Which statement best describes the purpose of text structure in reading?

• A. To determine the font
• B. To organize information to aid comprehension
• C. To memorize dates
• D. To adjust the reading speed

Answer: (B)

Text structure refers to how an author arranges ideas to guide your understanding. The main purpose is to organize information in a way that makes the message clearer, helping you predict what comes next, see how ideas relate, and locate details more easily. Recognizing common structures—like sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, or problem and solution—lets you follow the argument more smoothly and remember key points better. So organizing information to aid comprehension is what text structure is all about.

The other options miss the point: font doesn’t change how ideas are connected; memorizing dates isn’t about how information is organized; and adjusting reading speed is a reading strategy, not the purpose of how the text is laid out.