Text Structure — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A Grade 5 passage about Amelia Earhart is chronological. If restructured as cause-and-effect, what changes most?
A) Emphasis shifts from time order to reasons behind her achievements
B) The number of facts in the passage doubles automatically
C) All transition words disappear from the writing
D) The passage becomes fictional rather than informational
Restructuring shifts emphasis without changing facts.
2. Why might a Grade 5 author choose problem-solution over chronological for a pollution article?
A) To urge action by spotlighting an issue and a fix
B) To list events in the order they occurred only
C) To compare two unrelated topics in two columns
D) To remove all causal language from the article
Problem-solution structure invites readers to act.
3. A coach's training article is compare-contrast. What is lost if it becomes chronological?
A) The clear side-by-side weighing of two methods
B) All references to dates and times in the article
C) Every transition word the author used originally
D) The Grade 5 reading level of the entire piece
Switching structure can drop the comparative emphasis.
4. How does restructuring a Grade 5 cause-effect passage into chronological order affect coherence?
A) It can blur why events happened, weakening explanation
B) It always makes the passage easier to understand
C) It removes the need for any transition words
D) It guarantees the passage gains exactly 50 words
Order alone cannot replace causal connections.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Changing a passage's structure can shift the author's emphasis without altering facts.
Structure controls focus in Grade 5 writing.
2. When a Grade 5 writer restructures a passage, they may need new transitions.
Restructuring requires fresh transitions for coherence.
3. Switching from cause-effect to chronological can reduce explanatory coherence.
Chronology alone cannot explain causation.
4. A persuasive purpose pairs best with problem-and-solution structure.
Problem-solution amplifies persuasive intent.
5. Grade 5 analysts ask how structure shapes the reader's understanding of the topic.
Structure guides interpretation in Grade 5 reading.