Paragraph Organization

What is the pattern of organisation in this paragraph?

• Listing

• Time order: series of events

• Time order: steps of the process

• Cause/effect

The first sentence on that text is called by ..........

• A Closing Statement

• Body Paragraph

• Topic Sentence

• Hook

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?

• question and answer

• sequence

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

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

• problem-solution

• Time order: steps of the process

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 find words/phrases such as a problem is, solve,or solution.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• order & sequence

• compare & contrast

Which organizational pattern would you use to write a paper describing the decline of the wolf population and attempts to increase it?

• Chronological Order

• Cause and Effect

• Compare/Contrast

• Problem/Solution

What is the best way to organize a paragraph that explains the steps to bake a cake?

• A) Cause and Effect

• B) Sequence

• C) Compare and Contrast

• D) Problem and Solution

Which organizational pattern is used in a paragraph that discusses the similarities and differences between two characters in a novel?

• A) Sequence

• B) Cause and Effect

• C) Compare and Contrast

• D) Problem and Solution

A paragraph describes the reasons for climate change and its impacts on the environment. What is the organizational pattern?

• A) Sequence

• B) Cause and Effect

• C) Compare and Contrast

• D) Problem and Solution