NumicornNumicornLearn, solve, progress

Grade 3 English Language Arts · Cause and Effect

Grade 3 Cause and Effect Practice Test

Build Grade 3 reading skills with five 10-question practice tests on cause and effect, sequence, signal words, inference, and text evidence.

Cause and Effect Practice Tests

These Grade 3 English Language Arts practice tests help students explain why events happen and what happens as a result. Students use sequence clues, signal words such as because and so, and details from fiction and informational passages.

Skills covered

  • Identifying causes and effects
  • Putting events in logical sequence
  • Recognizing cause-and-effect signal words
  • Predicting likely results
  • Connecting multiple causes to one effect
  • Supporting answers with text evidence

How to use these practice tests

Ask what happened first and what happened because of it. Words such as because, so, since, therefore, and as a result can help, but always check the full passage to confirm the relationship.

For more Grade 3 English Language Arts practice, return to the Grade 3 English Language Arts category.

Select a test

5 Tests
1. Test2. Test3. Test4. Test5. Test

1. Test

Grade 3 Cause and Effect Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 3 English Language Arts practice test on cause and effect, sequence, signal words, inference, and text evidence.

Read each passage and identify what happened first, what happened because of it, and which details show the cause-and-effect relationship.

10 Questions
0/10 Questions0 %
Correct 0
Incorrect 0
Unanswered 10
1. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The school garden went three days without rain, so the soil became dry. The class made a watering schedule and gave the plants water each morning. Soon the leaves looked healthier. The teacher also spread mulch around the plants because mulch helps soil hold moisture. After that, the garden stayed healthy even on warm days. What caused the soil in the school garden to become dry?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The garden went three days without rain.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: The passage directly connects the dry soil to three days without rain.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is The garden went three days without rain.

The passage directly connects the dry soil to three days without rain.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The school garden went three days without rain, so the soil became dry. The class made a watering schedule and gave the plants water each morning. Soon the leaves looked healthier. The teacher also spread mulch around the plants because mulch helps soil hold moisture. After that, the garden stayed healthy even on warm days. What was an effect of the watering schedule?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The plants received water each morning.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: The schedule led the class to water the plants each morning.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is The plants received water each morning.

The schedule led the class to water the plants each morning.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The school garden went three days without rain, so the soil became dry. The class made a watering schedule and gave the plants water each morning. Soon the leaves looked healthier. The teacher also spread mulch around the plants because mulch helps soil hold moisture. After that, the garden stayed healthy even on warm days. Why did the leaves look healthier?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The plants received regular water.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: Regular watering helped the plants recover from the dry soil.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is The plants received regular water.

Regular watering helped the plants recover from the dry soil.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The school garden went three days without rain, so the soil became dry. The class made a watering schedule and gave the plants water each morning. Soon the leaves looked healthier. The teacher also spread mulch around the plants because mulch helps soil hold moisture. After that, the garden stayed healthy even on warm days. What was an effect of spreading mulch?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The soil held moisture longer.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: The passage says mulch helps soil hold moisture, which kept the garden healthy.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is The soil held moisture longer.

The passage says mulch helps soil hold moisture, which kept the garden healthy.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The school garden went three days without rain, so the soil became dry. The class made a watering schedule and gave the plants water each morning. Soon the leaves looked healthier. The teacher also spread mulch around the plants because mulch helps soil hold moisture. After that, the garden stayed healthy even on warm days. What happened first?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The garden went three days without rain.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: The lack of rain occurred before the class began watering and adding mulch.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is The garden went three days without rain.

The lack of rain occurred before the class began watering and adding mulch.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The school garden went three days without rain, so the soil became dry. The class made a watering schedule and gave the plants water each morning. Soon the leaves looked healthier. The teacher also spread mulch around the plants because mulch helps soil hold moisture. After that, the garden stayed healthy even on warm days. What caused the garden to stay healthy on warm days?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Regular watering and mulch helped the soil keep moisture.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: Both the watering schedule and mulch helped the plants receive or keep water.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is Regular watering and mulch helped the soil keep moisture.

Both the watering schedule and mulch helped the plants receive or keep water.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The school garden went three days without rain, so the soil became dry. The class made a watering schedule and gave the plants water each morning. Soon the leaves looked healthier. The teacher also spread mulch around the plants because mulch helps soil hold moisture. After that, the garden stayed healthy even on warm days. What does “moisture” most likely mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A small amount of water.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: Moisture means water or dampness in the soil.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is A small amount of water.

Moisture means water or dampness in the soil.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The school garden went three days without rain, so the soil became dry. The class made a watering schedule and gave the plants water each morning. Soon the leaves looked healthier. The teacher also spread mulch around the plants because mulch helps soil hold moisture. After that, the garden stayed healthy even on warm days. Which sentence shows a cause-and-effect relationship?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The soil became dry because the garden went three days without rain.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: The sentence names the cause, no rain, and its effect, dry soil.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is The soil became dry because the garden went three days without rain.

The sentence names the cause, no rain, and its effect, dry soil.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The school garden went three days without rain, so the soil became dry. The class made a watering schedule and gave the plants water each morning. Soon the leaves looked healthier. The teacher also spread mulch around the plants because mulch helps soil hold moisture. After that, the garden stayed healthy even on warm days. What might happen if the class stopped watering the plants during a dry week?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The soil might become dry again.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: Without regular water during dry weather, the soil could lose moisture again.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is The soil might become dry again.

Without regular water during dry weather, the soil could lose moisture again.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The school garden went three days without rain, so the soil became dry. The class made a watering schedule and gave the plants water each morning. Soon the leaves looked healthier. The teacher also spread mulch around the plants because mulch helps soil hold moisture. After that, the garden stayed healthy even on warm days. Which title best fits the passage?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is How Water Helped the School Garden.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: The passage explains how watering and mulch helped the school garden.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is How Water Helped the School Garden.

The passage explains how watering and mulch helped the school garden.

Previous testNext test

Frequently asked questions about Grade 3 Cause and Effect

What is a cause?

A cause is the reason something happens.

What is an effect?

An effect is what happens as a result of a cause.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Cause and Effect questions in total.