Cause and Effect Review Lesson

Every action always have a positive or negative reaction​.

Cause and Effect

​A cause and effect relationship is a relationship in which one event (the cause) makes another event happen (effect).

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Your action produces an outcome or consequence.

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 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

Jack was alone in the house. He heard a strange noise upstairs. He tiptoed up the stairs and peeked into his room. A HUGE moth was fluttering against the window.

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Let's practice!

We will read the following scenarios and identify causes and effects in fiction passages.

Multiple Choice

Effect: Jack tiptoed upstairs

So what caused Jack to go upstairs?

• He saw a moth in his window

• He was alone in the house

• He heard a strange noise

• He wanted to go to bed

Multiple Choice

Cause: Jack tiptoed upstairs

What effect did Jack's going upstairs have on the story?

• He found a moth in his window

• He was alone in the house

• He heard a strange noise

• He wanted to go to bed

Bruce wanted to scare his sister Katy. So, Bruce dared Katy to go into the dark cave. Katy wanted to seem brave, so she crawled in. She looked around, terrified, but realized nothing was in the cave. It wasn't so scary after all.

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Let's practice!

We will read the scenarios and identify causes and effects.

Multiple Choice

Effect: Bruce dared Katy to go into the dark cave.

What was the reason for the dare?

• Katy wanted to seem brave.

• Bruce wanted to scare Katy

• There might be treasure in the cave

• They were playing truth or dare.

Multiple Choice

Cause: Bruce dared Katy to go into the dark cave.

What was the result of the dare?

• Katy won a prize

• Bruce was too scared to go into the cave

• Katy went into the cave and found nothing

• Katy was too scared to look around the cave

​My friends and I were hiking in the woods. It was starting to get dark, so we looked for a camping spot. Looking through the trees, we saw a campfire.

"That's weird," said Luis nervously, "no one ever comes out here but us!" ​

Let's practice!

We will read the scenarios and identify causes and effects.

Multiple Choice

Effect: We started looking for a camping spot.

Why are they looking for a camping spot?

• They want to build a campfire

• It was getting dark

• They were hiking in the woods

• They were getting scared

Multiple Choice

Cause: We looked through the trees

What was the results of looking through the trees?

• They found a place to camp

• They found someone

• It was starting to get dark

• They saw a campfire

Multiple Choice

Mila's family decided to have a garage sale. Mila collected all of her old games and toys to sell at the sale. A lot of people came to the sale and Mila sold almost everything. She spent the money she made on a set of books she had been wanting to read for a long time.

What was the effect of Mila selling her old games and toys at the garage sale?

• Mila was able to buy a set of books she had been wanting.

• Mila's family had a garage sale.

• A lot of people came to the sale.

• Mila was able to donate the money to her local library.

Multiple Choice

It was autumn and all of the trees in the yard were losing their leaves. Dad raked all of the leaves into a giant pile. While he was inside eating lunch, Andre jumped into the pile and scattered the leaves everywhere. When dad cam back outside, he handed the rake to Andre.

What caused the leaves to scatter everywhere?

• Andre jumped into the pile of leaves.

• A strong wind came and blew them around the yard.

• Autumn made the leaves fall.

• Andre had to help rake the leaves.