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Do you want to get the most information out of everything that you read?

Learn how to identify cause and effect relationships in sentences with clue words and enhance your reading comprehension. Explore examples and practice exercises in a fun and engaging way.

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Do you want to get the most information out of everything that you read?

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  1. Do you want to get the most information out of everything that you read?

  2. Then you need to understand what the words are telling you.

  3. Cause… WHY Something Happens

  4. Effect… What Happens

  5. Often…cause and effect relationships are signaled by clue words. so, since, as a result, because, and therefore.

  6. The little girl was sleepy, so she sat on her mother’s lap. What is the cause? What is the effect?

  7. HINT: When trying to determine which event in a sentence is the cause and which is the effect, think about which of the events happened first. Cause ~ always happens first Effect ~ always happens second (or after the first event)

  8. because she liked her toy. The baby laughed EFFECT? CAUSE?

  9. He broke a class rule, so he had to write sentences on the board. WHICH PART OF THE SENTENCE IS BOXED? EFFECT CAUSE

  10. GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

  11. SORRY. WRONG ANSWER...TRY AGAIN.

  12. The boy knew the answer so he raised his hand. Effect Cause

  13. GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

  14. When the child was bored, he tapped his fingers. Cause Effect

  15. GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

  16. They wanted a drink because the sun was hot. Cause Effect

  17. GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

  18. Click on the cause. The kid fell… because of the water.

  19. GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

  20. Click on the effect. She hurt her knee when she fell down.

  21. GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

  22. Click on the cause. He screamed when he flew up in the air.

  23. GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

  24. Click on the effect. He was late for school so he ran.

  25. GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

  26. Click on the cause. The girl cried when she fell down.

  27. GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

  28. Click on the effect. It was harder to ski when the little guy hitchhiked.

  29. GOOD JOB !! THAT'S RIGHT.

  30. Let’s dive into Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

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