Exploring Cause and Effect in Reading Comprehension

What will you be able to do by the end of this lesson?

• Predict the ending of a story

• Summarize a story

• Explain the difference between cause and effect

• Identify the main idea of a text

Which of the following best describes 'cause'?

• A random event

• The result of an action

• An unrelated occurrence

• The reason why something happens

What is the 'effect' in a cause-and-effect relationship?

• The first thing that happens

• An unrelated event

• The result of what happens

• The reason something happens

Which clue word can help you identify a cause-and-effect relationship?

• Despite

• Because

• Although

• However

In the sentence 'Beth stayed home from school because she had the flu,' what is the cause?

• Beth stayed home from school

• Beth felt better

• Beth had the flu

• Beth went to school

In the sentence 'Tom was going too fast and fell off his bicycle,' what is the effect?

• Tom stopped riding

• Tom slowed down

• Tom fell off his bicycle

• Tom was going too fast

What clue word is used in the sentence 'The girl was sleepy so she sat on her mother's lap'?

• But

• Because

• And

• So

In the sentence 'The girl was sleepy so she sat on her mother's lap,' what is the effect?

• The girl went to bed

• The girl sat on her mother's lap

• The girl played outside

• The girl was sleepy

What is the first thing that happens in a cause-and-effect relationship?

• The conclusion

• The result

• The cause

• The effect

What is the second thing that happens in a cause-and-effect relationship?

• The reason

• The beginning

• The effect

• The cause