Cause and Effect Practice Passages: Five Worksheets with Graphic Organizers

Cause and Effect: This resource contains 5 reading passages, each followed by a cause and effect worksheet. Three of the passages are fiction, while the other two are nonfiction. Each passage spans two pages, and can therefore be printed so that it is a 2-sided worksheet activity with the passage on one side and the related graphic organizers on the other side.

Students read each passage, and then study the graphic organizer worksheets that follows. Students must fill in two or three blank boxes to complete each cause and effect relationship shown by the graphic organizer. The last item on each worksheet is a multiple-choice question. Students must read the question and identify the correct answer.

Worksheet 1: Kickball (fiction passage)

Worksheet 2: The Note (fiction passage)

Worksheet 3: Bubble Trouble (fiction passage)

Worksheet 4: The Chocolate Chip Cookie (nonfiction passage)

Worksheet 5: Ray Kroc (nonfiction passage)

These no-prep theme worksheets are ready to go for you. Just print and go! With five unique passages, this packet is ideal for teachers who wish to use a scaffolded approach, like the "I Do, We Do, You Do" teaching strategy. You can complete one or two worksheets as a class or small group, and then have the students complete the remaining worksheets independently.

Answer keys are included.

********This resource is available in TWO FORMATS:

1. TRADITIONAL PRINTABLES- Print the PDF and distribute paper copies to your students to complete.
2. TPT EASEL ACTIVITY- I created a new version for this digital format. Students can complete this activity on a device. Students read each passage and then fill out the cause and effect graphic organizers that follow. Some questions require students to answer by typing complete sentences in text boxes. Other questions have a multiple-choice format, and students move the circle to select their answer (A, B, C, or D).

If you are interested in purchasing the GOOGLE SLIDES VERSION OF THESE WORKSHEETS, click here.

Here's what teachers like you have to say about this resource:

• Hannah C. said, "This was a great supplement for small group as well as using to introduce whole group. The pages are clutter-free and easy to understand!"

• Crazy Little Teacher said, "Great product! I definitely recommend it as a complement for your Cause and Effect unit. My students loved the stories."

• Debbie R. said, "This is a great activity! The passages were easy to understand and my students understood cause and effect. I will use this resource again and again!!"

• Jordyn D. said, "Great test prep review! Students were engaged and enjoyed it."

• Janet O. said, "I love Deb Hanson's work. It is colorful and interesting for the kids to look at. That being said, the cause and effect graphic organizers were very helpful. I will definitely be using this again next year."

Feel free to check out my other Cause and Effect resources:

Cause and Effect Bubble Gum Craftivity, Worksheets, & Teaching Poster

Cause and Effect PowerPoint (with a companion handout)

Cause and Effect: Targeted Tri-folds

Cause and Effect: I have… Who has…?

Cause and Effect Partner Plays for grades 2-3

Cause and Effect Partner Plays for grades 4-5

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