Cause and Effect
Main Idea
Context Clues
Inferences
Personification
100

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.    

100

Cinderella and Snow White aren't the only fairy tales ever told. The library has ethnic 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 ethnic fairy tales from all around the world.

100

The sun made the lake water shimmer.

Using the explanation clue, the word shimmer in this sentence means

To sparkle or shine

100

"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 lain down. Mom was very tired and she needed this time.

When is the family keeping quiet?

In the afternoon

100

What is being given human qualities?


The cool breeze whispered through the trees.

The breeze

200

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.    

200

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.

200

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

200

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

200

The window shutters laughed at the storm.

The window shutters

300

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.    

300

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.

300

The sky was dark and eerie looking before the storm.

Using the explanation clue, the word eerie in this sentence means

Dark or scary

300

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?

A kitchen

300

The pages of the book waved in the breeze.

The pages of the book

400

Hosi was very upset when his fly ball was caught.

Cause: Hosi fly ball was caught.

Effect: Hosi was very upset

400


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

400


John Public committed an offense when he robbed the bank.

Using the explanation clue, the word offense in this sentence means

Committed a crime

400

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?

A pecan

400

What is being given human qualities?

The dry, brown flowers begged for water.

The flowers

500

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.    

500

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!

The vikings came to the new world first

500

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

Trips

500

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?

By holding her dad's hand

500

The ant marched across the picnic table.

The ant