WorksheetsInternal Text Structure (Organizational Patterns)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why are organizational patterns important to know?
a)
They help readers read a text quicker.
b)
They help readers determine the rising action in a story.
c)
They help readers understand the turning point in a story.
d)
They help readers understand the main idea and author's viewpoint.
2.
What kind of organizational pattern is sequence of events?
a)
a text written in chronological order
b)
a text comparing two different things
c)
a text providing a solution to an issue
d)
a text that is strictly eventful
3.
What is problem and solution?
a)
a text that presents an issue and a way to fix it
b)
a text that compares and contrasts two different things
c)
a text that describes or explains something
d)
a text written in chronological order
4.
What is compare and contrast?
a)
a text that presents a problem and a way to fix it
b)
a persuasive text
c)
a text that explains how two things are alike and different
d)
a text that describes something
5.
What is cause and effect?
a)
a text that presents an issue and a way to fix it
b)
a text that explains what happened and why
c)
an expository text
d)
a persuasive text
6.
Which type of text structure answers the questions what happened and why?
a)
sequence of events
b)
cause & effect
c)
chronological order
d)
compare & contrast
7.
Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order, or sequence of events.
a)
first, next, finally, 8:30, after
b)
cause, effect, as a result of, because
c)
problem, solution, promise, struggle
d)
compare, contrast, similar, different
8.
Choose the clue words that indicate compare and contrast.
a)
therefore, cause, effect, consequently
b)
later, then, next, Monday
c)
similar, different, common, on the other hand
d)
possibility, struggle, hope, problem
9.
Choose the clue words that indicate cause and effect.
a)
next, after, then, first, last
b)
struggle, promise, problem, solution
c)
consequently, as a result of, so, therefore
d)
similar, common, compare, contrast
10.
Which type of text structure describes an issue and at least one way to solve it?
a)
chronological order
b)
cause & effect
c)
problem & solution
d)
compare & contrast
11.
Which type of text structure describes events in sequential order?
a)
chronological order
b)
cause & effect
c)
problem & solution
d)
compare & contrast
12.
The way the writer organizes information is called:
a)
mood.
b)
setting.
c)
cause & effect.
d)
organizational pattern.
13.
The organizational pattern is CAUSE & EFFECT. Which signal word doesn't belong?
a)
because
b)
as a result
c)
first
d)
the reasons why
14.
The organizational pattern is PROBLEM & SOLUTION. Which signal word doesn't belong?
a)
problem
b)
challenge
c)
solution
d)
April 27, 2016
15.
The organizational pattern is COMPARE & CONTRAST. Which signal word doesn't belong?
a)
an example
b)
however
c)
in comparison
d)
on the other hand
16.
What is another name for "organizational pattern"?
a)
sequence of events
b)
internal text structure
c)
rising action
d)
denouement
17.
Josephina 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 form should the paragraph take?
a)
question and answer
b)
sequential order
c)
cause and effect
d)
compare and contrast
18.
Sharks and dolphins look very similar. They have fins, mouths with teeth, and their skin feels the same. They both live in the ocean. They both also eat smaller fish. However, they are different in many, many ways. For instance, a dolphin is a mammal (like a human). It breathes air through its blowhole and can drown if it doesn't surface to breathe. A shark doesn't have to surface. It has gills that turn water into oxygen. Also, sharks are not mammals. They are fish. What other differences can you think of between sharks and dolphins?How does this author organize this passage?
a)
problem and solution
b)
sequential order
c)
compare and contrast
d)
classification
19.
What is the organizational pattern of the following text?
Clouds can cause turbulence for airplanes. For this reason, pilots may try to fly above them to avoid the shaking.
Clouds can cause turbulence for airplanes. For this reason, pilots may try to fly above them to avoid the shaking.
a)
description
b)
sequence
c)
cause and effect
d)
problem and solution
20.
What is the organizational pattern of the following text?
If you don’t get enough sleep, then it can affect your memory and ability to pay attention in school.
If you don’t get enough sleep, then it can affect your memory and ability to pay attention in school.
a)
description
b)
sequence
c)
cause and effect
d)
problem and solution
21.
What is the organizational pattern of the following text?
It was 32 degrees Fahrenheit when precipitation fell from the clouds. Since it was freezing, it fell as snow.
It was 32 degrees Fahrenheit when precipitation fell from the clouds. Since it was freezing, it fell as snow.
a)
description
b)
sequence
c)
cause and effect
d)
problem and solution
22.
What is the organizational pattern of the following text?
Hurricane Katrina began as Tropical Depression Twelve over the southeastern Bahamas on August 23, 2005. The depression later strengthened into a tropical storm on the morning of August 24 where the storm was also named Katrina. Katrina continued to move into Florida, and became a Category 1 hurricane only two hours before it made landfall around Hallandale Beach on the morning of August 25. The storm weakened over land, but became a hurricane again while entering the Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane Katrina began as Tropical Depression Twelve over the southeastern Bahamas on August 23, 2005. The depression later strengthened into a tropical storm on the morning of August 24 where the storm was also named Katrina. Katrina continued to move into Florida, and became a Category 1 hurricane only two hours before it made landfall around Hallandale Beach on the morning of August 25. The storm weakened over land, but became a hurricane again while entering the Gulf of Mexico.
a)
description
b)
sequence
c)
chronological
d)
compare and contrast
23.
Tells a listing of facts and events in no special order
a)
Enumeration/Listing
b)
Concept/Defintion
c)
Generalization
d)
Process
24.
Tells the explanation or description of a concept or topic
a)
Enumeration/Listing
b)
Concept/Defintion
c)
Generalization
d)
Process
25.
The Eiffel Tower is divided into three sections. The lowest section of the tower contains the entrance, a gift shop, and a restaurant. The middle section of the tower consists of stairs and elevators that lead to the top. The top section of the tower includes an observation deck with a spectacular view of Paris.
a)
Cause and Effect
b)
Concept/Definition
c)
Compare and Contrast
d)
Sequence
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