A QUIZ. TAKE THE FOLLOWING QUIZ TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH THE 8 MAJOR TYPES OF ORGANIZATION OF EXPOSITORY TEXT. On a separate piece of paper copy the letters and then write in the type of structure or organization each set of sentences represents.
Types of Structure at the Sentence Level
A. _______________ On Sunday the Super Bowl was played. There was a riot in the streets in Iran after the recent election.
B. _______________ A telescope is an instrument for measuring distant objects. A hero is someone who is courageous in the face of danger.
C. ______________ Apathy in voting leads to non-representative forms of government. If I don’t get this homework done, it will lower my grade.
D. _______________ Wounds heal in the following phases: the lag phase, the fibroplasm phase, and the contraction phase. Here’s how to make a pancake.
E. _______________ Some people think there is only good science. There are advantages and disadvantages to power.
F. _______________ We are struggling to figure out how to change health care coverage. The keys to global warming must include conversation.
G. _______________ There are similarities and differences between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Football and soccer are both team sports.
H. _______________ Water is one of our most useful resources. Capitalism is widely accepted as the preferred economic engine to create wealth.
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