Patterns and Development Quiz

Which pattern of development emphasizes the senses by painting a picture of how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels?

• Narration

• Description

• Definition

• Classification and Division

What type of definition gives an explanation of a term, idea, or concept in a personal way?

• Subjective

• Scientific

• Factual

• Objective

What method for analyzing and writing about a topic involves identifying a problem and proposing one or more solutions?

• Comparison and Contrast

• Process Analysis

• Problem and Solution

• Persuasion

Which pattern of development explains how something works, how to do something, or how something was done?

• Exemplification

• Process Analysis

• Description

• Narration

What is the first section of a paragraph that includes the topic sentence and any other sentences that give background information or provide a transition?

• Introduction

• Body

• Conclusion

• Persuasion

Which pattern of development tells what, when, and where something happened in chronological order?

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Comparison and Contrast

• Narration

What pattern of development involves providing a series of examples to turn a general idea into a concrete one?

• Persuasion

• Exemplification

• Process Analysis

• Classification and Division

Which pattern of development juxtaposes two things to highlight their similarities and differences?

• Definition

• Cause and Effect

• Comparison and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

What pattern of development describes an issue and your position or opinion on the subject?

• Description

• Process Analysis

• Narration

• Persuasion

What is the final section of a paragraph that summarizes the connections between the information discussed in the body of the paragraphs and the paragraph's controlling idea?

• Introduction

• Body

• Conclusion

• Persuasion