To write a good cause and effect essay, one needs to be aware of all the relevant issues about the topic at hand. One needs to remember that writing such an essay is not about merely asking a ‘why’ question and answering it. It is a detailed discussion into the causes of a specific event or feature and a further discussion on the results or effects of the same. When you were in Grade V, you would remember that your teacher kept encouraging you to ask as many questions as possible. This was done in order to ensure that by asking many questions, you got to know more and more about something. If a child kept asking how an elephant could keep track of the rest of its herd by just the sense of smell, it was because the child could not comprehend that this was actually possible.