cause and effect 2

Stephanie was shopping with her mom one day when they walked past a pet shop. Stephanie saw an adorable puppy in the window, and asked her mom to buy it for her. Stephanie’s mom told her that she would have to earn the money to buy the puppy herself. Stephanie decided to open a lemonade stand. Within a week she had the money to buy the puppy she’d been wanting.

What was the cause of Stephanie opening

the lemonade stand?

• She wanted to make her mom proud.

• She liked making money.

• She loved selling lemonade.

• She wanted to earn money to get a puppy.

Each year the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts would have a “Wilderness Competition.” They would have to hike, climb, and complete puzzles to win. Near the end of the competition it was all tied up, and came down to a hiking competition between Bryan and Suzy. During the hike Bryan tripped and hurt his knee. Suzy found a long hiking stick, and helped Bryan to the finish line, where they both earned their troops first place.

What was the effect of Suzy helping Bryan?

• She won the competition for her troop

• Both troops earned first place

• They had to finish a puzzle to see who won first place

• They became best friends

Lucas went to see his doctor. The doctor told him that he had high blood pressure and high cholesterol. He also said it was important to lose weight and eat more fruits and vegetables. The very next day, Lucas went to the sports store and bought a treadmill, and went to the grocery store to get more health food. In the next few months he lost weight and improved his health.

What was the cause of Lucas buying a treadmill and health food?

• Lucas wanted to get muscles

• Lucas loved to walk for exercise

• Lucas’ doctor told him to lose weight and eat healthy.

• Lucas thought it would make him popular

A new virus was on the loose. Many people were getting sick, and there was no medicine to help with their symptoms. Doctors and researchers were working hard to develop a cure for the virus, so that no one else would get infected. After many different tries, they finally developed a cure to help people get better and not let the virus spread.

What was the effect of doctors and researchers developing a cure?

• They stopped the virus from spreading

• They were given an award

• People were getting sick

• A new virus was on the loose

Mrs. Lopez taught Spanish to sixth graders. She noticed that many of her students were struggling to learn the new words that she was trying to teach them. As she sat in her classroom grading tests, she came up with an idea to motivate them. She would turn the classroom into a pirate ship, and all her students would be her crew members. Students would earn pirate coins for each new Spanish word they could remember. Her students were so excited about the idea, and started to study immediately to earn their coins!

What caused Mrs. Lopez to turn her class into a pirate ship?

• She wanted to be a pirate ship captain

• They were learning about pirates in class

• Students were struggling and she wanted to find a way to help

• Mrs. Lopez loved pirates

Every Spring the worms would come and eat the crops on Fred’s farm. He had tried spraying Bug-be-Gone, covering the crops with blankets, and even put spiders on the crops to catch them, but nothing worked. One day, while on trip to town to pick up supplies, Fred ran into a farmer from a neighboring town. The neighbor told him he found a simple way to get rid of the worms. All he had to do was pour soapy water at the bottom of the plants for a week. Even though Fred was skeptical, he tried it, and no longer was haunted by worms every Spring.

What was the effect of Fred using soapy water on the crops?

• The worms came back again

• He gave his farmer friend a hug

• He got spiders to catch them

• The worms finally went away

It had been a tough year for Missy Smith. She lost her job at the factory, and had a hard time finding a new one. Christmas was around the corner, and Missy knew a Christmas tree would be expensive. She got a job at the grocery store, but realized she still didn’t have enough money for a Christmas tree. The next day, she woke up with a great idea. She hiked into the forest near her house, and chopped down a tree with her axe. After dragging the tree home, she put it in the living room and decorated it with lights.

What caused Missy to go in the woods and chop down a tree?

• She got a job at a grocery store

• She couldn’t afford a Christmas tree

• She wanted to go on a hike

• She lost her job

There was a big Math test on Friday, and Dan had forgotten to study. On Thursday night, he studied for an hour and then accidentally fell asleep. The next morning he woke up frantic and worried that he was going to fail the Math test. As he brushed his teeth and ate his breakfast he got more and more upset about not studying for his test. A minute later, his mom called out to him. “Dan, your school just called. It’s going to be a snow day. No school today,” she shouted. Dan took a big sigh of relief. He got lucky. Now he would have the weekend to study.

What was the effect of Dan forgetting to study for his Math test?

• There was no school due to a snow day

• He got lucky and had extra time to study

• He felt worried and upset

• His mom told him about the snow day

Sandra was in charge of shipping products for an internet company called www.ShopUs.com. She had to make sure that people got the products they ordered. While she was working one day, she got distracted by a phone call from the boss, and accidentally shipped the wrong product to the wrong customer. Her boss talked to her about the situation, and she had to reship the correct product to the customer. Ever since that day, she has never shipped the wrong product again.

What was the effect of Sandra shipping the wrong product?

• Her boss talked to her about the situation

• The customer called and yelled at her

• Her boss distracted her

• Sandra shipped other products incorrectly

Susan was so tired of Big Benny. He was her son’s imaginary friend. Every time her son got into trouble, Big Benny was to blame. Who drew all over his walls with pens? Who pushed in the cereal boxes as they walked through the grocery store? You guessed it! Big Benny. One day, Mom had had enough. After a trip to Price Club where Big Benny had poked holes in the meat packaging, she came up with an idea. When her son was safely strapped in his car seat, she pretended to take Big Benny by the hand, and escorted him out of the car. She told Benny to sit down and wait for them. Then she proceeded to the car, closed all of the windows, and zoomed out of the parking lot, leaving Big Benny at the Price Club. Life would be much better with Big Benny not around.

What caused Susan’s son to create his imaginary friend, Big Benny?

• He needed friends

• He wanted to drive his mom crazy

• He like a cartoon called Big Benny

• He didn’t want to get into trouble