Text Structure Matching

This skill-focused worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen reading comprehension and nonfiction analysis by identifying how informational texts are organized. Students read five short passages and determine whether each one follows a cause/effect, compare/contrast, chronological, problem/solution, or descriptive structure. By analyzing signal words, context clues, and overall organization, learners build a clearer understanding of how authors arrange ideas to communicate information effectively.

Learning Goals

• Determining Text Structure (Grades 4-6)
  Students identify the organizational pattern used in each informational passage.
• Close Reading and Context Clues
  Learners analyze sequencing phrases, comparison terms, and descriptive details to guide decisions.
• Understanding Author’s Purpose
  Students consider how structure supports the author’s intent and message.
• Flexible Thinking Through Rewriting
  A challenge task invites students to rewrite a passage using a different structure, reinforcing adaptability.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created and Standards-Aligned
  Designed by educators to support informational reading, comprehension, and writing standards.
• Clear, Structured Practice
  Matching passages to structure labels helps solidify recognition skills.
• Encourages Creative Application
  The rewrite challenge deepens understanding by asking students to reorganize ideas intentionally.
• Flexible Classroom and Homeschool Use
  Ideal for literacy lessons, centers, independent practice, or assessment.

This printable worksheet helps students build confidence in recognizing and analyzing informational text structures. By matching passages, justifying choices, and experimenting with alternative organization, learners strengthen comprehension, critical thinking, and writing skills. Suitable for both classroom and homeschool settings, this resource supports a deeper understanding of how structure shapes meaning in nonfiction texts.

This worksheet is part of our Identifying Text Structures collection.