Cause & Effect
Grade 6
Term 3 – Final Exam Revision
Warm-Up Activity
(1) work with a partner and
(2) Do a quick research to answer the following questions.
1. What are the causes of deforestation in the UAE?
2. What actions is the UAE taking to reduce the effects of deforestation?
3. What is the forest cover percentage in the UAE now?
(3) Different student answers will be recorded on the diagram.
Follow the direction of the
arrows and look at the links
made between the bubbles.
1. 2. 3. What do you think this week’s
comprehension skill is?
Learning Outcomes
Determine multiple causes and effects in a story.
Apply signal words to link between cause and effect sentences.
Cause & Effect Presentation
You came to watch this PowerPoint presentation because you need to complete your
comprehension assignment.
Cause: You need to complete your comprehension assignment.
Effect: You came to watch the presentation.
Cause and effect relationships are a never-ending cycle found in stories and in the world around us.
A cause is the reason why something happened.
An effect is the result of what happened.
Examples:
Because Jack punched Julian in the mouth, Julian is telling the 5th graders that Jack has emotional
problems.
Summer and August told Jack to sit with them during lunch because Jack had nowhere else to sit.
Signal Words Words
There are words or phrases that indicate whether something is the cause or effect in a
sentence.
Jack wanted some normal time with other kids. + Jack didn’t sit with August on the first day.
→ Jack wanted some normal time with other kids, that is why he didn’t sit with August on the first day.
→ Because Jack wanted some normal time with other kids, he didn’t sit with August on the first day.
They headed over a new table
Pablo, Nino and Tristan didn’t want to be seen with Jack. +
after Jack joined them.
→ Pablo, Nino and Tristan headed over a new table after Jack joined them, since they didn’t want
to be seen with him.
→ Pablo, Nino and Tristan didn’t want to be seen with Jack, so they headed over to a new table
after Jack joined them
Signal Words
Showing Cause Showing Effect
If Then
May be due to Consequently
Because As a result
Since For this reason
So
When trying to identify cause and effect in a text, slow down and look for the signal words.
There wouldn’t always be key words to give them away, however, you can still find the
cause and effect by asking what happened and why it happened.
Practice 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1x76DoACB8&list=PLPtoBnGMSnBtYsPgZPQZ6xZfz_fBIHzj
D&ab_channel=WaltDisneyAnimationStudios
Watch the following video and write down three causes and their effects that
happen in the story.
Answers
he blew
Due to Olaf's away his
he great sneeze, carrot The
Since Olaf caused both
sneezed a nose. frozen
smelled Olaf and the
great water moose to slip.
the flower,
sneeze.
The moose
which lead to
brought
Because Olaf feeling and the
Olaf felt Olaf back
the moose delighted. Happy with the latter's fur
heartbroken his nose,
was able to outcome, Olaf caused Olaf
get to the that he lost
patted his new to sneeze a
carrot first, his nose.
friend great sneeze
once more.
Practice 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38y_1EWIE9I&t=6s&ab_channel=EduardoVerastegui
Watch the following video and write down three causes and their effects that
happen in the story.
Closure
Answer the following questions on Cause and Effect from
Oliver Twist.
https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/6282250018f3f7001d8e64ac
