Expository Writing/Organizational Patterns

All of the following are examples of expository essays except:

• Process essay

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Narrative Essay

The process essay discusses:

• how to explain something

• how to do something.

• how to describe something

• none of the above

The following example illustrates what type of essay:

A tornado blew the roof off the house, and as a result, the family had to find another place to live.

• Process Essay

• Cause and Effect Essay

• Compare and Contrast

• None of the above

What type of essay examines the similarities and differences:

• Descriptive Essay

• Process Essay

• Cause and Effect Essay

• Compare and Contrast Essay

A word or phrase that connects one idea to another in a paragraph is called:

• a paragraph

• a transition

• a connection

• none of the above

The paragraph below is using what type expository essay style?

Here is how I got rid of the hundreds of ticks I found on my dog a few weeks ago. First, I used a flea comb to pick them off her ears, neck and back. I crushed each tick between my fingernail and the floor to make sure it was dead. Next, I gave her a bath with a shampoo that kills ticks and fleas. I let her soak in the shampoo for about ten minutes before rinsing it off. Then I picked off more ticks, which were easier to see now that her fur was wet, and crushed them. Finally, I washed her living area with a strong cleaner, checking every corner for ticks that might have escaped and crushing them. I repeated this process every day or two for three weeks. It wasn’t easy, but now the ticks have nearly all disappeared from the dog and her environment.

• Cause and Effect

• Explanation

• Process

• None of the above

The transitions used in this paragraph are:

Follow these four steps to write a script for a performance in English class. First, get into a group of three or four students. Next, choose the vocabulary you want to use. Then write a conversation around the vocabulary you have chosen. Finally, have your teacher check the grammar. When you have finished, you will have an excellent short play that you can feel confident putting on in front of your classmates and teacher.

• First

• Next

• Finally

• all of the above

The sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph is:

Surfing the Internet is easy. First, open your favorite web browser. Next, type the address of your favorite search engine in the browser’s address bar. Then click the arrow next to the address bar. When the search engine opens, type a search term in the search field and click the search button next to the search field. Finally, scroll through the list of hits the search engine gives you, click on a link that looks interesting, and use the browser’s navigation arrows to return to the list when you have finished viewing the page. These few simple steps connect you to a world of information and entertainment.

• First, open your favorite web browser.

• These few simple steps connect you to a world of information and entertainment.

• Surfing the Internet is easy.

• none of the above

The sentence that best expresses the main idea of the paragraph is:

There are ten steps to eating a pizza. First, slice the pizza into wedge-shaped pieces. Second, pick up one of the pieces. Third, put the narrow end of the piece of pizza in your mouth. Fourth, bite the end off. Fifth, chew the end until it is soft and mushy. Sixth, swallow the mush. Seventh, put the next part of the pizza in your mouth. Eighth, bite, chew and swallow it. Ninth, repeat steps seven through and eight until you have eaten the entire piece of pizza. Tenth, repeat steps two through nine until you have eaten the entire pizza. This process takes time, but it is both simple and enjoyable.

• First, slice the pizza into wedge-shaped pieces.

• This process takes time, but it is both simple and enjoyable.

• There are ten steps to eating a pizza.

• none of the above

Every expository essay has the following:

• an introduction

• three body paragraphs and 1 concluding paragraph

• an introduction, 3 body paragraphs and 1 concluding paragraph

• none of the above