English test

writing intended to describe, explain, or inform

• exposition

• pictograph

• spatial organization

a visual aid which organizes data in rows and columns

• table

• author purpose

• chronological organization

a method of ordering ideas when describing a physical object or space

• spatial organization

• line graph

• pie chart

a graph using symbols or pictures to add more information about data

• pictograph

• exposition

• table

a circle graph showing parts of a whole

• pie chart

• topic sentence

• author purpose

the major idea of a paragraph explicitly stated

• topic sentence

• author purpose

• bar graph

a graph used to show change in relationship at set points in time

• bar graph

• topic sentence

• chronological organization

a method of ordering ideas by time sequence

• chronological organization

• author purpose

• topic sentence

to inform, persuade, entertain, or express strong feelings

• author purpose

• topic sentence

• anecdote

a short, entertaining story

• anecdote

• bar graph

• topic sentence