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3.43 Identify Text Structure Cause Effect Worksheet

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Identify Text Structure: Cause/Effect - Identify cause/effect relationships and signal words in short informational texts and diagrams. (CCSS RI.3.3; TEKS §110.5 3.7(B); FL B.E.S.T. ELA.3.R.2.1; VA SOL 3.6d)

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English

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery
A wind-energy diagram shows wind turning large turbine blades. An arrow points to a second box for what happens next, and a final box says, "Homes receive electricity." Which answer best completes the middle box?
AThe wind becomes a cloud
BThe blades turn into birds
CThe homes move closer to the turbine
DA generator inside the turbine makes electricity
Solution & Explanation:The cause/effect chain is wind turning the blades, then a generator making electricity, and finally homes receiving electricity.
Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery
Read the passage. For many years, ocean waves hit the same cliff. Cracks widened, pieces of rock broke away, and eventually a small sea cave formed. Which event is the final effect in this chain?
AOcean waves hit the cliff
BCracks widened
CA small sea cave formed
DPieces of rock broke away
Solution & Explanation:The passage gives several linked effects. The final effect is that a small sea cave formed.
Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery
Read the passage. First, workers spread grass seed on the empty lot. Then they covered it with straw. Weeks later, green grass grew, so less dust blew into nearby homes. Which relationship in the passage is mainly cause and effect, not just sequence?
AFirst, workers spread grass seed on the empty lot
BGreen grass grew, so less dust blew into nearby homes
CThen they covered it with straw
DWeeks later, the lot looked green
Solution & Explanation:The word 'so' shows the cause/effect relationship: grass growing led to less dust blowing.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 3 English students. It aligns with educational standard RI.3.3 (Primary standard selected for prompt fields in this prompt cell: CCSS RI.3.3. Skill statement in this prompt cell: Identify cause/effect relationships and signal words in short informational texts and diagrams. Associated standards listed with this skill in this prompt cell: CCSS RI.3.3; TEKS §110.5 3.7(B); FL B.E.S.T. ELA.3.R.2.1; VA SOL 3.6d. Use this prompt-provided wording as the supporting standard description for this workflow.).

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