Cause and Effect

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1. Patty was very thirsty, so she poured herself a cup of milk. She took a quick sip
from her glass. The milk had gone sour! She spit it out.

What caused Patty to spit out the milk?

a) She was thirsty
b) The milk had gone sour
c) She took a quick sip from her glass

2. Jaylen was blowing bubbles on his front porch. One of the bubbles floated slowly
down to the ground. As soon as it hit the concrete, it popped.

What was the effect of Jaylen’s bubble hitting the ground?

a) The bubble popped
b) The bubbles floated slowly down to the ground
c) Jaylen was blowing bubbles on his front porch

3. Janya couldn’t find one of her favorite earrings. She crawled in the floor of her
bedroom looking for it. Janya’s room was too messy to see anything so she had to
clean her room.

What caused Janya to clean her room?

a) She couldn’t find one of her earrings
b) She crawled on the floor of her bedroom
c) Her room was too messy

4. When Cameron came inside, he accidentally got mud everywhere! He didn’t want
to get in trouble, so he told his mom that all of the mud was his dog Charlie’s fault.
His mom found out and grounded him.

What was the effect of Cameron lying?

a) He accidentally got mud everywhere
b) He blamed his dog Charlie
c) His mom grounded him

5. Phillip was watching a football game on TV. His baby sister crawled in and started
wailing loudly in front of the TV, so Phillip couldn’t see anything! When his sister
finally got out of the way, the game was over!

What caused Phillip to miss the end of the game?

a) His baby sister crawled in front of the TV
b) He turned the TV off
 c) He got bad reception

6. Eric was playing basketball with his friends. He noticed that nobody was guarding
his teammate Josh. He passed the ball to Josh, and then Josh did a layup and scored!

What was the effect of Eric passing the ball to Josh?

a) He noticed that nobody was guarding Josh
b) Josh did a layup and scored
c) Josh missed the pass and the other team stole the ball

7. Keri dipped one of her toes in the swimming pool. The water felt wonderful! She
jumped in, and the water splashed everywhere. Her mom got soaked!

What caused Keri’s mom to get wet?

a) Keri dipped on of her toes in the swimming pool
b) The water felt wonderful
c) Keri jumped in and water splashed everywhere

8. Nishadi had a math test the next day. She knew she should study, but instead she
decided to play video games with her best friend. The next day, Nashadi failed her
test.

What was the effect of Nishadi playing video games?

a) She failed her math test
b) She had a math test
c) She beat her friend in the video game

9. Chelsea and her dad were driving down the road on their way to school. A bunny
hopped out in the middle of the road and looked around. Chelsea’s dad swerved
around the bunny.

What caused Chelsea’s dad to swerve the car?

a) They were on their way to school
b) Her dad wasn’t paying attention
c) A bunny hopped out in the middle of the road

10. Jose tripped while carrying a cup of apple juice. The juice spilled everywhere,
soaking the computer next to him. The next time he tried to use the computer, the
mouse wouldn’t work.

What was the effect of spilling juice on the computer?

a) The mouse wouldn’t work
b) He tripped while carrying a cup of apple juice
c) He didn’t have any more apple juice left
11. Beth was enjoying a day at the beach. She was so excited that she jumped in the
water without putting any sunscreen on. The next day, she groaned as she got out of
bed because she was so sunburned.

What caused Beth to groan?

a) She went to the beach
b) She went in the water
c) She forgot to put sunscreen on

12. At the movie theater, Diana was watching a frightening movie. When a monster
appeared suddenly on the screen, Diana spilled her popcorn all over the floor
because she jumped in fright.

What was the effect of Diana jumping?

a) She was watching a frightening movie
b) A monster appeared suddenly
c) She spilled her popcorn all over the floor
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1. When Mindy was heading to her desk, she tripped and fell. Several of her
classmates started laughing at her and, as a result, she started to cry.

What caused Mindy to cry?

a) She tripped and fell
b) Her classmates started laughing at her
c) She forgot to turn in her homework

2. Sunni was at the zoo with her family. She was so fascinated by the giraffes that she
didn’t notice that her family had walked off to a different exhibit. She couldn’t find
her family anywhere!

What was the effect of Sunni watching the giraffes?

a) She didn’t notice that her family walked to a different exhibit
b) She couldn’t find her family
c) She left the zoo without her family

3. Esmeralda had a 5 dollar bill in her pocket so that she could buy a treat at the
mall. She didn’t know she had a hole in her pocket until the money had already
disappeared!

What caused Esmeralda’s money to disappear?

a) She had money to buy a treat at the mall
b) She spent her money on a treat
c) There was a hole in her pocket

4. Autumn was having a sleepover with her best friends. As a result of their loud
laughter and gossip, Autumns’ mom walked by and shut their door.

What was the effect of Autumn and her friends being loud?
a) Her mom shut their door
b) She was having a sleepover
c) Her mom joined in on their laughter

5. Aujah’s mom braided her hair for picture day. Her hair looked beautiful, but the
braids were very tight. Consequently, she got a headache.

What caused Aujah’s headache?

a) Her braids were very tight
b) Her hair looked beautiful
c) Her mom braided her hair
6. Randy and his friends were playing touch football outside. All of a sudden, they
saw a flash of lightning, and it started raining heavily. The boys went inside.

What was the effect of the rain?

a) Randy and his friends were playing touch football
b) They saw a flash of lightning
c) The boys went inside

7. Kenzie was supposed to go to school, but she wasn’t feeling well. She had a fever
and her head was aching. Her mom decided to take her to the doctor. What caused
Kenzie’s mom to take her to the doctor?

What caused Kenzie’s mom to take her to the doctor?

a) Kenzie wasn’t felling well
b) She had a fever and her head was aching
c) She faked sick to stay home from school

8. One of Omar’s chores was to wash the dishes, but he hated doing it. He didn’t
clean any of the dishes for about a week, and so his house really started to stink.

What was the effect of Omar not doing the dishes?

a) He hated doing it
b) His dishwasher broke
c) His house really started to stink

9. Felipe was ready for school. While he was waiting for his mom, he looked out the
window and saw that it was snowing. Felipe went to his closet and grabbed a jacket.

What caused Felipe to grab a jacket?

a) He looked out the window and saw it was snowing
b) He was waiting for his mom
c) He was cold

10. Jin’s mom told him it was time for bed. Jin turned off the lights, got in bed, and
pretended to go to sleep. 30 minutes later, thought, he snuck out of bed to play video
games. The next morning, Jin was exhausted and kept falling asleep during school.

What was the effect of Jin staying up to play video games?

a) Jin’s mom told him it was time for bed
b) Jin was exhausted and kept falling asleep during school
c) Jin aced all his tests the next day

11. Violet was blowing bubbles with her bubble gum. Eventually one of the bubbles
popped and got all over Violet’s face and hair. She tried to rinse the gum out of her
hair, but it wouldn’t come out. She had to get her hair cut.
What caused Violet to get her hair cut?
a) She was blowing bubbles with her bubble gum
b) She decided it was time for a new hairstyle
c) One of the bubbles popped and got all over her face and hair

12. Bennett was playing outside in his backyard with his dog. He saw his best friend
walking down the street and opened the gate to meet him. His dog escaped and took
off running down the street.

What was the effect of Bennett opening the gate?

a) His dog escaped and took off running down the street
b) Bennett saw his best friend walking down the street
c) Bennett was playing outside with his dog
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1. Amelia was on her way to the office. Her teacher asked her to bring some papers
to the secretary. A boy accidentally bumped into her. Amelia dropped all of the
papers on the floor. The boy apologized and helped her clean them up.

What caused Amelia to drop the papers?

a) Her teacher asked her to bring some papers to the secretary
b) A boy accidentally bumped into her
c) The boy apologized

2. Monica was baking cookies. Shad just put a batch in the oven when the phone
rang. It was her friend, Phoebe. After awhile, Monica smelled something burning.
“Oh no, the cookies!” she said, and quickly hung up the phone. The cookies were
black. Monica sighed and threw them in the garbage.

What was the effect of the cookies burning?

a) Monica threw them in the garbage
b) Monica ate and enjoyed them
c) Monica answered the phone

3. Mario looked at the clock. The bus would be here in a few minutes! He threw his
sandwich into his lunch bag and then tossed in an apple and a juice box. He made it
to the bus in time, but at lunchtime, he found his sandwich was a squishy mess!
Mario decided to buy a hot lunch instead.

What caused Mario to buy a hot lunch?

a) He forgot his lunch
b) He only had a sandwich, an apple, and a juice box
c) His sandwich was a squishy mess

4. Ethan was reading a really good book! He started reading at 9:00 and couldn’t
make himself stop. By the time he finished the book, it was after midnight. Ethan
slept through his alarm the next morning and was late for school.

What was the effect of Ethan staying up past midnight?

a) He was reading a really good book
b) He slept through his alarm and was late to school the next morning
c) He finished his book
5. Noah went to his friend’s birthday party. He ate a big piece of cake and two scoops
of ice cream. On the way home from the party, Noah’s stomach started hurting.
When he got home, he skipped dinner and went straight to bed.

What caused Noah’s stomach to hurt?

a) He ate a big piece of cake and two scoops of ice cream
b) He skipped dinner and went straight to bed
c) He skipped his friend’s birthday party

6. Little Davy wanted some cereal and milk, but everyone in his family was still
asleep. He poured cereal into a bowl and only spilled a little. The milk carton was
nearly full. It was really heavy. When Davy tried to pour it, the milk came out too
quickly. His bowl overflowed and there was milk and cereal all over the table.

What was the effect of the milk coming out too quickly?
a) He wanted so cereal and milk
b) The milk carton was nearly full
c) There was milk and cereal all over the table

7. Amber noticed that the new girl, Callie, was standing all by herself on the
playground. Amber grabbed two jump ropes from the playground box and asked
Callie if she wanted to jump with her. By the end of recess, Amber had made a new
friend!

What caused Amber to ask Callie to jump with her?

a) Callie was standing all by herself
b) Amber wanted a new friend
c) Amber had two jump ropes

8. Jacob was riding his bicycle home from his friend’s house. Suddenly, he saw
broken glass on the path ahead of him. It was too late to swerve, so he ran over the
glass. It wasn’t long before Jacob’s tire was flat. Luckily, Jacob’s dad had given him a
tire repair kit and had shown him how to use it. Jacob fixed the tire and was home
before dark.

What caused Jacob’s flat tire?

a) His dad gave him a tire repair kit
b) He was riding his bike home from his friend’s house
c) He ran over broken glass

9. Emmy walked into the lobby of her apartment building with two heavy bags of
groceries. She saw the “Out of Order” sign on the elevator and groaned. Emmy
started up the eight flights of stairs to her apartment. When she got inside, she
collapsed on the couch.

What caused Emmy to walk up eight flights of stairs?

 a) The elevator was out of order
b) She was carrying two heavy bags of groceries
c) She collapsed on the couch

10. It was a hot day. Mom was reading a book on a lawn chair. Jayden and Carmen
decided to set up the sprinkler to cool off. Jayden put the sprinkler in the middle of
the lawn. Carmen connected the hose and turned the water faucet as far as it would
go. Water shot high out of the sprinkler and poured down on mom!

What was the effect of water shooting high out of the sprinkler?
a) Water poured down on mom
b) It was a hot day
c) Jayden and Carmen cooled off in the sprinkler

11. James was studying for the big History test. He decided to take a break and play
a game on his computer. He got involved in the game and did not notice that it was
getting late. James’ mom came to tell him that it was bedtime. The next day, James
did poorly on the test?

What was the effect of James not studying?

a) He took a break from studying to play a game
b) He did poorly on his test
c) He got the highest score on the test

12. It was always Cody’s job to make sure that his dog, Rascal, was outside in the
backyard before he went to school. This morning, Cody forgot to let Rascal out.
When Cody came home from school, he found Rascal in the living room chewing on
what was left of one of his mother’s shoes.

What was the effect of Rascal being inside?

a) He is usually left outside
b) Cody forgot to let him out
c) He chewed on Cody’s mother’s shoes
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1. Lucy was careful to hold her stick in just the right position. The trick to toasting a
perfect marshmallow was to keep it close to the coals, but not let it catch on fire.
When her marshmallow was a golden shade of brown, she put it between two
Graham crackers with a piece of chocolate an had a yummy treat.

What caused Lucy’s marshmallow to turn brown?

a) She was careful with how she held her stick
b) She kept it close to the coals, but didn’t let it catch on fire
c) She put it between two Graham crackers with a piece of chocolate

2. Dr. Tuttle usually drives to work, but yesterday his car was in the repair shop, so
he took the bus. A lady sitting near him was eating pretzels. Suddenly, she began to
choke. Dr. Tuttle knew just what to do. He was able to stop her from choking and
saved her life.

What caused Dr. Tuttle to take the bus?

a) His car was in the repair shop
b) He usually takes the bus
c) A woman was choking and he saved her life

3. Mom put her cell phone on the stack of towels by the pool. Later, Carl got out of
the pool and reached for a towel. He did not see the cell phone and it went flying
into the water when he grabbed the towel on top of the stack. He jumped in after it,
but the cell phone was ruined.

What was the effect of Mom’s cell phone falling into the pool?
a) Mom put her phone on the stack of towels by the pool
b) Carl didn’t see the cell phone
c) The cell phone was ruined

4. Tony made himself a bowl of cereal and milk. He took his first bite, made an awful
face, and hurried to the sink to spit it out. Then he took the carton of milk out of the
fridge, opened the top and took a sniff. The milk had turned sour!

What caused Tony to spit out his cereal and milk?

a) The milk had turned sour
b) The cereal was stale
c) He didn’t make his cereal right
5. Hannah was giving her dog Fluffy a bath. Fluffy hated baths. Hannah had just
finished lathering Fluffy up with shampoo when Fluffy jumped out of the tub! She
ran all over the house getting water and suds everywhere!

What was the effect of Fluffy jumping out of the tub?

a) Hannah was giving Fluffy a bath
b) Water and suds got everywhere
c) Fluffy was all clean

6. Tori was the best player on her soccer team. She always seemed to score at least
one goal, and sometimes two or even three! Yesterday, Tori did not come to the
game. She was sick in bed with the flu. Her team did not score any goals and lost the
game.

What caused Tori to miss the game?

a) She scored at least one goal
b) She was sick w=in bed with the flu
c) Her team won the game

7. Peter and Bobby were playing football in the backyard. Marcia’s mom asked her
to call them inside to clean their room. Marcia went outside just as Peter threw the
football. The football hit Marcia right in the nose! Marcia’s nose got very big and
swollen.

What was the effect of Marcia getting hit by the football?

a) Marcia’s mom asked her to call Peter and Bobby inside to clean their room
b) Marcia’s nose got very big and swollen
c) Peter threw the football while Marcia wasn’t looking

8. Cindy was the youngest child in a big family. One day, Cindy started tattling on her
brothers and sisters. They got tired of always getting in trouble and decided to stop
playing with her. Cindy was sad and lonely for a while, but she learned an important
lesson on tattling.

What caused Cindy’s brothers and sisters to stop playing with her?
a) Cindy was the youngest
b) Cindy was sad and lonely
c) Cindy started tattling on them

9. When Jamie woke up, the first thing she did was look out the window. The sun
was shining brightly. Yesterday’s snow was melting fast. There was no more snow
on the trees and the street outside her house was clear too. “No more snow days for
you,” said mom. “Time to get ready for school.”

What was the effect of the snow melting?

a) Jamie had no more snow days and had to go to school
 b) The sun was shining brightly
c) There was no more snow on the ground or trees

10. Kyle really struggled in math, but wanted to do well on the upcoming test. He
asked his older sister, Wendy, to help him study. Each day after school, Wendy
worked with Kyle. By the day of the test, Kyle was doing much better. He took the
test and got an A!

What was the effect of Wendy helping Kyle?

a) He took the test and got an A
b) He really struggled in math
c) He failed his test

11. It was autumn and all of the trees in the yard were losing their leaves. Dad raked
all of the leaves into a giant pile. While he was inside eating lunch, Alex jumped into
the pile and scattered the leaves everywhere. When Dad came back outside, he
handed the rake to Alex.

What caused the leaves to scatter everywhere?

a) All the trees were losing their leaves
b) Alex’s Dad handed him the rake
c) Alex jumped into the pile of leaves

12. Mia’s family decided to have a garage sale. Mia collected all of her old games and
toys to sell at the sale. A lot of people came to the sale and Mia sold almost
everything. She spent the money she made on a set of books and she had been
wanting to read for a long time.

What was the effect of Mia selling her old games and toys?
a) She spent the money on a set of books
b) She spent the money on new games and toys
c) She saved the money she made
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1. Marshall wanted to make the Varsity football team more than anything in the
world. He knew it would make his parents proud if he worked hard to achieve his
goal. Marshall practiced 2 hours every day all summer long so that he would be in
shape and know the plays for try outs in September. Since Marshall was such a hard
working and dedicated player, his coaches were excited to have him on the Varsity
football team.

What caused Marshall to practice football all summer?

a) He wanted to make the Varsity football team
b) He wanted to make the Varsity soccer team
c) He wanted to make the Varsity basketball team

2. Jackie thought the rainbow was so beautiful that she forgot to look where she was
walking and ran right into a pole. While she wasn’t hurt, she was quite embarrassed.

What caused Jackie to walk into a pole?

a) She was embarrassed
b) She forgot where she was walking
c) The rainbow misguided her

3. Jenna knew she was supposed to be home by dark but she stayed at the park late
anyways. She was in the middle of an exciting basketball game and didn’t want to
leave in the middle of the game. When she got home, her mother told her she wasn’t
allowed at the park anymore since she wasn’t responsible enough to come home
safely before dark.

What was the effect of Jenna arriving home after dark?

a) She was grounded
b) She wasn’t allowed at the park anymore
c) She could go to the park anytime she wanted

4. Samantha was so afraid of being punished for not doing well on the quiz that she
looked at her classmate’s paper to check the correct answers. When the teacher saw
Samantha looking at her neighbor’s paper, she was sent immediately to the
principal’s office. Her parents and teacher were much more upset than if she had
scored poorly on the quiz.

What caused Samantha to cheat on the quiz?

a) She was sent to the principal’s office
b) She did it for attention
c) She was afraid of being punished for not doing well
5. Katherine knew the water was freezing at this time of year so she put on her full-
body wet suit before grabbing her surfboard and heading out to the beach. Even
though it was way too cold to swim in a bathing suit, her wet suit allowed her to surf
for hours without getting cold.

What was the effect of Katherine wearing a wet suit?

a) She could surf for hours without getting cold
b) She didn’t have a bathing suit
c) She wanted to be cold

6. Charlie’s bedtime was 9:00 p.m. but he loved to read books late into the night. Hid
mom didn’t mind if he read after bedtime, so he kept a flashlight in his bedside
drawer. That way he could read underneath his covers without waking his brothers.

What was the effect of Charlie keeping a flashlight in his drawer?

a) He loved to read
b) His mom told him he could
c) So he didn’t wake his brothers

7. Lauren watered the plants every morning in August. If she ever forgot, the hot
summer sun would cause the flowers to turn brown and the leaves to wilt. Since she
never forgot, her garden was the prettiest in town.

What was the effect of Lauren watering her plants?

a) Her flowers didn’t turn brown and the leaves didn’t wilt
b) She did it for fun
c) So the plants could get sun

8. When Nate turned ten, his Aunt Kathy scolded him for not writing a Thank You
card for his birthday present. Not, ten years later, he still writes all of his family
thank you cards for every holiday.

What caused Aunt Kathy to scold Nate?

a) He forgot her birthday
b) He didn’t write her a thank you card
c) She didn’t like him

9. Lisa tried to do her laundry and cook dinner at the same time because she didn’t
have time earlier in the day. While she was getting her laundry, the dinner burned
so badly in the oven that she had to throw it away and order take-out.

What was the effect of Lisa burning dinner?

a) She forgot about her laundry
b) She ate her burnt dinner
c) She ordered take-out
10. Joe’s soccer practice ran late so he was in such a rush when he packed for the
weekend that he forgot to put sandals in his suitcase. Luckily, his dad had an extra
pair of shoes. Joe was thankful but he also felt silly for wearing his dad’s oversized
flip-flops.

What was the effect of Joe forgetting his sandals?

a) He was in a rush
b) He had to buy another pair
c) He wore his dad’s extra pair

11. After watching an inspirational video online, Danielle decided to write her mom
a gratitude poem to show her mom how much she cared about her. Danielle’s mom
was so touched by Danielle’s display of love that she said she had never felt happier
in her life.

What caused Danielle to write a poem?

a) She watched an inspirational video
b) She wanted to show her mom how much she loved her
c) Her mom never felt happier
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1. It was so sunny when Dawn woke up that she wore her best sandals and dress.
When it started raining on her walk home from school, she ran as fast as she could
to keep from getting muddy and wet. The faster she ran, the higher the mud
splashed up. By the time she got home, the back of her leg and dress were covered in
a spray of mud.

What caused Dawn to run home?

a) She was covered in mud
b) She didn’t want to walk home
c) It started raining

2. Molly received so much junk mail that she refused to check her mail more than
once a week. When she finally did check the mail, she saw that she had to bring
cupcakes to school the next morning for a charity bake sale. Since she didn’t have
enough time to bake, she bought 24 cupcakes from the bakery on her corner.

What was the effect of Molly not checking her mail?

a) She didn’t see that she had to bake cupcakes in time and had to buy some
b) She received so much junk mail
c) The mail box was too far

3. While Casey was visiting a wildlife park in South Africa, the guides told everyone
not to carry snacks because the baboons would try to steal the food. Casey was so
busy taking pictures that he didn’t hear the guides and opened a bag of chips. The
moment the bag was open, a baby baboon sprinted towards Casey to snatch away
his chips. Luckily Casey dropped the bag in surprise and avoided a wrestling match
with a baboon!

What was the effect of Casey opening a bag of chips?

a) He didn’t hear the tour guide
b) A baby baboon sprinted towards Casey to snatch his chips
c) He enjoyed the tasty chips

4. Since Ben knows he is sleepy and moves slower in the morning, he always picks
out his clothes and prepares his breakfast before he goes to bed the night before.
This way, Ben can sleep in twenty minutes longer than his brother who is always
running late before school.

What caused Ben to make breakfast before bed?

a) His mom makes him
b) He was always early in the morning
 c) He is always sleepy and moves slower in the morning

5. When Caitlin found out they were going to the Natural History Museum for a
fieldtrip, she wanted to have money to spend at the museum fit shop. She did chores
around the house and saved her allowance for 8 weeks. She was rewarded for her
effort when she was able to buy a wooly mammoth stuffed animal.

What was the effect of Caitlin doing chores?

a) She found out she was going to the Natural History Museum for a fieldtrip
b) She was able to buy a wooly mammoth stuffed animal
c) She saved her money and didn’t spend it

6. Jessica applied to the top five art schools in the country. When she was rejected
from all five of them, she decided to work for a local artist instead. Even though she
was disappointed, working for the artist was more educational than any school
could have been. Because of the artist’s help, Jessica was able to open her own art
studio.

What was the effect of Jessica working for the local artist?
a) She was able to open her own art studio
b) She was rejected from the top five art studios in the country
c) She was able to go to art school

7. Richard got on the wrong train so he ran off at the next station to make it to the
correct station. In his hurry to switch trains, he forgot his briefcase on the wrong
train. Without his briefcase, he didn’t have the material he needed for his meeting.
Before going back to work, he had to go back home to get everything he needed.

What caused Richard to forget his briefcase?

a) He had to go back home to get the materials he needed
b) He was very forgetful
c) He was in a hurry to get on the right train

8. Fiona held the jump rope record at her school, so every year she competed to
keep her champion title and trophy. When she finally lost to a new student, she
asked to personally hand the trophy to the new champion, Grace. The teachers were
so impressed with Fiona’s good sportsmanship that they gave her a special award
for integrity.

What was the effect of Fiona handing Grace a trophy?

a) She got a special award for integrity
b) Grace beat Fiona’s jump rope record
c) The teachers applauded her
9. Carol loved swimming and running outside. When she had a chance to move, she
decided to move to the shore where she could run on the beach and swim in the
ocean everyday. Carol’s family loved visiting her so much that they moved nearby.
Carol was so happy she was able to spend more time with her family.

What caused Carol to move to the shore?

a) So she could run on the beach and swim in the ocean everyday
b) Her family moved there
c) She got a good job there

10. Faith loved skiing so much that she never took a single day off work throughout
the entire Spring, Summer, or Fall. She saved all of her vacation days for winter
when she could enjoy two full weeks of skiing with her family in Colorado.

What was the effect of Faith saving her vacation days for winter?
a) She was able to take all winter off
b) She worked all throughout Spring, Summer, and Fall
c) She enjoyed two full weeks of skiing with her family in Colorado

11. Anne always baked extra muffins on weekends to sell at her bakery. If she had
leftover muffins at the end of the weekend, she would give them to her neighbor, the
dairy farmer. In return, the dairy farmer would give Anne homemade ice cream and
cheese.

What was the effect of Anne giving her neighbor leftover muffins?
a) She always baked extra muffins
b) In return, she got homemade ice cream and cheese
c) She received fresh milk and eggs
Cause and Effect Answer Key

1. B. the milk had gone sour

2. A. the bubble popped
3. A. she couldn’t find one of her earrings
4. C. his mom grounded him
5. A. his baby sister crawled in front of the TV
6. B. Josh did a layup and scored
7. C. Keri jumped in and water splashed everywhere
8. A. she failed her math test
9. C. a bunny hopped out in the middle of the road
10. A. the mouse wouldn’t work
11. C. she forgot to put sunscreen on
12. C. she spilled her popcorn all over the floor

Cause and Effect Answer Key 2

1. B. her classmates started laughing at her
2. B. she couldn’t find her family
3. C. there was a hole in her pocket
4. A. her mom shut the door
5. A. her braids were very tight
6. C. the boys went inside
7. B. she had a fever and her head was aching
8. C. his house really started to stink
9. A. he looked out the window and saw it was raining
10. B. Jin was exhausted and kept falling asleep during class
11. C. one of the bubbles popped and got all over her face and hair
12. A. his dog escaped and took off running down the street
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1. B. a boy accidentally bumped into her

2. A. Monica threw them in the garbage
3. C. his sandwich was a squishy mess
4. B. he slept through his alarm and was late to school the next morning
5. A. he ate a big piece of cake and two scoops of ice cream
6. C. there was milk and cereal all over the table
7. A. Callie was standing all by herself
8. C. he ran over broken glass
9. A. the elevator was out of order
10. A. water poured down on mom
11. B. he did poorly on his test
12. C. he chewed on Cody’s mother’s shoes

Cause and Effect Answer Key 4

1. B. she kept it close to the coals, but didn’t let it catch on fire
2. A. his car was in the repair shop
3. C. the cell phone was ruined
4. A. the milk had turned sour
5. B. water and suds got everywhere
6. B. she was sick in bed with the flu
7. B. Marcia’s nose got very big and swollen
8. C. Cindy starting tattling on them
9. A. Jamie had no more snow days and had to go to school
10. A. he took the test and got an A
11. C. Alex jumped into the pile of leaves
12. A. she spent the money on a set of books
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1. A. he wanted to make the Varsity football team

2. B. she forgot where she was walking
3. B. she wasn’t allowed at the park anymore
4. C. she was afraid of being punished for not doing well
5. A. she could surf for hours without getting cold
6. C. so he didn’t wake his brothers
7. A. her flowers didn’t turn brown and the leaves didn’t wilt
8. B. he didn’t write her a thank you card
9. C. she ordered take-out
10. C. he wore his dad’s extra pair
11. A. she watched an inspirational video

Cause and Effect Answer Key 6

1. C. it started raining
2. A. she didn’t see that she had to bake cupcakes in time so she had to buy some
3. B. a baby baboon sprinted towards Casey to snatch his chips
4. C. he is always sleepy and moves slower in the morning
5. B. she was able to buy a wooly mammoth stuffed animal
6. A. she was able to open her own art studio
7. C. he was in a hurry to get the materials
8. A. she got a special award for integrity
9. A. so she could run on the beach and swim in the ocean every day
10. C. she enjoyed two full weeks of skiing with her family in Colorado
11. B. in return, she got homemade ice cream and cheese