Writing a cause/effect essay

Multiple Choice

The cause-and-effect essay is a form of argumentative essay that details the effect relationships between two subjects. In standard cause-and-effect essay writing and academic papers, the author shows how one person, thing, idea, or event directly influences another person, thing, idea, or event.

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Multiple Choice

In a school environment, teachers assign cause-and-effect essays to teach critical thinking, logic, and persuasive writing. In the world of academic writing or a professional setting, this type of essay can take the form of a lab report abstract, a scientific case study, or a scholarly research paper. In all of these formats, an author describes a phenomenon and tries to identify its main causes.

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Multiple Choice

Read the essay.

What is the (main) cause?

• Plan to study on the elderly

• Have confidence to go by train

• Helped elderly person

• Class assignment

Multiple Choice

Read the essay.

What is the effect in Paragraph 2?

• Plan to study on the elderly

• Have confidence to go by train

• Helped elderly person

• Class assignment

Multiple Choice

Read the essay.

What is the effect in Paragraph 3?

• Plan to study on the elderly

• Have confidence to go by train

• Helped elderly person

• Class assignment

Multiple Choice

Read the essay.

What is the effect in Paragraph 4?

• Plan to study on the elderly

• Have confidence to go by train

• Helped elderly person

• Class assignment

Multiple Choice

In concluding paragraph, you should summarize specific essay points and restate your thesis statement using words other than in introduction. In conclusion, you should reassert opinion regarding discussed causes and effects sequence.

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