Authors Craft Cause and Effect

The _______ is the reason why something happened.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

The _______ is the result of what happened.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What's the effect ?

Paul overslept.

• He was late for school.

• He was very hungry.

• His dog kept barking.

• His parents bought a new car.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

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.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

When I woke up, I found that a beautiful, cold blanket of white covered my yard.

What was the cause?

• It rained last night!

• A giant chef sneezed flour over my neighborhood!

• It must have snowed while I slept.

• The trees were frosty white too.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Name the UNDERLINED part of the sentence.

Bailey could not find her slipper because her new puppy buried it in the yard.

• Cause

• Effect

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Name the UNDERLINED part of the sentence.

Due to the upcoming storm, we put our bikes in the garage.

• Cause

• Effect

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Name the UNDERLINED part of the sentence.

Brandon misplaced his drumsticks, so he was unable to play in the concert.

• Cause

• Effect

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Name the UNDERLINED part of the sentence.

Mom cooked dinner because we were all hungry.

• Cause

• Effect

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Name the UNDERLINED part of the sentence.

My feet grew over the summer, so I needed new shoes.

• Cause

• Effect

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3