Which term refers to the way a story is organized?

• A. Cause
• B. Text Structure
• C. Procedure
• D. Chronological or Sequence

Answer: (B)

Text structure is about how a story is organized. It’s the umbrella term for the patterns writers use to present information or events, such as chronological order, sequence, cause-and-effect, problem-solution, description, and compare/contrast. In this question, the overall way a story is arranged is described by text structure. Chronological or sequence is one specific way to organize a text, but it’s just one pattern among several. Cause points to relationships between events, not the entire arrangement, and procedure refers to a set of steps for doing something, which is a type of instructional writing rather than the general organization of a story. Recognizing text structure helps you understand how the author guiding your reading and how the events or ideas are connected.