Text Structures
Grade 5 Reading Worksheet
Read each paragraph. Circle the text structure it uses.
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.
- sequence
- problem and solution
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast
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.
- sequence
- problem and solution
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast
Heavy rain fell all night. As a result, the river rose over its banks.
- sequence
- problem and solution
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast
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.
- sequence
- problem and solution
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast
To plant a bean, first dig a small hole. Next, drop in the seed and cover it with soil. After that, water it gently. Finally, put the pot in a sunny window.
- sequence
- problem and solution
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast
Summer and winter are different. Summer days are long and warm, but winter days are short and cold.
- sequence
- problem and solution
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast
Because the ice on the pond was thin, it cracked under the heavy rock.
- sequence
- problem and solution
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast
Mia's bike tire kept going flat. She found a small nail stuck in the tire. Her dad fixed the problem by patching the hole.
- sequence
- problem and solution
- cause and effect
- compare and contrast