Exploring Patterns of Organization in Reading

What is the primary purpose of understanding patterns of organization?

• To memorize the text

• To identify the author's purpose and improve writing skills

• To make the text longer

• To confuse the reader

Which pattern of organization is used when events are presented in the order they occur?

• Classification

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological Order

• Compare and Contrast

What is an example of a story told in chronological order?

• Explaining the effects of pollution

• Describing the similarities and differences between two fruits

• Classifying different types of medical personnel

• Telling a friend about finding a new part-time job

What does the cause and effect pattern explain?

• The reason why something happened or its effects

• The categories of a subject

• The similarities and differences between two subjects

• The order in which events occur

Which of the following is NOT a signal word for cause and effect?

• Similar

• As a result

• Caused

• Because

What pattern of organization explores the similarities and differences of two or more things?

• Classification

• Chronological Order

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Which signal word indicates a compare and contrast pattern?

• Both

• Resulted

• Caused

• Effect

What does the classification pattern do?

• Describes the similarities and differences

• Explains the cause and effect

• Identifies and describes types or categories

• Explains the order of events

Which of the following is an example of classification?

• Telling a story in the order it happened

• Grouping medical personnel into categories

• Explaining why something occurred

• Describing the differences between apples and oranges

How do textbook writers often use the classification pattern?

• To explain the cause and effect of events

• To compare and contrast different subjects

• To explain unfamiliar or complicated topics by dividing them into parts

• To tell stories in chronological order