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Grade 3 Text Structure Worksheet with Answers

Grade 3 (US) · Year 4 (UK) · Class 3 (India) · English

Unit 5: Reading Informational TextText Features & StructureCCSS RI.3.8

Recognizing sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, and description. This free upper elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Text Structure

Grade 3 · English

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Learning goal: Text Features & Structure · CCSS RI.3.8

Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

Example

Text structure? 'First, mix the flour. Next, add eggs. Finally, bake for 20 minutes.'

Answer: sequence / chronological

RememberText structures

SequenceCompareCause → effectProblem → solutionDescription123?✓
Part A

What is the text structure of each passage?

  1. 1

    The cheetah has spots, long legs and a small head.

  2. 2

    Plastic fills the oceans. Cities can ban plastic bags and fund recycling.

  3. 3

    Frogs have smooth skin, but toads have bumpy skin.

  4. 4

    The playground was flooded. The class built a drain to fix it.

  5. 5

    In 1903 the Wright brothers flew. By 1927, Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic.

  6. 6

    Because it didn't rain, the crops dried up.

  7. 7

    Both Mars and Earth have seasons; however, Mars is much colder.

Part B

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

  1. 8

    What graphic organizer best fits compare and contrast?

  2. 9

    Why might an author use a problem-and-solution structure?

  3. 10

    Which signal words show compare and contrast?

  4. 11

    Which signal words show cause and effect?

  5. 12

    Which signal words show sequence?

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: CEKA (clue: a birthday treat)

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.description
  2. 2.problem and solution
  3. 3.compare and contrast
  4. 4.problem and solution
  5. 5.chronological
  6. 6.cause and effect
  7. 7.compare and contrast
  8. 8.a Venn diagram
  9. 9.to explain a problem and persuade or show how it can be fixed
  10. 10.however, but, similarly, both, unlike
  11. 11.because, so, as a result, therefore
  12. 12.first, next, then, finally
  13. ★cake (challenge corner)

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