Exploring Cause and Effect with Examples

What is the main topic of the video?

• Mathematics

• Grammar

• Cause and Effect

• Science

What does 'cause' refer to?

• Why something happens

• A type of sentence

• A type of signal word

• The result of an action

Which of the following is a signal word for cause?

• So

• Therefore

• Hence

• Because

Which of the following is a signal word for effect?

• As a result of

• Since

• Because

• Therefore

In the sentence 'John was unwell, so he went to the hospital', what is the effect?

• John stayed at home

• John took medicine

• He went to the hospital

• John was unwell

Which signal word indicates the effect in the sentence 'I didn't eat breakfast, hence I am very hungry'?

• As a result of

• Hence

• Since

• Because

In the sentence 'I am very hungry because I didn't eat breakfast', what is the cause?

• I am very hungry

• I didn't eat breakfast

• I am not hungry

• I ate lunch

Which of the following sentences shows the effect coming first?

• I didn't eat breakfast, hence I am very hungry

• John went to the hospital because he was unwell

• I am very hungry because I didn't eat breakfast

• John was unwell, so he went to the hospital

What question can you ask to identify the cause?

• What happened?

• Why did this happen?

• What is the result?

• Who did this?

What question can you ask to identify the effect?

• Why did this happen?

• When did this happen?

• What was the result?

• Who caused this?