Text Structure — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which Grade 4 signal word is most often found in a problem-and-solution passage?
A) problem
B) first
C) similarly
D) because
The word problem is the clearest Grade 4 signal that the text structure is problem and solution under RI.4.5.
2. A Grade 4 passage says, 'The town fixed the leaky pipes.' Which text structure element is this?
A) problem
B) cause
C) solution
D) sequence
When a Grade 4 passage tells how a trouble was fixed or solved, that is the solution part of problem-and-solution structure.
3. Which Grade 4 signal word usually introduces the solution in a problem-and-solution passage?
A) before
B) solved
C) however
D) both
Solved is a Grade 4 signal that the trouble has been answered, marking the solution in problem-and-solution structure.
4. Description text structure in Grade 4 mainly tells the reader ___.
A) the order of events
B) details about a topic
C) two sides of an idea
D) a problem and its fix
Description is a Grade 4 text structure that lists details and traits about a topic, separate from sequence or problem-and-solution.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. In a Grade 4 problem-and-solution passage, the trouble that needs fixing is called the problem.
The problem is the trouble or issue, the first part of Grade 4 problem-and-solution text structure.
2. The way the trouble is fixed in a Grade 4 passage is called the solution.
The solution explains how the problem is solved, the second half of Grade 4 problem-and-solution structure.
3. When a Grade 4 author lists facts and details about a single topic, the text structure is called description.
Description text structure presents details about a topic, a key Grade 4 RI.4.5 structure.
4. A Grade 4 sentence that says 'The class addressed the lunch waste issue' uses the signal word addressed to introduce a fix.
Addressed is a Grade 4 problem-and-solution signal that introduces a fix or response to a trouble.
5. When Grade 4 readers see the word fix in a passage, they should expect a solution.
Fix is a Grade 4 signal word that introduces a solution within a problem-and-solution passage.