Cause and Effect

Lily left her lunch at home, so she had to buy a meal in the cafeteria.

What caused Lily to eat in the cafeteria?

• She wanted to sit with her friends.
  

• She forgot her lunch.
  

• The cafeteria food smelled good.
  

• The teacher told her to.

The road was icy, and several cars slid into the ditch.

What effect did the icy road have?

• The cars were washed.
  

• The cars slid into the ditch.
  

• The drivers drove faster.
  

• The road was repaired.

When the thunderstorm began, the soccer game had to be canceled. The players ran to their cars as the rain poured down.

Question: Why was the soccer game canceled?

• The players were tired.
  

• The thunderstorm started.
  

• The coach left early.
  

• The players wanted to go home.

Because Ethan studied hard for his spelling test, he earned a perfect score.

What caused Ethan’s good grade?

• His teacher helped him.
  

• He copied answers.
  

• He studied hard.
  

• The test was easy.

The fire alarm rang loudly, so the students quickly lined up and left the building.

What was the effect of the fire alarm?

• Students went to recess.
  

• Students lined up and left the building.
  

• Students started their work.
  

• Students laughed at the noise.

The store lowered its prices, and many more people came to shop.

Why did more people shop at the store?

• 
  The prices went down.
  

• 
  It was a holiday.

• The store was bigger.

• The workers were friendly.

Sofia left her bike outside in the rain, and the chain became rusty.

What was the effect of leaving the bike outside?

• The chain became rusty.
  

• The bike was stolen.
  

• The bike was fixed.
  

• The chain broke.

Because Marcus forgot to set his alarm, he was late for school.

What caused Marcus to be late?

• He forgot to set his alarm.

• He went to bed late

• He missed the bus.
  

• He woke up early.

The sun was shining, so the children played outside all afternoon.

What effect did the sunny weather have?

• 
  The children stayed inside.
  
  

• The children watched TV.

• The children took naps.

• The children played outside.

Because the puppy chewed on Sarah’s shoe, she had to buy a new pair.

What was the effect of the puppy chewing on the shoe?

• Sarah gave the shoe away.
  

• Sarah trained the puppy.
  

• Sarah hid her shoes.

• Sarah bought a new pair.