Let’s Hone Your Skills

Directions: Read and identify the pattern or method used in developing the following
paragraphs, and explain your answers briefly. Each item is equivalent to 5 points. 2
points for the correct pattern or method, and 3 points for the explanation. Please make
sure to cite evidences from the text to support your claim. This Written Work is
equivalent to 30 points.
1. Bridgerton was no small feat. Shonda Rhimes went all-out with her debut Netflix series, a
flashy period piece set in 1813 Regency England complete with royalty, towering manors,
formal balls, and elaborate practices of courtship. A large ensemble brings the show’s intricate,
Rhimes-level drama to life. So how does one dress them all in such decadent, exquisite 19th
century clothing? “The challenge really was, how do you create this world, logistically, in the
reality of it?” costume designer Ellen Mirojnick tells. What helped ease the process was having a
prior relationship and being “aesthetically compatible” with Shondaland. “[With] something this
size, it's comforting to know that we're on the same page,” Mirojnick says. Her costume team
and the production company worked closely together to keep track of what pieces were needed,
what was being created, and how it would be made (Gonzales, 2020).
Pattern or Method Used: Development by Question and Answer
Explanation: The questions proceeded by the answers presented in the paragraph were used to
give details regarding the topic
2. There are two ways in which one can own a book. The first is the property right you establish
by paying for it, just as you pay for clothes and furniture. But this act of purchase is only the
prelude to possession. Full ownership comes only when you have made it a part of yourself, and
the best way to make yourself a part of it is by writing in it. An illustration may make the point
clear. You buy a beefsteak and transfer it from the butcher's icebox to your own. But you do not
own the beefsteak in the most important sense until you consume it and get it into your
bloodstream. I am arguing that books, too, must be absorbed in your bloodstream to do you any
good (Adler, 1946).
Pattern or Method Used: Development by Example
Explanation: The statement “You buy a beefsteak and transfer it from the butcher’s icebox to
your own. But you do not own the beefsteak in the…” is being used as an example to support
and give the readers a clear grasp of the topic.

3. The bandwagon effect is the tendency of an individual to acquire a particular style, behavior or
attitude because everyone else is doing it. It is a phenomenon whereby the rate of uptake of
beliefs, ideas, fads and trends increases with respect to the proportion of others who have already
done so. As more people come to believe in something, others also "hop on the bandwagon"
regardless of the underlying evidence. Following the actions or beliefs of others can occur
because individuals prefer to conform, or because individuals derive information from others
(Wikipedia).
Pattern or Method Used: Development by Definition
Explanation: The term bandwagon effect was comprehensively defined and explained to make
the readers understand the topic of the paragraph.

4. Heavy rainfalls are one of the major causes of floods. The level of water in rivers or lakes rises
due to heavy rainfalls. When the level of water rises above the river banks or the dams, the water
starts overflowing, which cues floods. The water overflows to the areas adjoining to the rivers,
lakes, or dams, causing floods or deluge. The flood water causes havoc and great destruction in
the areas where it flows. Floods occur more in the regions that get heavy rainfall.
Pattern or Method Used: Development by Narration
Explanation: The events as to how floods begin and occur are narrated in a chronological order
to appeal to the readers’ intellect.

5. An iPhone 12 vs iPhone 11 comparison makes a lot of sense, whether you're considering an

upgrade or if you're simply deciding between the two flagships. After all, the iPhone 11 now has
a cheaper price and remains a top seller. As you'll see in our iPhone 12 review, it offers plenty of
upgrades over the iPhone 11. For starters, there are four iPhone 12 models, compared to three for
the iPhone 11. Apple has also embraced 5G connectivity across the board, and every iPhone 12
packs an OLED screen, which is superior to LCD displays. The differences don't stop there: the
iPhone 12 also benefits from a more durable display and a faster A14 Bionic chip that blows
away Android phones, plus a powerful LiDAR sensor on the Pro variants. The prices for the new
iPhones are fairly reasonable, too (Spoonauer, 2021).
Pattern or Method Used: Development by Comparison and Contrast
Explanation: The paragraph discusses the similarities and differences of iPhone 12 and iPhone
11.
6. As I stand on the front porch of my cabin, a soft smell of sage drifts in my face, while I gaze in
the distance. Off to the right is a narrow valley, crawling with willow brush so thick you need a
machete to walk through it. As I look at the ravine running north and south an echo of water
draining into water creeps towards me. Around the hill at the south end is a pond, and at the
north end sets a little old calving shed surrounded by aspen trees. Across from me is an
enormous football shaped alfalfa field screaming green, and beyond that rests another huge aspen
grove. Just off to the left is a mountain coated in evergreens wisping in the breeze. At the base of
the mountain, is a massive a-frame cabin with large triangular windows stretching to the eve.
Further to my left is a spring trickling down the hill, into a man-made pond the size of a hockey
rink. This overflows into a tiny creek that ripples directly down the slope behind me into the
pond on my right, which is making the echo up the ravine. Staying up at my cabin gives me a
real sense of relaxation (Halvorson, 2006).
Pattern or Method Used: Development by Description
Explanation: The writer uses vivid and specific adjectives like narrow, huge, enormous, etc. to
project his/her feelings to the readers by enabling them to use their imagination through
the words he/she has chosen.