Cause and Effect Game

Front

What is a cause?

Back

A cause is an event or action that leads to a result or effect.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

Front

What is an effect?

Back

An effect is the result or outcome of a cause.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

Front

In the statement 'I ate all my lunch because I was hungry', what is the cause?

Back

The cause is 'because I was hungry'.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

Front

In the statement 'The dog wags his tail when he's happy', what is the effect?

Back

The effect is 'The dog wags his tail'.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

Front

What does it mean to identify cause and effect in a sentence?

Back

It means to determine what event led to another event happening.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

Front

In the phrase 'Alex got an A on his Spanish test because he studied hard', what is the cause?

Back

The cause is 'he studied hard over the weekend'.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Front

What is the relationship between cause and effect?

Back

A cause leads to an effect; one event influences another.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

Front

In the statement 'Grace is really nice to me, so she is my best friend', what is the effect?

Back

The effect is 'so she is my best friend'.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

Front

How can you tell if something is a cause?

Back

If it explains why something happened, it is a cause.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Front

How can you tell if something is an effect?

Back

If it describes what happened as a result of a cause, it is an effect.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.8.3