Question

7. Read the following Excerpt from an essay on whether or not cheerleading should be considered a competitive sport:

"In cheerleading, teams go to competitions and compete against other teams in their divisions. This is the chance to shine and perform like I never have before. Just like any other sport, there is an allotted warm up time. Following warms up, I wait anxiously to go onto the competition floor. There is nothing like the adrenaline rush I feel while I execute each and every skill, dance move, jump, etc. Two minutes and thirty seconds is all it takes to finish the performance. After it is done, there is no going back. Any mistake that is made cannot be fixed and there is no chance to redeem ourselves at a later point. The judges have already seen what we can do and compare the routine to others. At the end of a cheerleading competition, there is always a winner just like any other sport. My heart and my soul pour into my routine when I have done my best. Even if my team loses, it is the comfort of knowing that I have done my best that makes everything worthwhile."

Which text structure is primarily used in this excerpt?
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Description
Cause/Effect
Chronological Order/Sequence
Problem/Solution
Compare/Contrast

Answer 1

Chronological Order/Sequence

The passage describes events in the order they occur (warm-up, waiting, performing, judges, outcome), so it uses a sequence/time-order structure.