs from Tier 3 words in that Tier 2 words:
- Are technical terms specific to one subject area
- Appear across multiple subject areas and academic contexts (Correct answer)
- Are high-frequency basic sight words
- Are only found in fiction texts
Correct answer: Appear across multiple subject areas and academic contexts
Tier 2 words (e.g., analyze, significant, compare) appear across academic disciplines and are central to academic language proficiency.
Question 5: A graphic organizer showing a main idea and supporting details in a web format BEST supports which text structure?
- Cause and effect
- Descriptive/main idea with details (Correct answer)
- Chronological sequence
- Problem and solution
Correct answer: Descriptive/main idea with details
A web organizer with a central idea and branching details supports descriptive or main idea + details text structure.
Question 6: Teaching students to recognize text structure explicitly improves:
- Phoneme segmentation only
- Reading comprehension of both narrative and informational texts (Correct answer)
- Spelling accuracy
- Oral reading rate
Correct answer: Reading comprehension of both narrative and informational texts
Explicit text structure instruction improves comprehension by helping students organize incoming information and predict how a text will unfold.
STR Text Structure and Academic Language 1
Which text structure presents events in the order they occurred?