Quiz 2 Patterns of Development

Bad drivers are responsible for more accidents on the road. Car insurance companies can raise their rates due to the increase of wrecks. New traffic laws are passed because of the behavior of dangerous drivers. What is the organizational pattern?

• CAUSE AND EFFECT

• SEQUENCE

• QUESTION AND ANSWER

• CHRONOLOGICAL

First, take the highway to Dorman Road. When you reach Dorman Road, take the Ronaldine Exit. Then take an immediate right onto Big Sur. Go down two blocks. Finally, take a right on Coleman Street. My house, #3097, will be on the left.What is this passage's organizational structure?

• PROBLEM AND SOLUTION

• SEQUENCE

• COMPARE AND CONTRAST

• CAUSE AND EFFECT

In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.

• CAUSE AND EFFECT

• PROBLEM AND SOLUTION

• ORDER AND SEQUENCE

• COMPARE AND CONTRAST

Every morning, I wake up at about 7:00 AM. The first thing I do is make my bed and pick out the clothes I’m going to wear. Then, I brush my teeth and take a shower. After my shower, I dry my hair and get dressed.

• DESCRIPTION

• COMPARE AND CONTRAST

• NARRATION

• PROBLEM-SOLUTION

While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.

• DESCRIPTION

• COMPARE AND CONTRAST

• NARRATION

• PROBLEM-SOLUTION

Information is arranged by time - the order in which events occurred - first to last. This is a definition of?

• DESCRIPTION

• CAUSE AND EFFECT

• PROBLEM/SOLUTION

• CHRONOLOGICAL

Which organizational pattern would you use to write a paper about the significant events during World War II?

• Cause and Effect

• Persuasion

• Chronological Order

• Problem-Solution

You write a letter to the newspaper about how there aren't enough fun things to do in Winchester.  In your letter, you suggest building an indoor trampoline park. Which pattern would best represent your letter?

• problem-solution

• narration

• comparison and contrast

• definition

Anna has to describe a square and a triangle. Her teacher told her to write a paragraph about how the two shapes are alike and how they are different. What pattern should she use?

• Exemplification

• Classification

• Compare and Contrast

• Definition

This pattern of development explains not just what something means or is, but also what something does, what something is used for, what something looks like, etc.

• Classification

• Definition

• Description

• CAuse and Effect