Identifying Cause and Effect Relationships in Texts

The video tutorial explains the importance of identifying cause and effect in texts, providing examples and exercises to help understand these relationships. It highlights the use of signal words to spot cause and effect and offers practical examples for better comprehension.

What is the primary reason to identify cause and effect in texts?

• To predict future events

• To improve vocabulary

• To understand the sequence of events

• To analyze the characters' decisions

What question should you ask to find the cause?

• Where did this happen?

• Why did this happen?

• How did this happen?

• What happened next?

Which of the following is an example of a cause leading to an effect?

• Carolina got wet because it rained.

• Wendy went to school despite feeling sick.

• Phil was tired because he woke up early.

• The class played a game because it was raining.

What is the effect of studying hard according to the video?

• Having less free time

• Feeling more tired

• Getting better grades

• Becoming more popular

Which word signals a cause and effect relationship?

• And

• Or

• But

• So

What does the signal word 'because' indicate?

• A contradiction

• A cause and effect relationship

• A sequence

• A comparison

In the sentence 'Wendy was feeling sick so she stayed home from school', what is the cause?

• Wendy went to school

• Wendy was feeling sick

• Wendy stayed home

• Wendy was not sick

What is the effect of bad weather on the swimming carnival?

• It was moved indoors

• It was cancelled

• It continued as planned

• It was postponed

What is the cause in 'The children were hungry because they hadn’t eaten all day'?

• They were playing all day

• They were not hungry

• They hadn’t eaten all day

• They were at school

Which signal word indicates a cause and effect relationship in 'Max said he’d cancel the race if the track was wet'?

• Wet

• If

• Cancel

• Said