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Compare Text Structures

Grade 5 Reading Worksheet

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Read the five texts. Circle how each text named in a question is organized.

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Five short texts
Text A
Frogs and toads are alike in many ways. Both are amphibians and both eat insects. However, frogs have smooth skin, while toads have bumpy skin.
Text B
First, mix the flour and the eggs in a bowl. Next, pour the batter into a hot pan. Then flip the pancake when bubbles appear. Finally, slide it onto a plate.
Text C
Heavy rain fell all night. As a result, the river rose over its banks.
Text D
The red barn stands at the top of the hill. Its tall doors are painted white, and a weather vane spins on the roof. Inside, the hay smells sweet and dry.
Text E
The school playground had a big problem. Puddles stayed on the ground for days after rain. To solve it, workers dug a drain and filled the low spots with gravel.
1.
How is Text A organized?
- sequence
- problem and solution
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast
- description
2.
How is Text B organized?
- sequence
- problem and solution
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast
- description
3.
How is Text C organized?
- sequence
- problem and solution
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast
- description
4.
How is Text D organized?
- sequence
- problem and solution
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast
- description
5.
How is Text E organized?
- sequence
- problem and solution
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast
- description

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About this worksheet

Different texts are organized in different ways, and comparing them shows how the structure fits the purpose. A sequence tells things in order, a problem and solution paragraph names a problem and how it is fixed, cause and effect explains why something happened, compare and contrast tells how things are alike and different, and a description paints a picture of one thing with details.

On this fifth grade sheet five short texts, Text A to Text E, are printed together, and each of five questions names one of them and asks how it is organized. Each version has different texts, and the answer key gives every answer.

What your child will learn

Know five ways texts are organized
Use signal words as clues
Compare how different texts are built
Tell a description from a sequence or a comparison

Common Core standard: RI.5.5

Worked example

“First, mix the flour and the eggs. Next, pour the batter into a pan.” The words first and next show the structure is sequence.

Common mistake

Calling a description a compare and contrast text because it names several details.

Helpful hint

Look for signal words: first and next (sequence), because and as a result (cause and effect), both and but (compare and contrast), problem and solved (problem and solution). A description has none, and just tells what something is like.

Earlier: Text Structures

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with compare text structures?

Calling a description a compare and contrast text because it names several details.

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