Cause & Effect

Cause: Today is Jaymey's birthday.

Effect:

• She got into trouble.

• She did not get any presents.

• She got birthday cake.

• She scraped her leg.

Cause: Jill left a glass of water outside when it was very cold.

Effect:

• The glass turned blue.

• It turned into orange juice.

• The water was poured out.

• The water froze.

Cause:

Effect: The plant died.

• The plant did not get enough water.

• The girl took care of the plant.

• The plant got plenty of sun.

• The plant was pretty.

Cause:

Effect: I got in trouble.

• I gave my mom a rose I picked.

• I did my homework after school.

• I cleaned my room.

• I lied to my mom.

On a hot day, what is the EFFECT of the weather on your ice cream?

• You eat ice cream in the summer

• It stays the same

• It is chocolate

• It melts

At a basketball game the crowd cheers after the home team scores a basket. The cheering is the _____ of the team scoring.

• CAUSE

• EFFECT

What would be a possible EFFECT of a student not studying for a test?

• The student doing very well on the test

• The student doing very badly on the test

• The student doesn't have to take the test

• The teacher smiles

What would be the most likely CAUSE of someone laughing?

• eating ice cream

• someone telling a joke

• drinking water

• sorting laundry

Name the UNDERLINED part of the sentence.

There was a car accident on the highway, so we arrived late to school.

• Cause

• Effect

Name the UNDERLINED part of the sentence.

Mom cooked dinner because we were all hungry.

• Cause

• Effect