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- 1. Multiple Choice
In a text with a sequence text structure, the author
describes a topic and its characteristics.
tells about events in the order they happened.
explains how things are similar and different.
describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
- 2. Multiple Choice
In a text with a compare and contrast text structure, the author
explains something that happened and the reasons why.
tells about events in the order they happened.
explains how things are similar and different.
describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
- 3. Multiple Choice
In a text with a cause and effect text structure, the author
explains something that happened and the reasons why.
tells about events in the order they happened.
explains how things are similar and different.
describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.
Many students in the US say that they've been bullied at school. Natalie Hampton is a high school student who was bullied a lot in middle school. She often had no one to sit with at lunch. So, to remedy the issue, she created a phone app called "Sit With Us." This app lets students sign up and post when there are free seats at their lunch tables. These students have promised to be kind to those who come sit with them. Hampton hopes her app will help students find people to sit with without fear of being bullied.
description
problem/solution
compare/contrast
sequence
- 5. Multiple Choice
Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.
Some rivers begin in mountains or hills, where rain water or snow melt collects and forms small channels. At first, the channels are small. Then, as more water enters the channels they grow, forming gullies (larger channels). Finally, the streams in the gullies eventually become big enough to form a river.
description
problem/solution
compare/contrast
sequence
- 6. Multiple Choice
Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.
Robots that look like humans are called androids. But not all robots are androids. Androids look like people; however, the industrial robots used in factories look like machines and not at all like human beings. So what does an android have in common with an industrial robot? They both have computers. And they both have sensors to gather information and ways to interact with their environments, too.
description
problem/solution
compare/contrast
sequence
- 7. Multiple Choice
Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.
In the Pacific Ocean, garbage from the shore gets trapped by ocean currents. Then the currents move the trash into a large area in the middle of the ocean. This has created a swirling mass of plastics and seawater called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. To fix this, people need to use less plastic.
cause/effect
problem/solution
compare/contrast
description
- 8. Multiple Choice
Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.
The Greenland shark can grow to be around 16 feet long. It’s an apex predator, an animal that is at the top of the food chain. No other creatures prey on apex predators. The Greenland shark can live to be about 400 years old, making it the longest-living vertebrate animal.
description
problem/solution
compare/contrast
sequence
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following passages has a sequence text structure?
The Veterans Day National Ceremony is held every year at Arlington Cemetery. The ceremony always starts at 11 o’clock. A wreath is laid on a special monument that honors soldiers. The Veterans Day Ceremony also includes a parade and speeches by important figures.
The fighting in World War I stopped on November 11, 1918. A year later, President Woodrow Wilson declared November 11th Armistice Day. He said that every year, Americans would honor and thank the veterans who fought. Armistice Day became a federal holiday in 1938.
Armistice Day became the holiday Veterans Day. Both holidays celebrated veterans. But while Armistice Day was only for veterans of World War I, Veterans Day is for all veterans of any war.
Across the country, people celebrate Veterans Day in different ways. Some schools and business close for the day or have a moment of silence at 11 o’clock. Groups may also organize parades.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following passages has a compare and contrast text structure?
Scientists at NASA, the United States space program, think that there is liquid water on Mars. Pictures of the surface of Mars showed wet-looking spots. Researchers used these pictures to figure out that liquid water exists there.
The ExoMars 2016 mission blasted off on March 14, 2016. The spacecraft is owned by Russian and European space programs. It left from the country of Kazakhstan. The ExoMars spacecraft has special tools to help scientists learn more about Mars.
Mars is a red-orange planet in our solar system. There are eight planets in the solar system that orbit, or travel around, the Sun. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
Mars is farther away from the Sun than the Earth is. It’s much colder. Mars is 142 million miles from the Sun, while Earth is 93 million miles away. Even though Mars is smaller and colder than Earth, the two planets are similar. Both have seasons, like winter and summer.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following passages has a description text structure?
Rhesus monkeys and baboons are part of a group called Old World monkeys. Like rhesus monkeys, baboons have tails. However, baboons usually weigh more than rhesus monkeys. Baboons live in Africa and Arabia, while rhesus monkeys live in Asia.
Scientists were preparing to send the first humans into outer space. However, they didn’t yet understand the effects that space would have on the human body. They didn’t want to put humans in danger. As a solution, they started by sending rhesus monkeys into space and studying the effects on them.
Rhesus monkeys are primates with brown bodies and red faces. They come from Asian countries, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. They are very intelligent, and some have even adapted to live near humans. Rhesus monkeys are good climbers and swimmers.
In 1947, scientists first discovered the Zika virus in a rhesus monkey in Uganda. A year later, they learned that Zika was spread by mosquitoes. In 1952, the first cases of Zika in humans were found. The virus did not make people very sick.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Read the following passage.
Dogs make wonderful pets because they help people to live healthier lives. Walking them leads to more exercise for the owner. Meanwhile, studies show that their companionship keeps the mind more active and sharp.
What is the role of the underlined section?
supporting detail
topic sentence
states a problem
compares dogs to other pets
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following passages has a sequence text structure?
The Olympic Games started in Greece 3,000 years ago. They took place every four years for hundreds of years. The modern form of the Olympic Games started in 1896. The best athletes from countries all over the world compete. In 2016, the Summer Olympics were held in Brazil.
Only men were allowed to compete in the original Olympic Games. These men had to be Greek, and they could not be slaves. Slaves, women and people from other countries were excluded from the games.
It takes a lot of food to feed all of the people who are part of the Olympic Games. It also creates a lot of leftovers. To reduce food waste, some famous chefs came up with a plan. They decided to use the leftover food from the Olympics to help feed the homeless. They cooked meals for the homeless using ingredients that would have been thrown away.
The Olympic Games always begin with an opening ceremony, a big show that often includes music and dancing. All of the countries that are playing in the games participate. Athletes march, wearing their countries’ colors.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Read the following passage.
Piping plovers are losing their habitats. This is because humans are taking many of the beaches where they live to construct buildings. Humans have also changed the level of water in the piping plovers’ homes. Sometimes, there is too much water or too little water. As a result of the loss of their habitats, piping plovers have become an endangered species.
In the passage above, the underlined sentence provides
a cause that led to piping plovers losing their habitats.
an effect of humans changing the level of water in piping plovers’ homes.
a cause that led to there being too many piping plovers.
an effect of piping plovers leaving their homes.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Read the following passage.
Many people think that Thomas Edison built the first light bulb. He did not, but his inventions greatly changed the effect that electricity had on people’s lives. The light bulbs that existed before Edison were not practical for most people to use inside their homes. They needed too much power and were too bright. So Edison developed a new type of light bulb called an incandescent bulb. It was affordable and reliable. It used less power than existing models and became a success.
Which detail from the passage above best describes a problem?
“He did not, but his inventions greatly changed the effect electricity had on people’s lives.”
“It used less power than existing models and became a success.”
“So Edison developed a new type of light bulb called an incandescent bulb.”
“The light bulbs that existed before Edison were not practical for most people to use inside their homes.”
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following passages has a compare and contrast text structure?
In a rural community, there are not many lights from buildings to block the stars. As a result, you can see many stars when you look up at the night sky.
Urban and suburban communities both have stores, schools, banks, libraries and buildings. However, these things are more spread out in the suburbs than they are in urban communities.
The tallest skyscraper in the world is Burj Khalifa in a city called Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It has 163 stories and is 2,723 feet tall.
People may move to the suburbs so that they can have more space but still enjoy the city. Suburbs are usually so close to a city that you can get to the city and back in the same day.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Read the following passage.
Cooking requires many skills. For one thing, one must know how to measure and how to perform mathematical conversions. One must also understand which flavors taste good together. A keen sense of timing is another skill that the best cooks have.
What role does the underlined section play in the passage?
supporting detail
topic sentence
compares
provides a solution
- 18. Multiple Choice
Read the following passage.
In 2008 the US economy went into a recession. The crisis was actually the result of many factors focused on the housing market. First, it was way too easy to get a loan from the bank to buy a house. People with poor credit were being given housing loans. Even people with no income were eligible for large loans. Then, people would buy two or even three houses with the intention of selling them. It became more than people could pay for, sending the entire housing market into a downward spiral.
What role do the underlined portions play in the passage?
provides a cause
provides an effect
provides a solution
provides a supporting detail
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