Mom put her cell phone on the stack of towels by the pool. Later, Carl got out of the pool and reached for a towel. He did not see the cell phone and it went flying into the water when he grabbed the towel on top of the stack. He jumped in after it, but the cell phone was ruined.

What caused mom's phone to fall into the pool?

Tony made himself a bowl of cereal and milk. He took his first bite, made an awful face, and hurried to the sink to spit it out! Then he took the carton of milk out of the fridge, opened the top and took a sniff. The milk had turned sour!

What was the effect of Tony spitting out his cereal and milk?

Hannah was giving her dog Fluffy a bath. Fluffy hated baths! Hannah had just finished lathering Fluffy up with shampoo when fluffy jumped out of the tub! She ran all other the house getting water and suds everywhere!

What caused Fluffy to jump out of the tub?

Sanai was the best player on her soccer team. She always seemed to score at least one goal per game, sometimes even two or three! Yesterday, Sanai did not come to the game. She was sick in bed with the flu. Her team did not score any goals and lost the game.

What was the effect of Sanai missing the game?

Rico and Jermaine were playing football in the backyard. Sasha's mom asked her to call them inside to clean their rooms. Sasha went outside just as Jermaine threw the football. The football hit Sasha right in the nose! Sasha's nose started to swell and turn red.

What caused Sasha to get hit by the football?

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?

When Hector woke up, the first thing he did was look out of the window. The sun was shining brightly. Yesterday's snow was melting fast. There was no more snow on the trees and the streets were clear, too. "No more snow days for you," said his mom. "Time to get ready for school!"

What caused the snow to melt?

Kyle really struggled in math, but he wanted to do well on his upcoming test. He asked his older sister, Amaya, to help him study. Each day after school, Amaya worked with Kyle. By the day of the test, Kyle was doing much better. He took the test and got a B+!

What was the effect of Amaya helping Kyle?

It was autumn and all of the trees in the yard were losing their leaves. Dad raked all of the leaves into a giant pile. While he was inside eating lunch, Andre jumped into the pile and scattered the leaves everywhere. When dad cam back outside, he handed the rake to Andre.

What caused the leaves to scatter everywhere?

Mila's family decided to have a garage sale. Mila collected all of her old games and toys to sell at the sale. A lot of people came to the sale and Mila sold almost everything. She spent the money she made on a set of books she had been wanting to read for a long time.

What was the effect of Mila selling her old games and toys at the garage sale?

What is a cause?

What is an effect?

Forest fires sometimes begin through natural events. Very little rainfall and dry forests are ideal situations for fires to start. All it takes is a lightning strike, sparking a fire that can destroy the entire forest. Often, forest fires are so large that firefighters can't stop them, and these fires sometimes threaten homes and businesses. Then, people are forced to flee the fire and hope that their property isn't destroyed.

Based on this passage, what is the initial cause of some forest fires?

Suri and Dawson are rock climbing. Suri decides to attempt a new skill she has learned. At first, she is successful, but then she loses her grip and falls. Suddenly, the safety ropes catch her, but she smashes her hand on the rock.

What is the effect of Suri's fall?

One reason streams become polluted is storm water runoff. When rain or melted snow runs off, it carries trash from sidewalks and streets with it. These pollutants flow into storm sewers or directly into a lake, stream, or river. Then, bacteria from the trash spread to create health hazards. The trash itself can choke and suffocate ducks, fish, turtles, and birds. Used motor oil, paint, and insecticides can poison fish.

According to this passage, which of the following is caused by storm water runoff?

Cause: She ate too much.

Effect: She got stomach ache.

A good sentence that using signal words is…

Erin's car had a flat tire, so she called a tow truck.

What is the cause?

Erin's car had a flat tire, so she called a tow truck.

What is the cause?