Events are often related by cause and effect: one event brings about the other. The event that happens first is the cause; the other that follows is the effect. Reread lines 18-38. Find two examples of cause and effect in these lines.
Question 2
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According to the article, what causes phobias?
Question 3
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Review lines 132-162. What factors are important in helping people overcome phobias? Explain whether the author believes it is worthwhile to try to overcome phobias and why.
Question 4
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Explain how a fear is different from a phobia. Identify an example of each from the text that the author presents.
Question 5
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What additional information does the sidebar provide? How does it add to your understanding of the article?
Question 6
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Use the headings in "Fears and Phobias" to examine the main ideas the author presents. In your own words, describe the way the author orders the information. (Hint: What is presented first? Second? etc.)
Question 7
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If you were needing to find supporting evidence that helps support the idea of how fear is triggered, what section or subheading should I look in?
Question 8
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If you needed to find ways to help you get over and work through phobias, which section or subheading would you look under?
Question 9
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Another name for titles is heading. What is the heading of this article?
Question 10
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Non-fiction articles like this one are often broken into sections. Each section has it's own title that are called "sub-headings". How many subheading are in this article?