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Understanding Speech Patterns and Language

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A website tells you how to make your own slime.  What organizational pattern describes this text?
a)
chronological
b)
enumeration
c)
process
d)
cause and effect
2.
If I give you a list of books with a summary of each, what organizational pattern would that be?
a)
compare / contrast
b)
enumeration
c)
concept / definition
d)
chronological
3.
An article about the pros and cons of wearing school uniforms would be which organizational pattern?
a)
cause and effect
b)
enumeration
c)
compare and contrast
d)
chronological
4.
The author makes a list of the different nonprofit organizations running in Virginia.  What organizational pattern is that?
a)
enumeration
b)
cause and effect
c)
concept/definition
d)
compare and contrast
5.

What organizational pattern is used in this passage?

a)
Chronological order
b)
Cause and effect
c)
Problem and solution
d)

Process

6.

What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?

a)

sequence

b)

cause/effect

c)

problem/solution

d)

compare/contrast

7.

Ruth Graves invented chocolate chip cookie for her hotel, the Toll House Inn, in 1938. She first made the cookies by chopping up a Nestle chocolate bar. By 1941, Nestle began selling the chocolate in chip form.


WHICH ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN AM I?

a)

chronological

b)

problem/solution

c)

cause/effect

d)

generalization

8.

If I give you a book title with a summary of it, what organizational pattern would that be?

a)
compare / contrast
b)
concept / definition
c)
chronological
9.

Video Game Systems, Then & Now

The Missing Pieces Games, Games, Games

The first video game console, “Brown Box”, was invented in 1967. In 1977, Nintendo created their first gaming unit along with the Atari videogame. Many different video game players came out in 1982 including the Intellivision. The Sega became popular in the early 1990s and in 1994,the first PlayStation was released. In 2001, the Xbox came to stores! Nintendo released the Wii in 2006 followed by the Xbox One in 2013.

What is the organizational pattern used in this passage?

a)
Chronological Order
b)
Cause and Effect
c)

Sequence

d)
Compare and Contrast
10.

COVID 19, more commonly known as the Corona Virus, is a disease that is caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2. The disease is infectious and can spread rapidly. It is an airborne disease that can just spread vividly. Symptoms of this virus include fever, loss of taste and smell, weakness, and many more.

What is the organizational pattern of this passage?

a)

Process

b)
Problem and Solution
c)
Cause and Effect
d)

Concept/Definition

11.

Being in a pool can give you a good workout. Here's how to get your heart pumping: first jog in place for 1 minute in the shallow end of the pool. Then, move your arms up and down while jogging for another minute. Finish up by swwiming a few laps. Your heart will thank you!


WHICH ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN AM I?

a)

chronological

b)

cause/effect

c)

compare/.contrast

d)

process

12.

No matter what winter sport you participate in, you will need winter gear. Long johns, which are tight pants and shirts, help trap heat against your skin, and are often worn under regular clothing. Fluffy winter jackets and snow pants are important if you're going to be in the snow for long. Heavy boots, a warm hat and gloves, and goggles are other winter staples.

What is the organizational pattern used in this passage?

a)

cause and effect

b)

concept/definition

c)

sequence

d)

description

13.

If I give you a list of books with genre classified next to each, what organizational pattern would that be?

a)
compare / contrast
b)
enumeration
c)

classification

d)
chronological
14.
An article about the pros and cons of wearing school uniforms would be which organizational pattern?
a)
cause and effect
b)
compare and contrast
c)
chronological
15.
What are organizational patterns?
a)
the way an author organizes a text to get their message across to the reader
b)
plot development
c)
sequence of events
d)
the point of view from which a text is written
16.

Which organizational pattern is used when an author lists the steps to bake a cake?

a)

Chronological

b)

Process

c)

Cause and Effect

d)

Enumeration

17.

When a text describes the differences and similarities between two historical events, what organizational pattern is being used?

a)

Description

b)

Chronological

c)

Compare and Contrast

d)

Problem and Solution

18.

What organizational pattern is used in a passage that explains the reasons behind climate change?

a)

Cause and Effect

b)

Chronological

c)

Process

d)

Enumeration

19.

Exclusionary Language- Insider joke

a)

Jargon

b)

Slang

c)

Complicated Vocab

d)

Profanity

20.

Exclusionary Language- Informal and used by particular groups

a)

Jargon

b)

Slang

c)

Complicated Vocab

d)

Profanity

21.

Exclusionary Language- Alienating and demoting listeners

a)

Jargon

b)

Slang

c)

Complicated Vocab

d)

Profanity

22.

Exclusionary Language- Offensive and Vulgar

a)

Jargon

b)

Slang

c)

Complicated Vocab

d)

Profanity

23.

Literary Decive- Easy come easy go

a)

Antithesis

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

d)

Anaphora

e)

Parallelism

24.

Literary Decive- Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore

a)

Antithesis

b)

Alliteratrion

c)

Assonance

d)

Anaphora

e)

Parallelism

25.

Literary Decive- How now brown cow (repeated vowl)

a)

Antithesis

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

d)

Anaphora

e)

Parallelism

26.

Literary Device- And what... And then (repeated world)

a)

Antithesis

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonsance

d)

Anaphora

e)

Parallelism

27.

Literary Decive- Cousins by chance, friends by choice (repeated through structre)

a)

Antithesis

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

d)

Anaphora

e)

Parallelism