Cause and Effect
Authored by Fernando Milmo
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6th - 8th Grade
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This quiz focuses on cause and effect relationships, a fundamental reading comprehension skill typically taught at the elementary level, specifically grades 2-4. The questions systematically build students' understanding of causal reasoning by first establishing definitions of cause and effect, then progressing through identification exercises using signal words like "because," "since," and "due to," and finally applying this knowledge to longer reading passages. Students need to understand that causes are events or actions that make something happen, while effects are the results or consequences that follow. The core reasoning skill involves recognizing the chronological and logical relationship between events, understanding that causes precede effects, and identifying these relationships even when they are embedded within complex sentences or paragraphs. The quiz effectively scaffolds learning from simple sentence-level identification to more sophisticated analysis of multi-sentence scenarios. Created by Fernando Milmo, an Other subject teacher in US who teaches grade 6, 8. This quiz serves as an excellent instructional tool for developing critical thinking and reading comprehension skills that students will use across all subject areas. Teachers can utilize this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before reading complex texts, as guided practice during direct instruction on text structure, or as a formative assessment to gauge student understanding of causal relationships in literature and informational texts. The varied question formats make it suitable for homework assignments or review sessions before standardized assessments. The quiz effectively supports Common Core standards, particularly CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.8 (describing logical connections between sentences and paragraphs) and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3 (describing characters' actions and their consequences), while also building foundational skills for more advanced analysis of cause-and-effect text structures in upper elementary grades.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
CAUSE:
My alarm clock did not go off this morning, so...
I ate a big breakfast.
I was late for work.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.3.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the cause in this sentence?
Because it rained, I got soaked.
it rained
I got soaked
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.3.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the cause in this sentence?
Since I got straight A's, my parents took me out to dinner.
My parents took me out to dinner
I got straight A's
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.3.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the effect in this sentence?
Due to peanut allergies, students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods.
peanut allergies
students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.3.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a cause?
The result of something happening
The last thing that happened
Something that causes something else to happen
Something that happens
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.3.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an effect?
Something that causes something else
What happens because of a cause
The first thing that happens
Something that happens
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.3.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which happens first: cause or effect?
Cause
Effect
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.3.3
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