Which pattern for organizing comparison or contrast paragraphs discusses each point,
switching back and forth between subjects?
a) emphatic
b) spatial
c) subject-by-subject
d) point-by-point
Ques. 2Should I add more details to any of the categories? is a good question for writers who are
_____ a classification paragraph.
a) planning
b) editing and proofreading
c) drafting and revising
d) prewriting
Ques. 3The topic sentence for a classification paragraph should mention
a) what is being classified.
b) specific details and steps.
c) information about the type of classification.
d) point-by-point comparisons.
Ques. 4If you are classifying apps on the basis of the different activities they are used for, which of
the following categories does not fit?
a) news apps
b) social networking apps
c) free apps
d) financial apps
Ques. 5Which of the following is not used when creating a topic sentence for a classification
paragraph?
a) a question about the basis for classification
b) what is being classified
c) the basis for classification
d) the categories
Ques. 6Which of the following is not a transition for an argument paragraph?
a) in comparison
b) most important
c) however
d) primarily
Ques. 7Which of the following is a transition to use for emphasis in an argument?
a) suddenly
b) by contrast
c) on the other hand
d) above all
Ques. 8Which of the following is not a transition to use for emphasis in an argument?
a) finally
b) also
c) next
d) primarily
Ques. 9To contrast means to point out _____.
a) arguments
b) similarities
c) differences
d) generalities
Ques. 10When writing a classification paragraph, divide the subject into _____ categories.
a) three or more
b) two
c) one
d) one or two
Ques. 11Classify means to divide something into different categories according to _____.
a) a dominant impression
b) spatial order
c) emphatic order
d) a basis
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