Cause and Effect Practice – Part 3
This is a series of short practice exercises on Cause and Effect relationship.
This is the final or Part 3 Practice Exercises on the Cause and Effect.
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CAUSE
refers to a person, event, condition or reason that is responsible for an action or result
EFFECT
refers to a result brought about by a cause or agent
Exercise 1 has 15 items – Match each cause on the left with an effect on the right.
Exercise 2 has 8 items – Read the effect and write your own cause for each sentence.
Exercise 1: Cause and Effect Match
Match each cause on the left with an effect on the right.
1. ______ Baby Anna began to cry. a. She played in the sand.
2. ______ It was raining outside. b. He got a belly ache.
3. ______ The phone rang. c. Lance flew his kite.
4. ______ Nana plants seeds in the garden. d. He fell and scraped his knee.
5. ______ My lawn mower was out of gas. e. He ate dinner.
6. ______ Someone came to the door. f. The dog began to bark.
7. ______ It is a windy day. g. He had nothing to wear.
8. ______ The boy tripped on a rock. h. Mom gave her a bottle.
9. ______ Peter ate too many jellybeans. i. She answered it.
10. ______ Kate practiced kicking the ball. j. I couldn’t cut the grass.
11. ______ All the clothes were dirty. k. She won her soccer game.
12. ______ Mona’s mom took her to the beach. l. I shoveled the driveway.
13. ______ Tom was hungry. m. Flowers began to grow.
14. ______ It snowed outside. n. We couldn’t get in the car.
15. ______ Mom locked the car door. o. We pulled out an umbrella.
Exercise 1: Cause and Effect Match: Answers
1. h Baby Anna began to cry. h. Mom gave her a bottle.
2. o It was raining outside. o. We pulled out an umbrella.
3. i The phone rang. I. She answered it.
4. m Nana plants seeds in the garden. m. Flowers began to grow.
5. j My lawn mower was out of gas. j. I couldn’t cut the grass.
6. f Someone came to the door. f. The dog began to bark.
7. c It is a windy day. c. Lance flew his kite.
8. d The boy tripped on a rock. d. He fell and scraped his knee.
9. b Peter ate too many jellybeans. b. He got a belly ache
10. k Kate practiced kicking the ball k. She won her soccer game.
11. g All the clothes were dirty. g. He had nothing to wear.
12. a Mona’s mom took her to the beach. a. She played in the sand.
13. e Tom was hungry. e. He ate dinner.
14. l It snowed outside. l. I shoveled the driveway.
15. n Mom locked the car door. n. We couldn’t get in the car.
Exercise 2: Directions: Read the effect and write your own cause for each sentence.
1.Cause: _______________________________________________
Effect: Robert tripped and fell down.
Answer : Cause: Robert’s shoelace was untied.
Effect: Robert tripped and fell down.
2. Cause: _______________________________________________
Effect: I won first prize in the fishing contest.
Answer : Cause: I entered a fishing contest and caught the biggest fish
Effect: I won first prize in the fishing contest.
3. Cause:________________________________________________
Effect: The tomato plants died.
Answer: Cause: I didn’t water the tomato plants.
Effect: The tomato plants died.
4. Cause:________________________________________________
Effect: The light wouldn’t turn on.
Answer: Cause: The light bulb had burned out.
Effect: The light wouldn’t turn on.
5. Cause:_________________________________________________
Effect: The kitten couldn’t find its way home.
Answer: Cause: The kitten wandered far away from its home.
Effect: The kitten couldn’t find its way home.
6. Cause: _________________________________________________
Effect: Everyone had turkey for dinner.
Answer: Cause: It was Thanksgiving.
Effect: Everyone had turkey for dinner.
7. Cause: __________________________________________________
Effect: The baby started to cry
Answer: Cause: My brother pulled the baby’s rattle away from the baby.
Effect: The baby started to cry.
8. Cause: _______________________________________________
Effect: I got sick.
Answer: Cause: Somebody sneezed on me.
Effect: I got sick.
Downloadable files
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