Cause and Effect Text Structure

Which statement is the cause?

Hint: Cause ALWAYS comes first. 

• a) It rained.

• b) Carolina got wet.

Which statement is the effect?

Hint: Effect ALWAYS comes after the cause. 

• a) Phil stayed up late.

• b) Phil was tired in the morning.

What might be an effect of not using sunscreen? You may get ... .

• a) a sunburn

• b) muddy

What is one of the signal words in this sentence that help us spot the cause and the effect? It is ... .

 

• a) was

• b) sick

• c) so

• d) from

What is the cause is this statement?  

Hint: Cause ALWAYS happens first.

• Wendy was feeling sick...

• ...she stayed home from school.

• so

What is the signal word or phrase in this sentence?

• was

• due to

• bad weather

What is the effect in this sentence?

• The swimming carnival was cancelled

• bad weather

• due to

What is the signal word?

• were

• because

• hadn't

Which phrase is the effect?

• The children were hungry.

• They hadn't eaten all day.

What is the cause in this statement?

• Since the class worked so hard...

• ...the teacher suggested a game.

• since