Cause and Effect

A big tree fell across the road. Hank was driving to town. whe he saw the tree he stopped the car.

Cause: A tree lay across the road. What was the Effect ?

• Hank saw a car

• Hank drove to town.

• Hank stopped the car.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

The dog wanted to hide his bone. He dug a deep hole. Then he dropped the bone in. He filled the hole with dirt.

Effect: The dog dug a hole. What was the Cause.

• The dog wanted to hide in the hole.

• He wanted to hide a bone.

• The hole was filled with dirt.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

The toy train was made of wood. The wood was strong. The baby threw the train at the wall. It did not break.

Cause: The train was made of strong wood. What was the Effect?

• The train did not break.

• The baby broke the train.

• The wall was made of wood.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Rashad wanted to teach Kate how to sail a boat. He was a good teacher. Soon , Kate could sail the boat alone.

Effect: Kate sailed the boat alone. What was the Cause ?

• Kate was a good teacher.

• Kate showed Rashad how to sail.

• Rashad was a good teacher.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

We went to the zoo today. We love to look at the baby monkeys. We stayed in the monkey house for a long time.

Cause: We love to look at the monkeys. What was the Effect?

• All of the monkey are babies.

• The monkeys live in the zoo.

• We were in the monkey house for a long time.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Our car ran out of gas. All of the gas stations were closed. We had to walk all the way home.

Cause: Our car was out of gas. What was the Effect?

• Gas stations were closed.

• We had to walk home.

• We walked to the car.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Mr. Gonzalez is a painter. He paints beautiful pictures. Many people come to see his painting. Some people buy painting.

Cause: Mr. Gonzalez paints beautiful pictures. What is the Effect?

• Many people come to see his pictures.

• He paints many people.

• Many people paint pictures.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

The band played music in the park. Many people took picnic lunches to the park. They ate lunch and listened to music.

Effect: People heard music in the park. What was the Cause?

• They ate lunch in the park.

• The band was playing music.

• The band ate a picnic lunch.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

The gray goat loved to eat grass. We never had to cut our grass. The goat ate the grass for us.

Cause: The gray goat ate grass. What was the Effect?

• We loved to eat grass.

• We never had to cut the grass.

• The goat never cut the grass.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

The elephant was very heavy. He walked into the house. He did not get far. He fell right through the floor.

Effect: The elephant fell through the floor. What was the Cause?

• He walked out of the house.

• He walked very far.

• He was very heavy.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3