Question

organizing explanatory text quick check
match each essay topic to the correct informational text structure. (2 points)
cause and effect
compare and contrast
description
problem and solution
:: to examine similarities between two types of building materials
:: to outline the process of conducting an environmental impact study
:: to present the conflicts created by building a new superhighway
:: to show how a new infrastructure impacts local ecosystems

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each essay topic and match it to the correct text structure:

1. “to examine similarities between two types of building materials”

• Structure: Compare and contrast (focuses on similarities/differences between two subjects).

2. “to outline the process of conducting an environmental impact study”

• Structure: Description (outlines a process or details about a topic).

3. “to present the conflicts created by building a new superhighway”

• Structure: Problem and solution (identifies a problem, here the conflicts from building a highway).

4. “to show how a new infrastructure impacts local ecosystems”

• Structure: Cause and effect (shows how one event (infrastructure) causes effects (on ecosystems)).

Final Matches:

• cause and effect → to show how a new infrastructure impacts local ecosystems
• compare and contrast → to examine similarities between two types of building materials
• description → to outline the process of conducting an environmental impact study
• problem and solution → to present the conflicts created by building a new superhighway

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each essay topic and match it to the correct text structure:

1. “to examine similarities between two types of building materials”

• Structure: Compare and contrast (focuses on similarities/differences between two subjects).

2. “to outline the process of conducting an environmental impact study”

• Structure: Description (outlines a process or details about a topic).

3. “to present the conflicts created by building a new superhighway”

• Structure: Problem and solution (identifies a problem, here the conflicts from building a highway).

4. “to show how a new infrastructure impacts local ecosystems”

• Structure: Cause and effect (shows how one event (infrastructure) causes effects (on ecosystems)).

Final Matches:

• cause and effect → to show how a new infrastructure impacts local ecosystems
• compare and contrast → to examine similarities between two types of building materials
• description → to outline the process of conducting an environmental impact study
• problem and solution → to present the conflicts created by building a new superhighway