Cause and Effect

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What is an example of a cause/effect question you can ask? Options: Who is the main character?, If...then...?, What is the setting?, How does the text end?

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If...then...?

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What would be a possible EFFECT of a student not studying for a test?

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The student doing very badly on the test

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At a basketball game the crowd cheers after the home team scores a basket. The cheering is the _____ of the team scoring.

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EFFECT

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Name the UNDERLINED part of the sentence: Mom cooked dinner because we were all hungry.

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Effect

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Name the UNDERLINED part of the sentence: Brandon misplaced his drumsticks, so he was unable to play in the concert.

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Cause

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What is a cause?

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Something that causes something else to happen

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What is an effect?

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What happens because of a cause

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What is the cause in this sentence?
Since I got straight A's, my parents took me out to dinner.

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I got straight A's

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What is the effect in this sentence?
Due to peanut allergies, students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods.

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students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods

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Making connections to cause and effect in a text can...

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Help us understand and make predictions in a text