Cause and Effect

Front

What is a cause?

Back

A cause is why something happens.

Front

What is an effect?

Back

An effect is what happens as a result of a cause.

Front

What are signal words?

Back

Signal words are words that indicate a cause-and-effect relationship, such as 'because', 'therefore', and 'as a result'.

Front

In the sentence 'I got a tummy ache when I ate too much ice cream', what is the cause?

Back

The cause is 'I ate too much ice cream'.

Front

In the sentence 'Because the alarm didn't go off, I was late to work', what is the cause?

Back

The cause is 'The alarm didn't go off'.

Front

In the sentence 'Due to peanut allergies, students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods', what is the effect?

Back

The effect is 'Students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods'.

Front

In the sentence 'Anne had cake for dessert because it was her birthday', what is the effect?

Back

The effect is 'Anne had cake for dessert'.

Front

What is the relationship between cause and effect?

Back

The relationship is that a cause leads to an effect.

Front

Give an example of a cause and effect relationship.

Back

If it rains (cause), the ground gets wet (effect).

Front

What is a real-life example of cause and effect?

Back

If you study hard (cause), you will likely get good grades (effect).