What is the Cause?
The tree fell in the middle of the road because of the high wind.
high wind
Ruth felt cold, so she put on a jacket.
She put on a jacket
Worms are helpful creatures. When a worm digs a tunnel, it helps the soil. The tunnel brings in more air, which improves the soil. The tunnel also breaks up the soil. This lets a plant's roots grow more easily.
What is the result of a worm's digging tunnels?
A. The worm gets bigger and digs more tunnels.
B. The tunnels bring in air and break up the soil.
C.The plant's roots will receive more sunlight.
B. The tunnels bring in air and break up the soil.
Brooke ate too much at the fair. This led to a tummy ache.
Which words let you know the author is describing a cause and effect?
A. too much
B. led to
C. Brooke ate
B. led to
Mason cut his finger when he picked up the broken glass.
He picked up broken glass.
Oliver loved to read therefore he had many books
He had many books.
Which sentence gives a cause and effect statement?
A. George went to play outside with Laura.
B. When I went to school we sat together.
C. My computer froze; therefore, I had to restart it.
D. The trees look beautiful in the fall.
C. My computer froze; therefore, I had to restart it.
A lot of cars slid off the roads today. It was probably due to the freezing rain.
Which words let you know the author is describing a cause and effect?
A. due to
B. was probably
C. freezing rain
A. due to
The yard looked nice since James mowed and raked the grass.
Kyle mowed and raked the grass?
When the school bell rang the students all lined up.
Students lined up.
Susan wanted to attend a concert, but her parents said they would only allow her to go if her grades were better before the date of the musical event. Susan successfully brought up her grades.
Choose the sentence that best shows this as a cause-and-effect relationship.
A. Susan got a good report card, and she got to go to the concert.
B. Because Susan got a good report card, she got to go to the concert.
C. Susan got a good report card, then she went to the concert.
D. Because Susan went to the concert, she had gotten a good report card.
B. Because Susan got a good report card, she got to go to the concert.
The street was flooded as a result of all the rain.
Which words let you know the author is describing a cause and effect?
A. all the rain
B. was flooded
C. as a result
C. as a result
The power went out when the storm came through.
The storm came.
The cat ran away therefore Jennifer cried all day.
Katie cried all day.
There are always tiny drops of water vapor in the air. As the warm air rises in the sky, it takes the water droplets with it. When a lot of these droplets come together, they form clouds. If the clouds have enough water droplets, the droplets start to join together. Then, they form even bigger, heavier drops. Gravity then causes these heavy water droplets to fall as rain.
What causes clouds to form?
A. warm air that rises
B. heavy water droplets that fall
C. water droplets that come together
C. water droplets that come together
A sea turtle bit the end of Angela’s finger. Delia laughed and said it might have been because the turtle was hungry. He thought Angela’s finger was his lunch.
Which word lets you know the author is describing a cause and effect?
A. thought
B. because
C. hungry
B. because