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WorksheetsREADING: Authors' Writing Pattern
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
There are many benefits to reading more often. First and foremost, reading more will
broaden your understanding of yourself and other people. It will also introduce you to new
information and ideas. Furthermore, it will improve your overall reading comprehension.
In addition, reading more will improve your vocabulary and increase your reading speed.
Which writing pattern does this paragraph use?
It was just one of those days. First, I woke up an hour late. Then, I realized that my shirt
had a big stain on it. So, I quickly changed and ran out the door. A few minutes later, I
was standing at the bus stop wondering where my bus could be. Suddenly I remembered
that I was supposed to set my clock back an hour last night. That's when I realized I wasn't
late. I was a whole hour early!
Which writing pattern does this paragraph use?
Descriptive
Sequential
Narrative
Topical
Too much sun can be deadly. First of all, too much sun can dry your skin, which in turn
reduces its elasticity and speeds up the aging process. Second, too much sun can burn
unprotected skin and cause permanent discoloration and damage to the dermis. Most
important, long-term exposure of unprotected skin can result in skin cancer.
Which writing pattern does this paragraph use?
Chronological
Sequential
Topical
Cause Effect
Instructions for building a birdhouse are an example of which writing pattern?
Topical
Sequential
Exemplification
Chronological
In 1972, at the age of six, Goran Kropp climbed his first mountain. Fast forward twentythree
years later, he tackled one of the highest mountains in the world, Mount Everest in
1995. By 2002, before his tragic death, he had managed to climbed the Everest twice.
What writing pattern is used in the passage?
Chronological
Sequential
Compare Contrast
Cause Effect
What type of writing pattern is usually used in a recipe?
Chronological
Topical
Sequential
Narrative
What is the main function of using pattern of organisation in writing?
Provide examples of major supporting details
Develop the topic into a stated main idea sentence
Present arguments to persuade the reader to their point of view
Show how ideas are related to one another
The author of the essay shows similarities and differences in the writings of Tobias Wolff
and Alice Walker. What type of organization does this represent?
Narrative
Topical
Compare Contrast
Cause Effect
Arranging events by using physical location is which pattern?
Sequential
Spatial
Compare Contrast
Cause Effect
“Similarly" and "on the other hand" are some of the words used to show_________.
Chronological order
Topical
Cause Effect
Compare Contrast
