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Cause and Effect in Texts
Grade 5 - Reading - Challenge Me
Worksheet 1
1Read "Chess Team": During the final match, Tessa noticed that her opponent moved quickly whenever the board looked crowded. Instead of matching his pace, she paused and studied the open squares. Her patient move trapped the queen and changed the game. Which cause led to this effect: her move trapped the queen?
2What effect resulted from this cause: community members wanted different images?
3Which sentence best states the cause-and-effect relationship in "Weather Station"?
4Which signal word could connect the cause and effect in "Chess Team"?
5Which evidence proves the effect "the club proposed a chain of flower beds"?
6Read "Weather Station": At the mountain weather station, Lena compared morning and afternoon readings for a month. Afternoon temperatures rose quickly on bare rock, but shaded soil changed more slowly. Her report argued that surface type affects how fast a place warms. Which cause led to this effect: its temperature rose quickly?
7What effect resulted from this cause: bare rock absorbed afternoon sunlight?
8Which sentence best states the cause-and-effect relationship in "River Bridge"?
9Which signal word could connect the cause and effect in "Pollinator Path"?
10Which evidence proves the effect "its temperature rose quickly"?
About this worksheet
Cause and effect in texts asks students to explain why something happened and what changed because of it asks fifth graders to read closely, connect ideas across sentences, and choose evidence rather than a familiar-sounding answer. Students may choose two related details without deciding which detail caused the other, especially when several events appear close together. This worksheet uses compact passages and source pairs so students must return to the words on the page before answering. Students identify causes, identify effects, use signal words, connect multi-step events, and choose evidence that proves the relationship. Support versions use more direct wording. Standard and challenge versions add closer choices, longer evidence, or a second source to compare. Ask your child to point to the line, feature, or reason that proves the answer. If a choice sounds reasonable but cannot be proved from the text, it is not the best reading answer.
What your child will learn
Identify causes
Identify effects
Use signal words
Explain event relationships
Worked example
If the old bridge closed, the effect is that neighbors debated repair plans.
Common mistake
Calling the effect the cause because it appears first in an answer choice.
Helpful hint
Ask what happened first and what changed because of it.
Worksheet 1