Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Organizational Patterns/Text Structure Practice

Directions: Using your own paper, complete the questions by writing the letter and the correct answer.


Exercise 1

Our progressive school division, comprised of some 22,000 students, is known for offering parents and students CHOICES. That's because we really understand that one size doesn't fit all. So whether it's Robotics, AP Calculus or our nationally recognized Food Service Program, the Hampton school division has something for everyone.  Add to that, the fact that Hampton has more National Board Certified teachers than any other school division on the Peninsula or southside Virginia, and it's clear to see why we're always "The First Choice."

1      Which question is NOT answered in this passage?
A  How many students attend school in Hampton City Schools?
B  How many teachers are National Board Certified teachers?
C  What are two special academic programs offered in Hampton?
D  What does Hampton City Schools offer parents and students?

2      Which organizational pattern is used in the passage?
F  problem-solution
G  comparison/contrast
H  sequential or chronological
J  generalization

3      What point of view is used in this passage?
A  first person
B  second person
C  third person, limited
D  third person, omniscient

4      Which of the following phrases reveals the passage’s organizational pattern?
F  “comprised of some 22, 000 students”
G  “progressive school division”
            H  “it’s clear to see why we’re always”
            J  “nationally recognized Food Service Program”

5      The following chart shows how the information is organized in the passage.

Hampton City Schools
Student population
22,000
Choices
Robotics
______________________
National recognition
Food Service Program
National Board Certified teachers

Which of the following belongs in the blank?
      A  The First Choice
      B  AP Calculus
      C  something for everyone
      D  AP English

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Exercise 2

1   Increased trade and travel made Europeans eager to learn more about the wide world.  Scholars looked in monastery libraries for manuscripts of ancient Greek and Roman works.  Some traveled to the Muslim world, where many ancient works had been preserved.
    
2   As scholars studied ancient learning, they began to make their own discoveries.  They produced new books on art, medicine, astronomy, and chemistry.  This great burst of learning was referred to as the Renaissance, a French word meaning rebirth.  It lasted from the late 1300s until the 1600s.

1     Which question is NOT answered in the passage?
A  Why were Europeans eager to learn about the world?
B  What did scholars find in monastery libraries?
C  What does the word Renaissance mean?
D  Who was the first to use the term Renaissance for this time period?

2     Which organizational pattern is used in the passage?
F  process
G  enumeration or listing
H  concept/definition
J  problem-solution

3     Which is the BEST summary for this passage?
A  Scholars liked to travel in order to learn more about the world.
B  Ancient scholars are responsible for what we know about art and medicine.
C  The Renaissance marks of period of learning and discovery about the world.
D  The Renaissance was a period that lasted for more than 200 years.

4     Which of the following phrases reveals the passage’s organizational pattern?
F  “was referred to as the Renaissance”
G  “produced new books on art, medicine”
H  “eager to learn more about the wide world”
J  “As scholars studied ancient learning”

5     The author included the first paragraph because it-
A  describes what would become the Renaissance
B  reveals how busy scholars were searching and reading
C  creates a mystery the reader wants solved
D  defines the term Renaissance


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      Exercise 3


1      One day as the Lion walked proudly down a forest aisle, and the animals respectfully made way for him, a Donkey brayed a scornful remark as he passed.

2      The Lion at once felt a flash of anger.  But when he turned his head and saw who had spoken, he walked quietly on.  He would not honor the fool with even so much as a stroke of his claws.

3      The moral of the fable is do not resent the remarks of a fool.  Ignore them.

1      Which question is NOT answered in the passage?
A  What is the moral of the fable?
B  What does the Donkey do after being ignored?
C  What is the setting of this fable?
D  How do the animals show respect for the Lion?

2      Which organizational pattern is used in the passage?
F  comparison/contrast
G  sequential or chronological
H  cause and effect
J  concept/definition

3      What point of view is used in this passage?
A  first person
B  first person, narrator
C  second person
D  third person, limited

4      Which of the following phrases reveals the passage’s organizational pattern?
F  “One day as the Lion walked”
G  “saw who had spoken”
H  “would not honor the fool”
J  “do not resent the remarks of a fool”

5      The following chart shows how the fable is organized.

 


Which of the following belongs in the blank?
      A  The Lion flashes his claws at the Donkey.
      B  The Lion is proud of the animals.
      C  The Donkey makes an insulting remark.
      D  The Donkey learns he is a fool.


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