Cause and Effect Quizizz Mini-Lesson

Cause and Effect

Causes are why something happens.

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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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Open Ended

Write one potential effect for the cause in the sentence: (finish the sentence showing an effect)

"Since Mr. Becerra stayed up late last night ... "

Multiple Choice

What is a cause?

• The result of something happening

• The last thing that happened

• Why something happens

• Something that happens

Multiple Choice

What is an effect?

• Why something happens

• The result or what happens because of another action.

• A type of food
• Something that happens

Multiple Choice

Little Johnny Wiggins fell down a well on the farm.  His family looked for him.  Finally, at sundown, Mr. Wiggins found Johnny.  He had been trapped in the well for three hours.

CAUSE: Johnny Wiggins fell down a well.
What was the EFFECT?

• He was trapped for three hours.

• He was visiting the farm.

• His mother found him at sundown.

Multiple Choice

Name the red part of the sentence.

There was a car accident on the highway, so we arrived late to school.

• Cause

• Effect

Multiple Choice

Read the following and then choose the cause based from the text:

Maria overslept this morning. When she arrived at school, she remembered that she had forgotten her computer on her desk at home.

• Maria arrived to school on time.

• Maria stayed up late watching TikToks.

• Maria had forgotten her computer.

• Maria overslept.

Multiple Choice

What is the effect in the sentence:

Brandon misplaced his drumsticks, so he was unable to play in the concert.

• He played in the concert

• Brandon misplaced his drumsticks.

• He was unable to play in the concert.

• The concert was cancelled.