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Writing Cause and Effect 2024

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Cause and Effect essay?

a)

To analyze and present the factors leading to something happening

b)

To analyze the reasons why a situation or event occurs and the outcomes that are involved as a result.

2.

One major reason for installing surveillance cameras in cities is to improve the public's perception of safety.

The underlined phrase is ...

a)

to introduce effect

b)

to introduce cause

c)

to introduce concession

d)

to introduce topic

3.

What would be a possible EFFECT of a student not studying for a test?

a)

The teacher smiles

b)

The student doing badly on the test

c)

The student doing very well on the test

4.
Tim forgot his math book so he wasn't able to complete his homework.
What is the effect?
a)
Tim forgot his math book.
b)
Tim wasn't able to complete his homework.
c)
Time left his book at school.
d)
Tim wasn't paying attention to his teacher
5.
When I woke up, I found that a beautiful, cold blanket of white covered my yard.
What was the cause?
a)
It rained last night!
b)
A giant chef sneezed flour over my neighborhood!
c)
It must have snowed while I slept.
d)
The trees were frosty white too.
6.
Name the red part of the sentence.
Carlos fell asleep in the car because he went to bed late last night.
a)
Cause
b)
Effect
7.
Name the red part of the sentence.
Since the weather was so hot, we went to the swimming pool.
a)
Cause
b)
Effect
8.
Name the red part of the sentence.
Brandon misplaced his drumsticks, so he was unable to play in the concert.
a)
Cause
b)
Effect
9.
Name the red part of the sentence.
My button was loose, so my grandmother sewed it on tightly.
a)
Cause
b)
Effect
10.

Which signifies cause and effect?

a)

For example,

b)

As a result,

c)

To illustrate,

d)

Furthermore,

11.

Which of the following transitions signify cause and effect?

a)

Consequently,

b)

Therefore,

c)

Hence,

d)

Thus,

12.

Transitions act as the road signs of writing.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

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

a)

True

b)

False

14.

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.

a)

Many causes - one effect

b)

One cause - many effects

c)

Chain of causes and effects

d)

Effects - explanation

e)

Causes - examples

15.

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.

a)

Multiple causes - one effect

b)

Multiple effects - one Cause

16.

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

a)

for example

b)

for instance

c)

on the whole

d)

even so

e)

in addition

17.

Choose all the transition words that show one thing causes another.

a)

as a result

b)

for example

c)

for this reason

d)

consequently

e)

moreover