Cause & effect (essay)

When we create informative texts, the purpose is often to present cause and effect to show the _______ between them.

• relationship

• difference

• similarity

Cause and effect relationships explore how and why something happened in the past or will occur in the future as result of an event.

• True

• False

Causes ________ come before effects.

• never

• sometimes

• always

• usually

Cause & effect essay can be differentiated by the number of and relationships between the different causes. Choose the three different types of cause & effect essays.

• Many causes - one effect

• One cause - many effects

• Chain of causes and effects

• Effects - explanation

• Causes - examples

Identify the cause - effect relationship in the following sentence:

I got a bad score on a test because I didn't study enough, I ate poorly before the test, and I got just a couple of hours of sleep the night before.

• Multiple causes - one effect

• Multiple effects - one Cause

Identify the cause - effect relationship in the following sentence:

Lindsay worked hard to make this year's talent show a success. She put up so many posters, just about everyone in the area knew about the show. Lots of people bought tickets. More people attended than before, which meant the show raised more money for charity than they ever had.

• Multiple causes - one effect

• Multiple effects - one Cause

Identify the cause - effect relationship in the following sentence:

Immigrants come to the United States because of the desire to further their education and to escape political repression. In addition, they are also driven to emigrate by a desire for economic opportunity and religious freedom.

• Multiple causes - one effect

• Multiple effects - one Cause

What would be the most likely CAUSE of someone laughing?

• eating ice cream
• someone telling a joke
• drinking water
• sorting laundry

When describing cause & effect it is very important to use transition words. Why? Choose 2 answers.

• because it helps the readers move from one idea to the next

• because it helps us understand the relationship between our ideas and how the connect

• because our teacher told us so

• because that's how you show you can write in English proficiently

Choose all the transition words that show you are giving an example.

• for example

• for instance

• on the whole

• even so

• in addition