Cause and Effect

Cause and Effects Cause: An event or action that causes something else to happen. “Because” is a clue word that helps identify the cause. It answers the question “why?”.Effect: An event or action that happened as a result of another event or action. It answers the question “what happened?”. Match the cause to the effect. The car ran a red light Another car hit it. Ben stayed up late. He was sleepy the next day. The students were quiet in class. he teacher gave them a reward. It rained. Chris got wet. Lydia skipped breakfast. he was hungry at lunch. Read each sentence below. Identify the and the effect by typing the cause in and the effect.Example:Larry ran across the road and was hit by a car.Cause: Larry ran across the road.Effect: He was hit by a car. Amanda missed the bus and was late for school.Cause:Effect: Vance worked hard on his homework and made an A.Cause:Effect: Daisy did extra chores around the house and earned extra money to buy a new purse.Cause:Effect: Directions: Read the story. Then fill in the chart of causes and effects. Fishing Fun Cause and Effect Jeremiah and his friend, Hunter, left their home with fishing gear in hand. They walked the short distance to the lake and then picked what they thought would be the best location. Looking inside, the tackle box, they quickly noticed that all the fishing lures were broken. Not knowing what else to do, they ran to the bait shop, made a quick purchase, and returned to the water’s edge. Jeremiah cast his line into the water and waited patiently; Hunter, on the other hand, started skipping rocks across the water. Jeremiah grew frustrated, knowing that the fish would not bite if his friend kept doing this. A plan prompted Jeremiah to tell Hunter about the huge fish that had just passed, resulting in Hunter redirecting his attention to fishing. Both boys waited patiently, until Jeremiah felt a tug at the end of his line. Waiting for just the right feel, he started reeling his line in. The fish at the other end of the line continued fighting and tugging, but Jeremiah did not give up. Just as he pulled the monstrous catfish from the lake, the line snapped and off the fish went swimming back into his own private retreat. “I give up,” screamed Jeremiah. Jeremiah and his friend found broken fishing lures inside the tackle box. They went to a bait shop and purchased more. Hunter started skipping rocks across the water Jeremiah grew frustrated. Jeremiah told Hunter about the huge fish that he had saw go swimming by. Hunter redirected his attention to fishing. Jeremiah had the feeling that he had hooked a fish. Jeremiah started reeling in his line. The large fish put up a fight, weakening the fishing line. The fishing line snapped. Jeremiah lost the fish that he had caught. “I give up,” screamed Jeremiah.