Reading & Writing Skills_Q1_Quiz 1

Which pattern of paragraph development presents the general statement and then provides specific and concrete examples to expound on the main idea?

• Definition

• Description

• Exemplification

• Listing

Which pattern helps to clarify and explain concepts by answering the question “What does it mean?”

• Definition

• Narration

• Listing

• Description

Which pattern of paragraph development can be used when classifying people, objects, events, things, places, and other ?

• Comparison and Contrast

• Narration

• Classification and Division

• Problem-Solution

Which pattern of paragraph development creates a vivid mental picture of a subject and uses clear and specific adjectives to talk about the characteristics or qualities of the subject?

• Description

• Narration

• Process

• Exemplification

Which of the following describes LISTING pattern of paragraph writing?

• It provides specific and concrete examples to expound on the main idea.

• It organizes ideas or events according to time.

• It relies on the five senses.

• It organizes ideas using enumeration.

Which pattern of paragraph development relates ideas/objects to one another by showing how they are alike and how they are

different?

• Classification and Division

• Comparison and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem-Solution

Which pattern of paragraph development explains why something

occurred or what happened as a result of something?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem-Solution

• Persuasion

• Classification and Division

What pattern is shown in the paragraph below?

Here is a four-step method which can help you prevent your mind from wandering while reading.

First, before you attempt to read anything, look over the length of the material to see if you have

time to read it: if not, mark a spot where you intend to stop. Second, read the title and the first

paragraph, looking for the main idea of the article. Next, read the boldface headings, if there are

any, and the first sentence of each paragraph. And finally, read the last paragraph, which will

probably contain a summary of the material. By doing this, you condition your mind to 'accept the

material you want to read, and thus reduce mindwandering.

• Persuasion

• Exemplification

• Chronology

• Listing

What is the pattern of the paragraph below?

The first time I visited Arches National Park was with my brother on a holiday weekend. We decided to go on a little vacation because we did not have a lot of homework. When we got to the park, we drove around to see all of the incredible rocks. The rocks were red and orange. We hiked and saw so many interesting places. I was surprised by how unusual the area was. I told my brother it looked like we were on Mars instead of Earth! I will never forget the first time I visited Arches National Park.

• Process

• Listing

• Exemplification

• Narration

Which pattern of paragraph development sequences events in the order in which they occurred in time or tells a story by presenting events in an orderly, logical sequence?

• Narration

• Process

• Exemplification

• Listing