Which term describes the relationship of events where one leads to another?

• A. Imagery
• B. Figurative language
• C. Cause and effect
• D. Onomatopoeia

Answer: (C)

Cause and effect describes the relationship of events where one leads to another. It shows how a cause, or reason, brings about an effect, the result that follows. For example, if you drop a glass, it breaks—the act of dropping is the cause and the breaking is the effect. This idea helps you understand why things happen in stories or explanations. Imagery creates pictures in your mind; figurative language uses comparisons or non-literal meanings; onomatopoeia uses words that imitate sounds. Those ideas describe language and sound, not the way events trigger other events, which is what cause and effect captures.