Grade 3 · Reading · Lesson 12

Understand Cause and Effect

A cause is why something happens. An effect is what happens as a result. Understanding cause and effect helps you see how events and ideas in a text are connected to each other.

What this lesson teaches

1Define cause and effect and explain the relationship between them
2Identify signal words that show cause-and-effect relationships in a text
3Find the cause and its effect in a paragraph or short passage

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