WorksheetsOrganizational Patterns
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
They show the relationships between supporting details in paragraphs, essays and chapters.
Sentences
Verbs
Organizational patterns
Subjects
Organizational Patterns
help the author to organize his or her ideas in a way that makes sense
help to check verbs
help you to learn English
help you to skim a text
Organizational Patterns can be identified by "signal words"
true
false
It describes the order in which things are done or how things work
definition
order of importance
classification
process
It explains the meaning of new words or phrases
chronological order
definition
process
order of importance
It divides a topic into parts based on shared characteristics
definition
classification
process
chronological order
It describes the sequence in which events occur in time
definition
cause and effect
clarification
chronological order
It describes ideas in order of priority or preference
spatial order
comparison and contrast
order of importance
definition
It describes physical location or position in space.
process
spatial order
cause and effect
enumeration
it describes how one or more things cause or are related to another.
definition
order of importance
cause and effect
listing
It discusses similarities or differences among ideas, theories, concepts, etc.
Chronological order
clarification
cause and effect
comparison and contrast
It organizes lists of information, for example, characteristics, features, parts or categories.
process
order of importance
definition
Enumeration
it indicates that additional information will follow
process
addition
order of importance
clarification
It tells about a problem and then gives one or more possible solutions
process
definition
clarification
problem and solution
