Cause and Effect
My best friend has allergies, so she cannot have any pets. What is the cause and the effect?
Cause: My best friend has allergies.
Effect: She cannot have any pets.
Cinderella and Snow White aren't the only fairy tales ever told. The library has fairy tales from all around the world! There you can find fairy tales from other countries such as Russia, China, Sweden, and Africa. You won't believe all the different stories!
The library has fairy tales from all around the world.
The sun made the lake water shimmer.
Using the explanation clue, the word shimmer in this sentence means
What is to sparkle or shine
"Please do not call between one and four," Dad said patiently to the caller. After hanging up, he told my sister and me to play in our room. He would be working in his home office. Our new baby brother had finally layed down. Mom was very tired and she needed this time.
When is the family keeping quiet?
What is in the afternoon
What is being given human qualities?
The cool breeze whispered through the trees.
What is breeze
The building was torn down to make room for a new school.
Cause: A new school will be built where a building stands.
Effect: The building was torn down.
Jane was asked to write a poem. It would be in their class paper. Since April is "Keep America Beautiful" month, Jane wrote a poem about trash. She wanted people to stop throwing trash on the ground. Every day, she saw litter on the side of the road. She even saw bags of trash dumped into a stream near her house. She hated seeing all of it. She hoped her poem would get people excited about cleaning up. It got her excited!
Jane wrote a poem about trash.
The lab procedure, such as the steps for mixing liquids, should be used to keep everyone safe.
Using the example clue, the word procedure in this sentence means
Steps to follow
We decided not to go on vacation. We would have had to travel 300 miles each way. It would have cost us far too much money now. It was an unnecessary trip since we had a limited budget for fuel. I hope things will change so we can go again.
Can you infer why the group decided to cancel their trip?
Gas prices were too high
What is being given human qualities?
The window shutters laughed at the storm.
what is window shutters
The boy's shoes were muddy, and he left them at the back door.
Cause: The boy's shoes were muddy. Effect: He left them at the back door.
The Hawaiian alphabet has only twelve letters. They are A, E, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, U, and W. That is all five of our vowels but only seven consonants! The people of Hawaii mainly speak English now, but they still know and use some Hawaiian words.
The Hawaiian alphabet has only twelve letters.
The sky was dark and eerie looking before the storm.
Using the explanation clue, the word eerie in this sentence means
What is dark or scary
Kate is baking a cake. She is using a mix. She added some eggs. She put it in the oven. When it was all done, she iced it.
Where do you think Kate is?
What is a kitchen?
What is being given human qualities?
The pages of the book waved in the breeze.
What is the pages of the book
Hosi was very upset when his fly ball was caught.
Cause: Hosi fly ball was caught.
Effect: Hosi was very upset
Which is the heaviest mammal? Is it the elephant? The rhinoceros? How about the hippopotamus? All of those mammals are big. The elephant is the biggest of them. It weighs about 5 tons. However, even the elephant is not the biggest mammal. The biggest mammals of all are sea mammals. Whales can weigh many tons. The biggest of all - the blue whale - can weigh in at 130 tons!
What is the biggest Mammal
John Public committed an offense when he robbed the bank.
Using the explanation clue, the word offense in this sentence means
What is committed a crime
The morning breeze warmed the boy's cheeks as he walked. He swung a stick and whistled a tune. The tall grass tickled his bare feet. It wasn't long before he felt hungry. When he came to the pecan tree, he swung his stick over his head. Something small and hard hit his shoulder.
What hit the boy?
What is being given human qualities?
The dry, brown flowers begged for water.
what is flowers
I had to write fifteen cause and effect sentences, which was a harder job than I thought it would be.
Cause: There is only one copy of the book left. Effect: We will go to the library today.
Some people think that Vikings were the first to reach the New World. They found it almost 500 years before Columbus. If their colonies had survived, we might be speaking Norse!
What is the vikings came to the new world first
John liked to go on expeditions such as ski trips, rock climbing, and mountain climbing.
Using the example clue, the word expeditions in this sentence means
What is trips
Sara was trying out her new inline skates. She tied the laces on the skates and put on her helmet. Then she put on the elbow and knee pads. When she was ready, she started taking a few slow steps while holding her dad's hand.
How did Sara keep from falling with the inline skates?
What is hold her dad's hand
What is being given human qualities?
The ant marched across the picnic table.
What is ant?