Little Learnersplay. practice. discover.Grade 4 · Reading & language
Use relationships between details to identify an informational text’s main structure.
6 authored questions + worked example
The park path flooded after heavy rain. Because water covered the crossing, walkers used the hill route until the water drained.
Answer: cause and effect
The passage connects heavy rain and flooding with the change in walking route.
All 6 authored questions for this skill.
Question 1
First, fill the pot with soil. Next, place a seed in a small hole. Finally, cover it lightly and add water.
Look at how the details connect: order, similarity, cause, description, or a problem and response.
Answer: instructions in time order
First, next and finally organize the planting actions in order.
Question 2
Visitors could not find the children’s shelves in the library. Staff added low, colorful signs at each turn, helping families follow the route.
Look at how the details connect: order, similarity, cause, description, or a problem and response.
Answer: a problem and a solution
Difficulty finding the shelves is the problem; the signs address it.
Question 3
The telescope has a long tube, a small eyepiece at one end and a wider opening at the other. A stand holds the tube steady.
Look at how the details connect: order, similarity, cause, description, or a problem and response.
Answer: description of parts
The details identify the instrument’s parts and their arrangement.
Question 4
Leaves covered the garden soil. They slowed the water running over it, so less loose soil washed onto the path.
Look at how the details connect: order, similarity, cause, description, or a problem and response.
Answer: cause and effect
The leaves change how water moves, which affects how much soil washes away.
Question 5
The park path flooded after heavy rain. Because water covered the crossing, walkers used the hill route until the water drained.
Look at how the details connect: order, similarity, cause, description, or a problem and response.
Answer: cause and effect
The passage connects heavy rain and flooding with the change in walking route.
Question 6
Both canoeing and rowing use boats moved by people. A canoe usually uses a paddle; a rowboat uses oars attached at its sides.
Look at how the details connect: order, similarity, cause, description, or a problem and response.
Answer: comparison
The passage gives a similarity and a difference between two activities.