Problem and Solution Cause and Effect

Major #1 Review: Problem/Solution, Cause /Effect, Homophones, and Multiple Meaning Words

Multiple Choice

Steven Brown is in the 6th grade at Taylor County Middle School. He is a smart student, but one night Steven stayed up too late and he knew he had a test the next day. When he took his test at school he failed it.

What was the cause of Steven failing his test?

• He didn't try at all.

• He didn't know about the test.

• He stayed up too late.

Multiple Choice

Ronnie had a dog named Shane. Shane is fun to play with. One day Ronnie was playing with Shane and the ball went across the street. Shane ran into the street and got hit by a car. When Ronnie got to Shane he was injured with a broken leg.

What was the effect of Shane getting hit by the car?

• He died

• He was injured with a broken leg.

• The car wrecked.

Multiple Choice

David Green is a man who works at a zoo. He helps train the animals for shows. He mostly works with chimps, tigers, and lions. He is a great trainer. David was working with a tiger to teach it how to jump through a ring of fire. Two days later the tiger learned how to jump through a ring of fire. David was finished, so he was going to put the tiger into its cage. David forgot to lock the gate, so the tiger got out.

What was the cause of the tiger getting out?

• The lock broke

• The tiger jumped out.

• David forgot to lock the gate.

Multiple Choice

Tammy was in her backyard climbing a tree. She climbed to the middle part of the tree. Before she knew what had happened, bees were swarming all around and over her. Tammy let out a blood-curdling yell.

What do you think was the effect of Tammy hitting the nest?

• Bees stung her.

• The nest fell.

• Some of the bees died.

Multiple Choice

Caleb hadn't gotten any sleep for the past few nights. He was really tired tonight. He didn't know if he would be able to sleep. He decided to close the curtains in his room to keep out the light and wear earplugs to keep out the noise. Hank slept very well this night.

What was the problem?

• Caleb had trouble sleeping.

• Hank wore earplugs.

• Hank could not sleep well.

Multiple Choice

Stacey had a lot of fun riding her bike one sunny afternoon. She was just about to ride home when she hit a patch of loose rocks. Stacey skidded and then tipped over on her bike, cutting her knee. After cleaning the scrape, Stacey put a bandage on her knee.

What was the solution?

• She had a lot of fun.

• She put a bandaid on her knee

• There were rocks

Multiple Choice

Ellie felt so bad. Her head hurt and her stomach ached. She had a fever too. Her mom decided to take her to the doctor to find out what was wrong with her.

What is the cause in this paragraph?

• Ellie was sick.

• Her mom was sick.

• Ellie went to the doctor.

Multiple Choice

As the mailman delivered the mail, he heard a loud bark from inside the house.

What does the red word mean?

• a dog's noise

• beeping

• tree covering

Multiple Choice

The grocery bag was light because it was packed with bread and hotdog buns.

What does the red word mean?

• lamp

• not heavy

• sunshine

Multiple Choice

My teacher wears a watch on his wrist so he always knows when class starts.

What does the red word mean?

• see

• a tool used to tell time

• look at

Multiple Choice

When you have a bath you are ________.

• bear

• bare

Multiple Choice

________ good at school!

• bee

• be

Multiple Choice

I ________ with my eyes.

• see

• sea

Multiple Choice

We make bread with ________.

• flour

• flower

Multiple Choice

We make bread with ________.

• flour

• flower