UGE 1 cause and effect practice set, Exercises of English Literature

Download UGE 1 cause and effect practice set and more Exercises English Literature in PDF only on Docsity! Practice Set Worksheet NOW I KNOW | A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO READING Name : _________________________ Date & Time : _____________ Program : _________________________ Score : _____________ 8 Cause and Effect Maria Kathleen Ann M. Suelto BS in Tourism Management 04/05/22 (9-10 a.m.) Activity 2.1 Read the paragraph carefully. Identify the six different sets of cause and effect included in the paragraph. Write your answers below. Ed became a mechanic largely because of his father. His father was always in the garage working on one car or another, so young Ed would spend hours watching his father work. As a result, he became fascinated by cars at an early age. His father encouraged him to learn about cars on his own, so Ed began tinkering with cars himself at age eight. Consequently, by the time he was 13, Ed could tear an engine apart and put it back together by himself. Since he was already so skilled, when he was 15, he got a job as the chief mechanic at a local repair shop. He has been there ever since. Cause: Largely because of Ed’s father. Effect: Ed became a mechanic. Cause: Ed’s father was always in the garage working on one car or another. Effect: Young Ed would spend hours watching his father work. Cause: Young Ed would spend hours watching his father work. Effect: Ed became fascinated by cars at an early age. Cause: His father encouraged him to learn about cars on his own. Effect: Ed began tinkering with cars himself at age eight. Cause: Ed began tinkering with cars himself at age eight. Effect: By the time he was 13, Ed could tear an engine apart and put it back together by himself. Cause: Ed was already so skilled. Effect: When he was 15, he got a job as the chief mechanic at a local repair shop. Practice Set Worksheet NOW I KNOW | A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO READING Name : Maria Kathleen Ann M. Suelto Date & Time : _____________ Program : BS in Tourism Management Score : _____________ 9 Cause and Effect Activity 2.2 The paragraph below states one cause but has several effects. According to the passage, what were the effects of the new marketing campaign? Our new marketing campaign has been a tremendous success. Since we have been advertising on the radio, sales have increased by 35%. Our client references have doubled, and we’ve had greater client retention rates. Furthermore, we’ve been able to hire five new sales representatives and expand our territory to include the Visayas region. The effects: 1. Sales increased by 35%. 2. Client references have doubled. 3. Greater client retention rates. 4. Five new sales representatives were hired. 5. Territory has been expanded to include the Visayan region. Activity 2.3 You are presented here two paragraphs with opposing views/opinions about wearing mandatory uniforms. At the end of each paragraph, write the effects based on the position the author takes. Paragraph A Mandatory school uniforms are a bad decision for our school. If students are required to wear a uniform, it will greatly inhibit their ability to express themselves. This is a problem because dress is one of the major ways that young people express themselves. A school uniform policy also directly violates the freedom of expression that all citizens are supposed to enjoy. Consequently, young people will doubt that their basic rights are protected, and this will affect their larger outlook on civil liberties. Furthermore, school uniforms will interfere with the wearing of certain articles of religious clothing, which will create tensions among certain religious groups that can lead to feelings of discrimination. In addition, school uniforms will place an undue financial burden on many low-income families who may not have the money to spend on new uniforms every year, especially if they have several children. Finally, school uniforms will negate one of the most important concepts we can teach our children---individuality. When push comes to shove, we’d all be better off choosing individuality over uniformity. Mandatory school uniforms are a step in the wrong direction. Practice Set Worksheet NOW I KNOW | A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO READING Name : _________________________ Date & Time : _____________ Program : _________________________ Score : _____________ 12 Cause and Effect Performance Task 1 (25-30 minutes) Directions: Read the essay carefully and then draw a graphic organizer showing cause and effect relationship of the selection below. Please be guided by the rubric provided. The Causes and Effects of Poverty Poverty is an exceptionally complicated social phenomenon and trying to discover its causes is equally complicated. The most simplistic explanation persists—that the poor cause their own poverty—based on the idea that the “American Dream”, or the ability to make anything of one’s self despite even the most precarious circumstances, is equally real and possible for every resident. Of this group of theorists, there are subsets that feel that the disconnect between the individuals and their ability to thrive has to do with a defeatist attitude (feeling nothing can be done to improve their economic situation), a lack of motivation or a blatant disregard for the future. Like all stereotypes, blaming the poor for their own poverty does not apply in all cases. Many impoverished Americans are able and willing to work but are kept below the poverty line with unreasonable wages while their lack of education keeps them from being promoted above their current earning bracket. Additionally, some would rather receive a welfare check than work in a job where conditions are unfair or demeaning One of the more balanced theories on the causes of poverty is that it has to do with suburbanization. The movement of residents from urban centers to the suburbs has dire consequences for the number of jobs that remain in the urban center, even if those suburbanites return there daily to go to work. Poverty has serious effects for all of the society but they are felt most profoundly by children who are raised amongst it. Not only does poverty have an effect on a child’s health—low birth weights, mental and physical disabilities from lack of nutrition in the womb, etc.—but on their ability to thrive independently in the world. The children of poverty are more likely to miss school and eventually drop out altogether to start work or due to lack of interest. They also carry much more stress than their middle-class peers. That stress may be compacted with the inclusion of other family stresses prevalent in poverty-stricken families. These can include violence, drug and alcohol abuse, depression, job loss, eviction, the incarceration of one or more of the guardians, and even witnessing death. Total homelessness—extreme poverty—often leads to death due to improper nutrition, lack of immunization or medicine, or complications with addiction. Homeless women, in particular, are at a high Practice Set Worksheet NOW I KNOW | A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO READING Name : Maria Kathleen Ann M. Suelto Date & Time : _____________ Program : BS in Tourism Management Score : _____________ 13 Cause and Effect risk of miscarriages and infant mortality when homelessness keeps them from accessing adequate prenatal care. Student’s Output: Rubric: Poverty Child’s health—low birth weights, mental and physical disabilities from lack of nutrition in the womb, etc.—but on their ability to thrive independently in the world. Extreme Poverty Leads to death due to improper nutrition, lack of immunization or medicine, or complications with addiction. Poverty The children are more likely to miss school and eventually drop out altogether to start work. Lack of Education Keeps impoverished Americans from being promoted above their current earning bracket. Practice Set Worksheet NOW I KNOW | A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO READING Name : _________________________ Date & Time : _____________ Program : _________________________ Score : _____________ 14 Cause and Effect Performance Task 2 (Individual Oral Speed Reading – READ ALOUD) Directions: In one minute, read the following 140-word essay with proper enunciation of words. Twenty (20) points shall be earned for completing the task; otherwise, you will only get 10 points. Adolescence is probably the most extreme period in the life of an individual. Transiting from childhood to being an adult is full of rioting, searching for one’s identity and purpose, developing new models of behavior, psychologically separating from parents, and maturing. Many people tend to remember their teen years as the most saturated and meaningful—even though what teenagers usually do is hang out with friends and party. This age, however, is not as carefree and unclouded as it seems; teenagers, due to hormonal hurricanes and the psychological peculiarities of this age, often get themselves in trouble. Millions of parents around the world are worried that their children at this age will get in the wrong surrounding, start doing drugs, or drink alcohol; there is, at the same time, a problem that is no less dangerous: running away from home.