Cause+and+Effect+Handouts

Small Group Activity-  || Name_____________________________ (Answer ID # 0954438)   || **Cause and Effect** Match the effect with its cause.
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 * 1.   || _____  ||   || The steaks and hamburgers were burned.

||  ||  a. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The model rocket shot high into the sky.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2.   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">_____  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The blaze was soon under control.

||  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">b. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Dawn spread across in the eastern sky, illuminating the world.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3.   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">_____  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">If we have a car problem, we ask Uncle Ed about it first.

||  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">c. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The eagle's sharp eyes located the prey on the ground.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4.   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">_____  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The parachute deployed as it started to fall.

||  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">d. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Erick picked at the casserole Mom made for dinner.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">5.   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">_____  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">He doesn't like macaroni and cheese.

||  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">e. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">My uncle is an automobile technician.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">6.   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">_____  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The sour drink puckered her friend's mouth.

||  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">f. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">My sister has to take the SAT test to prepare for college.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">7.   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">_____  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A new oak tree germinated from it and grew.

||  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">g. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The fireman turned on the hose.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">8.   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">_____  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">He folded his wings and dove down toward it.

||  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">h. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Dad forgot to pay attention to the food cooking on the barbeque.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">9.   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">_____  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">She is studying a little bit every day this summer.

||  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">i. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The tiny acorn tumbled from the tree into the rich soil.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">10.   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">_____  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A new day had begun.

||  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">j. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Dizzy Dora forgot to add sugar to the lemonade. ||

**<span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS-Bold','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">T ****<span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS-Bold','sans-serif';">IERED ****<span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS-Bold','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">C ****<span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS-Bold','sans-serif';">AUSE AND ****<span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS-Bold','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">E ****<span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS-Bold','sans-serif';">FFECT ****<span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS-Bold','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">E ****<span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS-Bold','sans-serif';">XAMPLES ** <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Green Group/Lower Yellow • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The boy missed the bus because he overslept. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The girl fell because the sidewalk was icy. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The man got a ticket because he was speeding. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Jason missed the swing because he didn’t keep his eye on the ball. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The girl had to miss recess because she didn’t do her homework. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Janice got an <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;">A <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">on her science test because she studied very hard. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The trip to the beach was cancelled because of the rain. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The food in the refrigerator spoiled because the electricity went out. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lightening hit the pine tree, causing it to fall on the road. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Susan didn’t read the recipe carefully, and her cookies did not turn out as   <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">she had expected. <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Yellow Group/Upper Green • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Many scientists believe that the extinction of the dinosaurs was caused <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">by a large meteorite hitting the Earth millions of years ago. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Tsunamis are created when tectonic plates under the ocean shift, causing <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">an underwater earthquake. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Stamp Act enraged the colonists and was one of the leading causes <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">of the Revolutionary War. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">John attached a copper wire to each terminal of a battery and then to a   <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">light bulb. Due to the fact that copper is a conductor, the light bulb went <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">on. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The wasteful energy use of many Americans has contributed to global <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">warming. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">When water molecules come into contact with a heat source, they begin <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">to move very quickly, causing the water to boil. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The referee called a penalty on the basketball player for traveling. • <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Exxon Valdez oil spill had devastating long-term effects on the seal <span style="font-family: 'ComicSansMS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">population in Alaska.