Define text structure and name some common types.

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Text structure is how a text is organized to show relationships between ideas and guide the reader through the information. It focuses on the arrangement of ideas, not the content itself. Common types include cause and effect (explaining why something happens and what results), problem and solution (presenting an issue and possible fixes), compare and contrast (showing similarities and differences), sequence (events in the order they occur), and description (giving details about a person, place, object, or idea). Recognizing these patterns helps you anticipate what comes next and understand why the author chose to present ideas in that order. The other options miss the point: color scheme concerns appearance, not how ideas are organized; author’s name and date are publication details, not structure; and the frequency of headings is about formatting, not how content is arranged.