Cause: Today is Shannan's birthday.

• She got into trouble.
• She did not get any presents.
• She got birthday cake.
• She scraped her leg.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

All of the cows ran out of the pen!
What was the cause?

• A truck came speeding by.
• The farmer milked his cows.
• The gate was open.
• A dish fell off the table.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Gideon practiced kicking the ball, so he made the soccer team this year. 

_{Is the red part of the sentence the cause or the effect?}

• Cause
• Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Jacob went to the school nurse.  _{Choose a possible cause}

• Jacob felt perfectly fine this morning. 

• Jacob walked to school with Mary

• Jacob fell and scraped his knee at the bus stop

• Jacob wanted to join the basketball team

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Aunna ate too many jelly beans, so she got a belly ache.  ^{Is the red part of the sentence the cause or the effect?}

• Cause 
• Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Effect: The Tooth Fairy Came.

What is the cause?

• It was Christmas

• Someone lost a tooth.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Effect: There is a rainbow.

• It rained

• It snowed

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Johnny ran to school in the rain so _______________

• he was wet at school

• he climbed the fence

• he ate a cheeseburger

• he took a nap

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

The oven was too hot so the cookies __________________.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

The dog was barking because ___________________.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1