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Test Structure

The document discusses four common text structures - description or list, sequence or time order, compare and contrast, and cause and effect/problem solving. For each structure, it provides examples of common signal words that indicate the structure to the reader, such as "like" and "unlike" for compare and contrast or "because" and "so" for cause and effect. It also notes what type of information the reader should expect to follow the signal words, such as a list of characteristics or a sequence of events.

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Test Structure

The document discusses four common text structures - description or list, sequence or time order, compare and contrast, and cause and effect/problem solving. For each structure, it provides examples of common signal words that indicate the structure to the reader, such as "like" and "unlike" for compare and contrast or "because" and "so" for cause and effect. It also notes what type of information the reader should expect to follow the signal words, such as a list of characteristics or a sequence of events.

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TEXT STRUCTURE

Description or list

Sequence or time
order
Compare and contrast

Cause and
effect/Problem solving

TEXT STRUCTURE
Description or list

Sequence or time
order
Compare and contrast

Cause and
effect/Problem solving

SIGNAL WORDS
Such as, for example,
for instance, most
importantly, in front,
beside, near
First, second, before,
on (date), not long
after, after that, next,
finally, then
Like, unlike, in
contrast, on the other
hand, however, both,
also, too, as well as
Therefore, so, this
lead to, as a result,
because of, ifthen

SIGNAL TO READER
A list or set of
characteristics will
follow.

SIGNAL WORDS
Such as, for example,
for instance, most
importantly, in front,
beside, near
First, second, before,
on (date), not long
after, after that, next,
finally, then
Like, unlike, in
contrast, on the other
hand, however, both,
also, too, as well as
Therefore, so, this
lead to, as a result,
because of, ifthen

SIGNAL TO READER
A list or set of
characteristics will
follow.

A sequence or events
or steps in a process
is being described.
Likeness and
differences are being
presented/discussed.
Evidence of causes or
effects will be give or
problems and
solutions will be
described.

A sequence or events
or steps in a process
is being described.
Likeness and
differences are being
presented/discussed.
Evidence of causes or
effects will be give or
problems and
solutions will be
described.

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