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WorksheetsCause and Effect
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 18mins
Cause-and-effect essays analyze (a) something happens
How does cause-and-effect link events together?
Through time
Alphabetically
By importance
By weight
True or false: Sometimes, many different causes are responsible for one single effect.
True
False
True or false: Some relationships are subtle and complex, with many different effects.
True
False
True or false: It is easy to claim a cause-and-effect relationship without evidence to support it.
True
False
True or false: It is not important to give a balanced analysis or to look for less obvious causes to an effect.
True
False
What are the two types of causes you need to consider in your essay?
Main
Contributory
Timely
Forgotten
What is an immediate cause?
What is a remote cause?
Define a causal chain.
What happens if a link in the causal chain is left out, or in the wrong order?
Nothing; everything is fine
The logic of the causal chain is destroyed
The world ends
Your essay won't make sense
Give a causal chain example for losing your housekeys (include at least 4 steps in the chain).
The logical fallacy that event A precedes event B, and therefore caused Event B, is called (a) .
True or false: Transitions are not important in a cause-and-effect essay.
True
False
Give the part of speech (noun, verb, or modifier) and definition of affect.
(a)
Give the part of speech (noun, verb, or modifier) and definition of effect.
(a)
