Causes and Effects Quiz

What is a cause?

• The result of an action

• The reason why something happens

• A random event

• None of the above

What is an effect?

• The result of an action

• The reason why something happens

• A cause

• A person's opinion

"The little boy forgot his lunch, so his teacher gave him food." What is the effect?

• The little boy forgot his lunch

• The teacher gave him food

• The teacher left the classroom

• The boy ate a lot of food

"Maria stayed up late because she was watching TV." What is the cause?

• Maria stayed up late

• Maria was watching TV

• Maria slept early

• Maria read a book

"The road was wet because it rained last night." What is the effect?

• The road was wet

• It rained last night

• The sun was shining

• The road was dry

"The baby cried because she was hungry." What is the cause?

• The baby cried

• The baby was hungry

• The baby slept

• The baby laughed

"Dad lit the grill because we all wanted to eat hamburgers." What is the effect?

• Dad lit the grill

• We all wanted to eat hamburgers

• The grill was broken

• Dad turned off the grill

"It was raining outside, so we pulled out an umbrella." What is the effect?

• It was raining outside

• We pulled out an umbrella

• The umbrella was blue

• We stayed inside

"Ben worked hard on his project and got a great grade!" What is the effect?

• Ben worked hard

• Ben got a great grade

• Ben failed his project

• Ben forgot his project

"Sue dislikes carrots because she ate one and got sick." What is the cause?

• Sue dislikes carrots

• She ate one and got sick

• She loves vegetables

• Sue shared her food