Chapter 7: Review Test 6
 
Topic Sentences and Patterns of Organization

Read each of the following topic sentences. Then choose the pattern of organization that each topic sentence suggests.

      1. Compulsive gambling is an example of a mental disorder.  

 
 
 


      2. Effective communication skills lead to healthier relationships.  

 
 
 


      3. Listening and hearing differ in significant ways.  

 
 
 


      4. Although many differences exist between the first child and the only child, some similarities can also be seen.  

 
 
 


      5. Sleep deprivation can result in chronic fatigue syndrome.  

 
 
 


      6. Abraham Lincoln is an illustration of a man who suffered great inner conflict.  

 
 
 


      7. A hero is a person willing to give up everything for the sake of another, expecting nothing in return. Many of the nation's firefighters embody such heroism.  

 
 
 


      8. Research remains unclear on the effects of media on the violent behavior of young people.  

 
 
 


      9. The main character in the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner and the main character in "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman both struggle with insanity.  

 
 
 


      10. "All my friends do it" is an example of a kind of thinking called jumping on the bandwagon.  

 
 
 







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