Text Structure Detective

Students read four short passages and determine which text structure each one uses: Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Description, or Problem/Solution. This activity helps students recognize how authors organize information to communicate ideas effectively. By analyzing keywords and structural patterns, learners strengthen comprehension of informational text. Writing the correct structure abbreviation reinforces identification skills and prepares students for more advanced reading tasks. This worksheet builds foundational understanding of how structure shapes meaning.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Identifying Text Structures

English Language Arts – Informational Text Analysis

English Language Arts – Recognizing Organizational Patterns

English Language Arts – Critical Reading Skills

This worksheet is part of our Organizing Ideas Logically Worksheets collection.