Cause and Effect Paragraph

Are all signal words for:

• Cause

• Effect

Since, because, reason, if, due to...

Are all signal words for:

• Cause

• Effect

What should go inside of box #1?

• The cause

• The effect

What should go inside of box #2?

• The cause

• The effect

Identify the underlined portion of this sentence:

• Cause

• Effect

Identify the underlined portion of this sentence:

• Cause

• Effect

Check off all of the CAUSES included in this paragraph:

• A local grocery store was damaged by a large fire on Friday evening.

• Nearly all the products and shelving units in the store were ruined.

• A restaurant next door to the store suffered significant smoke damage.

• No one was injured in the fire.

• Many employees will have to find new jobs while the store struggles to rebuild.

Which of the following words is a signal word for 'cause'?

• Therefore

• Consequently

• Because

• As a result

In a cause and effect paragraph, what is the primary purpose of the 'effect' sentence?

• To introduce a new topic

• To explain why something happened

• To describe the outcome of an event

• To provide background information

Identify the cause in the following sentence: 'The streets were flooded because it rained heavily all night.'

• The streets were flooded

• It rained heavily all night

• Because

• All night