Assessment Questions on Idea Development

Apart from using, determiners, repetition, transitional devices, which below can be used to achieve coherence?

• claim

• grammatical signals

• cause-and-effect

• claim-counterclaim

Which pattern of idea development discusses the general topic by elaborating it using specific details?

• cause-and-effect

• claim-counterclaim

• general-particular

• problem-solution

Which pattern of idea development is used to present an action that can be taken to address an identified concern or issue?

• cause-and-effect

• claim-counterclaim

• idea development

• problem-solution

Which pattern of idea development is based on opinions and emotions that aim to convince the readers to do or believe in something?

• persuasion

• problem-solution

• claim-counterclaim

• general-particular

Which pattern of idea development explains the reasons and results of something?

• cause-and-effect

• claim-counterclaim

• problem-solution

• general-to-particular

Which pattern of idea development commonly uses the grammatical signals like, such as, in this case and since?

• general-to-particular

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• claim and counterclaim