The ______ is the "reason why something happened."

• Cause

• Effect

The ______ is the "result of what happened."

• Cause

• Effect

"It is raining, so I grabbed my umbrella."

What is the cause?

• "It is raining"

• "I grabbed my umbrella"

"The boy hit a ball and broke the window."

What is the effect?

• "The boy hit a ball"

• "broke the window"

" I fell off the swings on the playground, so I started crying."

What is the effect?

• "I fell off the swings on the playground"

• "I started crying"

Today is Alanna's birthday.

What could be the effect?

• She got into trouble.
• She did not get any presents.
• She got birthday cake.
• She scraped her leg.

Karen practiced kicking the ball, so she made the soccer team this year. 
_{Is the red part of the sentence the cause or the effect?}

• Cause
• Effect

The teacher started to talk, so the students stopped and paid attention. 
_{Is the red part of the sentence the cause or the effect?}

• Cause
• Effect

Which happens first: cause or effect?

• Cause

• Effect

Destiny was the youngest child in a big family. One day, Destiny started tattling on her brothers and sisters. They got tired of always getting in trouble and decided to stop playing with her. Destiny was sad and lonely for a while, but she learned an important lesson about tattling.

What was the effect of Destiny's brothers and sisters not playing with her?

• She was sad and lonely for a while, but she learned an important lesson about tattling.

• She was always tattling on her brothers and sisters.

• Her brothers and sisters stopped playing with her.

• Her brothers and sisters got in more trouble.