Cause/Effect
Because Sara never brushes her teeth she had five cavities when she went to the dentist.
What is the Cause?
She never brushes her teeth.
Cassie rolled over in her bed as she felt the sunlight hit her face. The beams were warming the back of her neck when she slowly realized that it was a Thursday, and she felt a little too good for a Thursday. Struggling to open her eyes, she looked up at the clock. "9:48," she shouted, "Oh shoot!" Cassie jumped out of bed, threw on the first outfit that she grabbed, brushed her teeth in two swipes, threw her books into her backpack, and then ran out the door.
Where is Cassie going?
school
"Amir, don't forget your towel!" Mom shouted as she applied sunblock on the baby. Amir threw the folding chairs in the back of the minivan and shouted through the garage door, "OK Mom!" He then ran up and grabbed his towel. "King!" Amir shouted. There was no response. Mom packed the baby up into the car seat. "Amir, can you help me with his umbrella?" Amir ran down the stairs, almost tripping over a chew toy, and then he helped his mother load the large umbrella in the minivan. "Mom, I can't find King," Amir said. His mother shrugged and replied, "That's OK, Amir. He probably shouldn't come with us anyway."
Where are Amir and his mom going?
the beach
I love chocolate cake, but on the other hand, I absolutely loathe vanilla icing.
Using context clues what does loathe mean?
a. love
b. hate
b. hate
A tornado blew the roof off the house, and as a result, the family had to find another place to live.
What is the cause?
A tornado blew the roof off the house.
Goodbye, sweat stains. Hello, pumpkin spice. Our long, hot, swampy, soggy, fiery summer is finally coming to an end on Saturday, September 22. It will end with the autumnal equinox, which marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere.
Autumn arrives on Saturday at 9:54 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. That's 8:54 p.m. Central Daylight Time, 7:54 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time and 6:54 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
At a precise moment each September, on either 21, 22 or 23, the sun appears directly above the equator. This marks the exact time of the autumnal equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere.
1. When does summer end?
2. What day of the week does fall, or autumn, arrive?
3. What is the autumnal equinox?
1. September 22
2. Saturday
3. the sun appears directly above the equator
The human skeleton consists of approximately 206 bones and 68 joints. The longest bone is the femur, or thighbone; the smallest is the stapes, a bone inside your ear. As skilled gymnasts clearly demonstrate, bones, muscles, cartilage, and joints can give a healthy body an astonishing degree of flexibility and range of movement. “The thumb alone would convince anyone that the architect of our body (whoever that may be to each one of us) had to be a genius!” says the National Space Biomedical Research Institute.
1. How many bones are in the human body?
2. What is the longest bone in the human body?
3. What is the smallest bone in the human body?
1. 206
2. femur
3. stapes
I needed some extra support, or help, in my math class.
Using context clues, what does support mean?
a. testing
b. help
b. help
When the ocean is extremely polluted, coral reefs die.
What is the effect?
Coral reefs die
Amir, don't forget your towel!" Mom shouted as she applied sunblock on the baby. Amir threw the folding chairs in the back of the minivan and shouted through the garage door, "OK Mom!" He then ran up and grabbed his towel. "King!" Amir shouted. There was no response. Mom packed the baby up into the car seat. "Amir, can you help me with his umbrella?" Amir ran down the stairs, almost tripping over King's chew toy, and then he helped his mother load the large umbrella in the minivan. "Mom, I can't find King," Amir said. His mother shrugged and replied, "That's OK, Amir. He probably shouldn't come with us anyway. He drools too much in the car."
Who is King ?
the family dog
This week it is Julian's turn to do the family's laundry. First, he puts the white clothes in one pile and the dark clothes in another pile. Julian washes the white clothes in hot water with bleach in one washing machine. He puts them in the dryer with Bounty dryer sheets. Then he takes them out of the drier and folds the clothes so they will be ready for his mom to put away when she gets off of work.
1. What does Julian use with the white clothes?
2. What brand of dryer sheets does Julian use?
3. Who will put the laundry away?
1. bleach
2. Bounty
3. Julian's mom
The company had to demolish, or destroy, the building to make room for the new parking lot.
Using context clues, what does demolish mean?
a. rebuild
b. destroy
b. destroy
Since helium rises, a helium balloon floats.
What is the effect?
A helium balloon floats
Weighing some 300 pounds (140 kg), the elephant’s trunk has been called “the most versatile and useful appendage on the planet.” The multipurpose tool can serve as a nose, a straw, an arm, or a hand. With it, the elephant can breathe, smell, drink, grab, or even trumpet a deafening blast!
But that is not all. The elephant’s trunk has some 40,000 muscle fibers that allow it to move in any direction. Using the tip of its trunk, the elephant can pick up a small coin. At the same time, the elephant can use its trunk to lift loads of up to some 600 pounds (270 kg)!
1. How heavy is an elephant's trunk?
2. What can an elephant do with its trunk?
3. What is the smallest thing an elephant can pick up?
1. 300 pounds
2. breathe, smell, drink, grab, trumpet
3. a small coin
The son and his dad drove to school. As they entered the building, the dad took his graded papers and headed to a different part of the building. What is dad's job?
a teacher
It was an ordinary house. Like the one next to it, it didn’t stand out.
Using context clues, what does ordinary mean?
a. regular
b. unique
a. regular
As the wind speed increases, the sailboat moves faster.
What is the cause?
The wind speed increases.
Jayla sat by the fountain in the park with her head in her palms. She was weeping mournfully and wearing all black. In between gasps and sobs, Jayla cried out a name: "Oh... Brandon..." And then her cell phone beeped. Her hand ran into her purse and her heart fluttered. The text message was from Brandon. She opened up the message and read the few bare words, "I need to get my jacket back from you." Jayla threw her head into her arms and continued sobbing.
What kind of relationship did Jayla and Brandon have?
They were dating/Boyfriend and Girlfriend
Many spiders eat insects, worms or even small lizards and frogs. But some spiders have larger tastes. A new study finds that some spiders can catch and eat snakes up to 30 times their size.
Take the Australian redback spider. Not including legs, a female Australian redback is only about the size of an M&M candy. But she can take down big prey — such as the eastern brown snake, which can grow to about 7 feet (2 meters). They are some of the most venomous snakes in the world. (Venom is a poison made by an animal, such as a snake, spider or scorpion and transmitted by a bite or sting.)
1. What do spiders eat?
2. How big of a snake can some spiders eat?
3. How big is the Australian redback spider?
1. insects, worms, small lizards, and frogs
2. up to 30 times their size
3. the size of an M&M candy.
Lean fats are essential to a healthy diet. Vegetables are very necessary too.
Using context clues, what does essential mean?
a. necessary
b. unnecessary
a. necessary