2nd Long Quiz in Reading and Writing Skills

Luna is reading a passage for her English class. She wants to understand how the information is organized. Which is the best way for her to identify the pattern of organization of the passage?

• Identify the main topic

• List the supporting details

• Know the writer, background or origin

• Look for transitional words and phrases

Mia is writing an essay for her English class. What are transitional words and phrases that she should use?

• Complete the paragraph

• Are called 'guide words'

• Are obstacles to better comprehension

• Show the relationship of ideas within a paragraph

During a writing workshop, Priya asked her classmates, "Which of the following statements describes a paragraph?"

• A group of sentences that are all related to one main topic.

• A series of words, phrases and fragments that give a complete thought.

• A set of words that is complete in itself, containing a subject, verb and object.

• A unit of grammatical organization which traditionally consists of a subject and predicate.

In a school project, William wrote a paragraph about the importance of recycling. What do we call the supporting sentences in his paragraph?

• Short sentences

• True and false sentences

• Sentences about the conclusion

• Details about the topic sentences

In Maya's essay, what do we call the last sentence in a paragraph?

• Concluding sentence

• Opinion sentence

• Supporting sentence

• Topic sentence

Avery is writing a paragraph for her English assignment. What is the first sentence called?

• Concluding sentence

• Opinion sentence

• Supporting sentence

• Topic sentence

Which of the following patterns recounts in time sequence what happened to Benjamin during his summer vacation, which may be fictional or true?

• Classification

• Definition

• Exemplification

• Narration

Which of the following patterns provides details on the idea by using a sensory or the five senses?

• Definition

• Description

• Exemplification

• Narration

What pattern of development uses appropriate and powerful adjectives?

• Description

• Exemplification

• Narration

• Problem-solution

Which of the following patterns uses transition words that depict sequence in events?

• Classification

• Definition

• Exemplification

• Narration