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Cause and Effect

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cause-and-effect essays analyze (a)   something happens

2.

How does cause-and-effect link events together?

a)

Through time

b)

Alphabetically

c)

By importance

d)

By weight

3.

True or false: Sometimes, many different causes are responsible for one single effect.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or false: Some relationships are subtle and complex, with many different effects.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or false: It is easy to claim a cause-and-effect relationship without evidence to support it.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or false: It is not important to give a balanced analysis or to look for less obvious causes to an effect.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What are the two  types of causes you need to consider in your essay?

a)

Main

b)

Contributory

c)

Timely

d)

Forgotten

8.

What is an immediate cause?

4 lines
9.

What is a remote cause?

4 lines
10.

Define a causal chain.

4 lines
11.

What happens if a link in the causal chain is left out, or in the wrong order?

a)

Nothing; everything is fine

b)

The logic of the causal chain is destroyed

c)

The world ends

d)

Your essay won't make sense

12.

Give a causal chain example for losing your housekeys (include at least 4 steps in the chain).

4 lines
13.

The logical fallacy that event A precedes event B, and therefore caused Event B, is called (a)   .

14.

True or false: Transitions are not important in a cause-and-effect essay.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Give the part of speech (noun, verb, or modifier) and definition of affect.

(a)  

16.

Give the part of speech (noun, verb, or modifier) and definition of effect.

(a)