2 Text Structure Online Quiz Questions

A set of directions says to gather the materials, mix the ingredients, pour the mixture into a pan, and bake it. Which text structure best organizes these directions?

A passage explains that bicycles and buses both help people travel around a city, but bicycles carry fewer people while buses can follow fixed routes. Which structure best describes how the passage organizes its ideas?

A passage explains that removing trees beside a stream reduces shade, so the water becomes warmer. Which structure best represents the relationship between these ideas?

A writer is organizing a passage about two neighborhood parks, grouping details by what the parks share and how they differ. Which organizer would best make that structure visible?

Select all excerpts organized as problem and solution.

Select all excerpts whose ideas are organized in sequence or chronology.

True or false: If a passage contains the word “because,” that word alone proves the passage’s overall structure is cause and effect.

True or false: A passage can use more than one text structure, so a reader may need to name each pattern and explain how the parts fit together.

True or false: When identifying structure, asking what the author is mainly doing can help distinguish describing, ordering, comparing, explaining causes, and addressing a problem.

A passage explains that two local libraries both lend books, but one also lends tools while the other offers evening classes. What text structure connects the passage’s ideas?

A student wants to group details under two headings, one for each of two animals, to show how they are alike and different. Which organizer should the student use?

A passage says, “Leaves block a park drain, causing water to pool on the walking path. To address this hazard, workers clear the drain.” Identify the two text structures used and explain how the ideas connect.

A museum guide explains how to prepare an exhibit: arrange the objects, label each display, and then check the lighting. Which text structure best fits this passage?

A passage introduces a lighthouse and then explains its tower, lamp, and rotating lens. Which structure is the author mainly using?

A passage explains that two community gardens both grow vegetables, but one uses raised beds while the other plants directly in the ground. Which structure best describes the way the passage connects the gardens?

A passage describes long waits at a clinic and then explains that the clinic added evening appointments to address the delays. What text structure connects the difficulty with the response?

A passage explains that a late frost damaged the blossoms on an orchard's trees, so the trees produced less fruit. What text structure connects the frost with the reduced harvest?

A passage says that a delivery truck arrived late, which left the workshop without needed supplies and delayed the start of the class. Which structure best represents the relationship among these details?