Text Structure — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which Grade 4 passage uses description text structure?
A) First, the seed sprouts. Then, it grows leaves.
B) The bald eagle has white feathers, sharp talons, and keen eyes.
C) The pond froze, so the frogs hid in the mud.
D) Unlike cats, dogs love to swim.
Listing traits about one topic, like the bald eagle, is a Grade 4 description text structure.
2. Which Grade 4 passage uses problem-and-solution text structure?
A) The library had no quiet space, so students built a reading nook.
B) First, mix the batter. Next, bake the cake.
C) Both whales and dolphins are mammals.
D) The maple tree has wide leaves and rough bark.
A trouble that gets a fix or solution is a Grade 4 problem-and-solution text structure under RI.4.5.
3. Which signal word most clearly shows description text structure in Grade 4?
A) because
B) for example
C) first
D) however
For example is a Grade 4 description signal that introduces a detail or trait about a topic.
4. A Grade 4 passage that says 'The problem was solved when the city added bike lanes' uses which structure?
A) sequence
B) compare and contrast
C) problem and solution
D) description
Words like problem and solved mark the Grade 4 problem-and-solution text structure for RI.4.5.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The Grade 4 text structure that lists features and details about a single topic is called description.
Description is a Grade 4 RI.4.5 text structure that gives details and traits about one topic.
2. Words like for example and for instance are Grade 4 signal words for description text structure.
Phrases like for example signal description, a Grade 4 text structure that adds detail to a topic.
3. When a Grade 4 author writes about a leak in the roof and how it was fixed, the structure is problem and solution.
Problem-and-solution text structure pairs a trouble with its fix, a Grade 4 RI.4.5 skill.
4. The Grade 4 word that names a useful clue word for spotting text structure is signal word.
A signal word is a Grade 4 clue word that helps readers identify text structure under RI.4.5.
5. When Grade 4 readers can name the structure an author used, they understand the passage's organization.
Naming the structure helps Grade 4 readers see the organization of a passage, a key RI.4.5 skill.