Text Structure — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A passage lists steps for planting a garden, then briefly describes the seeds. What is the primary structure?
A) Sequence
B) Description
C) Compare and contrast
D) Problem and solution
Grade 4 readers pick sequence when most of the passage gives ordered steps.
2. A passage compares two parks for most paragraphs, ending with a short cause for why one is busier. What is the primary structure?
A) Cause and effect
B) Sequence
C) Compare and contrast
D) Description
Grade 4 students choose the structure that fills most of the passage.
3. A passage explains how plastic harms oceans and details fixes that help. What is the primary structure?
A) Description
B) Problem and solution
C) Sequence
D) Cause and effect
Grade 4 readers spot problem and solution when issues are paired with fixes.
4. A passage gives the topic, traits, and behaviors of bees with no order or comparison. What is the primary structure?
A) Sequence
B) Cause and effect
C) Compare and contrast
D) Description
Grade 4 students choose description when traits fill the whole passage.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. When two structures appear, the primary structure is the one used most.
Grade 4 readers learn the primary structure fills most of the passage.
2. Counting how many sentences fit each structure helps find the primary one.
Grade 4 students count sentences to spot the main structure.
3. Signal words help confirm the primary structure in a long passage.
Grade 4 readers use signal words as proof of the main structure.
4. A passage that mainly explains why and how an event happened uses cause and effect.
Grade 4 students recognize cause and effect when reasons dominate.
5. A passage that mostly tells alike and different details uses compare and contrast.
Grade 4 readers spot compare and contrast when likeness fills the text.