TEXT ORGANIZATION

Which organization technique is used in this paragraph?

Marxist ideology has three main theories. Historical materialism purports that all the features of society can historically be traced back to economic activity.

Social class in capitalist societies is what produces unjust structures of power that exist today. Socialism would be the next rational step for the development of human society.

• Signal words

• Physical format

• structure

• All of these are correct

Which organization technique is used in this paragraph?

Seasickness is a type of motion sickness. Although, symptoms include nausea, vomiting, headaches and vertigo. Then, it is caused by the rocking motion of the watercraft. Nonetheless, the brain becomes conflicted because what the eyes see does not correspond with what the body is feeling.

• physical format

• structure

• signal words

• all of these are correct

It an aspect of the organization that is immediately apparent to the reader. It is seen in how the text physically appears.

• physical format

• structure

• signal words

• all of these are correct.

What are the following words called?

however, therefore, as a result, lastly, in contrast

• verbs

• adjectives

• signal words

• noun

What is the purpose of a body paragraph?

• Provide support, connect to thesis statement/main idea.

• Three words that sum up your paper

• Bring prompt to a close

• Grap audience attention

What should NOT be found in a conclusion?

• Bringing the paper to a close

• Concluding sentence

• New ideas

• Last thoughts and advice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Organization?

• Has a lead sentence and/or title.
• Seems to express what the writer truly thinks and feels. 
• Easy-to-follow sequence. 
• All parts work together to form a message.

Structure of the paragraph consists of the following:

• beginning

• middle

• end

• all of the choices

Costs were low that year and the output high. There was a good person for each job and the market remained firm. There were no losses from fire. All in all, it was the best year in the history of the company.

Where is the main idea of the paragraph?

• first sentence

• second sentence

• third sentence

• last sentence

The attitudes of Americans toward gambling are amazingly contradictory. You may find, for example, that horse racing is legal in your state, but that you cannot legally play poker for money on your front porch; bookies may be prosecuted by state law, but they are supposed to purchase a federal license nonetheless; one church condemns gambling, while another raises money by sponsoring Bingo games. Gambling laws are inconsistent from state to state or even from town to town and are very difficult to enforce.

• Americans have negative attitudes toward gambling.

• Gambling laws are difficult to enforce.

• Gambling laws are inconsistent from community to community.

• Churches do not have uniform ideas about gambling.