Do you want to get the most information out of everything that you read?

Then you need to understand what the words are telling you.

Cause… WHY Something Happens

Effect… What Happens

Often…cause and effect relationships are signaled by clue words. so, since, as a result, because, and therefore.

The little girl was sleepy, so she sat on her mother’s lap. What is the cause? What is the effect?

HINT: When trying to determine which event in a sentence is the cause and which is the effect, think about which of the events happened first. Cause ~ always happens first Effect ~ always happens second (or after the first event)

because she liked her toy. The baby laughed EFFECT? CAUSE?

WHICH PART OF THE SENTENCE IS BOXED? He broke a class rule, so he had to write sentences on the board. WHICH PART OF THE SENTENCE IS BOXED? EFFECT CAUSE

GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

WRONG ANSWER...TRY AGAIN. SORRY.

The boy knew the answer so he raised his hand. Effect Cause

GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

When the child was bored, he tapped his fingers. Cause Effect

GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

They wanted a drink because the sun was hot. Effect

GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

Click on the cause. The kid fell… because of the water.

GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

She hurt her knee when she fell down. Click on the effect. She hurt her knee when she fell down.

GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

Click on the cause. He screamed when he flew up in the air.

GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

Click on the effect. He was late for school so he ran.

GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

Click on the cause. The girl cried when she fell down.

GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

when the little guy hitchhiked. Click on the effect. It was harder to ski when the little guy hitchhiked.

GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

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