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Text Structure Pre-Assessment

Directions: This is a pre-assessment to show me how much you already know
about Text Structure. Answer ALL of the questions to the best of your
knowledge. If you dont know them---guess. You will get full credit for this
assignment just by answering them all; they dont have to be correct.
1. What is Text Structure?
2. Which of the five Text Structures does the following passage represent? :
________________________________ (Circle cue/signal words)
The Olympic games began as athletic festivals to honor the Greek gods. The
most important festival was held in the valley of Olympia to honor Zeus, the
king of the gods. It was the festival that became the Olympic games in 776
B.C. These games were ended in A.D. 394 by the Roman Emperor who ruled
Greece. No Olympic games were held for more than 1,500 years. Then the
modern Olympics began in 1896. Almost 300 male athletes competed in the
first modern Olympics. In the games held in 1900, female athletes were
allowed to compete. The games have continued every four years since 1896
except during World War II, and they will most likely continue for many
years to come.
3. What does chronological order mean?
4. What does numerical order mean?
5. What does the following graphic organizer/symbol depict? :
6. What is one cue word, or signal word for the Text Structure, Cause and Effect?
7. What does the Problem and Solution Text Structure look for?
8. What is one Text Structure you would find inside a cookbook? Why?
9. What is one Text Structure you would find in a Biology textbook? Why