Question

match the organization process with its definition.
wordbank
a. definition b. time order c. simple listing d. comparison and contrast
e. cause and effect f. classification

1. paragraphs based on this organizational pattern describe the similarities and/or differences between two people, events, animals, or objects.
2. writers use this organizational pattern when they want to describe the steps in a process that produces an outcome or a product or to show how something happened in real time over a span of time.
3. this organizational pattern explains how one event leads to or produces another event.
4. in this pattern of organization and explanation is made of how some larger group can be divided into smaller subgroups, or classes, each with its own defining set of characteristics.
5. starts off with a general topic sentence identifying and defining the key word or term under discussion followed by more specific sentences.
6. in this pattern of organization, the content does not rely on any specific order.

Explanation:

Question 16

The description is about showing similarities and/or differences between two entities, which matches the "comparison and contrast" pattern. So the correct option is D.

Describing steps in a process over time or how something happened in real - time over a span of time is the "time order" pattern. So the correct option is B.

Explaining how one event leads to another is the "cause and effect" pattern. So the correct option is E.

Answer:

D. comparison and contrast

Question 17