Text Structure — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A Grade 5 paragraph that starts with dates then explains results shifts from chronological to cause-and-effect.
Mixed structures often pair chronology with causal explanation.
2. When a passage shifts structures, transition words help readers follow the change.
Transitions maintain coherence across mixed Grade 5 structures.
3. A Grade 5 writer can revise a confusing paragraph by adding clearer transitions.
Revising adds coherence when structures shift.
4. Reorganizing a paragraph's order of ideas is called restructuring the text.
Restructuring changes how information is organized in Grade 5 writing.
5. A paragraph that compares two storms then explains damage uses compare-contrast plus cause-and-effect.
Comparison can lead into causal analysis in Grade 5 mixed structures.
6. Grade 5 readers improve coherence by noticing how structures connect within a passage.
Coherence depends on recognizing structural shifts.
7. A passage describing a flood, then steps to prevent it, mixes chronological and problem-solution structures.
Real Grade 5 articles often mix chronology with problem-solution.
8. When the structure changes mid-paragraph, a strong Grade 5 writer adds a transition sentence.
Transition sentences cue readers to a new structural pattern.
9. Recognizing mixed structures helps Grade 5 readers identify the author's main purpose.
Identifying purpose flows from analyzing mixed structures.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Starts with dates of a hurricane, ends with damage caused
→ Chronological then cause-and-effect
Chronological then cause-and-effect
Lists similarities of two species, then a problem they face
→ Compare-contrast then problem-solution
Compare-contrast then problem-solution
Names a city issue, then shows steps the council took
→ Problem-solution alone
Problem-solution alone
Compares two inventions, then traces one through history
→ Compare-contrast then chronological
Compare-contrast then chronological
Mapping structures in order reveals how authors build coherence.