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Reading and All That Jazz: Tuning Up Your Reading, Thinking, and Study Skills, 2/e
Peter Mather, Glendale Community College
Rita McCarthy, Glendale Community College
Transitions and Patterns of Organization
Multiple Choice
1
What are
transition words
?
A)
special words help show the relationships between ideas within sentences within paragraphs
B)
special words that signal what is ahead
C)
special words that allow the author to carry you from one place in your reading "across" to another
D)
All of the above.
2
(6.0K)
These are examples of words that can be used to show____________________.
A)
classification or division (categories).
B)
cause-and-effect relationships.
C)
comparison.
D)
contrast.
3
(7.0K)
These are examples of transition words that can be used to show____________________.
A)
classification or division (categories).
B)
cause-and-effect relationships.
C)
comparison.
D)
contrast.
4
(4.0K)
These are examples of transition words that can be used to show____________________.
A)
classification or division (categories).
B)
cause-and-effect relationships.
C)
comparison.
D)
contrast.
5
(9.0K)
These are examples of transition words that can be used to show____________________.
A)
classification or division (categories).
B)
cause-and-effect relationships.
C)
comparison.
D)
contrast.
6
(6.0K)
These are examples of transition words that can be used to show____________________.
A)
steps in a process.
B)
examples.
C)
definitions.
D)
chronological order.
7
(5.0K)
These are examples of transition words that can be used to show____________________.
A)
steps in a process.
B)
examples.
C)
definitions.
D)
chronological order.
8
(8.0K)
These are examples of transition words that can be used to show____________________.
A)
steps in a process.
B)
examples.
C)
definitions.
D)
chronological order.
9
(6.0K)
These are examples of transition words that can be used to show
A)
steps in a process.
B)
examples.
C)
definitions.
D)
chronological order.
10
The pattern of organization called _________________ is the process of organizing information into categories.
A)
classification and division
B)
cause and effect
C)
comparison and contrast
D)
steps in a process
11
When using the pattern of organization called _________________, the author explains or describes something in a step-by-step manner.
A)
classification and division
B)
cause and effect
C)
comparison and contrast
D)
steps in a process
12
A paragraph of ______________ will define, clarify, or explain a key term.
A)
examples
B)
definition
C)
chronological order
D)
listing pattern
13
This pattern of organization involves arranging events in time in the order that they actually happened:
A)
examples
B)
definition
C)
chronological order
D)
listing pattern
14
When an author simply lists information without regard to order, the pattern of organization is referred to as____________________.
A)
examples.
B)
definition.
C)
chronological order.
D)
listing pattern.
15
A paragraph of ___________ usually gives a general statement of the main idea and then presents one or more concrete examples to provide support for his idea.
A)
examples
B)
definition
C)
chronological order
D)
listing pattern
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