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1. Lack of sunshine and poor diet ______________ rickets.
a. occurs owing to
b. gives rise to
2. Pernicious anaemia ___________ the inability to digest vitamin A.
a. results from
b. results in
3. Hypertension may be ___________ constant emotional stress.
a. the effect of
b. the reason for
4. The cause and effect essay's thesis statement should not include the ___________.
a. topic
b. definition
c. purpose
d. pattern of organization
5. The outline of a cause and effect essay should contain ___________.
a. your personal opinion
b. the title
c. the thesis statement
d. both b. and c.
6. The thesis statement of a cause and effect essay should include ____________.
a. a definition of the topic
b. background information about the topic
c. the main ideas to be included in the essay
d. examples and details
7. Cigarette smoke ____________ the lungs' capacity to function properly.
a. boosts
b. promotes
c. diminishes
d. secretes
8. Some ___________ diseases, such as tuberculosis, can be passed from animals
to humans.
a. chronological
b. accurate
c. biased
d. infectious
9. The article that I used for my research _____________ four sources.
a. sites
b. penetrates
c. cites
d. shields
10. The heading, Working Bibliography, is always underlined and in bold.
a. true
b. false