1) Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake. a) compare and contrast  b) problem and solution  c) sequence  d) cause and effect  e) description  2) Rainforests are rapidly disappearing. About 40% of the world's rainforests have already been destroyed. This problem has led environmentalists to do everything that they can to help conserve this important biome. One way to help the rainforest is to plant trees on land where forests have been cut down. Another way to help is to encourage people to live in a way that does not hurt the environment. a) compare and contrast b) problem and solution c) sequence d) cause and effect e) description 3) The authors explain how things happen in order. What text structure is this? a) compare and contrast b) problem and solution c) sequence d) none of the choices e) cause and effect f) description 4) Suppose an author wanted to explain how these two birds are similar and different. What text structure is this? a) compare and contrast b) problem and solution c) sequence d) cause and effect e) description 5) Many places are creating large amounts of waste, and certain areas where it is stored are running out of room. This ongoing issue can harm nature and take up space that could be used for other things. To help fix the problem, people are finding new ways to use items again or turn them into something else. For example, some towns are using food leftovers in helpful ways, and others are using fewer throwaway items. a) compare and contrast b) problem and solution c) sequence d) cause and effect e) description 6) Suppose the author gave you a reason/explanation for happening. What text structure is it? a) compare and contrast b) problem and solution c) sequence d) cause and effect e) description 7) Coral reefs are in danger and are slowly being destroyed. Coral reefs grow at a very slow rate and therefore are disintegrating faster than they can grow. There are many reasons coral reefs are being destroyed, and most of the damage is caused by humans, mostly from pollution, overfishing, and people touching the reefs or hitting them with their boats. Warmer ocean temperatures caused by climate change are also stressing the reefs, making them weaker and more likely to die. Without action, many coral reefs may disappear completely, affecting the ocean animals that depend on them for food and shelter. a) compare and contrast b) problem and solution c) sequence d) cause and effect e) description 8) One time my mom and I made ice-cream. We added sugar and cream into a big glass bowl.  We added sugar and cream into a big bowl. We kept it frozen in the middle of a bigger glass bowl. While it froze, I stirred the mixture with a hand mixer. It was the first time that I had used one and it splattered ice-cream mixture all over the kitchen. The rest of the mixture finally froze, so we ate some ice cream, and then put the remaining portions in the freezer so that it wouldn't get freezer burned. That was a good day.   a) compare and contrast b) problem and solution c) sequence d) cause and effect e) description 9) Though toads are still around, they no longer are as common in some areas as they were a few decades ago. The growing use of insecticides has reduced their numbers. The chemical sprays usually do not harm toads, but cut down the animals’ food supply. Thereby, the toads do not have enough food to survive. There are fewer toads in many areas populated by humans. a) compare and contrast b) problem and solution c) sequence d) cause and effect e) description 10) A lot of students have been failing classes. These students wouldn’t be failing classes if they studied more, asked questions, tried harder, and came in for extra help. Even though a lot of students fail classes, they have many options if they want to pass. a) compare and contrast b) problem and solution c) sequence d) cause and effect e) description 11) There are two popular sports played at Ericson, basketball and volleyball. Both take place inside of the gym at Ericson. Also, each sport has two teams of people. In basketball, however, the ball can be played off of the floor, and in volleyball, the ball cannot touch the floor or it is out of play. Basketball and volleyball are popular sports at Ericson. a) compare and contrast b) problem and solution c) sequence d) cause and effect e) description 12) When Tim woke up, he didn’t want to go to school. His mom took him anyway. So, he went to school, but he didn’t do any work. The days passed, and Tim still didn’t do any work. Mr. Morton called Tim’s house, but Tim still wouldn’t do any work. Finally the report cards came out, and Tim failed his classes. Tim was sad. a) compare and contrast b) problem and solution c) sequence d) none on the list  e) cause and effect f) description

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