Cause & Effect
A ________ is why something happened.
Cause
To show differences; point out how things are different is to .
2. Contrast
The young girl is working day and night to knit scarves to send as gifts for the soldiers. What a selfless person she is!
A selfless person .
5. cares more about others than herself
A diary is a...
1. primary source
2. secondary source
1. primary source
define the vocab word focus...
a center of interest or attention
Read the following and then choose the cause.
Nina overslept this morning. When she arrived at school, she remembered that she had forgotten her reading book on her desk at home
2. Nina overslept this morning.
To find the similarities or point out how things are the same is to
2. Compare
"The sailors will have an easy day sailing because the sea is calm." What best defines the word "calm"?
3. without disturbance or motion
An interview is a...
1. primary source
2. secondary source
1. primary source
define the vocab word information...
facts and details about someone or something
Tammy was in her backyard climbing a tree. She climbed to the middle part of the tree and accidentally hit a bees' nest. Before she knew what had happened, bees were swarming all around and over her. Tammy let out a yell.
What do you think was the effect of Tammy hitting the nest?
1. Bees stung her. :(
to describe the similarities is to
3. Compare
"I like to listen to the birds chirping." What best describes the word "listen"?
1. to try to hear a sound
A textbook is a...
1. secondary source
2. primary source
1. secondary source
define the vocab word chronology...
events are told in the order in which they happen
Select the most likely CAUSE for the following EFFECT:
Steven cut his finger.
4. Steven picked up broken glass.
Sally and Mike are in different classes. This is an example of:
2. Contrasting
Elle grabbed the pile of clothes that were sitting on her poolside lounge chair. She giggled as she held them in her arms and jumped into the pool. Her brother was getting out of the pool and saw Elle dunking his clothes in the water.
"What are you doing?" he yelled over Elle's laughing fits.
He yanked his clothes from her grasp and tried to wring the water out of them. When he untwisted his clothes, they were a little drier, but very wrinkled. He put his clothes back on the chair. Then, he grabbed Elle's towel and tossed it into the pool.
In paragraph 2, the word WRING means to:
3. twist
A primary source is... ?
a description of an event from someone who experienced it, such as diaries, speeches, letters, or interviews
define the vocab word subject area...
specific topic or field of study; science, mathematics, history, the ancient world, and the environment are examples of subject areas
Michael and Jorge were at the bus stop very early. After about an hour, the bus did not come. They wondered where all the other kids were that morning. Soon they decided to return home.
What was the most likely cause that the bus never arrived?
3. Michael and Jorge had forgotten that it was a holiday.
Trish and I have the have the same favorite color! This is an example of...
1. Comparing
2. Contrasting
1. Comparing
Your plan looks good. It's time to IMPLEMENT it and see if works.
Based on the sentence above, what does IMPLEMENT mean?
4. carry out
A secondary source is a... ?
a description of an event based on research that includes key facts such as textbooks, biographies, and newspaper articles
define the vocab word context clues...
words, phrases and sentences around an unknown word or phrase in a text that help to determine the word’s meaning; context clues may be synonyms, antonyms, examples or definitions