Ellis Island National Monument Online: Cause-and-Effect Structure

Question 1

Which sentence from “Island of Hope, Island of Tears” contains both a cause and an effect?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: “Her brother placed a housework-wanted ad in a local paper, and Katherine was soon hired as a governess with a wealthy family.”

Question 2

Choose one cause that a signal word in the text helps you identify. What was the effect of the cause you chose?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Electricians in Manhattan were unionized.

Question 3

What is the cause described in this passage? What was the effect of that cause?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Maria Anna taught Giuseppe how to be a dressmaker.

Question 4

Question 4

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: Giuseppe couldn’t get a job in Manhattan.

Question 5

Question 5

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Giuseppe became a skilled dressmaker.

Ellis Island National Monument Online: Cause-and-Effect Structure Answers