Department of Education

Division of City Schools

District of Makati

Objective: Identifying cause

and effect.

Subject Matter: Cause and Effect

References: LM pp.263-265,Integrated
Learning In
Times 3,Google

English,English For All

Prepared by: Ms. Rose L.

Valenton

Review

Fact or Opinion.

Tell whether each sentence is a

fact or opinion.
1.War is always wrong.

Opinion. Some people think war is always

wrong; others think that some wars are
justified.

2. Cigarettes cause lung cancer.

Fact. Smoking is the single biggest cause of
cancer in the world,

3. This book is an enjoyable story

of life in a small village.

Opinion. Another reader might not enjoy

the book and would disagree with this
statement.

4.Philippines is a country of petlovers.

Opinion. Some people love having pets but

others dislike animals or are allergic to them.

5. April is a month with 30 days.

Fact. In calendar, there are 30 days in the month
of April.

Name the picture. Write / oa / on the

blanks to complete their names.
Write the complete words in your
notebook.

g_ _ t

r_ _ d

l_ _ f

s__p

b_ _ t

s__r

c_ _ t

cl_ _ k

Read the following phrases

1. one fat goat
2. wet soap
3. a blue coat
4. bog on the ground

5. brown loaf on the plate

6. on the wide road
7. a yellow ld cloak

Presentation

If you chew gum during class, what will happen?

If you run at the corridor, what will happen?
If you attend class regularly, what will happen?
Do you remember the monster in the story, The
Monster Who Came to School? How did it behave
at school?
The monsters misbehavior had effects on the
children, teacher, and on the school as a whole.

Cause
Review

Effect

1.War
is always
Tim forgot
his mathwrong.
book, so he was
unable
to complete
his homework.
2.
Cigarettes
cause
lung
cancer.
1. Tim forgot
He
was unable
3.his
This
book
is
an
enjoyable
math
to
complete
story
of
life
in
a
small
village.
book.
his
homework.
4.Philippines is a country of

Review
Cause

Effect

1.War is always wrong.

Dave was hungry because he skipped lunch.
2. Cigarettes cause lung
cancer.
2. Dave
He
was
3.
This
book
is
an
enjoyable
skipped
hungry.
story of life in a small village.
lunch.
4.Philippines is a country of

Review
Cause

Effect

1.War
is
always
wrong.
Erin's car had a flat tire, so she called a tow truck.
2. Cigarettes cause lung
cancer. car
3.Erin's
She
called
a
3. This
book is an enjoyable
had
a flat
tow
truck.
story of life in a small village.
tire.
4.Philippines is a country of

Review
Cause

Effect

1.War
is always
wrong.
Gina couldn't
find the
cookies
Papa hidcause
them in lung
the
2.because
Cigarettes
cupboard.
4.
Papa
hid
cancer.
the
cookies
Gina
couldn't
3. This book is an enjoyable
in
the
find
them.
story of life in a small village.
cupboard.
4.Philippines is a country of

Review
Cause

Effect

1.War
is
always
wrong.
Kelly studied her spelling words and she got an A on the test.
2. Cigarettes cause lung
cancer.
5.
Kelly
3. This her
book is She
an enjoyable
studied
got an A
story of life in aon
small
village.
spelling
her test.
4.Philippines is a country of
words.

Remember:
A cause is why something happens.
To find a cause, look for a reason
why something happened.
An effect is what happens because
of the cause. To find an effect, look
for the result of the cause.


A cause alwys happen first. Then it
is followed by the effect.
Clue words such as because, so,
and so that are often used to help
you understand the cause and
effect.

Lets
practice

Choose the letter of the possible effect

in these situations.
1. The clouds are dark and heavy.
a. The rain will fall.
b. The sun will shine behind the
clouds

Lets
practice

2.The rain fell continuously day and

night.
a. The plants died.
b. The streets got flooded.

Lets
practice

3. The garbage cans are not covered.

a. Flies will alight on them.
b. Garbage will get dry.

Lets
practice

4. When the volcano erupts

a. Lava will flow and make the soil
fertile.
b. It will not erupt anymore.

Lets
practice

5. When a person is lazy to study and

work
a. He will not succeed.
b. He will succeed.

Independent
Practice

Group I-II
Match each cause on the left with an effect on
the right.
Cause
Effect
1.Baby Lisa began to cry. a. She played in the
sand.
2.It was raining outside. b. He got a belly
ache.
3.The phone rang.
c. Lance flew his kite.
4.Robert ate too many
d. He got a belly

Group III-IV
Directions: Identify if the underlined phrase is a
cause or an effect.
1. People cry because they are sad.
2. Because I helped my mother, she was able
to finish her work quickly.

3. It was a very windy day, therefore, we

were able to fly our kite.
4. Since the class was good this week, they
were able to have movie Friday.

Evaluation

Read the pair of sentences. Identify

the cause and the effect. Underline
the cause once and the effect
twice.
1. The rain started to pour. As a
result,

Evaluation

2. The road was closed the whole

day, thats why many people did
not reach their destination.
3. After they plucked the flowers,
Lola Rosa scolded the children.

Evaluation

4. I congratulated her after. Luz

won the first prize in the science
contest.
5. I couldnt asleep last night so, I
made myself a glass of milk.

Assignment

Listen to your teacher as s/he reads

a selection to you. Complete the
diagram of the cause and its effects
in your notebook.
Refer your LM Activity 232 on
pp.266

Evaluation
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