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What have you learned about using organizational patterns to arrange ideas?

How well do you understand the concepts in this lesson? Use these questions to predict how well you will do on the lesson quiz. If you have trouble answering any of these questions correctly, be sure to review that part of the instruction.

What does the word logical mean?

  1. making sense
  2. boring and dull
  3. scientific
  4. careful and slow

Logical ideas are easy to understand because they seem right to a reasonable person.

Logical ideas are easy to understand because they seem right to a reasonable person.

Logical ideas are easy to understand because they seem right to a reasonable person.

Logical ideas are easy to understand because they seem right to a reasonable person.

Elizabeth's teacher said that her essay was very logical. Which of the following probably describes Elizabeth's essay?

  1. It was written on a computer.
  2. It was short and concise.
  3. It was filled with interesting details.
  4. It was well organized.

Logical essays are well organized and easy to follow.

Logical essays are well organized and easy to follow.

Logical essays are well organized and easy to follow.

Logical essays are well organized and easy to follow.

Which of the following represents one of the four organizational patterns?

  1. loud to quiet (volume)
  2. fast to slow (speed)
  3. beginning to end (chronology)
  4. funny to sad (emotion)

One good option for organizing information logically is to order it by time, or chronology.

One good option for organizing information logically is to order it by time, or chronology.

One good option for organizing information logically is to order it by time, or chronology.

One good option for organizing information logically is to order it by time, or chronology.

Ahmed is preparing a presentation about cars. He wants to describe cars as a group, and also present information about a particular car, the Ferrari. Which of the following organizational patterns would be a good choice for Ahmed's presentation?

  1. specific to general
  2. general to specific
  3. chronological
  4. spatial

Some presentations start with general information and then focus in on a specific example; others start with a specific example, and then use that example to help explain a larger concept.

Some presentations start with general information and then focus in on a specific example; others start with a specific example, and then use that example to help explain a larger concept.

Some presentations start with general information and then focus in on a specific example; others start with a specific example, and then use that example to help explain a larger concept.

Some presentations start with general information and then focus in on a specific example; others start with a specific example, and then use that example to help explain a larger concept.

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