Identifying Cause and Effect Worksheet

Is the green part of the sentence the cause or the effect?

Angie's friend, Susan, said she'd come over to her house but Susan never came, so Angie was disappointed and angry.

• Cause

• Effect

Is the green part of the sentence the cause or the effect?

I was excited because I found out I was going to sleep over at my friend's house.

• Cause

• Effect

Is the green part of the sentence the cause or the effect?

I try to treat people the way I want to be treated, so they will be respectful to me.

• Cause

• Effect

My alarm clock did not go off this morning, so...

• I ate a big breakfast.

• I was late for work.

Erin's car had a flat tire, so she called a tow truck.
What is the cause?

• Erin's car had a flat tire

• so she called a tow truck

Which of these statements would Effect to lead the fall of Ancient Rome?

• Many rulers created allies with other countries, which native people did not like.

• Citizenship was not granted to many people, so the territory really did not have a opportunity to grow population wise.

• Ancient Rome would go on to conquer so much territory to the point where rulers were not able to manage all of the culture, people, and outsiders.

• The Union and the Confederacy decided to be friends by signing a peace treaty that lead to a lifetime of peace and happiness.

What is an effect?

• Something that causes something else

• What happens because of a cause

• The first thing that happens

• Something that happens

What is the CAUSE?

• I was late to school today

• My alarm didn't go off

A cause is ...

• The reason something happens

• What happens because of something else

Which clue word signals an effect?

• Because

• As a result

• Since

• Due to