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Cause & Effect

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"Cake and candy are high in sugar. ____, they are bad for your teeth."

a)

Due to

b)

Since

c)

Therefore

d)

Because of

e)

Owing to

2.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

" ___ helium is lighter than oxygen, it makes balloon float."

a)

Due to

b)

Since

c)

Therefore

d)

Because of

e)

Owing to

3.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"People lost their jobs _____ the machines took them over."

a)

due to

b)

because

c)

therefore

d)

because of

e)

owing to

4.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"The moon has a gravitational pull. _____, there are ocean tides."

a)

Due to

b)

Because

c)

As a result

d)

Because of

e)

Owing to

5.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"_____ the electricity went out for most of the day, the ice cream in the freezer melted. ."

a)

Due to

b)

Since

c)

As a result of

d)

Because of

e)

Owing to

6.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"Swimming is good for the lungs; ____asthmatic people are advised to do it regularly."

a)

Due to

b)

that's why

c)

As a result of

d)

Because of

e)

Owing to

7.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"_____ the difficult economic situation in the country, the criminal rate rises.  ."

a)

Due to

b)

Since

c)

As a result

d)

Because

e)

Thanks to

8.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below.

"Joe is a great swimmer _____the many hours he spends practicing. ."

a)

because of

b)

since

c)

as a result

d)

because

e)

as

9.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below.

There is no life in Venus ____that there is no atmosphere. "

a)

because of

b)

since

c)

due to the fact

d)

because

e)

as

10.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below.

Maria didn’t follow the recipe correctly, ___ the cake did not come out as expected. "

a)

because of

b)

so

c)

due to the fact

d)

because

e)

as

11.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

" She lost all her memory ____the car accident"

a)

because

b)

since

c)

therefore

d)

because of

e)

as

12.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"My bicycle was broken _____ my brother’s recklessness."

a)

because

b)

since

c)

therefore

d)

as a result of

e)

as

13.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"____ illegal hunting, the number of wild animals began to decrease"

a)

Because

b)

Since

c)

Therefore

d)

As a result of

e)

As

14.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"I didn't attend the practice ____ the headache"

a)

because

b)

since

c)

therefore

d)

owing to

e)

as

15.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"When water is heated, the molecules move quickly. _____, the water boils"

a)

Because of

b)

Since

c)

Therefore

d)

Due to

e)

As

16.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"____ the refrigerator was practically empty, we had to go to the store."

a)

Because of

b)

Since

c)

As a result

d)

Due to

e)

So

17.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"Fred was driving 75 m.p.h. in a 35 mile per hour zone, _____ he got a speeding ticket."

a)

Because of

b)

Since

c)

because

d)

due to

e)

so

18.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"_____ inflation, the dollar is worth less than before."

a)

Because of

b)

Since

c)

As a result

d)

Therefore

e)

Because

19.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"There has been an increase in greenhouse gases. ______, global warming is happening."

a)

because of

b)

due to

c)

as a result of

d)

therefore

e)

because

20.

What is the suitable connector to complete this sentence below?

"Some believe dinosaurs died out ____a large meteor hit the Earth."

a)

because of

b)

due to

c)

as a result of

d)

therefore

e)

because

21.

I left my house without my parents notice ... my parents were worried and made a report to police.

(a)  

22.

The road is damaged ... the heavy rain lately

(a)  

23.

Corona disease is ... Covid-19 virus

a)

since

b)

owing to

c)

thanks to

d)

because

24.

I'm happy I can finish my project on time ... my brother assisted me in doing it,

a)

as resulf of

b)

therefore

c)

thanks to

d)

because of

25.

... my flight delaying, we missed my sister singing performance.

a)

since

b)

as result of

c)

thanks to

d)

therefore

26.
Effect: I got in trouble.
a)
I gave my mom a rose I picked.
b)
I did my homework after school.
c)
I cleaned my room.
d)
I lied to mom.
27.
Cause: My brother added lots of sugar to his drink.
a)
It was too sour to drink.
b)
It was too sweet to drink.
c)
He broke the cup.
d)
He had to clean the dishes.
28.

Keith lost her job due ... cutbacks in the department.

a)

as a result

b)

to

c)

thanks

d)

because

e)

because of

29.

I love living in Australia ... the weather.

a)

as a result

b)

to

c)

thanks

d)

because

e)

because of

30.

I can not meet you this morning ... I get bad cough since last night.

a)

since

b)

due to

c)

thanks to

d)

as result of