Story Structure
Grade 4 - Reading - Building Confidence

NameDate
In "Solar Oven Test," which structure best describes the passage?
- alphabetical order
- index entry
- cause and effect
- recipe list
Which clue shows the structure of "River Cleanup Plan"?
- One person should solve every community problem alone.
- Trash collected after storms, so Luis planned supplies and future bins.
- was carefully chosen
- Luis opened a store beside the riverbank.
What job does the opening detail in "The Maple Tree Journal" do?
- it sets up the situation readers need to understand
- it gives a glossary definition
- it lists every character in the book
- it changes the genre to poetry
Which title would best fit this part of "Debate Team Switch"?
- Students sometimes talk in front of a class.
- Better Evidence, Stronger Argument
- Anika coached Jonah's soccer team after school.
- Changing your mind means you did not think carefully.
Why might an author arrange "Prairie Dog Warning" as cause and effect?
- to avoid showing character choices
- to help readers follow how the events or ideas are connected
- to remove the setting
- to make every sentence an opinion
In "Library Mural Vote," which structure best describes the passage?
- index entry
- recipe list
- list of unrelated opinions
- problem and solution
Which clue shows the structure of "The Night Sky Notebook"?
- The text contrasts a winter sky with a summer chart.
- A single observation tells the whole pattern.
- hidden from view
- Orion is the most beautiful constellation in the sky.
What job does the opening detail in "Market Garden Budget" do?
- it ends the conflict completely
- it changes the genre to poetry
- it sets up the situation readers need to understand
- it gives a glossary definition
Which title would best fit this part of "Solar Oven Test"?
- Sunlight Changes the Melting Time
- Students can learn many things from science class.
- A first try is always the best solution.
- became louder
Why might an author arrange "River Cleanup Plan" as problem and solution?
- to hide all important details
- to avoid showing character choices
- to help readers follow how the events or ideas are connected
- to remove the setting