Cause and Effect

Frank Jones loves going fishing. One Saturday afternoon, he went fishing and caught a humongous fish. However, the fish got away because Frank hadn't tied the string tight enough and it broke.

What was the cause of the fish getting away?

• The string wasn't tight enough and it broke

• The hook broke.

• The fish got away.

• Frank had the worst day of his life.

When Hector woke up, the first thing he did was look out of the window. The sun was shining brightly. Yesterday's snow was melting fast. There was no more snow on the trees and the streets were clear, too. "No more snow days for you," said his mom. "Time to get ready for school!"

What caused the snow to melt?

• The sun was shinning brightly and melted the snow.

• There was no more snow on the trees and streets.

• Hector had a snow day from school.

• Hector had to go back to school.

Kyle really struggled in math, but he wanted to do well on his upcoming test. He asked his older sister, Amaya, to help him study. Each day after school, Amaya worked with Kyle. By the day of the test, Kyle was doing much better. He took the test and got a B+!

What was the effect of Amaya helping Kyle?

• Kyle got a B+ on his math test.

• Kyle asked Amaya for help.

• He struggled with math.

• Kyle was worried about the math test.

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.

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.