Text Structure 1
How information in a passage is organized.
Text Structure
What are 3 types of figurative language?
Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Hyperbole, Personification, and Onomatopoeia
What a text is mostly about is called what?
Main Idea or Central Idea
What type of text structure was used in the following example?
The keyboard is the most widely used device. Its features are standard character keys, function keys, special purpose keys, numeric keys, and cursor movement keys.
Description
This type of text examines the similarities and differences between two or more people, events, concepts, ideas.
Compare and Contrast
This text structure is made up of Time, Dates, and Order.
Chronological
Some people confuse this with cause and effect.
Problem and Solution
What punctuation mark is used when showing someone is speaking?
quotation marks
What text structure was used in the following example?
If a cat is meowing with a high-pitched meow. Then he is probably hungry.
Cause and Effect
What text structure is used below?
Rusty was born March 31, 2010. We moved to Ohio the very next month on April 10. He started to eat solid food on August 17, 2010. On August 21, 2015, Rusty started Kindergarten.
Chronological Order
What text structure would this be: When the students did not study the material, they performed poorly on the test.
Cause & Effect
This Text Structure usually has steps to follow.
Sequence
WHAT ARE SOME KEY WORDS FOR THE SEQUENCE TEXT STRUCTURE?
FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, LAST, AND THEN
True or False:
Text structure organizes the text’s information which is like a house’s foundation that supports its whole structure.
True
First, you should wash your hands. What is the clue word to know the text structure?
First
What are some key words for the compare and contrast text structure
similar, alike, different, than, both, on the other hand
This way of writing is an effective way to get someone to agree with you.
Argumentative Writing
In a sentence containing a new word or phrase, often the sentences before or after it can provide the reader with clues regarding the meaning of the word. This is an example of what?
Context Clues
This type of text structure gives the reader a mental picture by saying what something might look like or feel like.
Description
What point of view is the narrator using if he says “I” or “my” in the story?
First person point of view.
What text structure could the author use to compare apples and oranges?
Compare and Contrast
What figurative language is being used: She is as fast as a cheetah.
simile
This is a conclusion that the reader can make from the information provided in the text.
Inference / Infer
What is the text structure used in the text below.
A certain virus called the corona virus spread worldwide in 2020 affecting many countries. Health practitioners of each found solutions to stop the virus. Hand washing with alcohol and wearing masks were some of the ideas to help solve this epidemic.
Problem and Solution
The reason for which the author writes.
Author's Purpose