Grade 5 worksheet comparing two texts on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, where Text A uses chronological order and Text B uses cause and effect. Students complete fill-in answers about each text's structure, signal words, and best reader uses, and match four short excerpts to their structures, deepening understanding of how organization shapes meaning across two texts on a single topic.
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Text Structure
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Text A tells the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake from morning to evening. Its structure is chronological.
2. Text B explains why the 1906 earthquake led to massive fires and homelessness. Its structure is cause and effect.
3. Both texts share the same topic, the 1906 earthquake.
4. A reader who wants to learn the order of events that day should choose Text A.
5. A reader who wants to know why the disaster grew so severe should choose Text B.
6. The signal words 'at 5:12 a.m.' and 'later that morning' belong to a chronological structure.
7. The signal words 'because,' 'led to,' and 'as a result' belong to a cause and effect structure.
8. When two texts on the same topic use different structures, the author's purpose is often different.
9. Comparing the structures of two texts helps readers understand how organization shapes meaning.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Text A: 'At 5:12 a.m., the ground shook. By noon, fires spread across blocks.'
→ Chronological structure
Chronological structure
Text B: 'Because gas lines broke, fires erupted, leading to widespread destruction.'
→ Cause and effect structure
Cause and effect structure
Text C: 'Like the 1906 quake, the 1989 quake damaged the Bay Area, but it caused fewer fires.'
→ Compare and contrast structure
Compare and contrast structure
Text D: 'San Francisco faced overcrowded shelters; the city responded by building new housing camps.'
→ Problem and solution structure
Problem and solution structure
Text Structure
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Text A tells the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake from morning to evening. Its structure is chronological.
2) Text B explains why the 1906 earthquake led to massive fires and homelessness. Its structure is cause and effect.
3) Both texts share the same topic, the 1906 earthquake.
4) A reader who wants to learn the order of events that day should choose Text A.
5) A reader who wants to know why the disaster grew so severe should choose Text B.
6) The signal words 'at 5:12 a.m.' and 'later that morning' belong to a chronological structure.
7) The signal words 'because,' 'led to,' and 'as a result' belong to a cause and effect structure.
8) When two texts on the same topic use different structures, the author's purpose is often different.
9) Comparing the structures of two texts helps readers understand how organization shapes meaning.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Text A: 'At 5:12 a.m., the ground shook. By noon, fires spread across blocks.'
→ Chronological structure
Chronological structure
Text B: 'Because gas lines broke, fires erupted, leading to widespread destruction.'
→ Cause and effect structure
Cause and effect structure
Text C: 'Like the 1906 quake, the 1989 quake damaged the Bay Area, but it caused fewer fires.'
→ Compare and contrast structure
Compare and contrast structure
Text D: 'San Francisco faced overcrowded shelters; the city responded by building new housing camps.'
→ Problem and solution structure
Problem and solution structure
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