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Cause and Effect in Texts
Grade 5 - Reading - On Level
Worksheet 1
1Read "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?
2What effect resulted from this cause: there were few safe nectar stops along the sidewalk?
3Which sentence best states the cause-and-effect relationship in "Lighthouse Trail"?
4Which signal word could connect the cause and effect in "Weather Station"?
5Which evidence proves the effect "Rosa combined old photographs with current faces"?
6Read "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?
7What effect resulted from this cause: the clear plastic trapped warmth around the soil?
8Which sentence best states the cause-and-effect relationship in "Solar Garden"?
9Which signal word could connect the cause and effect in "Community Mural"?
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