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Language Arts Grade 4-5

Language Arts: Cause and Effect

Identifying reasons events happen and what happens next

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Identifying reasons events happen and what happens next

Language Arts - Grade 4-5

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Identify the cause, the effect, or both. Show your thinking when needed.
  1. 1
    A girl walks home in the rain without an umbrella and gets wet.

    Sentence: Maya forgot her umbrella, so she got wet walking home. What is the cause and what is the effect?

  2. 2
    A dark house during a storm with lightning outside.

    Sentence: The power went out during the storm, and the house became dark. What caused the house to become dark?

  3. 3
    A boy studies and later smiles while holding a successful test paper.

    Sentence: Liam studied for his spelling test every night, so he earned a high score. What effect happened because Liam studied?

  4. 4
    A barking dog wakes a baby in a crib.

    Sentence: The dog barked loudly, so the baby woke up from her nap. Write the cause and the effect.

  5. 5
    A child waters a tall healthy plant.

    Sentence: Because Nora watered the plant every day, it grew tall and healthy. What is the cause?

  6. 6
    A boy walks slowly on an icy sidewalk to school.

    Sentence: The sidewalk was icy, so Owen walked slowly to school. What effect happened because the sidewalk was icy?

  7. 7
    A shoe steps on crayons left on a classroom floor, breaking them.

    Read the situation: A class left crayons on the floor. Later, someone stepped on them and they broke. What was the cause of the broken crayons?

  8. 8
    A child wakes up on time because an alarm clock is ringing.

    Read the situation: Sofia set her alarm clock, so she woke up on time for the field trip. What effect happened because Sofia set her alarm clock?

  9. 9
    A student buys cafeteria food after not packing a lunch.

    Read the situation: Ben did not pack his lunch, so he had to buy food in the cafeteria. What caused Ben to buy food in the cafeteria?

  10. 10
    Students with books stand outside a closed library being cleaned.

    Read the situation: The library was closed for cleaning, so the students returned their books the next day. Identify the cause and the effect.

  11. 11
    A team practices passing a soccer ball and plays well together.

    Sentence: Since the team practiced passing every afternoon, they played their best game of the season. What happened as an effect of practicing?

  12. 12
    A girl feels hungry after skipping breakfast.

    Sentence: Ella was hungry because she skipped breakfast. What was the cause of Ella being hungry?

  13. 13
    A truck blocks the road while cars line up behind it.

    Read the situation: A truck blocked the road, so traffic moved very slowly. What was the effect of the truck blocking the road?

  14. 14
    A child finishes homework early and then plays outside.

    Read the situation: Jayden finished his homework early, so he had time to play outside before dinner. Write the cause and the effect.

  15. 15

    Write your own sentence that shows a clear cause and effect relationship. Then label the cause and the effect.

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