Cause and Effect Text Structures Monday 19

Identify the cause in the following sentence: The heavy rain caused the river to flood.

• heavy rain

• strong wind

• snowstorm

• sunny weather

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Identify the effect in the following sentence: The students were excited because they won the competition.

• disappointed

• excited

• frustrated

• bored

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Identify the cause in the following sentence: The car skidded on the wet road due to the heavy rain.

• heavy rain

• distracted driver

• slippery tires

• potholes on the road

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Identify the effect in the following sentence: The baby cried because she was hungry.

• The baby cried

• The baby laughed

• The baby slept

• The baby crawled

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Identify the cause in the following sentence: The power outage occurred because of the storm.

• tornado

• volcano

• storm

• earthquake

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Distinguish between cause and effect in the following sentence: The loud thunder scared the dog, so it hid under the bed.

• The loud thunder scared the dog (cause), so it hid under the bed (effect).

• The dog was scared, so it made the loud thunder.

• The dog hid under the bed, so it caused the loud thunder.

• The loud thunder hid under the bed, so it scared the dog.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Distinguish between cause and effect in the following sentence: The chef burned the food, so the kitchen filled with smoke.

• The chef burned the food, and the kitchen filled with smoke

• The kitchen filled with smoke, so the chef burned the food

• The chef burned the food is the cause, and the kitchen filled with smoke is the effect.

• The chef burned the food, and the kitchen became clean

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Distinguish between cause and effect in the following sentence: The children played in the sun, so they got sunburnt.

• The cause is 'The children wore sunscreen' and the effect is 'they played in the sun.'

• The cause is 'The children played in the sun' and the effect is 'they got sunburnt.'

• The cause is 'The children got sunburnt' and the effect is 'they wore sunscreen.'

• The cause is 'The children got sunburnt' and the effect is 'they played in the sun.'

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3