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BONUS - REVIEW
Guess The Text Structure From The Passage
Guess The Text Structure From The Passage ~ Long/Difficult
100
Name the five main text structures.
What are: comparing & contrast, descriptive, sequence, problem & solution, and cause and effect?
100
This text structure gives readers a chronological of events or a list of steps in a procedure.
What is order/sequence?
100
i cant begin to tell you how happy I am with this job youve made my life so much more easier thank you sam said to his boss
"I can't begin to tell you how happy I am with this job; you've made my life so much easier, thank you." Sam said to his boss.
100
Chimpanzees and humans are alike in many ways. A baby chimp laughs when its mother tickles it. After chimpanzees fight, they kiss and make up. When one chimpanzee comforts another, it gives it a hug or pat on the back. There are, of course, many ways that chimpanzees and humans are different. Chimpanzees are smaller and stronger than humans. An adult male chimpanzee stands three or four feet tall and weighs about 100 pounds. But a chimpanzee can lift more weight than a man who is six feet tall.
What is comparison and contrast?
100
All
 crocodilians
 are
 reptiles
 with 
long 
snouts, 
long
 tails,
 four 
short
 legs, 
tough
 skin,
 and 
sharp 
teeth.

 Members
 of the
 crocodilian 
family 
include 
alligators,
 crocodiles, caimans, 
and 
gavials.

 Crocodilians 
live 
in 
warm weather throughout
 the
 year
 and 
they 
spend 
part 
of 
their 
time 
in
the
 water
 and
 part
of their
 time
 on
 land.

Almost 
all
crocodilians
 grow 
to
 be
 very 
large,
 with 
the 
largest 
more
than
 twenty 
feet 
long.

 There
 are 
two 
kinds
 of 
alligators,
 14
 kinds 
of 
crocodiles,
 eight
 kinds
 of
 caimans, 
and
 one 
kind
 of
 gavial.
What is description?
200
One text structure has another name. State the two text structures that are more alike and then state what's makes them different.
What are chronological order and sequence? Chronological order - the arrangement of how events occurred. Sequence - most likely a step by step procedure.
200
This type of structure sets up a problem or problems, explains the solution, and then discusses the effects of the solution.
What is problem and solution?
200
This is used with you would like to join two sentences without separating them or using a comma and a conjunction.
What is a semi-colon?
200
It is fun to read about chimpanzees. All wild chimpanzees live in Africa. They live mostly in thick rain forests and in woodlands. There are two types, or species, of chimpanzees—the common chimpanzee and the bonobo, also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
What is description?
200
On
 the
 river 
banks 
of the 
Nile 
River, 
home 
to
 some
crocodiles,
 there
 are
 many
 kinds
 of 
birds, 
sometimes 
called
crocodile 
birds
 because they
 are
 always 
hopping
 around
crocodiles.

 The
 big 
crocodiles 
and
 the 
birds
 are 
useful to
each 
other 
for
 several 
reasons.
The
 birds 
eat
 flies 
and
leeches
 that
 they 
find
 on 
the 
crocodiles’
 skin 
and
 mouths.

 In
 this
 way, 
the
 birds
 get
 a 
good
 mean 
and
 the 
crocodiles
get
 rid
 of 
the
 leeches
 and 
flies.

 Sometimes 
an 
enemy
 frightens 
the 
birds 
who 
scream
 and
 fly 
away.

 As 
a 
result 
of 
the
 noise, 
the
 birds
 give 
the 
crocodiles
 a
 warning
 of
 danger.

What is cause and effect?
300
As you know cause and effect is a type of text structure; please state the cause(s) and the effect in the following statement. After their divorce, my parents began to act more appreciative of each other. They argued a lot prior to the split, but now it's all over.
Cause - their divorce Effect - they began to act more appreciative of each other.
300
This structure presents the causal relationship between an specific event, idea, or concept and the events, ideas, or concept that follow.
What is cause and effect?
300
What is it called when you start the first sentence in a paragraph further away from the margin?
What is indention?
300
A chimpanzee’s body is made for climbing and swinging in the trees. First, it uses its long arms to reach a branch. Next, with its flexible hands and feet, it grabs and hooks on to the branch. Finally, it swings from that branch to another branch of tree.
What is order/sequence?
300
In
 most 
parts 
of 
the 
world 
there
 are 
not
 as
 many 
crocodiles
 as
 there 
used 
to
 be.

 This
 is 
a
 problem
 because 
crocodiles
 are 
becoming
 endangered and
 also
 crocodile are 
necessary
 to 
the 
balance
 of
 nature.

 Many 
crocodiles 
have 
died
 because people
 dried 
up 
the swamps
 and
 marshes
 where 
the 
crocodiles
 live.

 Poachers
 have
 also
 contributed 
to
 the 
dilemma
as 
crocodiles 
have
 been
 desired
 for 
their 
strong,
 smooth, 
leathery
 skins.

 In
 order 
to 
preserve
 these 
mighty
 creatures,
 people
 must
 take 
care
 of 
the
 crocodiles’ 
environment
 and
 help
 put
 a
 stop
 to 
the
 needless
 shooting
 of 
these 
animals.

What is problem and solution?
400
This type of text structure features an explanation of something to give the reader a mental picture.
What is description?
400
Name the three ways to fix a combined sentence that isn't properly combined.
What are: adding a semi-colon, placing a period and then capitalizing the first letter of the next sentence and adding a comma and a conjunction?
400
Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to solve this problem. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rain forests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. It will take many people working together to solve this problem.
What is problem and solution?
400
Recently, 
scientists
 have
 gained
 an 
under standing 
of 
a 
crocodile’s 
reproductive
 activity. Crocodiles
 mate 
in
 the
 water,
 where 
the
 buoyancy 
keeps 
them 
from
 crushing 
each
 other .

Prior to
 mating,
 there
 are
 stylized 
postures, 
jumping,
 submerged
 bubble
 blowing,
 and 
snout
 contact. 

After 
mating, 
hard‐shelled 
eggs
 are
 
 in
 a 
nest,
in 
a 
hole 
scooped 
in 
the
 sand.

 When 
it 
is
 time 
to
 hatch, 
the
 infant 
crocodiles
 begin 
a 
loud
 chirping 
sound 
that 
leads
 the
 female 
to 
the 
nest,
 which 
she
 excavates. 

Finally,
 when 
all
 the
 babies are 
accounted
 for,
 the 
mother
 crocodile 
tran sports
 them 
to 
the 
shallow
 water 
where 
they 
will
 remain 
under
 adult
 protection 
for 
weeks 
or
 months.
What is sequence?
500
This type of text examines the similarities and differences between two or more people, events, concepts, ideas, etc.
What is comparison and contrast?
500
Define the following: an acronym, a collective noun, bias, sarcasm and a thesis.
An acronym: a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name. A collective noun: a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things. Bias: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation. Sarcasm: witty language used to convey insults or scorn. A thesis: an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument.
500
Chimps live in groups and like each other a lot, but sometimes they fight. Because they don’t want to stay angry at each other after a fight, they make up by holding a hand out to the other and kissing. They show they are sorry with pats and hugs. Then the anger goes away.
What is cause and effect?