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Reading – Text Structure

Reading · Level 4 · CCSS: RI.4.5, RL.4.5 · Worksheet 4 of 5 · Practice Set 6

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Practice SetsSet 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10

1 Types of Text Structures

📐 Authors organize their writing in different ways called text structures. Learn the main types!

📋 Sequence / Order: Tells events or steps in order. Signal words: first, next, then, finally

⚖️ Compare & Contrast: Shows how things are alike or different. Signal words: both, but, however, similarly

❓ Problem & Solution: Describes a problem and how it was solved. Signal words: problem, solution, so, because

🔗 Cause & Effect: Tells why something happened and what resulted. Signal words: because, so, as a result, therefore

2 Name That Structure!

🎯 Read each passage. Write the text structure used.

A: First, sketch the outline of your comic strip panels. Next, draw the characters and background details in each box. Then, add speech bubbles with your dialogue. Finally, color the entire comic strip with markers or crayons.

Text structure:

Signal words I found:

B: The soccer team kept losing games because players didn't know their assigned positions. The coach solved this by running position drills every practice and posting a lineup chart. By the end of the season, the team was winning far more games.

Text structure:

Signal words I found:

C: Owls and hawks are both skilled hunting birds, but they hunt differently. Owls usually hunt at night using excellent hearing to find prey in the dark, while hawks hunt during the day relying on sharp eyesight from high above. Both are predators, but owls fly almost silently while hawks often soar and dive quickly.

Text structure:

Signal words I found:

3 Match the Signal Words

🔗 Draw a line from each group of signal words to the correct text structure.

first, next, then, last

because, so, as a result

both, but, however, unlike

problem, solution, solve, fixed

Compare & Contrast

Problem & Solution

Sequence / Order

Cause & Effect

4 Write Using a Text Structure

✍️ Choose ONE text structure and write a short paragraph using it. Circle the signal words you use!

Choose Your Structure Sequence Compare & Contrast Problem & Solution Cause & Effect

I chose:

5 SBA Practice: Two-Part Evidence Question

On the state test, you must support your answers with evidence from the text. Practice finding the BEST evidence.

Part A: How does the author organize the information in this passage?

Part B: Which sentence or phrase from the text provides the STRONGEST evidence for your answer to Part A? Copy it here:

Part C: Explain how this evidence supports your answer. Use complete sentences.

+ Bonus Reading Practice

Use this short practice to extend Set 6.

Topic words: school, poster, teacher, idea

1. Write one sentence using two of the words above.

2. What detail would you expect to find in a passage about this topic?

3. Write one inference a reader could make from a text about this topic.