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LS 1 ENGLISH (EFFECTIVE WRITING)

Name: _________________________________________________________________

For items 1-7, please read the module on page 5-6 and identify the following. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Telling what happens (result), with reasons why it happened (cause).

a. definition
b. cause and effect
c. comparison and contrast
d. chronological order

2. Stating things in the order in which they happened, according to time; normally from the earliest to the latest event or
more unusually, from the newest to the oldest event.
a. definition
b. cause and effect
c. comparison and contrast
d. chronological order

3. Describing what you are writing about by providing examples.

a. definition
b. examples
c. induction and deduction (logical order)
d. chronological order

4. Stating information in order of importance, from the most important to least important or from the least important to
the most important.
a. definition
b. examples
c. induction and deduction (logical order)
d. chronological order

5. Stating the group to which something belongs and how the thing referred to differ from other members of the same
group.
a. definition
b. examples
c. induction and deduction (logical order)
d. comparison and contrast

6. Describing the similarities and differences between two things.

a. definition
b. examples
c. induction and deduction (logical order)
d. comparison and contrast

7. The specific way of arranging information and ideas in a text or paragraph.

a. rhetorical patterns
b. cause and effect
c. examples
d. chronological order
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For items 8-13, please read the module on page 5-7. Match each of the rhetorical patterns with their characteristics in
the opposite column. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space before the number.

RHETORICAL PATTERNS CHARACTERISTICS

_____8. Chronological order a. gives reasons for the result

_____9. Cause and effect b. states characteristics

_____10. Definition c. arrange as to when the events happened

_____11. Examples d. from most important to least important details

_____12. Logical order (induction and deduction) e. gives similarities and differences

_____13. Comparison and contrast f. uses examples

For items 14-15, please read the module on page 11 and define what transition is.
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For items 16-20, please read the module on page 12-13. Give 5 examples of transitions.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

For items 21-25, please read the module on page 14-15. Complete the paragraph by supplying the transition phrases in
the spaces provided. Choose the correct answer inside the box. (Note: Every sentence always starts with a capital
letter.)
after that lastly then

and the first step is to

To become a member of the new barangay clubhouse, you must be aware of the following procedures.
21)_________________________________________ read the guidelines carefully, 22)_______________________
get an application form 23)_____________________ fill out. 24)__________________________________, submit the
form and the other requirements. Pay the membership fee, and 25)____________________________, collect your
membership card.
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Answer Key (EFFECTIVE WRITING)

1. b

2. d

3. b

4. c

5. a

6. d

7. a

8. c

9. a

10. b

11. f
12. d

13. e

14-15. The words or phrases used to connect ideas with one another. They are simply units of language, whether a
word or phrase, that provides meaningful connections between parts of a text like sentences, paragraphs, or sections.

16-20. the first step…the second step…etc. therefore on the other hand
first…second…etc. and so in addition to
after thus in line with
before for example plus
however also besides the---mentioned
so far in relation to

21. The first step is to

22. then

23. and

24. After that

25. lastly