Exploring Cause and Effect Relationships for Kids

The video tutorial from ABC Educational Channel explains the concept of cause and effect, illustrating how one event leads to another. It provides examples such as rain causing the use of an umbrella and the sun melting ice. The video also discusses signal words that indicate cause and effect, like 'because' and 'therefore'. Viewers learn to identify these relationships in sentences, enhancing their understanding of how events are interconnected.

What is the primary function of cause and effect in a narrative?

• To show how events are interconnected

• To establish a timeline

• To describe characters

• To provide a setting

What is an example of a cause?

• A rainbow appeared

• I woke up late

• I missed the bus

• I was sad

What does the effect in a cause and effect relationship represent?

• The initial event

• The main character's goal

• The outcome of an event

• A description of the setting

What is the effect in the given example: 'It rained, so there is a rainbow'?

• I took an umbrella

• The sky was cloudy

• It rained

• There is a rainbow

What does the effect 'I missed the bus' imply as a possible cause?

• I decided to walk

• The bus was early

• I woke up late

• The bus route changed

What is the effect in the scenario 'The alarm clock was broken, so I was late'?

• I fixed the alarm clock

• I was late

• I was on time

• The alarm clock was broken

Which of the following is a signal word for cause?

• Therefore

• Because

• Accordingly

• Hence

Which signal word indicates an effect?

• Therefore

• Due to

• Since

• Because

Why are signal words important in identifying cause and effect?

• They indicate the sequence of events

• They describe the setting

• They introduce new characters

• They provide a conclusion

In the sentence 'I watered my plants every day, so my garden grew a lot of flowers', what is the cause?

• The sun was shining

• My garden grew a lot of flowers

• It rained occasionally

• I watered my plants every day