Text Structure and Organization Flashcards
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Which text structure would MOST LIKELY be used in an article comparing electric cars to gasoline-powered cars?
Answer: Compare and contrast
Examining similarities and differences between two subjects calls for compare-and-contrast structure.
A history passage covers events from 1776 to 1865 in the order they happened. What organizational structure is used?
Answer: Chronological order
Presenting events from earliest to latest is chronological order, a common structure in history texts.
The word 'consequently' in a passage MOST LIKELY signals which type of text structure?
Answer: Cause and effect
'Consequently' means 'as a result,' signaling that what follows is an effect of what was previously described.
A science textbook section titled 'Acid Rain: The Damage and What We Can Do' MOST LIKELY uses which structure?
Answer: Problem and solution
The title signals that the text will identify a problem (acid rain damage) and propose solutions, fitting problem-and-solution structure.
How does understanding text structure help a reader?
Answer: It helps the reader predict where key information will appear
Recognizing structure lets readers anticipate where supporting details, solutions, or contrasting points will be placed.
A passage first describes rainforest biodiversity and then explains how deforestation destroys species. Which structure does this BEST represent?
Answer: Descriptive then cause and effect
The passage opens with descriptive detail and shifts to explaining how one event (deforestation) causes a result (species loss), combining descriptive and cause-and-effect structures.