Cause and Effect Signal Words

Which type of text structure is the following book probably written in?

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Chronological order

• Description

• Problem and solution

Identify the signal word in the following sentence: Since Jaylin had lost his wallet, his friend, Jalen, bought his lunch.

• Lost

• Since

• Bought

• Had

Pick the best description of the relationship between the two parts of this sentence:
Because there was a mudslide across the track, the train was late.

• The sentence describes things that are different.

• The second part describes more of the same idea.

• The first part describes a cause of the second part.

• The sentence describes steps in a process.

When farmers use fertilizer to fertilize their crops, the left over fertilizer can run into nearby ponds, streams and rivers. The result is that the nutrient-rich fertilizer causes way too much algae to grow. All that algae is bad for the plants and animals that live there.
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What words signal the author's organizational pattern?

• When, the, all

• Fertilizer, crops, algae

• Use, run, grow

• Result, causes

She got the zero on her paper because she was caught cheating.

• CAUSE

• EFFECT

Shane hurt his leg, so he was unable to play in the baseball game.

• CAUSE

• EFFECT

4. The cookies were burnt because Jocelyn  forgot to take them out of the oven.

• CAUSE

• EFFECT

(As a result of, Consequently) forgetting to study for my test, I received a bad grade.

• AS A RESULT OF

• CONSEQUENTLY

The snowman melted (therefore, due to) the sudden increase in temperature.

• THEREFORE

• DUE TO

The test was really hard. (Therefore, If), only five students passed it.

• THEREFORE

• IF