Cause and Effect Relationships and Impact on Plot

What is an effect?

• What happened.

• Why it happened.

What is an effect?

• The reason an event occurred.

• The event.

What is an cause?

• What happened.

• Why it happened.

What is an cause?

• The reason an event occurred.

• The event.

Which word in the sentence is a "signal word" that connects the cause to its effect?

• was

• on

• really

• so

In life, causes usually happen before their effects.

• True

• False

In the following sentence, what is the cause?

• Jeremiah was sick

• Since

• he didn't take the math test.

In the following sentences, what is the effect?

• The boy slipped

• due to

• the ice on the stairs.

In the following sentences, what signal word or phrase points out the cause?

• every day

• As a result of

• science test

• studying

What would be a cause for José giving Marvin a present?

• José received a thank you card.

• The toy store was closed.

• José received a present in return.

• Marvin had a birthday party.