Cause and Effect

What is the meaning of a cause?

• The result of something happening

• The last thing that happened

• Something that causes something else to happen

• Something that happens

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What is an effect?

• Something that causes something else

• What happens because of a cause

• The first thing that happens

• Something that happens

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What is the cause of this sentence?

I got in big trouble with my mom today.

• I laughed

• I snuck out

• I played soccer

• I ate breakfast

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What is the Effect of this sentence...

A cat jumped of a railing and...

• started flying

• got really hurt

• ran away

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Cause: I studied all night for my spelling test.

What is the effect?

• I got an A+ on the test!

• Studying is important.

• My teacher told me to study.

• The spelling words were difficult.

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All of the cats ran out of their mansion.

What was the cause?

• The owner came to pet them.

• The door was open.

• A dish fell off the table.

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What's the effect?

 Pie overslept. 

• she was late for school.

• She was very hungry.

• Her parents bought a new car.

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What is the effect of this sentence?

Pie got an A+ on her test!

• She was mad.

• She got to go to bed.

• She got in trouble.

• Her mom took her out for ice cream.

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Is the underlined part Cause or Effect?

Pie did not get to the bus in time so her mom had to drive her.

• Cause

• Effect

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When I woke up, I found that a beautiful, cold blanket of white covered my yard.
What was the cause?

• It rained last night!
• A giant chef sneezed flour over my neighborhood!
• It must have snowed while I slept.
• The trees were frosty white too.

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