Cause and Effect Main Idea

Cause and Effect Monday

Today we will learn about Cause/Effect

Cause

Why something happens.

Multiple Choice

What is the cause?

• why something happens

• what happens as a result

Effect

what happens as a result

Multiple Choice

What is the effect?

• what happens as a result

• why something happens

Cause: The girl ate too many cookies. Effect: The girl had a tummy ache.

Multiple Choice

The cause is _____________

• What Happens

• Why Something Happens

Multiple Choice

Jessica wanted to be a dancer. She knew that dancers must work every day. She took dance lessons every Tuesday. She practiced a few hours each day.

EFFECT: Jessica practiced every day.

What was the CAUSE?

• She worked hard on Tuesdays.

• She took lessons every day.

• She wanted to be a dancer.

Multiple Choice

Tony made himself a bowl of cereal and milk. He took his first bite, made an awful face, and hurried to the sink to spit it out! Then he took the carton of milk out of the fridge, opened the top and took a sniff. The milk had turned sour!

What was the effect of Tony spitting out his cereal and milk?

• He went to the fridge to check the milk carton.

• The milk tasted awful.

• Tony made himself a bowl of cereal and milk.

• The milk turned sour!

Multiple Choice

Name the red part of the sentence.

Due to the upcoming storm, we put our bikes in the garage.

• Cause

• Effect

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

My dad forgot his sweater, so he was cold. Which is the cause?

• He forgot his sweater

• He was cold

• He had his sweater

Multiple Choice

John went to the supermarket because he needed food. Which is the cause?

• He was tired

• He needed food

• He needed books