1. What is the main purpose of a cause/effect text structure in informational and explanatory texts?
A. to present a problem and how it might be solved
B. to tell how two things are similar and different
C. to develop an argument by providing relevant evidence
D. to describe something that happened and tell why
2. Drag each transition word or phrase to the correct location to show whether it is a sign of a text with a compare/contrast structure or a text with a claims/counterclaims/evidence structure.
compare/contrast structure
claims/counterclaims/evidence structure
A difference is
Notably
a study shows
Likewise
3. Use the passages to answer the question. Select the correct answers from the lists.
Each text has---------------- structure but focuses on-------- problem that Ignaz Semmelweis was trying to------------------
A different
Cover up
Cause
the same
solve
4. Drag and drop the words into the correct locations
A(n)------ must directly address a(n)-------- in order to be effective.
Effect
Counterclaim
Structure claim
5. Which states a cause-and-effect relationship found in the excerpt?
A. Doctors challenged Dr. Koch, so he sided with revolutionaries.
B. Dr. Koch’s colleagues unwittingly caused disease.
C. Diseases caused foul or unpleasant emanations.
D. Epidemics are caused by specific microbes.
1. D. to describe something that happened and tell why
2.
compare/contrast structure: Likewise, Notably
claims/counterclaims/evidence structure: a study shows
3. Each text has the same structure but focuses on a different problem that Ignaz Semmelweis was trying to solve.
4. Structure claim must directly address a counterclaim in order to be effective.
5. C. Diseases caused foul or unpleasant emanations.