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Naming the Structure is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on identifying chronology, comparison, cause or problem-solution, aligned to Common Core standard RI.4.5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Naming the Structure

RI.4.5

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1.A text explains that warm water makes polyps expel algae, which makes coral bleach. What structure is that?
  • A.Chronology
  • B.Comparison
  • C.Cause and effect
2.Which words signal cause and effect?
  • A.unlike, whereas
  • B.first, next, finally
  • C.because, so, therefore
3.A text says longitude could not be measured, then explains how Harrison solved it. What structure is that?
  • A.Comparison
  • B.Problem and solution
  • C.Chronology
4.Why does the structure of a text matter to a reader?
  • A.It makes the text shorter
  • B.It tells you how the ideas relate, not just what they are
  • C.It decides the font
5.A text can change structure partway through. True or false?
  • A.True — a chronological text can end with a comparison
  • B.False, only textbooks do that
  • C.False, one text has one structure
6.Which structure would suit a text about a discovery over sixteen years?
  • A.Comparison
  • B.Problem and solution
  • C.Chronology
7.A text describes a lichen and then a coral, listing what is alike. What structure is that?
  • A.Chronology
  • B.Comparison
  • C.Cause and effect
8.A text tells you what happened in 1928, then 1938, then 1944. What structure is that?
  • A.Problem and solution
  • B.Chronology
  • C.Comparison

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Answer key — Naming the Structure

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  1. 1.Cause and effect
  2. 2.because, so, therefore
  3. 3.Problem and solution
  4. 4.It tells you how the ideas relate, not just what they are
  5. 5.True — a chronological text can end with a comparison
  6. 6.Chronology
  7. 7.Comparison
  8. 8.Chronology

More practice for RI.4.5

Name the structure a text uses: time order, comparison, cause or problem-solution.

Teaching this next? How a Text Is Organised is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.