IXL | Match causes and effects in informational texts

Read the text.

In 1963, Sterling North wrote a book about Rascal, a raccoon he had for a pet. The book was hugely popular. The story was thus made into a movie and a cartoon. The cartoon was a big hit in Japan. This resulted in more than one thousand raccoons being imported to Japan every month! However, raccoons don't make good pets, and many escaped their owners. Today, wild raccoons are a problem all over Japan.

Match causes with their effects.

People began importing raccoons into Japan.

A movie and a cartoon about Rascal were made.

Cause

Effect

Sterling North's book was popular.

The cartoon based on North's book was popular.

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Margaret and Hans Rey were Jews living in Paris in the 1930s. Hans and Margaret were in danger because German Nazis were coming. They escaped Paris, and they started a new life in New York. In 1941, the Reys put out the first of many Curious George books. Margaret wrote the stories, and Hans drew the pictures. Hans died in 1977, so Margaret started working with Alan Shalleck. Today, Curious George is famous all over the world.

Match causes with their effects.

Hans died.

Nazis were coming to Paris.

Cause

Effect

The Reys left for the United States.

Margaret began to work with Alan Shalleck.

key idea

Understanding cause and effect can help you figure out how events or ideas in a text are connected to one another. Writers often use signal words to show that a cause or effect is about to be given.

A cause is the reason why something happens. Causes usually come after words like because, since, when, as a result of, the effect of, and due to.

An effect is what happens because of the cause. Effects usually come after words like so, therefore, thus, consequently, for this reason, the cause of, lead to, and result in.

Alligators almost became extinct because people over-hunted them.

Cause: People over-hunted alligators.

Effect: Alligators almost became extinct.

There hasn't been much rain, so the harvest will be small this year.

Cause: There has been little rainfall.

Effect: The harvest will be small.

solution

Look at the cause-and-effect words in the passage.

Margaret and Hans Rey were Jews living in Paris in the 1930s. Hans and Margaret were in danger because German Nazis were coming. They escaped Paris, and they started a new life in New York. In 1941, the Reys put out the first of many Curious George books. Margaret wrote the stories, and Hans drew the pictures. Hans died in 1977, so Margaret started working with Alan Shalleck. Today, Curious George is famous all over the world.

These words help show how different causes and effects are connected in the text.

Cause

Effect

Nazis were coming to Paris.

The Reys left for the United States.

Hans died.

Margaret began to work with Alan Shalleck.

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