Cause and Effect

Mom put her cell phone on the stack of towels by the pool. Later, Carl got out of the pool and reached for a towel. He did not see the cell phone and it went flying into the water when he grabbed the towel on top of the stack. He jumped in after it, but the cell phone was ruined.

What caused mom's phone to fall into the pool?

• Carl grabbed the towel that the cell phone was on.

• The phone got ruined by the water.

• Mom put her cell phone on the stack of towels.

• Carl jumped in the pool to get the phone.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Tony made himself a bowl of cereal and milk. He took his first bite, made an awful face, and hurried to the sink to spit it out! Then he took the carton of milk out of the fridge, opened the top and took a sniff. The milk had turned sour!

What was the effect of Tony spitting out his cereal and milk?

• He went to the fridge to check the milk carton.

• The milk tasted awful.

• Tony made himself a bowl of cereal and milk.

• The milk turned sour!

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Hannah was giving her dog Fluffy a bath. Fluffy hated baths! Hannah had just finished lathering Fluffy up with shampoo when fluffy jumped out of the tub! She ran all other the house getting water and suds everywhere!

What caused Fluffy to jump out of the tub?

• She hated baths.

• She got too cold.

• She got water and soap suds all over the house.

• She wanted to play fetch instead.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Sanai was the best player on her soccer team. She always seemed to score at least one goal per game, sometimes even two or three! Yesterday, Sanai did not come to the game. She was sick in bed with the flu. Her team did not score any goals and lost the game.

What was the effect of Sanai missing the game?

• Her team lost the game.

• She got the flu and was sick in bed.

• She always scored at least one goal per game.

• Her team won the game.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Rico and Jermaine were playing football in the backyard. Sasha's mom asked her to call them inside to clean their rooms. Sasha went outside just as Jermaine threw the football. The football hit Sasha right in the nose! Sasha's nose started to swell and turn red.

What caused Sasha to get hit by the football?

• She went outside just as Jermaine threw the football.

• Her nose turned red and started to swell.

• Her mom asking her to call her brothers inside.

• Rico and Jermaine were playing football outside.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Destiny was the youngest child in a big family. One day, Destiny started tattling on her brothers and sisters. They got tired of always getting in trouble and decided to stop playing with her. Destiny was sad and lonely for a while, but she learned an important lesson about tattling.

What was the effect of Destiny's brothers and sisters not playing with her?

• She was sad and lonely for a while, but she learned an important lesson about tattling.

• She was always tattling on her brothers and sisters.

• Her brothers and sisters stopped playing with her.

• Her brothers and sisters got in more trouble.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

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.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

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.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

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.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.3