Grade 2

Cause and effect in short lines

Read short lines and notice what happened and why it happened.

Category: Reading Readiness 8 min Growing
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Look for the clue that tells the reason (cause) and the clue that tells the result (effect).

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The ice cream melted because the day was hot.

cause and effect

Ask what happened and why.

Example: The ice cream melted (effect) because the day was hot (cause).

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It rained all morning, so the ground was wet.

cause and effect

Notice the two connected ideas.

Example: Rain caused the wet ground.

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Meera forgot her lunch, so she felt hungry later.

cause and effect

Look for the reason and the result.

Example: Forgetting lunch made Meera hungry.

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The bell rang and all the children lined up.

cause and effect

What caused the children to line up?

Example: The bell was the signal to line up.

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