PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT IN WRITING

Which of the following disciplines requires precision in the use of terminology, simple and direct language, objectivity, and clarity in writing?

• None of these are correct

• Sciences

• Humanities

• Business

Which of the following disciplines requires you to have a specific purpose and target audience in mind?

• Business

• Humanities

• Sciences

• None of these are correct

Using this pattern of development, a writer can tell the reader when, where, and what happened. Which pattern is it?

• All of these is correct

• Narration

• Definition

• Description

It gives information of what a person, an object, a place, or a situation is like.

• All of these is correct

• Narration

• Definition

• Description

What pattern of development must be used to explain a term, concept, or subject?

• Narration

• Description

• All of these is correct

• Definition

Compare and Contrast pattern of development presents the similarities and differences of two or more persons, things, places, situations, events, or ideas.

• True

• It depends

• Maybe

• False

In this pattern of development, the main idea is explained by giving an extended example or a series of detailed examples.

• Cause and Effect

• Problem-Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Exemplification/ Classification

With this pattern, the writer can explain how an event or action leads to another.

• Cause and Effect

• Exemplification/ Classification

• Persuasion

• Problem-Solution

Which pattern of development is writing about a topic by identifying a problem and proposing one or more solutions?

• Persuasion

• Exemplification/ Classification

• Problem-Solution

• Cause and Effect

This pattern of development intends to convince readers to do or believe in something.

• Cause and Effect

• Exemplification/ Classification

• Problem-Solution

• Persuasion