Cause and Effect Story Time
A worksheet for first graders to practice identifying cause and effect relationships in short fictional stories.
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Cause and Effect Story Time
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Read each short story. Then, answer the questions about what happened (effect) and why it happened (cause).
Story 1: The Rainy Day
Lily looked out the window. Big, dark clouds filled the sky. Soon, rain started to fall. Lily could not go outside to play. She felt a little sad. Her mom said, "Let's read a book!" Lily smiled and ran to get her favorite story.
1. What was the effect of the rain starting to fall?
2. What was the cause of Lily feeling sad?
Story 2: The Hungry Puppy
Max the puppy woke up. His tummy rumbled loudly. He walked to his food bowl, but it was empty! Max started to bark. His owner, Tom, heard him. Tom filled Max's bowl with yummy kibble.
3. Why did Max's tummy rumble?
4. What happened because Max barked?
Story 3: The Lost Hat
Sam was playing in the park. He was running very fast. Suddenly, his red hat flew off his head! Sam stopped running. He looked all around for his hat. He found it under a big tree.
5. What caused Sam's hat to fly off?
6. What did Sam do when his hat flew off?