Nonfiction Cause and Effect Quiz

What is the definition of cause and effect?

• Cause and effect are unrelated events

• Cause and effect is a relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other or others.

• Cause and effect is a type of weather phenomenon

• Cause and effect is a type of dance move

Which of the following is an example of identifying causes and effects?

• Smoking causing lung cancer

• Drinking water causing fire

• Wearing hats causing baldness

• Eating ice cream causing earthquakes

What does it mean to analyze multiple causes and effects?

• Analyzing only one cause and effect

• Ignoring all causes and effects

• Examining only the immediate cause and effect

• It involves examining the various factors that contribute to a particular outcome or situation, as well as the consequences that result from it.

Which of the following is an example of recognizing indirect effects?

• A company implementing a new marketing strategy and seeing a decrease in sales and customer satisfaction.

• A company implementing a new marketing strategy and seeing an increase in sales but a decrease in customer satisfaction.

• A company implementing a new marketing strategy and seeing no change in sales or customer satisfaction.

• A company implementing a new marketing strategy and seeing a decrease in sales but an increase in customer satisfaction.

What is the cause in the following sentence: 'The car crashed because the driver was texting.'?

• the car crashed

• the driver was texting

• because

• the driver

What is the effect in the following sentence: 'The students studied hard and got good grades.'?

• The students didn't study hard and got good grades.

• The students got good grades.

• The students didn't study at all and got good grades.

• The students studied hard but didn't get good grades.

Which of the following is an example of analyzing multiple causes and effects?

• Fishbone diagram and SWOT analysis

• Root cause analysis and cost-benefit analysis

• Pareto chart and decision tree analysis

• Regression analysis and scatter plot

What is the cause in the following sentence: 'The power went out because of a storm.'?

• a blackout

• a hurricane

• a power surge

• a storm

What is the effect in the following sentence: 'The dog barked loudly and woke up the neighbors.'?

• Simile and metaphor

• Personification

• Cause and effect

• Onomatopoeia

Which of the following is an example of recognizing indirect effects?

• Cutting employee salaries and its impact on company profits

• Cutting employee benefits and its impact on morale and productivity

• Providing employee training and its impact on office supplies

• Increasing employee benefits and its impact on customer satisfaction