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Grade 9 Text Structure Worksheet with Answers

Grade 9 (US) · Year 10 (UK) · Class 9 (India) · English

Unit 5: Reading Informational TextStructureCCSS RI.9-10.5

Recognizing sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, and description. This free high school 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 9 · English

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Learning goal: Structure · CCSS RI.9-10.5

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

Example

Which signal words show sequence?

Answer: first, next, then, finally

RememberText structures

SequenceCompareCause → effectProblem → solutionDescription123?✓
Part A

What is the text structure of each passage?

  1. 1

    As a result of the new bridge, traffic fell by half.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

    Frogs have smooth skin, but toads have bumpy skin.

  8. 8

    First, mix the flour. Next, add eggs. Finally, bake for 20 minutes.

Part B

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

  1. 9

    What graphic organizer best fits compare and contrast?

  2. 10

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

  3. 11

    Which signal words show compare and contrast?

  4. 12

    Which signal words show cause and effect?

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: LEPPA (clue: a red or green fruit)

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

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