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Critical Thinking – Cause & Effect

Critical Thinking · Level 1 · Worksheet 5 of 5 · CCSS: RL.1.3, RI.1.3 · Practice Set 10

Level 1 ⭐

1 Match Cause & Effect

🔗 Draw a line from each CAUSE to its EFFECT.

Cause (Why it happened)	Effect (What happened)
The marching band practiced all summer.	Letters scattered across the lawn.
Someone spilled juice on the rug.	They played perfectly at the parade.
The wind knocked over the mailbox.	They both stayed mostly dry.
The twins shared their one umbrella.	The rug left a sticky purple stain.

Write your matches: 1→ 2→ 3→ 4→

2 What Caused It?

🤔 Read the effect. Write what might have CAUSED it.

Effect	Possible Cause
The whole yard smelled like fresh-cut grass.
The candles on the cake went out at once.
The hikers turned back early.
The classroom pet hamster looked sleepy.

3 What Will Happen?

🔮 Read the cause. Write what EFFECT it might have.

Cause	Possible Effect
You leave chalk drawings out in the rain.
You wear a warm coat on a freezing day.
You forget to put the cap back on the glue.
You let a classmate go first in line.

4 Your Own Cause & Effect

✍️ Write 2 cause-and-effect pairs of your own.

Pair 1:

Cause:

Effect:

Pair 2:

Cause:

Effect:

+ Bonus Thinking Practice

Use this quick challenge for Set 10.

Riddle: What kind of room has no doors or windows?

Explain how you knew.