Pretest on Organizational Patterns

If a text is organized by listing events in the order they happened, which pattern is being used?

• Sequence

• Description

• Chronological

• Problem/Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which organizational pattern is being used when a text explains a dilemma and then offers ways to fix it?

• Cause/Effect

• Problem/Solution

• Sequence

• Comparison/Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which pattern is used when an author describes similarities and differences?

• Chronological

• Problem/Solution

• Comparison/Contrast

• Cause/Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Match the following organizational patterns with their descriptions.

• Describes the order in which steps or events occur.

• Comparison/Contrast

• Discusses how two ecosystems are similar and different.

• Cause/Effect

• Describes events in the order they happened in time.

• Chronological

• Discusses the reasons something happens and the results of it happening.

• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

Which pattern is used when a text describes the steps to solve a math problem?

• Sequence

• Problem/Solution

• Description

• Comparison/Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Fill in the blank: A manual that explains how to assemble furniture is using a _______ pattern.

• Sequence

• Description

• Problem/Solution

• Cause/Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

An author writes about the Industrial Revolution by first discussing its causes and then detailing its impacts on society. The organizational pattern primarily used in this text is (a)   .

• Chronological
• Cause/Effect
• Problem/Solution
• Comparison/Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A historian writes a biography of a famous leader, starting with their childhood, moving through their political career, and ending with their legacy. Which organizational pattern is being used?

• Sequence

• Chronological

• Description

• Cause/Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A text that discusses the similarities and differences between renewable and non-renewable energy sources is utilizing the (a)   organizational pattern.

• Cause/Effect
• Comparison/Contrast
• Problem/Solution
• Chronological

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An article explains the problem of deforestation and proposes several strategies to combat it. Which organizational pattern is this?

• Problem/Solution

• Cause/Effect

• Sequence

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5