Cause and Effect Game

Front

What is a cause?

Back

A cause is an event or action that leads to a result or effect.

Front

What is an effect?

Back

An effect is the result or outcome of a cause.

Front

In the statement 'I ate all my lunch because I was hungry', what is the cause?

Back

The cause is 'because I was hungry'.

Front

In the statement 'The dog wags his tail when he's happy', what is the effect?

Back

The effect is 'The dog wags his tail'.

Front

What does it mean to identify cause and effect in a sentence?

Back

It means to determine what event led to another event happening.

Front

In the phrase 'Alex got an A on his Spanish test because he studied hard', what is the cause?

Back

The cause is 'he studied hard over the weekend'.

Front

What is the relationship between cause and effect?

Back

A cause leads to an effect; one event influences another.

Front

In the statement 'Grace is really nice to me, so she is my best friend', what is the effect?

Back

The effect is 'so she is my best friend'.

Front

How can you tell if something is a cause?

Back

If it explains why something happened, it is a cause.

Front

How can you tell if something is an effect?

Back

If it describes what happened as a result of a cause, it is an effect.