Cause and Effect Text Structure

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

Fill in the Blanks

According to the passage, an oil rig

was the cause oil spilling into the ocean. (one word only)

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