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.
According to the article, what causes phobias?
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.
Explain how a fear is different from a phobia. Identify an example of each from the text that the author presents.
What additional information does the sidebar provide? How does it add to your understanding of the article?
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.)
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?
If you needed to find ways to help you get over and work through phobias, which section or subheading would you look under?
Another name for titles is heading. What is the heading of this article?
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?