Cause and Effect

The teacher begins her lesson. What will happen next?

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The snow is melting, because of ..

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The dishes are dirty. What happens next?

• Mom breaks them.

• Mom put them on the table.

• Mom puts them in the dishwasher.

• Mom puts them in the trash can.

I woke up late this morning because ...

• I set the alarm

• I went to bed early

• my alarm clock did not ring

• My mom woke me up

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

We are out of milk, so...

• my cat ran away.

• we missed the bus.

• we could not have cereal for breakfast.

• we had sandwiches for lunch.

_{Mom put her cell phone on the stack of towels by the pool. Later, Navis 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?}

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

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

• The phone got ruined by the water.

• Navis jumped in the pool to get the phone.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

_{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?}

• She got the flu and was sick in bed.

• Her team won the game.

• She always scored at least one goal per game.

• Her team lost the game.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

_{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?}

• Hector had a snow day from school.

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

• The sun was shining brightly and melted the snow.

• Hector had to go back to school.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

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 went inside.

• Peter walked even faster.

• Everything was quiet.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Jason and Kate were not alone on the path.  They could hear footsteps behind them.  "Walk quickly," whispered Jason.  "I think somebody is following us." EFFECT: Jason thought somebody was following him. What was the CAUSE?

• He could hear footsteps.

• He and Kate were alone.

• He saw Kate on the path.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1