Text Structure Boxes

Students read a series of short paragraphs and determine which of the five major text structures each represents. The passages include examples of cause/effect, chronological, problem/solution, compare/contrast, and description. Learners write their answers in labeled boxes, using context clues and signal words to guide their choices. This exercise promotes close reading, pattern recognition, and critical thinking as students learn how organizational structure affects meaning and clarity in writing.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Reading Informational Text: Identify and Classify Text Structures

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension: Analyzing Author’s Organization

English Language Arts – Vocabulary: Recognize Signal Words

English Language Arts – Critical Thinking: Structural Categorization

This worksheet is part of our Matching Text to Structure Type collection.