Text structure: cause and effect

Multiple Select

Why do companies search for oil below the ground? (check all that apply)

• to use for heating homes

• to use on cars

• to make products

• to make it easy to use

Multiple Choice

How is oil collected under the ocean floor?

• using an oil rig or pipes

• deep sea divers collect the oil

• companies use the marines 

• under water

Multiple Select

What could be done to ensure another oil spill does NOT happen?

• less oil drilling

• quality checks on oil rigs

• a cleaner alternative for oil

• more training for the employees

Multiple Select

Many living things died from the oil spill due to.... (select all that apply)

• the stickiness of the oil

• the thickness of the oil

• the oil rig smushed them

• the smell of the oil

Multiple Choice

How long did it take to stop the oil spill?

• 5 years

• 5 months

• 5 weeks

• 1 year

Multiple Select

Why would it take so long to stop the oil spill? (select all that apply)

• the explosion killed a lot of men

• workers didn't know how to swim

• the oil rig was not easily accessible

• the oil was too thick

Multiple Choice

You can conclude from the passage that oil is...?

• cheap

• easily accessible

• highly flammable

• good for the environment

Multiple Choice

According to the passage, what could have prevented the oil rig from exploding?

• pumping less oil

• the employees watching what they were doing

• an emergency signal to shut off oil supply

Multiple Choice

What makes this passage nonfiction?

• It tells a story.

• It's about a true occurrence.

Open Ended

Use the passage to write a cause and effect sentence about oil spills.

Multiple Choice

Why would the author choose to write this story?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

• to describe

• to explain

Multiple Choice

How did the author choose to organize this passage?

• using compare and contrast

• using cause and effect

• using problem and solution

• using categories