Deck 27: Creating and Explaining Groups Classification

Question 1

___________ are the reasons for an event; ___________ are the results of an event.

A) Effects; causes
B) Causes; effects

Answer 1

Causes; effects

Question 2

One important aspect of ___________ is the ability to analyze a bad situation and determine what caused it; another important aspect is the ability to evaluate a future decision and imagine its potential consequences, both good and bad.

A) critical thinking
B) summarization
C) coherence analysis
D) classification

Answer 2

critical thinking

Question 3

A cause that would certainly bring about the event is called a(n) ___________ cause.

A) hidden
B) immediate
C) primary
D) secondary

Answer 3

primary

Question 4

A cause that might reasonably bring about the event is called a(n) ___________ cause.

A) possible
B) primary
C) superficial
D) secondary

Question 5

The immediate cause is the cause ___________.

A) closest in time that produced the event
B) farthest in time from the event
C) unconnected in time to the event
D) considered least important to the event

Question 6

When facing a problem, if you fail to think things through and instead grab the first explanation or solution that comes along, your action is called ___________.

A) overanalyzing
B) causing an effect
C) jumping to conclusions
D) immediate causation

Question 7

When we list the reasons for an event or try to predict the results of an event, we are dealing with cause-and-effect reasoning.

Question 8

Events are often complex, rarely having only one cause or effect.

Question 9

A hidden cause is one that creates or adds to another cause.

Question 10

Sometimes a minor cause can be mistaken for a significant cause.

Question 11

A topic sentence for a cause/effect paragraph should name and focus the topic, either naming causes or predicting effects. However, because you are dealing with reasons and results, subtopic sentences are not required in a cause/effect paragraph.

Question 12

When you are writing a cause/effect paper, your major points should focus either on several causes or on several effects.

Question 13

Each major cause or effect should be introduced with a subtopic sentence.

Question 14

When you are writing a cause/effect paper, it is an effective strategy to arrange your points in order of importance from least important to most important. If the topic is better suited to time order, you can arrange the points chronologically.

Question 15

To effectively develop a cause/effect paragraph, you must use specific, detailed examples and clear explanations.

Question 16

One cause should lead to another to develop smooth transitions.

Question 17

Thinking about cause and effect helps us solve problems.

Question 18

Cause and effect essays can be organized by time and order of importance.

Question 19

Brainstorming will help you determine which ideas you develop will be more interesting and detailed.

Question 20

Examples can be based on personal experience.