QUIZ 2 - WRITING PATTERNS

The main idea of this pattern of development is supported by vivid details that appeal to the reader’s senses – hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch.

• description

• narration

• exemplification

• classification

This pattern of development chooses a controversial or debatable topic and to formulate one's opinion about it which are well supported by facts and not by another opinion.

• description

• narration

• persuasion

• classification

It is the pattern of development that is used to tell a story or focus on set of related events.

• description

• narration

• persuasion

• classification

This pattern explains not just what something means, but also what something does, what something is used for, and what something looks like.

• compare and contrast

• narration

• definition

• classification

This pattern of development is the method by which one divides things into groups, classes, or categories.

• compare and contrast

• narration

• definition

• classification

This pattern of development is a method of providing examples and illustrations in order to clarify or explain concept or subject matter.

• compare and contrast

• exemplification

• definition

• classification

This pattern of development basically explains the reason why an event or phenomenon occurred and/or what its results could be.

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• persuasion

This pattern of development provides an answer to an existing problem that affects number of people.

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• persuasion

This pattern of development chooses comparable subjects and compare and contrast them based on a set of elements they have in common.

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• persuasion

This pattern of development needs pieces of evidence such as statistical data, testimonies, results of a case study or other research which can use to support the writer's opinion.

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• persuasion