Vocabulary in Context
Cause OR Effect
Main Ideas & Supporting Details
Other Signal Words
Free For All
100
Your paper needs to be more "coherent." In places, it is poorly organized and lacking in logic. The word "coherent" means a. disorganized b. detailed c. organized and logical d. critical
What is c. organized and detailed?
100
Being unemployed can have harmful effects on health. This is the cause.
What is being unemployed?
100
This is the main idea. 1. There are far more deaths in automobile accidents than in airplane accidents. 2. The fear of flying is not based in reality. 3. Six times as many people die in train wrecks as in commercial airline crashes.
What is #2?
100
The words during, after, and first are these types of signal words.
What are time words?
100
This is one of the books we read this summer.
What are Gifted Hands and Frederick Douglass?
200
No one likes a "chronic" complainer like Simon, who criticizes everything all the time. The word "chronic" means a. rare b. constant c. messy d. educated
What is b. constant?
200
Drinking large amounts of carrot juice can result in a person's skin turning orange. This is the cause: a. drinking large amounts of carrot juice b. skin turning orange
What is a. drinking large amounts of carrot juice?
200
This is the second major detail of this paragraph. 1. The American Heart Association has identified the major causes of heart disease. 2. Smoking was number one. 3. A fourth cause was inactivity. 4. Next is high blood pressure.
What is #4?
200
A phobia is an irrational and extreme fear of some object or situation. One example is a fear of heights. This passage uses a. time words b. example words c. addition words
What are example words?
200
This country won the Soccer World Cup for 2014.
What is Germany?
300
To "prolong" your life, you should consider getting married. Married people tend to live longer than people who stay single. The word "prolong" means a. make shorter b. make longer c. make duller d. make more exciting
What is b. make longer?
300
Scientists in the Antarctic no longer wear fur because they have discovered that quilted, layered clothing keeps them warmer. This is the effect: a. Scientists no longer wear fur b. discovered quilted, layered clothing keeps them warmer
What is a. scientists no longer wear fur?
300
This is the topic of the following paragraph. Secondhand smoke - smoke from someone else's cigar or cigarette - can cause breathing illnesses and even lung cancer. According to the government, the dangers of secondhand smoke can be avoided in a few ways. a. smoking b. the government c. secondhand smoke
What is c. secondhand smoke?
300
Tarantulas are scary-looking, but they are actually quite harmless. This sentence uses this type of signal word.
What is a contrast word?
300
This South American country hosted the 2014 Soccer World Cup.
What is Brazil?
400
Tidal waves sometimes "accelerate" until they reach a speed of 450 miles an hour. The word "accelerate" means this.
What is to speed up?
400
Students who work full time sometimes nap before classes because they are tired after work. This is the cause and this is the effect.
What is cause: tired after work and effect: nap before class?
400
This sentence is the main idea. 1. Many people say they have a problem sleeping. 2. But in many cases, sleep problems can be avoided by following a few simple guidelines. 3. First, don't drink alcoholic beverages or drinks with caffeine close to bedtime.
What is #2?
400
A cup of coffee can give you a quick energy boost. On the other hand, coffee can also make you irritable and unable to sleep at night. What is being contrasted?
What is the two ways coffee can make you feel? Or other explanation.
400
This is a city that borders Wilmington.
What is Long Beach, San Pedro, Harbor City, or Carson?
500
Many healthy elderly people are "vigorous" enough to enjoy such activities as swimming, jogging, and biking. The word "vigorous" means this.
What is having energy?
500
There are three cause and effect words in this passage. 1. Researchers have learned that laughing can be good for you. 2. Laughing relaxes the facial muscles, causing you to look and feel less tense. 3. It also increases the oxygen in the brain, resulting in a light-headed sense of well-being. 4. In addition, laughing is a proven stress-reducer; it therefore decreases your chances of getting stress-related illnesses.
What are causing, resulting, and therefore?
500
These are two types of supporting details.
What are major and minor supporting details?
500
Here is a good way to prepare for a test: Study hard for an hour or so, then take a ten-minute break. This sentence uses time or addition words?
What is time?
500
This man is the current vice-president of the United States.
Who is Joe Biden?
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