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Organizational Pattern
Organizational Pattern
What does "BME" stand for in the summarizing strategy for fiction?
B- Beginning, M- Middle, E- End Always consider this strategy in summary questions for fiction.
A summary includes ONLY supporting details.
False. A summary includes the main points only.
With which type of organizational patter do we most commonly use a timeline?
Chronological order. Sequential order does not count.
Which part of the following sentence is the interrupter? "This school, as a matter of fact, used to be a high school."
as a matter of fact
The author gives information about an issue and explains one or more ways to fix it.
Problem and Solution
The main idea of a story tells us__________________. A. who is the main character. B. what the story is mainly about. C. the details of the story.
B.
When looking for the best summary, you should just select the one that is the longest.
False! Consider BME for fiction & main idea plus details for nonfiction.
The following answer choice would be an example of which type of organizational pattern? Comparing school boats with other types of boats
Compare and Contrast
Which part of the following sentence is the appositive? "My favorite soda, Big Red, makes me smile."
Big Red
The author tells what happened and why it happened.
Cause and Effect
Which of the following statements about summarizing is NOT true? A.The summary is what the text is mostly about. B.The summary is what all or most of the sentences are about. C.The summary is only one small part of the passage.
C
Supporting details give you more specific details about the main ideas in a passage or story.
True
Which type of organizational patter in used in the following paragraph? Some countries, such as Japan, or parts of a country, like California in the United States, have a lot of earthquakes. In these places it is a good practice to build houses and other buildings so they will not collapse when there is an earthquake. This is called seismic design or "earthquake-proofing".
Problem & Solution OR Cause & Effect
Which part of the following sentence is the interrupter? "My birthday, if you must know, is in March."
if you must know
The author provides several details of something, to give the reader a mental picture, using the five senses.
Description
I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted, but we still don’t want to leave! The main idea of this passage is: A. Weekends are times to travel. B. The writer enjoys spending time with family. C. The writer’s grandparents live far away. D. The writer is sad to leave her cousins
B.
A summary includes your own opinions.
False
What is the organizational pattern of the following paragraph? The Cretaceous Period was filled with dangerous predators, but two of the most feared hunters were the tyrannosaurs rex and the velociraptor. The tyrannosaurs rex was one of the largest carnivores to ever walk the Earth. He was 20 feet tall and weighed seven tons. His jaws could crush down with 3,000 lbs. of force, enough to smash the bones of his prey. The velociraptor was very small compared to rex. Raptors only stood three feet tall and were seven feet long, weighing merely 35 pounds. But the velociraptor was fast. Scientists think that raptors could run 24 miles per hour and turn on a dime. Both dinosaurs used their jaws to kill prey, but the raptor had a secret weapon: a retractable toe claw that he pulled out like a knife to slash at his prey. Both dinosaurs had eyes on the front of their heads, which helped them track prey. If these two dinosaurs had fought, it would be difficult to say which would win; however since raptors died over ten million years before the first tyrannosaurs was born, scientists don’t believe such a fight ever occurred.
Compare & Contrast
Fill in the blank with the correct appositive for the following sentence? "My favorite store, _______, is always packed on the weekends."
A. Skittles B. Target C. South Middle School
B. Target
Fill in the blanks with the correct text structure to make the sentence true. Events over time (dates), is "blank", while steps on how to do or make something is "blank".
Chronological Order, Sequential Order
Kangaroos are strange looking animals. Some kangaroos act as guards to protect the mob. They have small front legs and huge hind legs with great big feet. What is the supporting detail in the paragraph?
They have small front legs and huge hind legs with great big feet.
BME is the only strategy to consider for summary questions?
False.
Kangaroos are mostly night time creatures. Kangaroos have a long powerful tail.They sleep during the day under a shady tree or bush. What is the supporting detail in the paragraph?
They sleep during the day under a shady tree or bush.
Fill in the blank with an appositive that makes sense with the following sentence. "The large animal, ___________, almost escaped from the zoo."