Expository Methods of Organization

Why are organizational patterns important to know?

• They help readers read a text quicker.
• They help readers determine the rising action in a story.
• They help readers understand the turning point in a story.
• They help readers understand the main idea and author's viewpoint.

What kind of organizational pattern shows sequence of events?

• a text written in chronological order
• a  text comparing two different things
• a text providing a solution to an issue
• a text that is strictly eventful

What is problem and solution organization?

• a text that presents an issue and a way to fix it
• a text that compares and contrasts two different things
• a text that describes or explains something
• a text written in chronological order

What is compare and contrast organization?

• a text that presents a problem and a way to fix it
• a persuasive text
• a text that explains how two things are alike and different
• a text that describes something

What is a cause and effect organizational method?

• a text that presents an issue and a way to fix it
• a text that explains what happened and why
• an expository text
• a persuasive text

Which of the following set of signal words/transitions apply to a text written in the pattern of problem and solution?

• characteristics include, specifically
• to start, then, finally
• on the other hand, similar, alike
• cause, due to, consequently

Which of the following set of signal words/transitions apply to a text written in compare and contrast?

• similar, alike, in comparison to, on the other hand
• characteristics include, for example, for instance
• since, because, if, due to
• because of, leads to, solve

Which of the following of signal words/transitions is written in the pattern of cause and effect?

• consequently
• in addition
• characteristics include
• on the other hand

Which type of text structure answers the questions what happened and why?

• sequence of events
• cause & effect
• chronological order
• compare & contrast

Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order, or sequence of events.

• first, next, finally, 8:30, after
• cause, effect, as a result of, because
• problem, solution, promise, struggle
• compare, contrast, similar, different