IXL | Match causes and effects in informational texts

Read the text.

George Lucas directed and co-wrote the 1973 film American Graffiti, a classic coming-of-age tale set in Northern California. The film cost less than eight hundred thousand dollars to produce but earned more than two hundred million dollars. Because the film was such a huge success, 20th Century Fox agreed to finance Lucas's next project. Star Wars was released on May 25, 1977, and became an instant box-office hit. The film's huge success resulted in the production of two sequels in the original Star Wars trilogy: The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

Match causes with their effects.

Two sequels were produced.

20th Century Fox committed money for Lucas's next film.

Cause

Effect

American Graffiti was a hit.

Star Wars was a hit.

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Read the text.

In April 2016, the city of Boston and the nonprofit organization Mass Poetry wanted to commemorate National Poetry Month. For this reason, the two entities joined forces to create "Raining Poetry," an art installation featuring poems on Boston's city sidewalks. The poems were installed using biodegradable, water-resistant spray paint and stencils. When the weather is dry, the poems are invisible. However, when it begins to rain, the sidewalks get wet and darken, except in the places where the paint repels the water. As a consequence, the poems appear, glistening through the raindrops.

Match causes with their effects.

Sidewalks get wet.

Mass Poetry and the city of Boston want to celebrate National Poetry Month.

Cause

Effect

Raining Poetry is conceived.

Poems are revealed.

key idea

Understanding cause and effect relationships can help you see how events or ideas in a text are connected to one another. Writers use signal words and phrases, like because, as a result of, led to, and consequently, to connect causes with their effects.

The Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings led to many changes in the grammar and vocabulary of the English language.

Cause: The Normans won the Battle of Hastings.

Effect: The grammar and vocabulary of the English language changed.

In many industrial metropolitan areas, it is common to find cases of asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema resulting from long-term exposure to air pollution.

Cause: Long-term exposure to air pollution often occurs in industrial areas.

Effect: It is common to see cases of asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema in these areas.

solution

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

In April 2016, the city of Boston and the nonprofit organization Mass Poetry wanted to commemorate National Poetry Month. For this reason, the two entities joined forces to create "Raining Poetry," an art installation featuring poems on Boston's city sidewalks. The poems were installed using biodegradable, water-resistant spray paint and stencils. When the weather is dry, the poems are invisible. However, when it begins to rain, the sidewalks get wet and darken, except in the places where the paint repels the water. As a consequence, the poems appear, glistening through the raindrops.

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

Cause

Effect

Mass Poetry and the city of Boston want to celebrate National Poetry Month.

Raining Poetry is conceived.

Sidewalks get wet.

Poems are revealed.

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