Structure and Purpose Answer Key

This worksheet challenges students to analyze pairs of passages that discuss the same topic but use different organizational structures. The first pair focuses on exercise, contrasting a chronological sequence with a problem/solution format. The second pair discusses phones, comparing a compare/contrast passage with a descriptive one. Students identify each structure, cite signal words, and reflect on why an author might choose one method over another for clarity or emphasis. By examining structure and purpose together, learners enhance comprehension, critical reasoning, and awareness of how organization supports meaning in informational writing.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Reading Informational Text: Compare and Contrast Text Structures

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension: Purpose and Organizational Patterns

English Language Arts – Writing: Structure and Idea Development

English Language Arts – Analytical Thinking: Evaluating Author’s Choices

This worksheet is part of our Identifying Text Structures collection.