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Reading Skill: Cause and Effect                                                                                                      Cause and effect shows the reason
                                                                                                                                           something happens (cause) and the
                                                                                                                                           result of the action (effect). When you
                                                                                                                                           list causes and effects, you show how
                                                                                                                                           two events in a text are connected and
      Complete the causes and the effects based on the diary.                                                                              when they happened. The cause always
                                                                                                                                           comes before the effect.

                                           Cause                                                                                         Effect


                                                                                                          We go shopping for things we need
            We could be inside for a long time.                                                           to stay inside.




                                                                                                          We put away everything on the
            Strong winds blow things around.                                                              ground.






            The water could run out.                                                                      We fill the bathtub with water.






            The lights could go out.                                                                      We prepare flashlights.





            • We prepare flashlights.                                                               • We fill the bathtub with water.

            • We go shopping for things we need                                                     • We put away everything on the


               to stay inside.                                                                         ground.



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