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Text Structure

Grade 4 · English Language Arts · Reading Comprehension · North Carolina, USA

Lesson Summary

Text structure is the way an author organizes information. Common structures include cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, and sequence.

Explanation

Knowing the text structure helps you understand and remember what you read. In a cause-and-effect structure, the author explains why something happens and what happens as a result. In a sequence structure, events are listed in order. Compare and contrast shows how things are alike and different. Problem and solution describes a problem and then tells how it was fixed. Look for signal words like 'because,' 'first,' 'similarly,' or 'as a result' to identify the structure.

Practice Questions

Q1: An article explains that too much rain caused a flood. What text structure is this?
Answer: Cause and effect.
Q2: Name a signal word that might appear in a sequence text structure.
Answer: Possible answers: first, next, then, finally, after, before.
Q3: A passage describes the differences between alligators and crocodiles. What text structure is it using?
Answer: Compare and contrast.
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