Cause and Effect Practice

Purpose:

Understanding cause and effect can help you see how events and ideas are related.

Understanding cause-and-effect relationships will

help you understand how and why events happen.​

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I can determine the cause and the effect that happens in a story.

Learning Target

A cause is why an event happens.

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Example:

It started raining.​

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Cause

An effect is what happens because of a cause.

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Example:

I needed an umbrella. ​

Effect

The connection between two events

(a cause and an effect)

is an example of a cause-and-effect relationship.​

​​Relationship

​Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

Name the red part of the sentence.
Brandon misplaced his drumsticks, so he was unable to play in the concert.

• Cause
• Effect

Multiple Choice

Name the UNDERLINED part of the sentence.

Mom cooked dinner because we were all hungry.

• Cause

• Effect

Multiple Choice

What causes a volcano to erupt?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

A dormant volcano is said to be "sleeping" because --

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

What is the cause?

Tsunamis, with the power to wash away entire communites, are created.

• Volcanic eruptions can cause earthquakes.

• The ash makes the soil rich for growing crops.

• A volcano erupts in the ocean.

Multiple Choice

What is the effect?

Ash from a volcanic eruption settles on the ground.

• Volcanic eruptions can cause earthquakes.

• The ash makes the soil rich for growing crops.

• A volcano erupts in the ocean.

Multiple Choice

What is the cause?

New land is created in the middle of the ocean.

• Volcanic eruptions can cause earthquakes.

• The ash makes the soil rich for growing crops.

• A volcano erupts in the ocean.