Cause and Effect
Grade 3 - Reading - Challenge Me
Read "The Classroom Debate": Nora wanted the class to spend reward time outdoors, but Diego suggested a board-game hour. Each student gave one reason and listened without interrupting. After the vote, the teacher posted both ideas for the next reward day. What caused this effect: "The class held a debate and voted."?
- Outdoor reward time is the only fair choice.
- The class canceled reward time for the month.
- The teacher dislikes student ideas.
- Students had two different reward-time suggestions.
Read "The Night Hike": Before the park hike, Mateo clipped a small red light to his backpack. The guide asked everyone to keep voices low because owls were nesting nearby. When the group reached the overlook, Mateo pointed out the trail markers without disturbing the birds. What was the effect of this cause: "Owls were nesting near the trail."?
- Night hikes are better than daytime hikes.
- Mateo wants to scare the birds away.
- The guide asked the group to keep voices low.
- Owls were nesting near the trail.
Which cause-and-effect pair matches "The Weather Journal"?
- Asha built a new playground shelter. -> Cloudy days make the most interesting charts.
- The passage has no connected events.
- Cloudy mornings often became cooler afternoons. -> The class used the chart to decide when jackets were needed.
- Asha -> the classroom weather chart
Which event is not the cause of "Talia added two folded braces underneath." in "The Bridge Revision"?
- She added two folded braces underneath the bridge.
- Talia painted a mural on the classroom wall.
- The second bridge stayed level with twelve washers.
- The first bridge sagged under six washers.
Complete this cause-and-effect sentence from "The Weather Journal": Because cloudy mornings often became cooler afternoons, ___
- Asha built a new playground shelter.
- Cloudy days make the most interesting charts.
- The class used the chart to decide when jackets were needed.
- The chart is only a decoration.
Read "The Market Plan": Before the school market, Ravi surveyed classmates about snacks they might buy. Fruit cups received more votes than muffins, so his group ordered extra apples and grapes. On market day, the fruit cups sold out before the final bell. What caused this effect: "Ravi's group ordered extra apples and grapes."?
- Ravi's group ordered extra apples and grapes.
- Fruit cups received more votes than muffins.
- It proved no one likes fruit.
- Fruit cups are always better than muffins.
Read "The Bridge Revision": Talia's first cardboard bridge sagged when the test cup held six washers. She studied where the middle bent and added two folded braces underneath. During the second trial, the bridge stayed level with twelve washers. What was the effect of this cause: "The first bridge sagged under six washers."?
- The first bridge sagged under six washers.
- Talia added two folded braces underneath.
- Talia painted a mural on the classroom wall.
- Cardboard bridges are the best engineering project.
Which cause-and-effect pair matches "The Bridge Revision"?
- The passage has no connected events.
- Talia painted a mural on the classroom wall. -> Cardboard bridges are the best engineering project.
- Talia -> a classroom bridge test
- The first bridge sagged under six washers. -> Talia added two folded braces underneath.
Which event is not the cause of "Waves covered the pool and hid the crab." in "The Tide Pool Note"?
- The tide came back in during the afternoon.
- Leila sketched the tide pool.
- Leila wrote the time beside her drawing.
- Leila collected the crab and took it home.
Complete this cause-and-effect sentence from "The Bridge Revision": Because the first bridge sagged under six washers, ___
- The first bridge sagged under six washers.
- Talia added two folded braces underneath.
- She wants to make the bridge look taller.
- Cardboard bridges are the best engineering project.