Worksheets Name
Text Structure Test
Class
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Date
Instructor name: komala d
1. How the author organizes the text is....
a) the theme b) the text structure
c) the problem d) the main idea
2. This text structure uses facts and descriptive details to describe a specific topic or idea.
a) cause and effect b) sequential order
c) compare and contrast d) descriptive
3. This text structure explains how something happens or is done, step-by-step.
a) sequential order b) cause and effect
c) compare and contrast d) problem and solution
4. This text structure explains a problem and shows how it can be or is resolved.
a) problem and solution b) descriptive
c) cause and effect d) chronological order
5. This text structure shows how two topics are alike and different.
a) problem and solution b) descriptive
c) sequential order d) compare and contrast
6. This text structure describes what happens and why it happens.
a) problem and solution b) chronological order
c) descriptive d) cause and effect
7. This text structure presents information in time order.
a) cause and effect b) chronological order
c) compare and contrast d) descriptive
8. Ice cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in many different colors and flavors. Two very
different but popular flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are
delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit, while chocolate usually will not. Even though
more chocolate ice cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, both flavors
taste great inside of a milkshake.
How is the information organized?
a) sequential order b) problem and solution
c) compare and contrast d) cause and effect
9. The tiny ice cream shop around the corner from my house has the best ice cream in the city.
When you walk inside, there is a long, silver counter with matching stools extending alongside
the far wall. Right where the counter stops, there are comfy, red booths. There are lots of old-
fashioned decor on the walls and silver napkin holders on all the polished tables. My favorite
part of the shop is behind the counter, where they keep all the delicious ice cream flavors, such
as cookies and cream, pistachio, and moose tracks.
How is the information organized?
a) compare and contrast b) cause and effect
c) chronological order d) descriptive
10. Freezer burn may have wasted more ice cream than sidewalks. If you don't know, freezer
burn is when ice crystals form on the surface of ice cream. These ice crystals can ruin the
texture and flavor of the ice cream. But there are ways to prevent freezer burn! Since freezer
burn occurs when melted ice cream is refrozen, rather than eating your ice cream from the
container as it melts, scoop your ice cream into a bowl, and put the container back in the
fridge immediately. Doing this in the future ought to help you solve your issues with freezer
burn.
How is information organized?
a) descriptive b) sequential order
c) problem and solution d) compare and contrast
11. No one knows the true origin of ice cream, but the first published ice cream recipe appears in
“Mrs. Mary Eales's Receipts,” a cook book that was printed in London in 1718. Sometime
around 1832, a confectioner named Augustus Jackson created multiple ice cream recipes and
invented a superior technique to manufacture ice cream. Ice cream soda was invented
around 1874, but the real breakthrough may have been at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis,
Missouri, when the American ice cream cone was unveiled!
How is the information organized?
a) chronological order b) problem and solution
c) cause and effect d) compare and contrast
12. Have you ever had an ice cream headache? That’s when a painful sensation resonates in your
head after eating something cold (usually ice cream) on a hot day. This pain is a result of the
dilation of a nerve center in the roof of your mouth. The nerve center is overreacting to the
cold by trying to heat your brain. Ice cream headaches have caused many smiles to turn into
frowns.
How is the information organized?
a) compare and contrast b) descriptive
c) sequential order d) cause and effect
13. Making ice cream is not easy. Cream and sugar have to first be mixed in a frozen container.
Ingredients may be added at this point, if desired. Then, the mixture must be stirred and
whipped until the cream and sugar mixture is frozen. Depending on the equipment, this may
take as long as an hour. After the ice cream is prepared, it must be kept frozen until it is ready
to be enjoyed. Making ice cream is taxing, but most people would agree that it is worth the
work.
How is the information organized?
a) cause and effect b) problem and solution
c) descriptive d) sequential order
14. When it comes to making ice cream, you can do it the traditional way, or you can use liquid
nitrogen to freeze your mixture. These two methods are very different. Making ice cream the
traditional way consists of stirring the mixture in a frozen container which can be tiring and
take much longer. On the other hand, using liquid nitrogen to freeze the mixture can be much
faster. Since liquid nitrogen freezes the mixture faster, the crystal grains are smaller, giving
the ice cream a creamier texture. Even though both methods are different, they both produce
a delicious ice cream!
How is the information organized?
a) chronological order b) compare and contrast
c) problem and solution d) descriptive
15. It was the most beautiful banana split that I had ever seen. In the middle of the bowl, there
were three huge scoops of ice cream: chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla. On top of the ice
cream, there was a delicious banana and thick web of chocolate and caramel sauces. A huge
puff of whipped cream covered the sauces and a handful of crushed nuts dappled the
whipped cream. On top of it all was a plump and juicy cherry.
How is the information organized?
a) compare and contrast b) descriptive
c) sequential order d) cause and effect
Answer Keys
1. b) the text structure 2. d) descriptive 3. a) sequential order
4. a) problem and solution 5. d) compare and contrast 6. d) cause and effect
7. b) chronological order 8. c) compare and contrast 9. d) descriptive
10. c) problem and solution 11. a) chronological order 12. d) cause and effect
13. d) sequential order 14. b) compare and contrast 15. b) descriptive
