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

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

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

• Chronological

• Problem/Solution

• Comparison/Contrast

• Cause/Effect

Match the following organizational patterns with their descriptions.

• Describes events in the order they happened in time.

• Cause/Effect

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

• Sequence

• Describes the order in which steps or events occur.

• Chronological

• Discusses how two ecosystems are similar and different.

• Comparison/Contrast

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

• Sequence

• Problem/Solution

• Description

• Comparison/Contrast

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

• Sequence

• Description

• Problem/Solution

• Cause/Effect

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

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

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

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