Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect

By Beverley Cornish

Cause is what makes something happen.

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To find the cause of an incident, you have to ask yourself, "What happened first?"​

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What is cause?

The effect is what happens because of another action.

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To find the effect, you ask yourself, "What happened second?"​

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​What is effect?

There are ways to identify the two parts of the cause and effect relationship: signal words.

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​Cause and Effect

Signal Words

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​Let's identify the cause in the following sentences.

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Multiple Choice

What is the cause in the sentence below?

It got dark because the sun went down.

• It got dark

• The sun went down

Multiple Choice

Mark fell asleep in class because he was so tired.

What is the cause in this sentence?

• Mark fell asleep in class

• Mark was so tired

Multiple Choice

What is the cause in the sentence below?

My sister was scared of the mouse, so she yelled for help.

• My sister was scared of the mouse

• She yelled for help

Multiple Choice

Which portion of the sentence below is the cause?

The dog dug a hole so it could bury its bone.

• The dog dug a hole

• It could bury its bone

​Let's identify the effect in the following sentences.

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Multiple Choice

What is the effect in the sentence below?

If you study hard, you will pass the test.

• If you study hard

• You will pass the test

Multiple Choice

What is the effect in the sentence below?

Mrs. Palmer was hot, so she turned on the fan.

• Mrs. Palmer was hot

• Mrs. Palmer turned on the fan

Multiple Choice

When light was green, the man crossed the street.

What is the effect in the sentence above?

• The light was green

• The man crossed the street

Multiple Choice

What is the effect in the sentence below?

The boy was surprised when the rocker began to move.

• The boy was surprised

• The rocker began to move

​More practice is always good! Here goes.

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Multiple Choice

Megan was so excited by the parade that she forgot and left her coat at home. Megan stood outside with the rest of the people enjoying the parade and braved the cold weather. As a result, Megan was sick the rest of the weekend.

What caused Megan to sick?

• She stayed too long at the parade.

• She didn't get enough candy at the parade.

• She stood out in the cold without a coat.

• She ate too much candy at the parade.

Multiple Choice

Why did many people not get registered to vote?

• They had to walk too far.

• They were not old enough.

• They did not care.

• They did not like politics.

Multiple Choice

Why did the students want to get people to register?

• They wanted to vote themselves.

• They liked politics.

• It was an election year.

• Their teacher told them to.

Multiple Choice

What happened because the students got the other students to tell their parents to register?

• The other students learned.

• More parents registered.

• The school had a meeting.

• No one voted.

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