1 Cause & Effect Matching
🔗 A cause is WHY something happens. An effect
is WHAT happens. Draw a line to match each cause to its effect.
Remember: Cause → WHY | Effect →
WHAT happened
CAUSE (Why?)
The art teacher ran out of blue paint.
A cold front moved through overnight.
The volunteers picked up trash at the park.
The scoreboard stopped working.
Extra buses were added for the field trip.
EFFECT (What happened?)
Students used green and purple instead.
Frost covered the grass in the morning.
The playground looked clean by afternoon.
A volunteer kept score by hand instead.
Every student had a seat on the ride.
2 Find the Cause
🤔 Read the effect (what happened). Write what you think CAUSED it.
3 Find the Effect
💡 Read the cause (why). Write what you think the EFFECT would be.
4 Cause & Effect in a Story
📖 Read the short story. Find TWO cause-and-effect pairs.
The class was supposed to have recess outside, but the playground was covered in puddles from the storm. Their teacher decided to set up an indoor game station instead. Students played board games and read books quietly at their desks. By the next day, the sun had dried up the puddles completely. The class cheered when they finally got to go back outside.
+ Bonus Reading Practice
Use this short practice to extend Set 10.
Topic words: science lab, model, test, result
1. Write one sentence using two of the words above.
2. What detail would you expect to find in a passage about this topic?