Cause and Effect
Grade 3 - Reading - On Level
Read "The Seed Library": Ms. Imani opened a seed library in a cabinet beside the science table. Each envelope listed the plant name, planting month, and number of seeds. Families borrowed seeds, planted them at home, and reported which plants grew well. What caused this effect: "Students compared which plants grew well in different gardens."?
- Families could borrow seeds from the library.
- It is only for storing pencils.
- Students sold vegetables at a weekend market.
- Students compared which plants grew well in different gardens.
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."?
- Owls were nesting near the trail.
- Mateo fed the owls from his hand.
- The guide asked the group to keep voices low.
- Night hikes are better than daytime hikes.
Which cause-and-effect pair matches "The Bridge Revision"?
- The first bridge sagged under six washers. -> Talia added two folded braces underneath.
- Talia added two folded braces underneath. -> The first bridge sagged under six washers.
- The passage has no connected events.
- Talia painted a mural on the classroom wall. -> Cardboard bridges are the best engineering project.
Which event is not the cause of "Students compared which plants grew well in different gardens." in "The Seed Library"?
- Students sold vegetables at a weekend market.
- Families could borrow seeds from the library.
- Ms. Imani opened the seed library.
- The envelopes listed planting months.
Complete this cause-and-effect sentence from "The Night Hike": Because owls were nesting near the trail, ___
- Mateo fed the owls from his hand.
- Owls were nesting near the trail.
- The guide asked the group to keep voices low.
- Mateo wants to scare the birds away.
Read "The Weather Journal": For two weeks, Asha recorded the temperature before recess and drew a symbol for the sky. She noticed that cloudy mornings often became cooler afternoons. Her chart helped the class decide when jackets were needed. What caused this effect: "The class used the chart to decide when jackets were needed."?
- The class used the chart to decide when jackets were needed.
- Asha built a new playground shelter.
- Cloudy days make the most interesting charts.
- Cloudy mornings often became cooler afternoons.
Read "The Weather Journal": For two weeks, Asha recorded the temperature before recess and drew a symbol for the sky. She noticed that cloudy mornings often became cooler afternoons. Her chart helped the class decide when jackets were needed. What was the effect of this cause: "Cloudy mornings often became cooler afternoons."?
- Asha built a new playground shelter.
- The class used the chart to decide when jackets were needed.
- The chart is only a decoration.
- Cloudy days make the most interesting charts.
Which cause-and-effect pair matches "The Broken Sundial"?
- The sundial no longer pointed to the correct hour. -> The stone base had shifted out of place.
- Chen -> an outdoor museum exhibit
- The passage has no connected events.
- The stone base had shifted out of place. -> The sundial no longer pointed to the correct hour.
Which event is not the cause of "The class used the chart to decide when jackets were needed." in "The Weather Journal"?
- Asha recorded the temperature before recess.
- Asha recorded the temperature before recess for two weeks.
- Cloudy mornings often became cooler afternoons.
- Asha built a new playground shelter.
Complete this cause-and-effect sentence from "The Broken Sundial": Because the stone base had shifted out of place, ___
- The stone base had shifted out of place.
- The sundial no longer pointed to the correct hour.
- Chen replaced the museum's electric clocks.
- The guide wants to remove every outdoor exhibit.