Question

matching texts to text structures
a review that tells how several brands of shampoo are alike and different
a biography that tells how someone overcame difficulties
a website that tells how a disease is transmitted
a play - by - play description of a baseball game
problem - solution sequence cause - effect compare - contrast

Explanation:

1. A review comparing shampoo brands uses compare - contrast to show similarities and differences.
2. A biography of someone overcoming difficulties follows a problem - solution structure with difficulties as problems and solutions as the ways of overcoming.
3. A website explaining disease transmission uses cause - effect to show how the cause (e.g., contact) leads to the effect (transmission).
4. A play - by - play description of a baseball game follows a sequence structure as it describes events in order.

Answer:

1. compare - contrast
2. problem - solution
3. cause - effect
4. sequence