Identifying Organizational Patterns Quiz

Nora is writing a report about her summer vacation and wants to describe the events in the order they happened. Which organizational pattern should she use?

• Chronological order

• Spatial

• Hierarchical

• Categorical/Topical

Evelyn is preparing a presentation about reducing plastic waste in her community. She wants to organize her speech in a way that first explains the issue of plastic pollution and then suggests possible solutions. What organizational pattern should Evelyn use?

• To describe similarities and differences

• To present a problem and propose ways to solve it

• To list items by category

• To show the physical location of objects

Avery is writing a report about how pollution in a river led to fish dying and affected the local community. Which organizational pattern should Avery use to best show how one event leads to another?

• Cause and effect

• Spatial

• Hierarchical

• Chronological order

Priya is describing her living room to a friend, starting from the bookshelf on the far left and moving to the window on the far right. Which organizational pattern is Priya using?

• Spatial

• Chronological order

• Problem-solution

• Compare and contrast

Emma is organizing her bookshelf and decides to group the books into sections based on genres such as mystery, science fiction, and biography. Which organizational pattern is Emma using?

• Categorical/Topical

• Hierarchical

• Cause and effect

• Chronological order

Benjamin is writing an essay that explains the differences and similarities between two political systems. Which organizational pattern is he using?

• Compare and contrast

• Problem-solution

• Spatial

• Hierarchical

Luna works at a company where the manager assigns tasks to team leaders. Next, the team leaders delegate responsibilities to their team members. Finally, the team members report their progress back to the team leaders. Which organizational pattern is used in this scenario?

• Hierarchical

• Chronological order

• Cause and effect

• Categorical/Topical

James noticed that a long period without rain led to the crops in his village failing, which then resulted in food shortages for everyone. Which organizational pattern is being used?

• Cause and effect

• Spatial

• Compare and contrast

• Problem-solution

Abigail is writing a report. She organizes her report by first discussing mammals, then reptiles, and finally birds. What organizational pattern is Abigail using?

• Categorical/Topical

• Chronological order

• Spatial

• Problem-solution

Rohan has purchased a new bookshelf that requires assembly. He wants to write a manual that explains how to put the bookshelf together, step by step. Which organizational pattern would be most effective for Rohan to use in his manual?

• Chronological order

• Spatial

• Compare and contrast

• Hierarchical