TX PACT Essential Academic Skills 700 (Subtest II Writing - 702) fully solved 2023/2024

TX PACT Essential Academic Skills 700 (Subtest II Writing - 702)types of organization - correct answer Chronological, Cause-Effect, Narrative, Spatial, Topical, Ascending-Descending, Comparison-Contrast types of organization - correct answer (also known as text structures or rhetorical patterns) Sequential order - correct answer an orderly progression of events, ideas, or steps ex. first, second, third, before, next, finally Chronological order - correct answer an orderly progression of events based in time ex. same as sequential order transition words, plus the use of actual dates Order of importance - correct answer an arrangement with the most important claim at the top or bottom (most important to least important, or least important to most important) ex. main, key, primary, significant, finally, most importantly Spatial order - correct answer an arrangement of ideas related to physical space ex. behind, next to, in front of, or any words that indicate position Cause and Effect - correct answer an event is described, followed by the outcomes or possible outcomes ex. if...then, because, as a result, in order to, leads to, therefore Problem and Solution - correct answer the author presents a problem and possible solution ex. similar to cause and effect signal words, plus use of words like steps involved, issue, and actual problem and solution themselves ex. As a result, because, so that Claim and Refutation - correct answer arguing against a statement, fact, or claim ex. certainly, one cannot deny, at the same time, nevertheless, however, on the other hand Compare and Contrast - correct answer provides similarities and differences about two or more ideas ex. similarly, likewise, as well as, on the other hand, but, however, instead Sequential order - correct answer an orderly progression of events, ideas, or steps ex. Did the author explain a process? Chronological order - correct answer an orderly progression of events based in time ex. Did the author walk through a particular a period in history? Order of importance - correct answer an arrangement with the most important claim at the top or bottom ex. Did the author use terms like "most importantly" near the top or bottom? Spatial order - correct answer an arrangement of ideas related to physical space