Cause and effect exercise for grade 11

Jake was ill last night, ...... he did not eat anything a whole day.

• above

• sure

• because

• so

• in order to

Victor finished his job earlier .... to bad weather.

• because

• because of

• since

• as

• due

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

• students are in baked goods.

• allergies

• students are permitted to bring in baked goods.

What's the effect ?

Jimmy overslept.

• He was late for school.

• He was very hungry.

• His dog kept barking.

• His parents bought a new car.

• He came to school on time.

George was hungry because he skipped lunch.

What is the effect?

• George did not have lunch

• George had lunch.

• George skipped lunch.

• George wasn't hungry.

• George was hungry.

Sumatran tigers are almost extinct because people killed too many of them.

Which one the effect of the sentence above!

• People killed too many of them.

• Sumatran tigers almost become extinct.

• Tigers are almost extinct.

• Because people.

• Killed too many of them.

Cause: She ate too much.

Effect: She got stomach ache.

A good sentence that using signal words is…

• Because she ate too much, she got stomach ache.

• She got stomach ache because of she ate too much so.

• She got stomach ache so She ate too much.

• She ate too much she got so stomach ache.

• She ate so too much she got stomach ache.

Peter walked quickly down the dark street. It was very quiet. Suddenly, a dog howled. Peter walked even faster after that.

CAUSE: A dog howled.

What was the EFFECT?

• Peter walked quickly down the dark street.

• It was very quiet.

• Peter walked even faster after that.

• A dog howled.

• Peter run.

Erin's car had a flat tire, so she called a tow truck.

What is the cause?

• Erin's car hadn't a flat tire

• so she called a tow truck.

• erin playing DOTA.

• no cause.

• Erin's car had a flat tire.

My sister was very tired because she stayed up past midnight.

Cause: ………………………...............

• She stayed up past midnight.

• My sister was very tired.

• Because she stayed up.

• Was very tired because she stayed up.

• Because.