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1

What are author's writing patterns?
A)Patterns to incorporate what you already know with what the author writes.
B)Ways authors state the words, names, and phrases that tell who or what the author is writing about.
C)Ways authors organize the information they present.
D)Patterns authors use to arrange words and pictures on the page.
2

How can I recognize each writing pattern?
A)Ask yourself, "What topics does the author seem to be emphasizing?"
B)Ask yourself, "What pattern did the author use to organize the main idea and the supporting details?"
C)Ask yourself, "What is the single most important point the author wants me to understand about this topic or paragraph?"
D)Ask yourself, "What additional information does the author provide to help me understand the main idea completely?"
3

Why is it helpful to be aware of writing patterns?
A)Improved comprehension and easier memorization
B)More accurate predictions
C)Improvement in your own writing
D)All of the above
4

Which of the following writing patterns presents the meaning of an important term?
A)Definition pattern
B)Cause-effect pattern
C)Comparison-contrast pattern
D)Sequence pattern
5

Which of the following writing patterns presents the reasons and results of events or conditions?
A)Definition pattern
B)Cause-effect pattern
C)Comparison-contrast pattern
D)Sequence pattern
6

Which of the following writing patterns presents similarities and differences between two or more things?
A)Definition pattern
B)Cause-effect pattern
C)Comparison-contrast pattern
D)Sequence pattern
7

Which clues can you use to identify a list pattern?
A)And, also, another, moreover, in addition, first, second, third, last, finally numbers and letters
B)First, second, third, next, finally, stages, steps, phases, progression, series numbers and letters
C)Is, is defined as, means, is known as, refers to, the term, is called punctuation marks
D)Similarly, likewise, both, same, also, on the other hand, in contrast, however, while, whereas, although, nevertheless
8

Which clues can you use to identify a comparison-contrast pattern?
A)And, also, another, moreover, in addition, first, second, third, last, finally numbers and letters
B)First, second, third, next, finally, stages, steps, phases, progression, series numbers and letters
C)Is, is defined as, means, is known as, refers to, the term, is called punctuation marks
D)Similarly, likewise, both, same, also, on the other hand, in contrast, however, while, whereas, although, nevertheless
9

What is a mixed pattern?
A)A combination of two or more writing patterns in the same paragraph or passage
B)Cause-effect pattern
C)Comparison-contrast pattern
D)Sequence pattern
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What kinds of questions about author's writing patterns might you be required to answer on standardized reading tests?
A)State the main idea of the paragraph.
B)Identify the type of pattern.
C)Specific information that has been listed, presented in a sequence, defined, compared or contrasted, or discussed in terms of cause and effect.
D)B and C







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