Worksheet

Cause and Effect in Texts

Grade 5 - Reading - On Level

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  1. Read "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?

    • bare rock absorbed afternoon sunlight
    • strong winds can hit the cliff path
    • community members wanted different images
    • there were few safe nectar stops along the sidewalk

  2. What effect resulted from this cause: there were few safe nectar stops along the sidewalk?

    • biographies were placed with fiction
    • the club proposed a chain of flower beds
    • the cliff path may close
    • lettuce under the clear cover sprouted sooner

  3. Which sentence best states the cause-and-effect relationship in "Lighthouse Trail"?

    • the text gives no cause or effect
    • the cliff path may close, so strong winds can hit the cliff path
    • A coastal guide described two paths, so Lighthouse Trail
    • strong winds can hit the cliff path, so the cliff path may close

  4. Which signal word could connect the cause and effect in "Weather Station"?

    • however
    • meanwhile
    • because
    • although

  5. Which evidence proves the effect "Rosa combined old photographs with current faces"?

    • she paused and studied the open squares
    • choose the route that matched the day's conditions
    • accuracy mattered more than speed
    • placed old photographs beside current faces

  6. Read "River Bridge": When the old footbridge closed, Malik interviewed neighbors on both sides of the river. Shop owners wanted a quick repair, while cyclists asked for a wider path that would last longer. Malik's article explained that the cheapest plan was not always the most useful plan. Which cause led to this effect: neighbors debated repair plans?

    • community members wanted different images
    • strong winds can hit the cliff path
    • the old footbridge closed
    • bare rock absorbed afternoon sunlight

  7. What effect resulted from this cause: the clear plastic trapped warmth around the soil?

    • lettuce under the clear cover sprouted sooner
    • the cliff path may close
    • biographies were placed with fiction
    • the club proposed a chain of flower beds

  8. Which sentence best states the cause-and-effect relationship in "Solar Garden"?

    • lettuce under the clear cover sprouted sooner, so the clear plastic trapped warmth around the soil
    • the clear plastic trapped warmth around the soil, so lettuce under the clear cover sprouted sooner
    • the text gives no cause or effect
    • Nia's class planted lettuce, so Solar Garden

  9. Which signal word could connect the cause and effect in "Community Mural"?

    • meanwhile
    • although
    • however
    • because

  10. Which evidence proves the effect "its temperature rose quickly"?

    • surface type affects how fast a place warms
    • placed old photographs beside current faces
    • choose the route that matched the day's conditions
    • a chain of flower beds could turn the walk into a pollinator path
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