Cause and Effect

What is the Cause?

100

Identify the CAUSE in the following sentence. The tree fell in the middle of the road because of the high wind.

high wind

200

Identify the CAUSE in the following sentence. Sarah cut her finger when she picked up the broken glass.

She picked up broken glass.

300

Identify the CAUSE in the following sentence. The yard looked nice since Kyle mowed and raked the grass.

Kyle mowed and raked the grass?

400

Identify the CAUSE in the following sentence. The power went out when the storm came through.

The storm came.

500

Identify the CAUSE in the following sentence. Sue joined the book club because she loved to read.

Sue loved to read.

What is the Effect?

100

Identify the EFFECT in the following sentence. The girl felt cold, so she put on a jacket.

She put on a jacket

200

Identify the EFFECT in the following sentence. Ashley loved to read therefore she had many books

She had many books.

300

Identify the EFFECT in the following sentence. When the school bell rang the students all lined up.

Students lined up.

400

Identify the EFFECT in the following sentence The cat ran away therefore Katie cried all day.

Katie cried all day.

500

Identify the EFFECT in the following sentence. Sue joined the book club because she loved to read.

Sue joined the book club.

multiple choice

100

Select the cause for the following effect.

Beautiful flowers grow in the garden because

A. the dog did a good job.  

B. I ate a good lunch. 

C. I worked hard in the flower garden

C. hard work in the flower garden

200

Select the effect for the following cause. 

I worked in school so

A. I got a bad grade on my test. 

B. I got no recess. 

C. I got a good grade on my test.

C. good grade on my test.

300

Select the cause for the following effect. 

The dog started barking loudly. 

A) when a stranger came to the door. 

B) when it went to bed. 

C) when it ate dinner.

A) a stranger came to the door

400

Select the cause for the following effect.

Corn and beans grow because 

A) the farmer does not water them. 

B) the cows eat them all. 

C) the farmer plants the seeds and waters them.

C) the farmer plants the seeds and waters them.

500

Select the CAUSE for the following EFFECT:

Mrs. Martinez honked the horn outside Katie's house because 

A. Mrs. Martinez arrived to pick up Katie. 

B. in the afternoon Katie did her homework. 

C. Mrs. Martinez wanted to play a song for Katie. 

A. Mrs. Martinez arrived to pick up Katie.