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Cause and Effect Analysis

Read the short story. Then follow the clues to find what happened and why. A cause is why something happens. An effect is what happens next.

The spinning sign

Idris and Callum visited the science museum. They stopped at a wind tunnel where visitors could test paper pinwheels. A sign said, “Place your pinwheel on the stand.” Callum put his pinwheel on the stand. The fan began to blow, and the pinwheel spun fast. A gust lifted the loose sign and sent it skimming across the floor. Idris ran after it, but he tripped over his untied lace. The sign slid beneath a table. A museum helper saw Idris fall and hurried over. Callum switched off the fan so the sign would not blow further away. Idris tied his lace, then he and Callum fetched the sign together. The helper thanked them and showed them how to secure it with a clip. After that, the sign stayed in place.

Spot the cause and effect

Use details from the story to answer each question.

1.What caused the pinwheel to spin fast?
  • Callum put it on the stand and the fan blew.
  • Idris tied his lace.
  • The helper clipped the sign.
2.What happened because a gust lifted the sign?
3.Why did Idris trip?
4.Draw a line to match each cause to its effect.
  • The fan blew on the pinwheel.
  • Idris's lace was untied.
  • Callum switched off the fan.
  • The sign would not blow further away.
  • The pinwheel spun fast.
  • He tripped.
5.True or false? The sign stayed in place after the helper showed them how to secure it with a clip.
6.Complete the sentence: Because Idris tied his lace, he could .
7.What did Callum do to stop the sign blowing farther away, and why did that help?
8.Put these events in the order they happened: the helper showed them a clip; the sign slid under a table; Callum switched off the fan.
9.Choose the best ending: The sign stayed in place because…
  • the helper secured it with a clip.
  • Idris ran after it.
  • the pinwheel spun fast.
10.Imagine Callum had not switched off the fan. What might have happened to the sign? Use the story to explain your idea.

3 printable pages

  • Cause and Effect Analysis, page 1 of 3: The spinning sign, Spot the cause and effect

    Page 1

  • Cause and Effect Analysis, page 2 of 3: 2. What happened because a gust lifted the sign?

    Page 2

  • Cause and Effect Analysis, page 3 of 3: 7. What did Callum do to stop the sign blowing farther away, and why did that help?

    Page 3

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