Text Structure Cause and Effect

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

• Excitement

• Confusion

• Boredom

• Disappointment

Identify the cause in the following sentence: The car skidded on the icy road due to the snowstorm.

• Snowstorm

• Icy road

• Sunny weather

• Car skidding

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

• The baby slept

• The baby crawled

• The baby laughed

• The baby cried

Use the signal word 'because' to identify the cause in the following sentence: The dog barked because it saw a stranger.

• the dog barked

• it saw a stranger

• it was a stranger

• saw a cat

Use the signal word 'so' to identify the effect in the following sentence: The sun was shining, so the ice cream melted quickly.

• The sun was shining

• The ice cream was cold

• the ice cream melted quickly

• The weather was warm

Use the signal word 'therefore' to identify the effect in the following sentence: She studied hard, therefore she aced the test.

• She was sick on the day of the test.

• She failed the test.

• She aced the test.

• She didn't study at all.

Use the signal word 'since' to identify the cause in the following sentence: Since it was raining, the soccer game was canceled.

• After it was snowing

• Since it was raining

• Because it was sunny

• While it was windy

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.

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

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.'